Photography Returns to Its Roots
Retouching images using digital tools has been the name of the photography game for the past several years, but all of this is changing as photographers move toward basic, “organic” photographic techniques.
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Color Inspires Runners
Can art, or elements of art, inspire individuals in the fitness realm? It can and does. Just ask any individual involved in The Color Run™.
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Lovers of Literature Get Lost in 250,000-Book Maze
Any art-lover who plans to be in London before August 25, 2012, would do his or herself a disservice by not going to see the “maze” of books that has been created by two Brazilian artists.
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Thomas Kinkade Is Remembered Through His Artwork
Though Thomas Kinkade is no longer with us, his art remains. His last work (from what is currently known) was shown in Cape May, New Jersey, at the Victorian Walk Gallery in August of 2012.
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Picasso’s Art Is Recovered After Half a Century of Being Hidden
“Seated Woman with Red Hat,” a painting created by Picasso himself, was found in the attic of the Evansville Museum in Indiana. Given to the museum in 1963, the piece was stored in the attic after being wrongly catalogued.
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Can You Be Taught to Read in Color?
There are some individuals who read in color — these people have grapheme-color synesthesia. With grapheme-color synesthesia, each letter appears as a certain color. Researchers are studying whether or not this type of synesthesia can be taught.
DetailsAncient Egypt Arts
Ancient Egyptian art is highly symbolic and merges abstract style with naturalism. This post serves as an overview of the many phases and transitions of ancient Egyptian art, mostly concentrating on styles of art between 3000 BC and 300 AD. At this time, art was not just a compliment to function. The main motive for…
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When Art is Represented On Stage
Two individuals recently wrote a play called “Divine Rivalry” that integrates 16th Century Italian art into theatre. “Divine Rivalry” has a storyline that is true to its name, being about an “artistic duel” between Michelangelo Buonarroti and Leonardo Da Vinci, two giants of the art world.
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Color Blocking Makes for Artful Fashion
Color blocking is nothing more than art adapted to fit the human body in the form of certain clothing/color combinations. What’s more, fashionable color blocking is easy to do.
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Company Uses Color to Create a Sense of Identity
For J Public Relations, color has created a sense of identity as a company. JPR, a firm whose specialty is “eateries” and hotels, is truly unlike any professional office you have ever encountered. This is because it is bathed in pink. What’s more, this famous hue has created a name for JPR.
DetailsHow the Father of Abstract Expressionism Forsook Fame to Pursue Art
Have you ever heard of Clyfford Still? Many modern-day art lovers have not. The irony in this is that Clyfford Still was and is incredibly influential to the art world. In fact, Still, who was born in 1904 and died in 1980, was one of the pioneers of abstract expressionism.
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How to Encourage Creativity in Children
Many artists relish the act of making art because it is reminiscent of the creative freedom they had as children, when they were unburdened by artistic “rules” or the opinions of others. Children are naturally creative, eager to explore the world around them and express what they discover in their own unique way. Over time,…
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