/tags/fine-art Fine Art en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 05 Aug 2021 02:24:35 GMT /education/2021-08-04/banking-on-digital-art-can-nfts-made-by-kids-give-a-leg-up-to-colorados-communities-of-color NFTs have been in the news a lot recently for the eye-popping prices some of them have fetched from early adopter digital art collectors. But they are still relatively new, and a lot of adults still have a hard time wrapping their heads around the idea. That’s why it’s surprising to see a group of young kids set up at a table at an art gallery in Denver to learn about making their own NFTs. Thu, 05 Aug 2021 02:24:35 GMT /education/2021-08-04/banking-on-digital-art-can-nfts-made-by-kids-give-a-leg-up-to-colorados-communities-of-color Rae Solomon /2020-09-14/clothing-not-optional-fine-art-models-find-new-ways-to-sketch-a-virtual-future Back in February, KUNC arts reporter Stacy Nick began working on a story on nude fine art models. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. She’s since returned to the story to see how an industry that thrives on sketching from live models is handling going virtual. Tue, 15 Sep 2020 00:50:04 GMT /2020-09-14/clothing-not-optional-fine-art-models-find-new-ways-to-sketch-a-virtual-future Stacy Nick /arts-life/2015-09-09/a-forgotten-masters-art-and-his-dark-side-on-display-in-dams-lost-genius Artist Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione was not a nice guy. He threatened to push his own sister off of a roof. He beat up a man over an apartment. There… Wed, 09 Sep 2015 11:00:00 GMT /arts-life/2015-09-09/a-forgotten-masters-art-and-his-dark-side-on-display-in-dams-lost-genius Stacy Nick /arts-life/2015-05-02/beavers-are-a-gnawing-problem-for-loveland-sculpture-garden The National Sculptors’ Guild Sculpture Garden is meant to showcase how the outdoors can be an ideal place for art. Executive Director John Kinkade said… Sat, 02 May 2015 12:00:00 GMT /arts-life/2015-05-02/beavers-are-a-gnawing-problem-for-loveland-sculpture-garden Stacy Nick /arts-life/2015-01-26/denvers-school-of-botanic-art-teaches-students-to-see-nature-with-fresh-eyes A sprig of dried rose hips sits atop Nels Broste's drafting table, in a classroom inside the Denver Botanic Gardens. Broste has drawn an outline on the… Mon, 26 Jan 2015 15:18:35 GMT /arts-life/2015-01-26/denvers-school-of-botanic-art-teaches-students-to-see-nature-with-fresh-eyes Stephanie Paige Ogburn /2015-01-08/a-nun-inspired-by-warhol-the-forgotten-pop-art-of-sister-corita-kent Kent's work, which included the U.S. Postal Service's popular "love" stamp, had a lasting influence. But today her story seems to have fallen through the cracks of art history. Thu, 08 Jan 2015 23:09:00 GMT /2015-01-08/a-nun-inspired-by-warhol-the-forgotten-pop-art-of-sister-corita-kent David C. Barnett /2015-01-03/for-98-year-old-artist-every-mural-must-be-a-new-adventure Eric Bransby, who studied under Thomas Hart Benton, is one of the last living links to the great age of American mural painting. Age has slowed him down somewhat, but Bransby is still hard at work. Sat, 03 Jan 2015 11:25:00 GMT /2015-01-03/for-98-year-old-artist-every-mural-must-be-a-new-adventure Chloe Veltman /arts-life/2014-12-11/not-just-a-band-devo-co-founders-art-takes-over-mca-denver Fans of '80s rock know him as the front man of DEVO. Movie buffs know his soundtrack contributions to The Royal Tenenbaums and Moonrise Kingdom. Now the… Thu, 11 Dec 2014 12:00:00 GMT /arts-life/2014-12-11/not-just-a-band-devo-co-founders-art-takes-over-mca-denver Carrie Saldo /arts-life/2014-11-07/for-some-veterans-art-speaks-when-words-fail Wayne Williams and Adam Nilson are war Veterans. Even on United States soil, there are days when they feel far from at home. By creating art, they have… Fri, 07 Nov 2014 12:00:00 GMT /arts-life/2014-11-07/for-some-veterans-art-speaks-when-words-fail Carrie Saldo /arts-life/2014-11-06/denver-craftsman-practices-a-rare-trade-restoring-navajo-rugs Rows of clear plastic containers, stuffed full of brightly colored yarns, line the wall in Ben Leroux's Denver studio, a rainbow of color stretching the… Thu, 06 Nov 2014 12:00:00 GMT /arts-life/2014-11-06/denver-craftsman-practices-a-rare-trade-restoring-navajo-rugs Stephanie Paige Ogburn