Art Articles
One prevalent trait of all Native American art is the use of animistic themes. These are themes that stem both from lore and from shamanic teachings and experiences.
Fri, 12 Sep 2008: Egyptian Art and its Spiritual and Religious Influences
The art of Egypt is heavily influenced by spiritual and religious ideas and culture that extends back thousands of years.
Wed, 10 Sep 2008: Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit Features Art with an Edge
The newest addition to metro Detroit's art scene is also one of the most anticipated. The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) delivers what it promises: contemporary art.
Fri, 5 Sep 2008: The Dreaming and its Influence on Australian Aboriginal Art
The Dreaming is the centre of Aboriginal religion and life and is the most important influence on their art.
Thu, 4 Sep 2008: The Little Extinguisher Box Of Tricks: "Magic Extinguisher" And Early Film
A fire extinguisher: for most of us, nothing but a standard piece of safety equipment, tied to the wall with extinguisher brackets and sealed in an extinguisher box. But for the early filmmakers of a largely pre-narrative Hollywood, a fire extinguisher of the classic pre-pressurized type was just another means of struggling to develop a common language of film.
Wed, 3 Sep 2008: Wildlife Art is A Popular Gift and can Help with Conservation
Because Wildlife Art has become so popular today's best wildlife artists are becoming extremely well known for their stunning wildlife paintings and photographs of wild animals and birds.
Mon, 1 Sep 2008: The Influence of Women in Arts and Crafts around the World
Women's rights around the world are also an important factor of their craft skill.
Sun, 10 Aug 2008: AMOA-Laguna Gloria Art Museum
The Laguna Gloria Art Museum is a popular art museum located in Austin. This article looks at some of the features and history of Laguna Gloria.
Thu, 7 Aug 2008: If You're An Avid Painter You'll Surely Want to Read This
This move has the unfortunate effect of painting leaders into a corner (and managers too). His desire is for us to reflect who he is to the world so that others might see him through us, much like one would see the artist through a painting.
Tue, 5 Aug 2008: Have You Recently Taken A Liken To The Art Of Painting?
Now, you have to sign up restaurants, bowling alleys and high schools to buy paintings from your Paint Rollers and Paint Brushes.
Tue, 5 Aug 2008: Painting Tips for Your Perusal
There's painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, computer graphics, dancing, performing arts, etc. The type of painting that Renoir used is called Impressionism.
Sun, 3 Aug 2008: Painting Information and Methodologies
Paintings on silk often narrate poetic themes and thus are responsible in gifting Vietnamese art a unique lyrical flavour.
Fri, 1 Aug 2008: Are You Interested In Painting?
When considering composition, as a viewer of a painting, your eye is drawn to the most important part of the artwork. A human subject can, and should be, assessed by the artist in the same way as you would a landscape, still life or any other subject for a painting.
Thu, 31 Jul 2008: Why Do People Buy Paintings?
This article discusses the power of several types of paintings and why it is that people decide to purchase paintings to put on display or on a wall.
Thu, 3 Jul 2008: Math And The Arts: Essential Partners
It's subtle, far-reaching, and coercive, and we start learning it as early as the first grade. It may not be well-supported by research, yet it defines many peoples' self-image, their college majors, and their job choices. What is it?
Tue, 1 Jul 2008: Renderings in Watercolor and Acrylic of Waterscapes
Watercolor and acrylic renderings illustrated and interpreted to show how each have unique characteristics in depicting reflections on and under the water. Although both are water-based paints, they are definitely different in function and outcome. Color illustrations.
Fri, 27 Jun 2008: Building an Opera House in Cyberspace
How can new technology help keep an eighteenth century art form alive and well in the twenty first century.
Opera's music, voices, and dramatic stories have stood the test of time, but in this media stuffed, fast-paced, screen-age of computer games, high-octane entertainment and attention deficiency how can you inject new life into an ancient art form to make it relevant to a whole new audience?
Wed, 18 Jun 2008: The Perils Of Moving Fine Art
A look at the best way of transporting precious paintings when moving house.
Fri, 13 Jun 2008: Fine Art Prints - The Art of Selecting Fine Art
Fine art prints are the perfect accent to any home decoration project. Even in this current housing climate, you can make your home really feel like a warm inviting environment with the correct selection of fine art that complements your wall space and furniture. This article will explore the considerations of proper selection of fine art prints to really make the most of your art selection.
Tue, 10 Jun 2008: The Shell Ladies Of Margate
From a distance you could be forgiven for mistaking some of Margate's most distinctive visitors for lonely brides standing sentinel on the seafront, their large white dresses and slightly achronistic bonnets creating a stark contrast with the grey, crumbling prom of the almost forgotten Kent seaside town.
Sat, 7 Jun 2008: Rare Antiques Moments Live On - Peaks of Love, Depths of Despair
English artist John Constable changed modern art and enjoyed great love amidst poverty. When his beloved wife died, leaving him 7 children, his art darkened.
Tue, 27 May 2008: How Math Makes Art Possible
A popular stereotype holds that some students are "math people" and some students, "humanities people." "Humanities people" excel in such subjects as English, visual art, history, drama, and social studies, because of their high creativity or "right-brainedness," while "math and logic people" struggle with creative subjects but excel at logic-driven disciplines.
Sat, 10 May 2008: Digital Canvas Print And Modern Canvas Art
Reproductions of original artwork have been printed on canvas for many decades using offset printing. Since the 1990s canvas print has been associated with either dye sublimation or inkjet printers (sometimes sold under the trade names Repligraph and Giclée respectively). With these printers artists and photographers can print their works directly on canvas stock as limited run reproductions.
Sat, 10 May 2008: Why does Acoma Pueblo pottery cost so much?
Discusses the pottery tradition of Acoma Pueblo, the processes by which Acoma Pueblo pottery is made and why it is both distinctive and worth its price.
Sat, 3 May 2008: Nine rules to keep from getting fleeced when you buy tribal art.
Nine guidelines to help a novice buyer and beginning collector of tribal art make the best decisions and tell the difference between value and fraudulent offerings.
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