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Dancers needed for Performance Modification (Nauman)
2008-01-23 21:49:00 Machine Project is looking for 10 performers with a dance or movement background to work with artist Brody Condon on his new piece - Performance Modification (Nauman) - at Machine on February 2nd. You?ll be outfitted in medieval / space / fantasy armor and re-create Bruce Nauman?s 1973 work Tony Sinking into the Floor, Face Up ... More About: Dance , General , Dancers
Lichtfaktor is Lighting the Way for Graffiti
2008-01-23 20:43:00 Recently I saw a commercial on TV for Sprint. You may have seen it, if not, you can view it here. They have showcased a new phenomenon in animation and artistic creation called light writing or light graffiti. Its beautiful, imperfect and yet brings you back to the days of your Lite Brite. Meet the ... More About: Music , Design , Graffiti , Lighting
The Artful Home Portfolio Competition Call for Entries
2008-01-23 18:09:00 It’s that time again artists! Last March we posted about this competition and received some wonderful feedback from our readers. The Guild, Inc. is sponsoring its second annual juried competition designed to identify original works of art that can be turned into a signed and numbered edition of giclée prints and featured for sale through The ... More About: Portfolio , Competition , Home , Call
Green Is The New Black
2008-01-23 16:27:00 Green is really in these days. Using sustainable products and living an eco-conscious lifestyle have never been more popular. Treehugger gives you the basics on how to green up your work space, water and electricity, but even how-to hints for making your wardrobe and sex life more green. The design and architecture section highlights some cool innovations ... More About: Design , Writing , General , Green , Black
How to Judge a Website
2008-01-22 22:38:00 We came across some excellent content from Chicago Tribune Feature Blogger Steve Johnson. Steve brands himself am internet connoisseur. Steve is going to hold your hand through the tough decision process that plagues all of us: To bookmark, or not to bookmark? He includes a satirical, but helpful flow chart and some honest advice in ... More About: Website , Judge , General
CW Roelle?s Art is Wired
2008-01-22 19:42:00 Most of us have a second job that accompanies our moonlighting as artists. The age old problem of art not paying the bills leaves us to wait tables, work retail (yuck) or be a parking lot attendant. When CW Roelle is not collecting parking lot fees from passerbys, he is working long hours on his ... More About: Wired
The 2008 Gasparilla Film Festival
2008-01-22 16:33:00 The Gasparilla Film Festival is operated by the Tampa Film Institute. An organization dedicated to advancing film education and community involvement in film in the Tampa Bay area. The film festival made its debut in 2007; and has become Tampa Bay?s largest inde-pendent film festival, hosting close to 3,000 participants. The event attracts a variety of ... More About: Film Festival , 2008
Goldlust For Life
2008-01-22 15:50:00 Crayons are often a key in child’s play. Simple devices used to color and create art. To consider they themselves art is pretty implausible, until you’ve seen the work of Pete Goldlust. Goldlust works as a sculptor with mixed media, polymer-clay and enamel creating what he calls “the gray areas between seemingly distinct states of being: the ... More About: Life
Art Marketing Do?s & Don?ts
2008-01-21 20:29:00 The most important component to the success of any business is marketing. You could be the next big talent to hit the art world, but you need to establish a strong marketing foundation to ensure you have staying power. Here is a list of the Do’s and Don’ts when marketing yourself: Do plan a marketing campaign time ... More About: Marketing , Promotion , General
International Designers Workstation Competition
2008-01-21 19:39:00 The Design Institution is an organization charged with promoting the development of the design practice, gathering together designers from all over the world who work everyday to improve the vision of the design world around us. This competition event is focused on designing the ideal workstation for the designer of this new century. From the onset of design ... More About: International , Competition , Designers , Workstation
Knitting For A New World
2008-01-21 16:13:00 New breeds of knitters are creating exceptional art that marries higher geometry with the traditionally feminine craft of crochet. The Institute For Figuring is crocheting a coral reef that highlights this work and also serves as a testimony to the disappearing wonders of the marine world. Take for example the Great Barrier Reef, an acknowledged wonder ... More About: World , New World , Knitting
How to Write An Artist?s Statement
2008-01-18 20:34:00 As a writer myself, when in doubt, follow KISS (keep it simple stupid). Especially when writing an artist’s statement or biography. Not only do people have a short attention span, but they lose interest after a couple of paragraphs. Deanna from the blog, Artist Emerging has constructed some helpful advice when you sit down to write ... More About: Writing , Write , Statement
Glow (NYC)
2008-01-18 18:43:00 Glow is an illuminating choreographic essay by Artistic Director Gideon Obarzanek and interactive software creator Frieder Weiss. Beneath the glow of a sophisticated video tracking system, a lone organic being mutates in and out of human form into unfamiliar, sensual and grotesque creature states. Utilising the latest in interactive video technologies a digital landscape is generated ... More About: Dance , Glow
Film Art LA Helps Filmmakers Use Licensed Art
2008-01-18 17:15:00 Do you ever wonder what provokes certain directors to use specific pieces of art in their films? It isn’t randomly chosen. The legwork and legalities of obtaining art for film is a complicated process. Now Film Art LA is here to help you. They are a professional art service dedicated to helping creative professionals find ...
