Art schooled : a year among prodigies, rebels, and visionaries at a world-class art college

Title Page......Page 4 Contents......Page 6 Introduction......Page 8 Part I | Foundations......Page 18 1 "Very Gifted People"......Page 20 2 Visiting Artist......Page 38 3 Tattoos and the Foundation Year......Page 56 4 Seeing Red......Page 70 5 Lines and Marks......Page 81 6 Dead Authors Can't Define Art......Page 98 Part II | Art Worlds......Page 116 7 Urban Legends......Page 118 8 Exhibitmania......Page 133 9 Digital Tsunami......Page 147 10 Art Market Monster......Page 163 11 The End of Sculpture (As We Know It)......Page 177 Part III | Art and Soul......Page 194 12 Snowmageddon......Page 196 13 Paint-Spattered Wretch......Page 213 14 Climbing the Glass Cube......Page 230 15 Being In Film......Page 248 16 Education of an Artist......Page 258 17 Art Walk......Page 284 Author's Note......Page 300 Notes......Page 302 Index......Page 330 One Year In The Life Of The Students, Teachers, And Artists At One Of The Nation's Oldest And Most Prestigious Art Colleges. What Does It Mean To Be An Artist At A Time When The Art World Is Becoming Increasingly Fragmented And Disconnected--when The Most Highly Valued Art Objects Are Seemingly The Most Abstruse, Visually Vexing, And Conceptually Difficult, Or May Not Be Physical Objects At All? How Does The Art Of Today Connect With The Art Of The Past? These Questions And More Inform And Enliven The Pages Of Art Schooled.in This Fascinating Chronicle Larry Witham Takes Readers Inside The History, Culture, Economics, Teaching, Technique, And Competition Of One Of The Oldest And Most Prestigious Art Colleges In The Country, The Maryland Institute College Of Art In Baltimore. With Rare, Privileged Access To The Personal And Professional Lives Of Students, Faculty, Administrators, And Visiting Artists, He Shows Us How Young Artists Develop Their Talent And Vision, Learn The Ins And Outs Of The Art World, And Come To Proudly Define Themselves As Artists, Even As Theory And Technology Conspire To Declare That Art As We Once Knew It Is Utterly Changed. Introduction : Portfolio Day -- Pt. I. Foundations -- Very Gifted People -- Visiting Artist -- Tattoos And The Foundation Year -- Seeing Red -- Lines And Marks -- Dead Authors Can't Define Art -- Pt. Ii. Art Worlds -- Urban Legends -- Exhibitmania -- Digital Tsunami -- Art Market Monster -- The End Of Sculpture (as We Know It) -- Pt. Iii. Art And Soul -- Snowmageddon -- Paint-spattered Wretch -- Climbing The Glass Cube -- Being In Film -- Education Of An Artist -- Art Walk. Larry Witham. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [295]-321) And Index. What does it mean to be an artist at a time when the art world is becoming increasingly fragmented and disconnected--when the most highly valued art objects are seemingly the most abstruse, visually vexing, and conceptually difficult, or may not be physical objects at all? How does the art of today connect with the art of the past? These questions and more inform and enliven the pages of Art Schooled. In this fascinating chronicle Larry Witham takes readers inside the history, culture, economics, teaching, technique, and competition of one of the oldest and most prestigious art colleges in the country, the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. With rare, privileged access to the personal and professional lives of students, faculty, administrators, and visiting artists, he shows us how young artists develop their talent and vision, learn the ins and outs of the art world, and come to proudly define themselves as artists, even as theory and technology conspire to declare that art as we once knew it is utterly changed.