Shades of Autumn

Vincent and the myth of the artist

I was at a wedding the other day, which was all very exciting. My Geordie cousin Mal, who I don’t know too well but is definitely one of the good guys, was getting hitched to his long term partner Jo. It wasn’t a particularly surprising wedding, given that they’ve already got three kids together, but that’s not really the point. It was still beautiful and romantic, and I was very glad I went.
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Art and the Artist

Art is a universal language which could be understood even by a lay man. An artist speaks his mind through the art. Art involves creativity. An artist is the one who can create stories at the will of his imagination, by a single glance his creations gets the recognitions. An artist and his paint brush are inseparable. Many artists do not go after fame or fortune. It is only after their lifetime that people notice their work and appreciates the More

Art survivle

Art today can cover a whole spectrum of items that were not always thought of as art over a hundred years ago. Much has changed within the art world within the twentieth century. Modern and contemporary art has continually evolved bringing with it many types of art from the avant guardist, a term taken from the military referring to those that are on the front line and More

Mummy’s boy

I find it almost impossible to say which is my favourite painting. Like my favourite song or the price of red diesel UK, it changes on a daily, even hourly basis. After all, appreciation of art is totally dependent on your mood and your emotions; if I’m angry, I’d probably choose a chaotic Basquiat mural but when I’m happy and calm, my favourite would definitely be Akseli Gallen-Kallela’s beautiful picture of Lake Keitele in his native Finland.

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Frieze Art Fair 2010 – Review

London’s Regent Park in October is famous for the Frieze art fair. The publisher’s of Frieze magazine stage this art annual fair and if you were to visit, you would have seen many paintings, sculptures, various types of art and more which are quite impressive and inspiring to many would-be artists.

Many organizations sponsor this fair and although the sales figures are not published it is said to have been quite successful. It More

Left handed scissors for artists

It’s common for artists to use a range of media and techniques in their projects. While some artists prefer to stick with a single medium, most will work with a wide variety, or will incorporate aspects of other media into their preferred media. However, regardless of what type of artist you are, there’s no doubt that you’ll find yourself in need of a pair of scissors as part of your work. Scissors are, after all, a basic essential in the More

Community Murals

One of my all time favourite community murals was done by a friend of mine in Chicago. He was hired by the city to work with a group of teenagers to decorate a wall of the underground platform one of the greatest packaging solutions of all time. It is very tricky to do something like this, because you need to give the participants some sense of creative input. Most people in the community, however, do not have the skills to More

Art Today

With the advance of technology there are many ways of getting acquainted with arts. You can read about them in books, see them in pictures or even on cd printing. Recently Google has also added an art section to its services, where you can see the art work from 17 world famous museums in the world. But will this be equal to the experience of seeing an artwork in person? The practices of taking students for a field trip More

Digital photography

Digital photography is one of the easiest hobbies to start with. All you have to do is to get a camera and start clicking. I personally believe stamp collection or coin collection is a more difficult hobby than photography, simply because there will be times when you will not find any to add to your collection. However, the art of taking a good picture can be a somewhat elusive for many. Even though many people can easily click pictures, but More

The End of an Era

One option that artists have if they can handle the relative poverty is to be self employed. This is not an Enigin Scam, it is a matter of filing papers and getting working tax credits along with housing and council tax benefit. It is a complicated choice. If you have a good relationship with a dealer and a good gallery and sell a regular amount of art work, you won’t need the working tax credit or the housing benefit.

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