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GreenPix Media Wall
2008-05-13 14:25:00 A company called GreenPix has created an impressive combination sustainable technology and digital media. This groundbreaking experiment, called the Zero Energy Media Wall , is located on the curtain wall of the Xicui entertainment complex in Beijing. Featuring the largest color LED display worldwide, the building performs as a self-sufficient organic system, harvesting solar energy by day ... More About: Music , Design , General
Designer Contest Opens Today
2008-05-12 15:51:00 MyItThings.com, a leading publisher of user-generated fashion content, today announced the launch of the “It” Design er Contest , the ultimate opportunity for aspiring designers. Entrants are invited to show off their pieces online for a chance to win the grand prize. Entries can be submitted today through July 15. Each designer is asked to submit five previously ... More About: Today , Designer
Introducing The Drawn Blank Series
2008-05-12 13:43:00 Over many years, Bob Dylan has been recognized and honored for his songwriting, performing, and recording. His records have earned Grammy, Golden Globe, and Academy Awards. It?s hard to deny Dylan?s musical talent, but many don?t know this iconographic musician is also a visual artist. Beginning June 14th, one of London?s most prestigious galleries will present ... More About: Music , Series
Bringing Art To The Community
2008-05-09 14:48:00 New York’s new buzz of the art world is the collaboration of Thomas Beard and Ed Halter called The Light Industry located in Industry City. Their plan is to focus on a wide range of artists and audiences within the city of New York by bringing art and the community together. This venue for new ... More About: Community
Lordy Rodriguez Maps the Way
2008-05-08 16:11:00 With a desire to remake the world, Lordy Rodriguez continues his exploration of topographies both real and imagined in the form of hand-drawn maps. Using the language of cartography, he makes drawings of imaginary terrain. Rodriguez?s works start with a geological source and the human urge to locate/define oneself by charting our environment in precise detail. As ... More About: Maps
Designing For the Internet Generation
2008-05-07 15:46:00 Electrolux Design lab, started in 2003, is an annual global design competition for undergrad and graduate industrial design students to create bold, original ideas for home appliances. The challenge for Design Lab 2008 is to create appliances for the internet generation. The submissions need to address food storage, cooking and/or washing. Think mobility, entertaining, convenience, technology ... More About: Internet , Designing , The Internet , Generation
Musical Genes
2008-05-06 14:38:00 World Science reports that musical genes may be coming to light. In their April 30, 2008 Special to World Science, they report on a first small study that suggests that musical ability is partly genetic and may share evolutionary roots with language. Finnish scientists say they?ve found ?approximte locations in our genome where genes affecting musical talent ... More About: Music , Musical , Genes
Baby Ruth ?Take Me Out to the Ballgame? Video Contest
2008-05-05 14:21:00 Wanna be a star? Love America’s favorite sport? Then this Baby ’s for you! Create an original video that incorporates the Baby Ruth brand, maintains the integrity of the lyrics of the song and stars you as the lead performer and you could be on your way to singing at the 2008 All-Star Game in Yankee Stadium. Three ... More About: Video , Contest , Film
Creativity with Matchsticks
2008-05-02 16:53:00 This incredible work of art is created using wooden matchsticks by Patrick Acton an artist from Iowa. His work was seen on ABC’s Extreme Makeover, Home Edition, Home & Garden TV, Public Television, & High Definition TV. Apart from this its also featured in magazines such as Highlights for Children, Reminisce, AAA Travel, & other. Since 1977 ... More About: Design , Creativity
A Rose is A Rose
2008-05-01 17:23:00 The grand dame of department stores, Lord and Taylor, has unveiled their new iconic rose design and the Fifth Avenue store is brimming with the fragrant floral blooms. Lord and Taylor now want to give indie artists a chance to create the rose design that will grace their shopping bags, boxes, gift cards and direct mail. The ... More About: Design , Rose
Metal Inclinations International Exhibition
