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Why Machines Will Never Create Art

December 14, 2016

Machines can beat humans at chess, but how is that different from creating a work of art? It may be necessary to first define what a work of art is. Merriam-Webster gives the following definition: Art is the conscious use of skill and creative imagination…

Thanksgiving 2016: Oaxaca Trip

November 27, 2016

In the beginning of November, I went on vacation. Flying into to the Huatulco airport, I first spent a week with family, which culminated in me teaching my 2.5 year old niece to paint. She's very talented in music and art and has been painting…

Notes from South Korea (part 2)

September 29, 2016

There is a large gap between males and females in Korea, unless they are a couple. There is certainly much more formality surrounding relationships of any kind…

Notes from South Korea (part 1)

September 29, 2016

]Teaching is rewarding when a) you feel a connection with the students and b) they want to learn. There are a few classes per day where this is actually the case…

An Interview with the Artist

April 27, 2016

Originally published in Lokkal magazine. Andrew Osta is an international artist born in the Ukraine, raised in Canada, and now living in San Miguel de Allende. He started painting professionally in 2005 and exhibiting his work in galleries in 2006. His work is currently on display…

Toller Cranston Speech Transcript

April 25, 2016

I was recently again asked to speak about my friend Toller Cranston, at the Michael Hoppe concert (I will upload the video soon). I actually wrote a speech for this occasion. In case anyone is interested in who Toller was, here are some excerpts from…

Some thoughts on commercial contemporary art

February 26, 2016

My mindset has been somewhat philosophical lately. I have been thinking about art, about the meaning of it all, and about the commercial contemporary art market. I came across the work of figurative painter Alan J. Lawson, who studied philosophy, like myself, and appears to be…

First Michael Hoppe Concert in San Miguel de Allende

February 26, 2016

First of all I apologize for not keeping my blog as updated as I should. The last few weeks I have been very busy - painting another Toller Cranston for the Michael Hoppe concert dedicated to him... And I had to make an introductory speech,…

April 2015: HELLO GENEVA

April 17, 2015

Exactly 141 years to the day after the first impressionist exhibition in Paris in 1874, I have left France by train to Geneva to start my 1 month residency in a tiny village called Trelex. Before that, a few days in Paris seeing the works of…

Remembering Toller Cranston

March 20, 2015

Andrew Osta with Toller Cranston Christmas 2014 The late Canadian skating icon, Toller Cranston, was the best friend I had in Mexico. We met at the end of 2011, when I visited his gallery in San Miguel de Allende for the first time. Just then, Toller…