The fine art industry is a difficult one to be in. It’s an even more difficult business to succeed at. There are many factors that may affect the success of artists, but one factor many may not have considered is information cascades. Information cascades are a phenomenon in which people often rely on the opinion of others to determine how… Read more →
According to Miriam Webster, a charlatan is “a person who practices quackery or deception in order to prey on the credulity of others.” In other words, they are a fraud. A charlatan will exploit their victims’ lack of knowledge and trust in order to get them to believe that the charlatan knows something the victim does not, and thereby profit… Read more →
LANDER,WY—On February 1st, award-winning artist and writer Nick Thornburg will begin teaching a four week workshop through Lander Art Center, entitled ‘Designing a Creative Career that Works for You.’ The workshop, which will be offered as a live workshop as well as a virtual class, will provide students valuable insights to help them make better decisions, improve planning, and narrow… Read more →
As an artist, I have always been interested in the intersection of technology and art. In the past I wrote progressive, interactive fiction using Twitter as a creative constraint (when it still only allowed 140 characters.) I authored DVDs with my own Choose Your Own Adventure stories readers could play on their televisions, using DVD menus to make narrative decisions.… Read more →