Art Curation
INTERVIEW: Delving into the Mind of Paton Miller: Artist, Curator, and Southampton Local
Sitting in Paton Miller’s home studio, a large warehouse-like building on the outskirts of his Tuckahoe Lane property, Paton led me through the adventures that allowed him to arrive right where he is today. Having grown up in this studio myself, from taking drawing classes as a child with Paton and running around their once-swimming-pool-now-turned-koi-pond with his youngest son Christian, it’s shocking to me that I never knew the tale that is Paton’s life story. So, let’s start from the beginning together.
On June 22nd, 1953, in Seattle, Washington, Paton Miller was born to Robert Miller, a pilot, and Barbara Miller, a chemist. With his older brother Chris, they resided in the Pacific Northwest until Paton was an early teen and then moved to Hawaii as a family in the late 60s. Paton recalled to me his constant desire to leave the damp climate of the Pacific Northwest with a line that stuck with me through our interview, “I wanted to get out of there, but it hasn’t gotten out of me.” While saying that, he gestured to a large standing canvas on my left where a singular evergreen tree can be found in the shadows of the painting- stark, for its presence is unexpected in an otherwise treeless narrative. You can find remnants of the Pacific Northwest as tiny but significant characters in many of his pieces.
What does it take to stand in the torrent of global movie offerings and sift for ones that engage and connect people? After the Toronto International Film Festival in 2023, our reviewer joined our podcast to explain, and to tell some stories. We’re reprising most of that episode this week.
The art of film criticism calls for staying open to surprises in a heavy flow of offerings. It also calls for staying grounded.
“I try to separate out what I’m seeing from all of the buzz and PR that goes on,” says the Monitor’s Peter Rainer, whose latest test was at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. “And I think I’m fairly good at that because I’ve been doing this for a long time.”
Read more: https://www.csmonitor.com/Podcasts/Why-We-Wrote-This/wwwt_2431
There’s a lot going on in the art industry now and with the introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into curation, pricing and display, everything has just changed. The world of visual arts is changing as it moves towards AI-powered art analytics which are being used to dig out hidden gems by curators and AI-immersed online galleries which are redefining viewer experiences. This article focuses on how artificial intelligence can be used in art curation and marketing to find unknown artists; make the creative process automatic; and predict market trends. Let us look at some amazing ways that AI is revolutionizing the art industry.
Artificial Intelligence (AI): Art Curation and Marketing
AI is the next big transformational force that is taking place for art curation and marketing landscapes, totally turning upside down the traditional means. This article will delve into how AI-powered tools are pushing the envelope in art discovery and changing market trends, and even transforming the lands of creativity.
Read more: https://mystartupworld.com/artificial-intelligence-in-art-curation-and-marketing/
Art is still seen, for the most part, as something that relies on being viewed in person and as a cultural experience largely reserved for a ‘certain type’ of person. The art world can feel exclusionary on many grounds: geography (most larger galleries are in big cities like London, New York, or Berlin), accessibility (little provision been made has historically for things like disabilities and neurodivergence), diversity (of staff, artists, themes), and more.
In the early days of lockdown, many galleries attempted new ways of showing art, often through online 3D walkthrough experiences, with varying success. In the years since, we’ve seen further significant shifts in how we interact with culture: the post-pandemic world is one of ‘phygital’ spaces, augmented realities, and new experiments in the gallery-from-home experience from NFTs to immersive takes on Van Gogh.
