Neoteric Art: Interior space is the subject for your current paintings. When did this begin and why are you interested in interiors?
Jennifer O’Connell: I think the concept of the interior has always been at the core of my paintings even before it was my subject. My initial painting interests were with figures; my family and friends; people I knew so well, that I really wasn’t after a likeness as much as underlying psychology. Read the rest of this entry »
Neoteric Art: Give us some background history on yourself.
Terry Dixon: I am originally from the East Coast and grew up in a family that introduced me to the arts at a very young age. I started out learning about photography and this allowed me to start developing my creative eye. As years moved on and my vision for what I wanted to do with photography Read the rest of this entry »
Steve Jobs said, “love what you do…because work will consume most of your life.” The idea being that when you go to work in the morning, you should work at your passion, because time is limited. Unfortunately this does not often work for an artist. A successful artist must often juggle many things. Read the rest of this entry »
Rebecca Zurier is Associate Professor of the History of Art and Faculty Associate in the Program in American Culture at the University of Michigan. She is the author of Metropolitan Lives: The Ashcan Artists and their New York (with Robert Snyder and Virginia Mecklenburg; 1995), Art for The Masses: Read the rest of this entry »
Neoteric Art: Give us some background information on yourself.
Wynne Hayakawa: I grew up in California. My father encouraged my interest in art, and I drew a lot as a child. I worked as a potter as a young person, and considered studying ceramics in Japan. I rejected that course as being too narrow, and instead went to graduate school in ceramics. Read the rest of this entry »
Neoteric Art: You are originally from Minsk, Belarus. Give us a little history on yourself.
Anatole Upart: My family moved to US when I was eighteen. Most of my life up to that point was spent in an art school in Minsk which gave me a solid foundation in painting, drawing, and Art History. That’s all I have been doing since the age of seven. Eventually I went to the Read the rest of this entry »
