by Andrew Tirado | May 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
In my last couple of blog posts, I’ve begun to discuss the concept of intentionally imposing limitations on one’s creative work. The contention is that sometimes, narrowing your focus counterintuitively opens up and deepens lines of inquiry and consequence... by Andrew Tirado | May 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
A couple of posts ago, I mentioned the artist Robert Rauchenberg’s ‘house rule’ without describing it. Today, I’ll do so. By way of context, I was talking about my house rule, the one I was freely bestowing upon one and all. Here it... by Andrew Tirado | May 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
A while ago I attended a Shop Talk, put on by the Colorado Springs chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, or AIGA, at the Machine Shop in Colorado Springs. This one was a Q & A with Colorado Springs-based illustrator Luke... by Andrew Tirado | May 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
It’s graduation day at the Colorado College, and even though I don’t work there anymore, if the rain lets up this morning, I’ll probably wander over to clap and cheer, especially for the art students who’ll be stepping off the stage, diploma in... by Andrew Tirado | May 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
“Manuel”, 7′ x 10’When I read what follows to Don the other night at a dinner, he was visibly emotional. That’s a side of him I’ve only seen in connection with his tour de force The Migrant Series, but one that often evokes similar...
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