My friend Alvaro Cardona-Hine is a master painter as well as a published poet and composer. Here are his thoughts on the answer to “What is Art?”
Archives for February 2011
Raymond Carver
Raymond Carver was a poet and writer living in Port Townsend, Washington while I was still in Seattle. He died in 1988. I discovered him through a friend who owned a small poetry press in the same town. Scott published works by Tess Gallagher, the “good woman” Carver refers to in this poem. I love […]
Craig Scogin on What Is Art?
As you know, I’ve asked some of my artist friends to write their views on art for the blog. This is photographer Craig Scogin’s response to the question, “What Is Art?” Some of you may remember that I have written about Craig Scogin before. He is the author of the book Not Really New… Not […]


