<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Must be an Artist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Must Be An Artist]]></description><link>https://www.mustbeanartist.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:13:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.mustbeanartist.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Periods of Art Defined]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modernism Modernism is the artistic period from 1850 to 1960, beginning with Realism and ending in Abstract Expressionism. Modernism was not only applied to artistic creation but also to writing and other mediums. It was a global shift from most people living in rural areas and farmlands to people moving to big urban cities because of the rapid growth in the industrial world at the time . The feelings and ideas of the modern world were reflected through artists of the time and the Modern Art...]]></description><link>https://www.mustbeanartist.com/post/periods-of-art-defined</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697f65801dce0ff3f1037cd4</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 14:41:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5a5631_89a38aa101f14961972803c8f6d46e72~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_900,h_540,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Natasha Gehlhausen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Invisible Art: The Art of Film Editing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Film editing is often overlooked or underrated in comparison to other aspects of filmmaking. Most people probably cannot name a single film editor yet could list dozens of actors or directors. Interestingly, editors hold one of the most important and complex roles in the filmmaking process. Valerie Orpen eloquently explains "many textbooks or volumes that deal with the totality of filmmaking present rules, principles, and systems of editing, but rarely deal with how directors and editors...]]></description><link>https://www.mustbeanartist.com/post/the-invisible-art-the-art-of-film-editing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697f62bdbb104146c0d0159f</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 14:28:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5a5631_f3ed50d107ee43ed82049547f91f2e97~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_480,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Natasha Gehlhausen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walter Murch &#38; The Conversation]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Nothing is as fascinating as spending hours listening to Walter’s theories of life and cinema and his countless tidbits of wisdom, which he leaves behind him like Hansel and Gretel’s trail of bread.” -Francis Ford Coppola   Beatrice Murch. Photohgraph of Murch in Buenos Ares, Argentina, 2008 Francis Ford Coppola has stated that the subject of The Conversation is “the technology behind sound reproduction” (Turner 5). As valid and true as that may be, there are far more other subjects at play...]]></description><link>https://www.mustbeanartist.com/post/walter-murch-the-conversation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697f606552cfe1bbd415d304</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 14:20:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5a5631_a478ec056795479c808eba7b785b7330~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_500,h_331,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Natasha Gehlhausen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Female Objectification and Consumerism: an American Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever since Mattel’s very first television advertisement campaign for the Barbie doll in 1959, the central theme of the Barbie doll has not been altered. The Barbie doll was first introduced as a symbol for female beauty and perfection and in the fifty years since its introduction, she has become a worldwide phenomenon. The advertisement from 1959 clearly states, “Someday I am going to be exactly like you” from the perspective of a young girl in relation to Barbie. Barbie has become an iconic...]]></description><link>https://www.mustbeanartist.com/post/female-objectification-and-consumerism-an-american-story</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697f5f9252cfe1bbd415d12c</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 14:13:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/h8-avPUxyno" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Natasha Gehlhausen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Egon Schiele's Self Portraits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Egon Schiele, Seated Male Nude (Self-Portrait), 1910, oil on canvas, 152.5 x 150 cm Like many artists, Egon Schiele has a motif that occurs time and time again within his body of work. Throughout his short life, Schiele managed to create around twenty-five hundred drawings, gouaches, and watercolors that showcased a unique highly sexual artistic viewpoint (The Independent). With around a hundred self-portraits in the collection that is Schiele's work, it is easy to notice the change Schiele...]]></description><link>https://www.mustbeanartist.com/post/egon-schiele-s-self-portraits</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697f5cba396306036eca2c7d</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 14:04:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5a5631_3c870d2276144b4ead67b48403bf51f5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Natasha Gehlhausen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Persistence of Memory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Allan Warren, Portrait of Salvador Dali, taken in Hôtel Meurice, Paris, 1972 There is no denying that Salvador Dali is one of the most uniquely recognizable artists of the twentieth century. It is easy to become captivated by the man behind the paintbrush when examining the work of Dali. As he explained in1980, “People love mystery, and that is why they love my paintings” (Maddox 62). Salvador Dali lived in his own world where genius, madness, and inspiration were all closely intertwined in...]]></description><link>https://www.mustbeanartist.com/post/the-persistence-of-memory</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697f59c91dce0ff3f10363fe</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 13:59:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5a5631_a39610f799ab4c1e95f3a68d1511d440~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_368,h_271,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Natasha Gehlhausen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patssi Valdez and the Chicano Art Movement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patssi Valdez is a Hispanic artist who received a Bachelor in Fine Arts from Otis Art Institute in 1985 ( PatssiValdez.com ). She has received multiple honors since her graduation including one of her highest awards, being deemed the “Latina of Excellence in the Cultural Arts” by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute in 1995 ( PatssiValdez.com ). Valdez has been featured at the Latin American Grammies and in multiple group and solo exhibitions throughout the United States (...]]></description><link>https://www.mustbeanartist.com/post/patssi-valdez-and-the-chicano-art-movement</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697f556b396306036eca1b71</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 13:30:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5a5631_4c517dcb23ea437886d687bcfb3b3065~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_799,h_572,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Natasha Gehlhausen</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>