Fine Art Paintings by Brad Blackman, Nashville Artist

Exploring man’s mortality and search for peace, Brad Blackman paints urban landscapes and abstract-realist compositions. This uniquely evolving body of abstract-realist work has been seen in places as diverse as his native Nashville and Florence, Italy.

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Recent Work

Brad Blackman Melrose Interchange

Melrose Interchange

oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches. 2012

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SEWER I

oil on canvas, 18 x 20 inches. 2008

BradBlackmanBellevueCycle

Bellevue Cycle

oil on canvas, 12 x 24 inches. 2007

BradBlackman440over40

440 over 40

oil on canvas, 40 x 20 inches. 2005

Blog Posts

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How can you tell if art is good or bad?

How do you tell if a piece of art is good or bad? Here are three things to consider before forming an opinion.

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How to Look at Art

Art is a language. It’s universal, but it takes some learning. To understand art, you have to learn how to see the forms and read the message.

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How to behave at an art show

Three quick things to remember about how to act at an art show without looking dumb or embarrassing the people you are with. Part 2 in a series.

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Demystifying Art Shows

Some people who haven’t been to an art opening hesitate because they may not know what to expect, or they don’t want to look like a dork. Here’s a quick look. The first in a series.

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What I love about PodCamp Nashville

PodCamp Nashville is great a great way for creative types and developer types to get acquainted.

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Quiet

We live in an age where our pocket or purse alerts us constantly of all sorts of updates about everything. Then personal commitments create more noise in our lives. We crave quiet.

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Life After Art: An Interview with Matt Appling

As we get older we get caught up in “grown up” things like oil changes, jobs and mortgages. We forget what it’s like to be creative and fearless like we were when we were 5 years old. Matt Appling’s book Life After Art takes a look at that journey back to the art room.