http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Tim+Seaward Arts and Crafts Tim Seaward Wed, 15 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=40338&ca=Arts+and+Crafts When attempts have been made to describe a work of abstract art many people have used words like "feelings", "emotions", and "soul". I think these words are clues to what is actually happening within both the viewer and the artist. The world of art and the environment of the mystical go back a long... Arts and Crafts Tim Seaward Wed, 08 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=39109&ca=Arts+and+Crafts I read an amazing article by Grayson Perry entitled "How art appreciates - it's a class act". In a nutshell he reckoned that art finds its true monetary value from what the experts say. But I can see something more from what he says. If a piece of art is to be labeled as having any "value" at all it... Arts and Crafts Tim Seaward Sat, 21 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=29767&ca=Arts+and+Crafts I want to go into a little more detail of the different ways you can approach the enigmatic task of producing an abstract. In this article we will look at the Anarchist and the Abstractist. If you have an anarchistic attitude within you then abstract art is for you. You will never run out of ideas -... Arts and Crafts Tim Seaward Fri, 13 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=28450&ca=Arts+and+Crafts So many people must be asking this question all the time ... and not getting satifactory answers because I keep seeing articles on the subject. So, to add to the mix, I thought that, because I am an Abstract Artist, I would give my answer. First lets see what the official version has to say. The sec... Arts and Crafts Tim Seaward Thu, 05 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=27033&ca=Arts+and+Crafts Abstract art is not just a mixture of colourful meaningless patterns and arbitrary shapes. There is, I believe, a definate therapeutic value to be found in most of the enigmatic marks made by the very different styles available today. What appears to be the most important decision to make is a very... Arts and Crafts Tim Seaward Thu, 05 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=27189&ca=Arts+and+Crafts It has been a long and raging arguement that the abstract expressionists of the 50's, 60's and 70's were very busy contemplating their own navels and trying to find the "zen" in everything they did. I would argue that they were in fact just one very important example of the hungry sleep-drugged sou... Arts and Crafts Tim Seaward Mon, 02 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=26486&ca=Arts+and+Crafts In order to look into the future we need only to look into the recent past. It is not only helpful to look at different trends as well, but I believe we will find that certain fashions have had varying degrees of mutual influence upon artistic endeavours. Current art trends are mirroring the apparen... Arts and Crafts Tim Seaward Thu, 29 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=26124&ca=Arts+and+Crafts You may be mistaken in thinking that buying a piece of abstract art would be a simple thing to do. You just select the work you want... and buy it! The truth will creep up on you as soon as you look at the first painting "it is not quite the right one, so I will look for another". Here is the first... Arts and Crafts Tim Seaward Thu, 22 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=24669&ca=Arts+and+Crafts Some time ago I was told that it was impossible for an artist to sell their own work. Rubbish! The only artist who cannot sell their own work is a bad one and does not have the right to be called an artist. A true artist is so passionate about their work that if paintings were ice creams then they s... Arts and Crafts Tim Seaward Thu, 22 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=25209&ca=Arts+and+Crafts You are a connoisseur - when it comes to choosing a work of abstract art. Just like choosing a good wine ... it is all down to personal taste. If you like it then that is good enough - regardless of what others might think. But how do you go about choosing the right painting to say what YOU want it...