The indicators that I would become an artist weren’t about drawing talent; they were about knowing I was special.
Giovanni Garcia-Fenech
Giovanni Garcia-Fenech is a painter based in Queens. His writing has appeared online at artnet, Artforum, Art in America, and Wired. His artwork has been exhibited throughout the United States, as well as in Iceland and Puerto Rico.You can follow him at https://www.instagram.com/giovannigfnyc/.
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The Time Edward Albee Almost Bought My Painting
As a clichéd Gen X art student, I was too arrogant for my own good.
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Goodbye to All That: Why Do Artists Reject the Art World?
Martin Herbert’s latest book is a collection of essays about 10 artists who play with the system, struggle against it, or walk away altogether.
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The Mystery of the Painter of Light
The Mystery of the Painter of Light
Thomas Kinkade was a painter of cabins, lighthouses, and improvable sunsets. He was an avowed evangelical Christian who fortified his saccharine landscapes with passages from the scriptures.