Luiz Luxvich Splashes onto the Photography Scene
2008-01-17 20:21:00 High speed photography takes patience and immense skill. The splashes of water seen here are by a master in the making. His name is Luiz Luxvich and his amateur photos are rich and colorful with the amazing shapes of his high speed photos of water droplets. Luiz Luxvich lives and works in Rio de Jenario, ... More About: Photography , Scene
Art & Addiction call for entries
2008-01-17 17:43:00 At the end of the dark tunnel of addiction there is a light. The light is called recovery. When an addict finds this light it becomes bright enough to share. The Innovators Combating Substance Abuse Program wants you to share your story and become a part of something powerful and life-altering. The program wants to put a ... More About: Addiction , Call , Addict
Enter The Matrix
2008-01-17 16:04:00 The Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego is premiering the work of Austrian artist Erwin Redl. His Matrix II is LED or light-emitting diode artwork that offers visitors a space that seems to recede in all directions, as if the walls were mirrored. Top to bottom and wall-to-wall, the room is immersed in grids ... More About: Enter , The Matrix , Trix
SIA.08 SnowSports Trade Show
2008-01-16 21:44:00 The SIA.08 SnowSports Trade Show will be taking place on January 29-February 1 at the Mandalay Bay Convention in Las Vegas. Famed graffiti artist and now clothing designer STASH will be creating art live during the show for attendees to bid on. Additionally, the Artist Collaboration Conspiracy program from 686 will be featured with custom art ...
Pogan?s Flight of Fancy
2008-01-16 20:34:00 Using found metal objects such as bolts, nut or old watches, Joe Pogan creates organic, fanciful designs that capture the spirit of the animal he is creating. The tricky layering of the metal creates little nooks and crannies within the piece that demand close inspection. This native Oregonian served in the Navy before attending college to study ... More About: Design , General , Flight , Fancy
BitTorrent Works for Independent Filmmakers
2008-01-16 18:21:00 It is easy to see why independent filmmakers and musicians are viewing “piracy” in a different light than the corporations. Whether producers like it or not, downloading digital files of films and music are here to stay. You cannot stop technology from evolving and indie distributors are making BitTorrent work for them. Soon producers will have ... More About: Film , Works , Independent , Bittorrent
Outdoor Life?s Photo Contest
2008-01-16 16:20:00 Are you an avid hunter? Do you have some sweet pictures laying around of that stag you shot with your killer scope and rifle? Than this photo contest is definitely for you! Outdoor Life Magazine, a magazine for outdoor activities like fishing and hunting, is hosting a photo contest and wants to see proof of ... More About: Contest , Sports , Photo , Photography
Recycling via Interior Design
2008-01-15 20:22:00 Instead of throwing your old light bulbs away, why not give them a second life by turning them into vases or salt and pepper shakers? The people at Esprit Cabane, a design and craft blog show you how to take your light bulbs and turn them into crafted creations of art that suspend themselves high ... More About: Design , Recycling , Interior
ARTissed Night
2008-01-15 16:54:00 Tisse Artistic Works and Promotions is hosting ARTissed Night this Saturday, January 19th. This sounds like an exciting event for those living in the central Florida area with an interest in the arts. All art lovers are invited to watch and/or participate. From film to music to dance, you can present up to 10 minutes worth of ... More About: Sports , Music , Design , Writing , Photography
She sells sea shells
2008-01-15 16:14:00 Walking along any beach in the world you might come across sea shells that entice you into taking them home. Once home they sit gathering dust, waiting to be used for some purpose or project. Shell artist Peggy Green has figured out a way to turn these forgotten mementos into classic folk art, using the pearlized turbo ...
Flash Game Design Competition
2008-01-14 20:10:00 For the 5th Casual Game play Design Competition , entries should incorporate this theme: UPGRADE. You are free to interpret that any way you choose; however, the extent to which your game addresses the theme is left up to the competition judges to decide. Use your imagination and be creative. The best entries submitted will be selected ... More About: Flash , Game Design
The Art of the Tape Deck
2008-01-14 19:31:00 The art of the tape cassette is revived once again with TapeDeck . A site dedicated to the history and art of the audio dinosaur. You can browse by make, length and quality. The keepers of this site also allow tape lovers to submit cassettes for showcasing. The site hosts a history of the tape deck from ... More About: The Tape
Fantasporto Film Festival
2008-01-14 16:36:00 What started nearly 30 years ago as a sci-fi/fantasy event, Portugal’s Fantasporto film festival has broadened its film range to include every imaginable genre. While fantasy is still its trademark, particularly in the Portuguese press, Fantasporto is now recognized as both the biggest film party in Portugal and one of the most important film events in ... More About: Film , Festival , Film Festival
The European Design Awards
2008-01-10 23:23:00 The European Design Awards is the comprehensive annual awards organization acknowledging the best of graphic design, illustration and multimedia design in Europe. The jury is made up of representatives from the crème de la crème of European communication design magazines-2+3D, CAP & Design, +design, étapes, Graphic, IDPURE, KAK, novum, Progetto Grafico, TYPO and Visual. There are 27 ... More About: Rope
How to Create a Perfect Photo : Tech Tips and Tricks
2008-01-10 21:48:00 As technology grows, so does the wide world of photography. Which ever side you prefer, be it digital photography or old school film, technology plays an important part in turning out quality photos. Nature and Landscape photographer Steve Hoffman shares some of his tips for creating that beautiful postcard photo. He covers everything from the quality ... More About: Photo , Photography , Tips , Tech , Tricks
Where the Wild Things Are
More articles from this author:2008-01-10 18:41:00 Guido Daniele has learned to tame the wild beasts using nothing more than paints and human hands. Through his artistry different animals come to life on skin, wild and surreal, vividly colored and sensuous. These “handimals” include Aquila, with a curled index finger that forms the beak of a noble eagle. Another shows the eagle with full wingspan, ... More About: Wild , Things 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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