http://www.gwennseemel.com/index.php/blog/index/ en gwenn@gwennseemel.com 2013-05-17T07:12:10+00:00 http://www.gwennseemel.com/index.php/blog/comments/different_audiences/ http://www.gwennseemel.com/index.php/blog/comments/different_audiences/#When:07:12:10Z Sometimes it’s hard to think of who is interested in the work you make, but the press—both the press you go after and the press you get—can help you figure it out. Business of art, Crime, Featuring artists 2013-05-17T07:12:10+00:00 http://www.gwennseemel.com/index.php/blog/comments/10_things_learned_10_lecons_apprises/ http://www.gwennseemel.com/index.php/blog/comments/10_things_learned_10_lecons_apprises/#When:07:11:59Z To celebrate a decade of pro art-making, I made a video full of things I wish I’d known from the beginning.  Pour célébrer une décennie de création artistique professionnelle, j’ai fait une vidéo pleine de choses que j’aurais aimé savoir dès le début. En français, Business of art, Free culture, Video 2013-05-16T07:11:59+00:00 http://www.gwennseemel.com/index.php/blog/comments/art_auctions_giving_back/ http://www.gwennseemel.com/index.php/blog/comments/art_auctions_giving_back/#When:07:12:53Z Though I’ve given a lot to nonprofit fundraisers over my decade as a full-time artist, today I officially announce that it’s not my thing and that I much prefer to help out in my community in other ways. Business of art 2013-05-13T07:12:53+00:00 http://www.gwennseemel.com/index.php/blog/comments/haley_morriscafiero_photographer/ http://www.gwennseemel.com/index.php/blog/comments/haley_morriscafiero_photographer/#When:07:12:00Z Or is she a performer?  Or a conceptual artist?  Maybe the question should be “does it matter what we call her seeing as her work is so poignant?”  It’s a fair point, but I do think that her title is worth discussing. Featuring artists, Philosophy, Photography, Reviews 2013-05-09T07:12:00+00:00 http://www.gwennseemel.com/index.php/blog/comments/artists_story_histoire_artiste/ http://www.gwennseemel.com/index.php/blog/comments/artists_story_histoire_artiste/#When:07:12:24Z Where you come from has very little to do with whether or not you will manage to be an artist.  D’où vous venez a très peu à voir avec votre capacité pour être artiste. En français, Business of art, Video 2013-05-06T07:12:24+00:00 http://www.gwennseemel.com/index.php/blog/comments/civil_rights_multipotentialites/ http://www.gwennseemel.com/index.php/blog/comments/civil_rights_multipotentialites/#When:07:12:00Z This post started out as a glowing review of Kenji Yoshino’s book Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights and turned into a similar sort of endorsement of Emilie Wapnick’s work. Apple Pie, Crime, Featuring artists, Philosophy, Reviews 2013-05-02T07:12:00+00:00 http://www.gwennseemel.com/index.php/blog/comments/whose_brand_marque_qui/ http://www.gwennseemel.com/index.php/blog/comments/whose_brand_marque_qui/#When:07:12:42Z When artists make changes to the sort of work they create, it can upset fans, but, when they understand how their brand works, their evolution is received quite differently by their audience. Quand un artiste modifie sa façon de créer, souvent ses fans ne sont pas contents, mais, quand un artiste comprend comment sa marque marche, son changement se déroule autrement. En français, Business of art, Crime, Process images, Video 2013-04-29T07:12:42+00:00 http://www.gwennseemel.com/index.php/blog/comments/art_marketing_book/ http://www.gwennseemel.com/index.php/blog/comments/art_marketing_book/#When:07:12:34Z Art marketing isn’t just about selling more art.  It’s about making better art. Business of art, Video 2013-04-25T07:12:34+00:00 http://www.gwennseemel.com/index.php/blog/comments/drawing_me_dessiner/ http://www.gwennseemel.com/index.php/blog/comments/drawing_me_dessiner/#When:07:12:16Z My partner and I both drew me recently as I recorded our progress.  Mon ami et moi, nous avions tous les deux fait mon portrait, et j’ai filmé notre processus. En français, Drawing, Practice, Process images, Video 2013-04-22T07:12:16+00:00 http://www.gwennseemel.com/index.php/blog/comments/books_for_sale_livres_a_vendre/ http://www.gwennseemel.com/index.php/blog/comments/books_for_sale_livres_a_vendre/#When:07:12:31Z I created a new section of my site in preparation for a surprise!  J’ai créé une nouvelle section de mon site en préparation pour une surprise! En français, Business of art, Crime 2013-04-21T07:12:31+00:00