Visual Arts
Breaking into comics
Growing up, everyone has a favourite comic book hero. While most kids don’t end up drawing them, illustrator Nicola Scott…
'We're going to knock the socks off them'
As the largest overseas survey of Australian art heads to London, senior artist John Olsen allowed himself to crow.
The new vanity publishing
Do self-publishing companies like Blurb just take photographer’s money, or can they help build creative careers?
No stars for five star reviewing
The practice of ranking performances on a five star rating system is unproductive and inhibits trust in reviewers.
Suits to cyborgs: the rise of smart fashion
Shoes with GPS and digital cosmetics with hologram colour are among the latest projects from fashion designers embracing technology.
Protecting your intellectual property on social media
When you post creative content online you maybe be giving away your copyright or at least any real control over…
Aboriginal new media group claims exclusion
A group of new media artists claim they were excluded from the ISEA event in Sydney this year.
Storyology headliner maps out digital media future
International expert on audience, innovation, entrepreneurship and visual journalism, Erin Polgreen shares her secrets.
New Russian legislation gags artists
In the wake of the Pussy Riot saga Russia has passed a bill to hand out jail terms to those…
Damien Hirst among $6million art auction investors
The online art auction business Paddle8 has raised $6 million from a group of high profile arts investors.