There’s a song from the 80s by the Canadian band The Pursuit of Happiness called I’m an Adult now. There’s one line in that song that I can particularly relate to “I can’t take too much loud music I mean I like to play it, but I sure don’t like the racket…” That’s exactly how I feel! I almost never listen to music anymore. When I work in the studio I listen to podcasts and lately, audio books. On very rare occasions I put some music on and sing along. I’m not a singer, as anyone who’s [...]
Well, maybe you didn’t ask that question, but here’s the answer anyway. Popular Culture is culture in North America. I’m sure the contemporary art world wouldn’t love to hear me say that, but I really believe it’s true. Well, not entirely. Contemporary art, New Music, Contemporary Dance, and other forms of ‘high culture’ are also culture in our society. Having said that, often times they feel like they’re on the fringes of our culture. They often rely on government grants (which I support) and donations from wealthy patrons to keep themselves afloat. And to be [...]
As you know, dear reader(s), last week I asked the question: “what the hell is Instagram trying to tell me?” In other words, can I tell from my most popular posts what subject matter interests my audience most? If I’m honest, I’m curious to know what’s most likely to sell. In last week’s blog post I mentioned that I had a couple of posts that have blown up on Instagram, at least compared to my normal like count. So I decided to post a link to my blog on my Monday morning Instagram post [...]
I’ve been posting to Instagram for a few years now. When I first joined I wasn’t really using it to promote my art, so I posted infrequently. When I eventually read up about it and realized it was a good tool to promote my work, I was still hesitant. It’s becoming a cliche to say this, but I kind of hate social media. When I first joined Facebook back in 2007ish, I would post my “status” like everyone else. And then one day I thought to myself: “Why the hell am I doing this? My [...]
