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Make Your Art Successful - Create A Story With Your Drawing And Painting
2007-12-27 23:38:00 By Michael Dale When you draw a picture do you think about creating a story? Would you concern yourself about what your painting says? It doesn’t matter what art materials and tools you use to create your drawings and paintings, unless the picture you create has a history it can never be a success. Many beginners wouldn’t realize that ... More About: Story , Drawing , Painting , Make , Create
Why Bother With Art Colleges?
2007-12-25 08:33:00 If you are pretty talented at art you might not even consider going to Art College. Why should you, anyway? You can draw like the masters: Boticelli, Michaelangeo, Da Vinci. There wasn?t a landscape scene your brushes didn?t like, and there wasn?t any portrait you couldn?t draw. You can sketch anything that exists! But as with ... More About: Colleges , Art School
Gaudi?s Barcelona
2007-12-24 07:29:00 By Mike McDougall The native Catalan architect certainly left his mark on this great city and a visit to Barcelona wouldn?t be complete without taking in some of his greatest works. An architect seemingly without contemporaries, Gaudi ?s free-flowing post modern creations were decades ahead of his time. The world has taken note of Gaudi and this ...
Where to Commission a Portrait
2007-12-23 02:41:00 When you need a photograph changed to art form, you can commission a portrait. Now what do we need for commissioning a portrait? All you need is a photograph even a fuzzy old photograph will do. The artist tries to make an exact replica of the photograph given. When there are missing elements in the photograph ... More About: Commission , Portrait , Missi
The Old Masters - Who Are They?
2007-12-22 07:09:00 By David Nivala The term Old Master refers to artists or painters that painted between 1400 and 1900. (Some say to 1800) These painters were mainly from Europe. They were people who were fully trained and worked independently. Some of them are household names, even today, like Rembrandt, Leonardo, Rubens, Raphael and Michelangelo. Professional art critiques ... More About: Masters , Aster
The Inventor of Oil Paintings
2007-12-21 07:00:00 By Sara Swansson In comparison to many other art forms, oil painting is still considered relatively new. Oil painting is the use of oil in pigments in order to paint. Oil paintings date back to the 1400?s. Before oil painting, paint was mixed with plaster found in frescoes or egg in tempera paints. The invention of ... More About: Paintings , Inventor
PULSE Contemporary Art Fair 2007
2007-12-18 20:55:00 PULSE Contemporary Art Fair capped off an extraordinary year with its third Miami edition, held December 5-9, which drew substantial crowds and impressive sales. PULSE Miami confirmed the Fair’s role as a leader in the highly competitive art market. It is a pioneering art fair. From Chicago: Carl Hammer Gallery’s Chris Ware - Branford the ... More About: Contemporary Art , Art Gallery , Pulse
Donating Your Artwork ? Makes Sense or No Cents?
2007-12-18 08:19:00 This article explores the topic of donating work for fundraisers or charity groups. At first glance, you may wonder how giving away your work for free can make you money! Well, it may make more sense “and cents” than you might think! And it doesn’t apply just to artists?. any artist, artisan or crafter, any one ... More About: Sense , Artwork , Cents
Art - Rembrandt?s Life
2007-12-17 05:55:00 By Michael Russell Rembrandt is an extraordinary Dutch painter, etcher and draftsman of the 1600s. He is most well known for his chiaroscuro, his brush work and the way in which he connected with the human soul. His life, however, was not a happy one. Rembrandt’s full name is Rembrandt Harmenszoon Van Rijn. He ... More About: Life
Exploring Careers in the Arts
2007-12-15 17:46:00 By Fei Lim Perhaps you are trying to figure out what kind of career is best for you in the future, or maybe you even are looking for a career change in your life. If so, one very fun and stimulating field to consider is the arts. A career in the arts can be very exciting ... More About: Careers , Arts , Exploring , The Arts , Art School
Los Angeles Art Show Joined by Annual Los Angeles Fine Print Fair
2007-12-14 17:54:00 The Art World Comes to Los Angeles The Los Angeles Art Show , one of the most prestigious expositions in America, is proud to present the 13th annual exhibition showcasing a myriad of fine art from the 17th century to the present. In addition, this year the Los Angeles Art Show will be joined by the IFPDA?s ... More About: Artists , Print , Fair
Leonardo da Vinci - A Biography of the Renaissance Man
2007-12-14 02:11:00 Leonardo Da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452, in Vinci, Italy. It is uncertain that Vinci, just west of Florence, was the actual birthplace and it is often debated that perhaps he was born in a farmhouse in Anchiano. Nevertheless, Vinci claims the prestigious title of the birthplace of Leonardo Da Vinci. Leonardo ... More About: Biography , Leonardo da Vinci , Renaissance , Leonardo
Impressionism: The Lasting Impression!
