"What is Art?" Leo Tolstoy Responds...

The great Russian novelist, Leo Tolstoy, writes an essay on the purpose and meaning of Art.

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Rock Stars as Painters

Rock Star Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona specializes in fine art by...

Grace Slick - Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship

Ronnie Wood - The Rolling Stones

Ringo Starr - The Beatles

Janis Joplin 

Jerry Garcia - The Grateful Dead

Paul McCartney - The Beatles

Jimi Hendrix

 How does celebrity, in any field, shape and color the transmission and comprehension of ideas - visual or otherwise? Are there expectations and qualitative implications? Are we able to see the work for what it is? Conversely, how does lack of celebrity influence the communication and comprehension of ideas? Does it matter?

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"Arts Matter"

 A very cogent and important argument about the arts and why they matter to all of us by John Tusa - a must read. Click on the title link.