I have always wanted to visit the Guggenheim Bilbao Museum, Spain and I finally realized this goal with a visit on February 10, 2019. I have read about the architecture of the Museum and seen a few photographs of it, but I was startled […]
Read More »Binkley Visits Museo di Gigi Guadagnucci
How have I not heard of the incredible sculptor, Gigi Guadagnucci before? Nicolas Bertoux suggested we visit the only museum in Versilia dedicated to a single artist at Villa della Rinchiostra, owned by the Malaspina family, in Massa, Italy. Guadagnucci was a good […]
Read More »Binkley Demonstrates Pneumatic Hammer and Chisel in Italy
I’ve been working for 5 weeks now at my friends’ studio in Seravezza, Italy and am pleased that my Muse has returned. One of the key goals of Michelle’s and my year living and working abroad has been fulfilled.
I was […]
Read More »Binkley Begins Work in Studio in Seravezza, Italy
A big part of Michelle’s and my Intermission Year abroad is for me to once again work under the Tuscan sun in a marble carving studio, this time in Seravezza, Italy. After three months of traveling across the USA, the […]
Read More »Visit to the Vigeland Sculpture Park in Oslo, Norway
Many years ago, longtime supporters and collectors, the Stormorkens told me about a sculpture park in their native country that I simply had to visit. As a stone sculptor, they felt I really should know about Gustav Vigeland and his work. I researched […]
Read More »Michael Binkley Experiences Solstice 2018 at Stonehenge
I had the great privilege to be invited by our UK host, Zoe to join her and her friend, Catherine to attend Summer Solstice at Stonehenge.
I have long been interested in Stonehenge and its mysterious construction over 3,000 years ago to […]
Read More »Binkley Small Painting on ArtBomb Today
I have a small painting on the auction block today on ArtBomb. It’s a little 8″ x 8″ acrylic on canvas of a male nude with arms crossed over his head, done in 2013.
If you haven’t followed my art career, […]
Read More »Binkley Studio – End of an Era, Part Two
As I said in “Part One,” Michelle and I have been producing and marketing my original fine art stone sculptures from our lovely 600 sf. gallery in Moodyville, North Vancouver, Canada for the past 32 years. With a bit of […]
Read More »Female Nude Finds Home in Italy
I got an email from a new prospective collector last month, asking after my Female Torso sculpture. Nicola made an appointment to visit the gallery during his stay in Vancouver for a tech conference. He is the owner of Securcube, a digital forensics company which he has developed, based in Asolo, Italy.
He just […]
Read More »How Much “Hands-On” Work Must Qualify for Authorship? Pt. 1
Recently, there has been some discussion on social media about artistic authorship and how much of an artist’s “hands-on” work must be done to ethically qualify the resulting artwork […]
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