2007-12-13 06:10:00 By Nadeem Alam A style that turned into a movement and then brought about the change at a great level in technique along with the ideology of the painting during the last third of 19th century that emphasized the perception of an artist up to an extant where it was adjacent to the importance of the ... More About: Impressionism , Impression , The Last
Art and Its Power to Transform
2007-12-11 17:19:00 By Jan I. Phillips The artist Wassily Kandinsky writes in Concerning the Spiritual In Art that ?the artist must search deeply into his own soul, develop and tend it, so that his art has something to clothe, and does not remain a glove without a hand…The artist must have something to say, for mastery over form ... More About: Power
Botticelli: From the Birth of Venus to a Bonfire of the Vanities
2007-12-11 02:47:00 Most of the Western world is familiar with the image of Venus rising from the sea on a clamshell in the famous Italian Renaissance painting by Sandro Botticelli. With its lyrical, graceful beauty, the work we know so well is properly named The Birth of Venus and sometimes affectionately known in contemporary culture as “Venus ...
The Life of Diego Velasquez
2007-12-10 02:14:00 Diego Velasquez is one of Spain’s most celebrated and influential painters, born in 1599 he rose to become the leading artist in the royal court of Phillip IV. Velasquez came along during the contemporary Baroque period and went on to become one of it’s leading exponents alongside the likes of Peter Paul Rubens. Baroque was ... More About: Life , Diego
WIP AM: Frieda Kahlo?s Auto-biographical Artwork
2007-12-08 23:45:00 As a classic auto-biographical artist, Frida painted her reality. She claimed to be born on 1910 , the year of the outbreak of the Mexican revolution, because she wanted her life to begin together with the modern Mexico. “after her death at the age of forty-seven in 1954, the mexican painter frida kahlo became first a ... More About: Artwork , Auto , Biographical
Frida Kahlo?s Auto-biographical Artwork
2007-12-08 23:45:00 As a classic auto-biographical artist, Frida painted her reality. She claimed to be born on 1910 , the year of the outbreak of the Mexican revolution, because she wanted her life to begin together with the modern Mexico. “after her death at the age of forty-seven in 1954, the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo became first a ... More About: Artwork , Auto , Biographical
The Art of Glass
2007-12-08 03:14:00 Many groundbreaking discoveries came about by chance! In 1928, bacteriologist Alexander Fleming found a mould had contaminated one of his experiments. To his surprise, the mould turned out to be an antibacterial agent…and so, penicillin was born. Another remarkable creation is the multifaceted and challenging media of glass. By melting combinations of soda and sand, ... More About: Glass
The Museu del Prado in Madrid, Spain
2007-12-07 04:59:00 By Josh Mullen The Museu del Prado is one of the most popular tourist spots in Madrid . Though this museum houses over 7,000 paintings, the emphasis on famous Spanish artists, Velázquez, Goya and El Greco is very evident. There are, of course, many works of art from many other artists. The museum is surrounded by beautiful gardens. ... More About: Spain
Rhythm & Balance
2007-12-05 09:22:00 By Domen Lombergar Balance is the perception of visual equilibrium, and relates to our physical sense of balance. It is an appeasement of opposing forces in a composition that results in visual stability. Most successful compositions attain balance in one of two ways: symmetrically or asymmetrically. Balance in a three dimensional object is simple to understand. ... More About: Drawing , Painting , Rhythm
Learn Graffiti - its the new cool!
