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Crit Clash: The Mona Lisa

Art Prof Clara Lieu and Art Prof Teaching Artist Alex Rowe debate Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa." Watch on the Art Prof YouTube. In "Crit Clash," we assign a point of view to each artist for the purposes of this debate. In this case, Prof Lieu is arguing for the Mona Lisa, while Alex is arguing against the his paintings. These views are not necessarily what Prof Lieu and Alex think about the Mona Lisa in real life by the way, so you might see them making statements they wouldn't normally make!

How to Create an Artist Website

Art Prof Clara Lieu explains how to create an artist website. Having an effective artist website is a major part of being a visual artist today. Watch on the Art Prof YouTube. The artist’s website is the base where an artist can show the scope of their artwork. Creating a clean, easy to navigate artist website is surprisingly difficult with a whole host of challenges. Get practical advice for simple actions you can take to clean up and reorganize your artist website so it can better serve your needs as an artist.

Crit Clash: Shepard Fairey

Art Prof Clara Lieu and Art Prof Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster critique Shepard Fairey's artwork. Watch on the Art Prof YouTube. In "Crit Clash," we assign a point of view to each artist for the purposes of this debate. In this case, Jordan is arguing for Fairey while Eloise is arguing against Fairey. These views are not necessarily what Eloise and Jordan think in real life by the way, so you might see them making statements they wouldn't normally make!

Crit Clash: Vincent van Gogh's "Starry Night"

Art Prof Teaching Artists Lauryn Welch and Jordan McCracken-Foster critique Vincent Van Gogh's "Starring Night" painting. Watch on the Art Prof YouTube. In "Crit Clash," we assign a point of view to each artist for the purposes of this debate. In this case, Jordan is arguing for Starry Night while Lauryn is arguing against the artwork. These views are not necessarily what Lauryn and Jordan think about Starry Night in real life by the way, so you might see them making statements they wouldn't normally make!

Deal with Your Artist's Block!

Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Jordan McCracken-Foster and Alex Rowe discuss artist's block, providing stories from their own experience as an artist. Watch on the Art Prof YouTube. Prof Lieu, Jordan, and Alex give concrete strategies that can help you get back on track as an artist.

Be a More Productive Artist!

Art Prof Clara Lieu discusses how to be a more productive artist in the studio, talking about the challenges of having a home art studio, how to stay motivated and focused on your studio practice despite life's constant interruptions and distractions. Watch on the Art Prof YouTube. Prof Lieu also talks about strategies for how to create a productive work flow, how to stay organized and what mental approaches can keep your drive and enthusiasm for your work constant.  

Crit Clash: Dali's "Persistence of Memory"

Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Cat Huang debate Salvador Dalí's "Persistence of Memory." Watch on the Art Prof YouTube. In "Crit Clash," we assign a point of view to each artist for the purposes of this debate. In this case, Prof Lieu is arguing against Salvador Dalí's' artwork, Cat is arguing for Salvador Dalí's artwork. These views are not necessarily what Prof Lieu and Cat think about Salvador Dalí's artwork in real life by the way, so you might see them making statements they wouldn't normally make!

How to Critique Art

Art Prof Clara Lieu and the Art Prof team discuss concrete, practical strategies for both art teachers and art students that they can apply in their artistic process. Watch on the Art Prof YouTube.  For every art teacher, leading art critiques during an art class is an ongoing challenge. Every student, every artwork, and every art critique is different. Art students have their own challenges as participants in a group critique, how do you speak articulately about your own artwork? How do you make comments that are tactful and that will impact your peers in a positive way?  

How to Write an Artist Statement

Art Prof Clara Lieu provides concrete, practical tips for how to write an artist statement. Watch this episode on the Art Prof YouTube. Writing an artist statement can be tough; being asked to verbally articulate ideas that we are used to expressing with visual media is challenging. Prof Lieu reviews critical components of an artist statement, how to write succinctly, as well as options for adapting a specific voice. She will talk about having different versions of your artist statement: a short version for your artist website, a 1 paragraph version for artist grants, and more detailed, in depth proposals that can be used for artist grant applications.

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Crit Clash: Frida Kahlo

Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster debate Frida Kahlo's artwork. Watch this episode on the Art Prof YouTube. In "Crit Clash," we assign a point of view to each artist for the purposes of this debate. In this case, Jordan is arguing for Kahlo while Prof Lieu is arguing against Kahlo. These views are not necessarily what Prof Lieu and Jordan think in real life by the way, so you might see them making statements they wouldn't normally make!

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