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Winners of Seafarer’s Life Contest on Fine Art America
I asked the members of Fine Art America for images that portrayed a Seafarer's life. I had so many wonderful images that it... »
Caption Contest 22Every week I hold a Caption Contest that anyone can enter :) You are shown a picture. Think of a good, catchy caption for... »
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Pick of the Day – Amy FoseI am a photographer by hobby. I enjoy being out in nature and capturing the beauty I see. I have very little formal training... »
Imagined Lives: Mystery Portraits 1520-1640IMAGINED LIVES: MYSTERY PORTRAITS 1520-1640 17 March 2010-October 2011 The National Trust's Montacute House, near Yeovil,... »
Monthly Photo Tip – March 2010I am always on the lookout of ways to minimize camera vibration during exposure that may result in low quality and blurry... »
At HomeLast weekend New England was hit with record pouring rain. Although a big fan of heading out during rain storms to photograph I... »
Pick of the Day – Edward SobutaEd Sobuta is an IT professional that has a passion for photography. He specializes in nature, landscape, product and... »
Tribute to Gareth CarrivickTribute has been paid to comedy director Gareth Carrivick who has died. Jon Plowman, Executive Producer for BBC Comedy, who... »
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DEBATE AT THE SAATCHI GALLERY ON 29 MARCH 2010: ART FAIRS ARE ABOUT MONEY NOT ART
Share Art fairs, scoff the critics, have become shopping malls for the super-rich. They are giant marketplaces for the wealthy to buy, invest and speculate on the commodity of art. Galleries pressure artists to churn out ’safe’, sellable works, which are not so much looked at as bought in bulk. As the critic Jerry Saltz... »
Art gallery opens swingers’ club to mixed response
Share A sex club has moved into an art gallery with the stated aim of helping visitors to a Gustav Klimt exhibition confront their sexual inhibitions. The Secession, a contemporary art venue in Vienna, has incorporated the club, named Element6, as part of a project by Swiss artist Christoph Buechel. Visitors must walk through it to reach... »
Doug and Mike Starn Create Monumental Sculpture for Metropolitan Museum’s 2010 Roof Garden Installation
Share Big Bambú to Open April 27 American artists Mike and Doug Starn (born 1961) have been invited by The Metropolitan Museum of Art to create a site-specific installation for The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden, opening to the public on April 27. The identical twin brothers will present Big Bambú, a monumental... »
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When did you first become interested in art? I remember a fascination with images since I was a kid when I was learning to read and got my first illustrated books . At that time I started to draw horses by trying to copy my toys. I got aware that there is something like art... »
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When did you first become interested in art? The interest in art and drawing was bestowed upon me since I was child. I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t interested in drawing… It wasn’t until later that I found a new source of creation: digital illustration. I feel that I found myself the most using... »
Installation of Contemporary Aboriginal Painting Opens at Metropolitan Museum
Share Installation dates: December 15, 2009 – June 13, 2010 Location: Rockefeller Wing corridor, first floor, opposite Modern Art An installation of 14 bold and colorful paintings created by contemporary Aboriginal Australian artists will go on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on December 15. Drawn from a U. S. private collection, Contemporary Aboriginal Painting... »
Nil Desperandum – Contemporary artists in Cornwall respond to the legacy of John Knill
Share On the 12th of December an exciting exhibition of contemporary art will open at Knill House, St Ives, Cornwall, England. Nil Desperandum brings together a group of local and international artists to pay tribute to John Knill, the late Mayor of St. Ives and the building’s former resident. The artists included in the show were... »
Saatchi says ‘don’t be an artist’
Share Charles Saatchi, the inspiration behind a new art talent search show, has warned against trying to make a career as an artist. The collector told the Radio Times: “The odds are stacked very heavily against making a living out of it.” Saatchi, 65, added that he was “praying” that School of Saatchi would become a version... »
R3Arts: technology & democracy, historical drama, Islamic art, and the 1969 moonlanding
Historical drama: fact or fiction? TV drama scriptwriter Michael Hirst defends himself against the charge of betraying history in his work. Plus, following events in Iran, technology critic Bill Thompson on the internet as a tool for democratic change; the scope and the limit of contemporary Islamic art; and the Summer of '69 -... »
Songhai Creative present Tunde Owolabi’s “African Elegance”
ShareIn his London debut solo exhibition, Nigerian artist Tunde Owolabi presents a series of ethereal paintings and photographs exploring the vibrant semiotic nature of African cultural identity. . This multi-media exhibit investigates the preservation of the unique beauty of the African in contemporary art. . Tunde embraces recycled daily newspapers such as the Metro... »
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- Newbury Park, CA - Westlake Village Art Guild 2010 Juried Open Show 22 March, 2010
- Enna, Itala - First Edition Of The International Symposium Of Sculpture In Stone In Enna Federico Ii Of Svevia Stupor Mundi 22 March, 2010
- Carrara, MS - Video Of The Execution Of Passion Sculpture Sculptor Emanuele Rubini 22 March, 2010
- Carrara, MS - Presentation Official Video Channel Totally Dedicated To The Italian Sculptor Emanuele Rubini 22 March, 2010
- North Vancouver, BC - Collections 22 March, 2010
- Saint Louis, MO - Pick Flower Gallery Featuring Gallery Zoo Art By Catherine Jeltes 21 March, 2010
- Winnipeg, MB - Local Colors Spring Art Extravaganza 21 March, 2010
- Ybor City, FL - Art Exhibition 21 March, 2010
- Nanoose Bay, BC - Nanoose Bay Studio Tour 2010 21 March, 2010
- Carmel-by-the-Sea, California - 17th Annual Carmel Art Festival 21 March, 2010
- Palm Desert, CA - Celebrate The Planet - Earth Day 21 March, 2010
- Melbourne Beach, FL - Display Of Beach And Ocean Inspired Work By Gibbs Baum At The Melbourne Beach Library 21 March, 2010
- Upper Arlington, Ohio - Upper Arlington Seniors Watercolor And Drawing Classes 21 March, 2010
- Columbus, Ohio - Watercolor And Drawing Classes With Mindy Newman 21 March, 2010
- KEMAH, TEXAS - The Spring Membership Art Show Of The National Artists Society 21 March, 2010