2007-12-04 16:40:00 By Neil Campbell It is only recently that graffiti and the street art scene have been viewed as something more than just an underground artistic movement. The image of the lone writer has been transformed from a deviant character to someone who should be showcased and promoted ... More About: Graffiti , Drawing , Painting , Cool , Learn
Start a Contemporary Art Collection
2007-11-30 04:36:00 This article ‘Start ing a Contemporary Art Collection’ is one of several articles by Corinne Cain (December 07, 2005) posted on this website. She has a credible background in the field of the fine arts, and I hope you learn from her art insights and professional art suggestions. This article is really a list of suggestions on ... More About: Contemporary Art , Temp
Creative Ways To Display Artwork
2007-11-29 04:35:00 Developing skills for a great art collection does not stop by knowing where to shop for what. Being an art collector also means knowing how to best display your work. Here is an interesting article dedicated to the topic on how to best show off your art pieces. Creative Ways To Display Art Work Some people spend a considerable ... More About: Artwork
Why don?t men ?do? scrapbooking??
2007-11-25 02:43:00 Why is it that nearly all scrapbook enthusiasts are women? It’s not as if we don’t like taking photographs, is it? If you’re on holiday and someone barges into you while they’re trying to line up a family shot, it’s not going to be Mum standing there apologetically! We also love collecting things, though that’s more ... More About: Scrapbooking , Scrapbook
Banksy: Graffiti Vandal or Artist
2007-11-22 21:06:00 “Banksy ’ is a Bristol born graffiti artist who became famous (some would say “infamous’) for his satirical stencilling in the early nineties. Article from http://www.eArtfair.com/blog Although he has become one of the most eminent and collectable artists working today, he remains all but anonymous; almost no details about his life, including his name, are publically known. In ... More About: Graffiti , Artist , Genre , Folk Art
Art News, Art Magazines & Other Art Publications
2007-11-21 17:45:00 By A. Lee, copyright 2007 People always ask me what art magazines I read as an artist. So, I’ve put together a list of the better art rags out there. Some offer insights on outsider art, others on art making, others on fine craft. Find below some of the world’s leading, glossy fine-art magazines. ... More About: News , Magazines , Healing , Publications
Tips for Creating Beautiful Polymer Clay Beads
2007-11-19 22:06:00 By Astrid Lee, http://www.eArtfair.com/blog - Copyright 2007 To create beautiful polymer clay beads for your fine art jewelry, there are a number of steps you should take to ensure that right from the beginning you’re able to make a rather professional, artistic product, in an economical way. Article from http://www.eArtfair.com/blog FIRST THE BASICS: TIPS FOR USING POLYMER ... More About: Tips , Jewellery , Creating , Beautiful , Clay
The Future of Art - Investment Ideas
2007-11-15 02:26:00 Featured at http://www.eArtfair.com/blog By Tim Seaward In order to look into the future we need only to look into the recent past. Article from http://www.eArtfair.com/blog It is not only helpful to look at different trends as well, but I believe we will find that certain fashions have had varying degrees of mutual influence upon artistic endeavours. Current art trends are ... More About: Ideas , Investment , Future , Investment Ideas , The Future
The Best of Ansel Adams
More articles from this author:2007-11-14 04:44:00 SFMOMA showcases artist Ansel Adams , one of the most influential photographers of all times, in an ongoing multimedia feature on its website.http://www.eArtfair.com/blog Article Copyright 2007 By Astrid Lee, http://www.eArtfair.com/blog - Copyright 2007 The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) honored our beloved photographer Ansel Adams with special exhibit ‘Ansel Adams at 100′ in 2001. The lines ... More About: The Best Of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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