2008-04-30 15:10:00 The Society for Midwest Metal smiths is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating, inspiring, and promoting excellence in metalsmithing and jewelry. Now they are hosting the 2008 METAL Inclinations International juried exhibition will include selections of the most exemplary fine metal art created by metalsmiths, silversmiths, goldsmiths and jewelers all over the world. This strictly digital ... More About: Design , Exhibition
Noise! 2008
2008-04-29 16:05:00 Each year the Ontological Theater in New York City hosts Noise !, a week-long sound performance festival started in 2005 and co-produced with Free103point9. This multi-arts event designed to promote interest in new forms of sound art will feature performances by established and emerging artists. It showcases the works of solo artists as well as performance-sound collaborations, with ... More About: Music , Design , General , 2008
All Things Horses? Call for Entries
2008-04-28 16:46:00 The Center for Fine Art Photography call for entries for All Things Horses ? From Appaloosas to Zebras, country roaming to carousel rotating are welcome to this call for entry. Images of working horses, wild horses, dressage, tack, anything related to the life of our equine friends is welcome. The Center for Fine Art Photography invites photographers working ... More About: Call
BUA Musicology Hits Denver
2008-04-25 13:41:00 Representing both world-renowned and undiscovered innovators of the new contemporary art movement, the folks at Limited Addiction Gallery have a musically inclined show soon to hit their walls. Justin BUA, known for his signature paintings of musicians and DJs, has produced an incredible collection portraying the underground world of urban music. BUA began his work on ... More About: Music , Denver , Hits
Climate Clock Calls for Artists
2008-04-24 15:01:00 The Climate Clock Global Initiative needs ideas from artist-led teams to design a major art piece, “Climate Clock” that will measure changes in greenhouse gas levels and be first in a series of global projects calling attention to climate changes. This installation will collect data for 100 years in downtown San Jose, California. This will be ... More About: Artists , Calls
Momaboma?s Paper Vintage Bags
2008-04-23 15:26:00 Momaboma is an Italian company that creates really beautiful, retro, vintage bags. The bags are made out of paper from recycled glam magazines from the 1950?s and 1960?s and other material such as old vinyl records. The carefully-chosen paper is then processed with resin, polypropylene, vinyl and glue and the result are those really unique ... More About: Design , Bags , Vintage , Paper
Urban Screens Melbourne 08 Call for Entries
2008-04-22 15:40:00 Urban Screens Melbourne 08 is the third, ground-breaking international conference and multimedia exhibition in a series of worldwide events around the redefinition of a growing digital infrastructure of moving images in public space. The exhibition is looking for Artists, Urban Poets, Film makers and Multimedia and Interaction Design ers to submit film and videos or multimedia, interactive or ... More About: Music , General , Urban
Sharing Art between Nations
2008-04-21 17:10:00 Now in its 42nd year, the Lewiston Council of the Arts wants you to participate in their Lewiston Outdoor Fine Arts Festival, August 9 and 10, 2008. With attendance of over 30,000 partygoers this event will feature almost 200 participating artists from the U.S. and Canada. Categories include everything from painting and mixed media to jewelry ... More About: Nations , Sharing
Call for Choreographers
2008-04-21 14:35:00 The Dance Gallery, a festival produced by VON USSAR danceworks for the second year, is looking for Concert Dance Choreographers to be presented this Fall. The concert will take place at The Ailey Theater on September 12th and 13th, 2008. If your work is chosen you will be notified by June 20th, 2008, and a signed ... More About: Call
Kurstin?s Untouchable Touch
2008-04-18 17:15:00 Pamela Kurstin is the theremin’s most enigmatic and popular player. With complete composure behind the instrument, this tuned-in, sound coaxing diva has mastered the instrument that was on the brink of extinction before it was revived by the classic 1994 documentary Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey. Invented by Leon Theremin in 1919, the theremin is one of ... More About: Music , Touch , Untouchable
21st Annual Nicolet College National Art Competition
