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Embroidered patches — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:15:23 +0000

Masterpiece art can be duplicated on embroidered patches with die sublimation.

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The contemporary art bubble? « Journal « Fine Art Blog — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:57:38 +0000

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Comment on Why is Art by Women artists worth less? Spears WMS Magazine by Meg White

Meg White — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:53:10 +0000

I am a woman sculptor. I carve stone as well as create works in bronze. My ability is not believed because I am a woman. I have been partners with a male sculptor for over 20 years and it is believed that he carves my work- which is not true – while he is much stronger, he does not have my ability. Stone carving is seen as needing great physical strength but with power tools (angle grinders, die grinders, air hammers) that is not necessary. Men are threatened by women who have greater skill than they possess – the local sculptors know my skill and it threatens them – I have been called “witch”. Women are seen as lesser in all fields because men want to see them as lesser.

Comment on Why is Art by Women artists worth less? Spears WMS Magazine by Anna Chiaraluce

Anna Chiaraluce — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:24:46 +0000

I find your article of great interest.

About this topic I’ve read “The Obstacle Race”, the 1979 book written by the Australian writer Germaine Greer—of which I possess the 1980 Edition by Bompiani titled “Le tele di Penelope”—and I find pertinent the chapter dedicated to Mary Cassatt too, contained in “American Art and Artists”, written by Tricia Wright for the Smithsonian Q&A manuals.

As I am a translator EN>IT, I am interested to know whether you are planning of translating this and related articles into Italian.

Comment on Why is Art by Women artists worth less? Spears WMS Magazine by Mary Ellen Salo

Mary Ellen Salo — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 23:32:48 +0000

Thank you for this excellent article. I have studied the subject enough to recognize all the artists’ names. I am so thankful this subject has been addressed with such eloquence.

Comment on Why is Art by Women artists worth less? Spears WMS Magazine by Martha

Martha — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 22:18:22 +0000

In my area, there are quite a few female artists. However, a certain bias against buying their art exists. I think it is because the women who buy art, do not want another woman in their house; it is envy, jealousy.

Comment on Why is Art by Women artists worth less? Spears WMS Magazine by nicole carvajal

nicole carvajal — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:04:59 +0000

This article is an eye opener for me….I realize now why it has been so difficult to breake through.

Comment on Why is Art by Women artists worth less? Spears WMS Magazine by Mell Fraser

Mell Fraser — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 04:05:41 +0000

One of the medieval Popes harlotised Mary Magdalene and dictated that women were not to be educated as they were to be the sacks for men’s seed (I believe in the 11th century); short life spans made even shorter by the possibility of dying in childbirth, probably meant that a lot of female talent never had a chance to develop.

Having studied Artemisia Ghentileschia at BA Level, produced a BA dissertation on the photographer, Lee Miller and a Master’s dissertation on Levina Teerlinc (her story as the prequel to my novel on Nicholas Hilliard, The Truth of the Line, in progress under my nom de plume Melanie V Taylor), it is refreshing to find that the quest for finding great women artists continues. Too many women artists have been condemned for their gender, irrespective of their talent. The Victorian novel portrays women as learning watercolour, this allegedly being the medium best suited to their talents. It is interesting that men thought the unforgiving medium of watercolour, acknowledged by many male artists as incredibly difficult which is why they use oil, as the one one best suited to female abilities!

Well Done, Ivan, for continuing the search for great women painters, but I have to say that I think that Artemesia’s work (the debate continues as to attribution to her father for some pieces, as it does for Leyster/Hals and others) is as good as Titian and outstrips her muse, Caravaggio (another one of my artistic heroes), for powerful drama and painterlyness in her several portrayals of the story of Judith & Holofernes (Uffizzi is the best version in my opinion). Thank you for helping balance the opinion regarding women artists.

Comment on Why is Art by Women artists worth less? Spears WMS Magazine by Carla De Petris

Carla De Petris — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:38:28 +0000

Very interesting article. Is so true, many women had used even a male name for their work. A woman artist
has still less value of men artist. Who knows how long it will take before there is equality.

Comment on Why is Art by Women artists worth less? Spears WMS Magazine by Steven Ames

Steven Ames — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:13:46 +0000

Very interesting article.My sentiments exactly!