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 […]
Read More »Remembrance Day 2014 at Roche Point
Michelle and I have freshly returned from our adventure in Changsha, China.
On November 11, I attended the Remembrance Day services hosted by the Burrard Yacht Club held at Roche […]
Read More »Opening Ceremony, Changsha Sculpture Festival
Tonight was the opening of the Changsha International Sculpture Arts Festival, in Changsha, China. Pictured is Hu Henghua, Mayor of Changsha Municipal People’s Government welcoming everyone to the event 21 other sculptors from around the world and […]
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