2008-04-18 16:42:00 Nicolet College is accepting entries for its Annual juried art competition. Open to U.S. residents 18 years and older, the college will be giving out over $8500 in prize money with three $1000 Awards of Excellence. The juror of the competition is Terry Surhe, director of Gallery 210 at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Surhe has ... More About: National , Competition
Graffiti Artist Outdoes Himself
2008-04-17 16:28:00 Banksy pulled off another stunt to produce what is believed to be his biggest art work yet. The secretive graffiti artist managed to erect three storeys of scaffolding behind a security fence. Here is a picture of his art which appeared on a Post Office. “One Nation Under CCTV” is painted on a wall. It shows ... More About: Graffiti , Artist , General
A Call To Paradise
2008-04-17 15:39:00 Set amidst the sultry and colorful backdrop of Costa Rica, the Montezuma International Film Festival is calling for your entries. This arty enclave is an unlikely but inviting place to celebrate film, life and the beauty of nature. The November event even has its own Day of the Dead celebration along with the more traditional screenings, ... More About: Paradise , Call
Photo Review?s International Photography Competition
2008-04-07 18:05:00 Photo Review ’s upcoming international competition is “a competition with a difference,” according to the publication. Juried by Julie Saul, director of the Julie Saul Gallery in New York, the competition will enable thousands of people across the country to see the accepted work in the 2008 competition issue. Also, the prize-winning photographers will be chosen ... More About: Photo , International , Photography , Competition
Digital Stylings of Pascale Nubret
2008-04-07 16:46:00 Discovering the art of digital composition in 1993, Pascale Nubret’s art is sci-fi meets steam punk. Her digital creations are a softer version of HR Geiger’s previous collection with a disconnect from reality and an IV of fantasy. Pascale weaves her imagery with intricate details and her symbols seem to flutter around her digital portraits. A ... More About: Design , Digital
Art Auction to Benefit Stoked Mentoring
2008-04-04 20:25:00 The people at Stoked Mentoring have once again partnered with the prestigious Milk Gallery in Manhattan for their benefit art auction on Saturday, April 5th. Stoked brings together at-risk youth and successful adults to learn a new non-traditional sport like surfing, skateboarding, or snowboarding. These sports serve as the groundwork and means for enhancing mentoring relationships ... More About: Sports , Auction , Benefit
One Gallery Goes Green
2008-04-04 16:21:00 Going green can now bring you more than good Karma and relief to our ailing planet; it can allow you to share in one gallery’s attempt at helping the cause. The Main Street Gallery is seeking submissions for a large scale installation on the environment called, “Go Green .” Artist and the general public can participate by ...
Don?t Eat Your Vegetables
2008-04-03 17:18:00 Don’t eat your vegetables, play them! This is exactly what the Vegetable Orchestra does performing solely on instruments made of veggies. The group uses carrot flutes, pumpkin basses, leek violins, cucumber-o-phones and celery bongos. Using goods from Mother Nature’s bounty, the ensemble conquers pre-conceived beliefs about music conceptions and their limitations. The self-organized collaborative of men ... More About: Music , Vegetables , General
Netaudio ?08 Call for Entries
2008-04-03 15:48:00 Netaudio, the Offline Festival for Online Music will take place from October 22 to 25 at Shunt, a extensive labyrinth of tunnels underneath London Bridge Station. Over four nights they will celebrate the creative output of networked musicians and online communities with talks, workshops, showcases and performances. Parts of Netaudio?08 will be programmed through an open call ... More About: General , Call , Netaudio
Marta de Menezes: Functional Portraits
More articles from this author:2008-04-02 17:52:00 In portraits, artists have been trying to represent not only the physical appearance of the subject, but also characteristics of the personality, by using the pose, elements in the composition, and even the choice of techniques. Science has developed powerful techniques to visualize what is hidden under the skin: and not only morphological characteristics, but also ... More About: Photography , General , Portraits , Marta 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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