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Pete Codling. Dust to Dust. Ltd Ed. Artist book. by Pete Codling. Relaunched from August.

Pete Codling. Dust to Dust. Ltd Ed. Artist book. by Pete Codling

Note differences made to Rewards, more options at the lower end to build the crowd! With your backing I can print a limited edition artist book. It documents an enormous temporary wall drawing I created in 2011 and destroyed in 2012. You are not just backing the book but helping me to make more artwork like this. It has taken over two years to put this together and it is now print ready. £8k is need to print the book to this quality, supply the rewards for your pledges and pay the Kickstarter fees. You can back this for £1 just because you like it, or back the artist with pledges for digital downloads, personal thank you postcards, prints, original artworks and the opportunity to commission your own new artwork at a Kickstarter price. There are three limited versions of the book and some extra specials at the top end but only available now at this exclusive crowd funding price: 100x Picture cover Hard back.

Thank you for reading all that. File:Amor Vincet Omnia.jpg - Wikimedia Commons. BBC arts content to be in mainstream shows, Lord Hall to say. 23 March 2014Last updated at 12:25 ET Programmes like The One Show will expand their arts coverage The BBC is to feature more arts stories in programmes like The One Show in a bid to make the subject less elitist.

BBC arts content to be in mainstream shows, Lord Hall to say

On Tuesday, the corporation's director general Tony Hall will announce new commissions including a series in collaboration with the Tate. Lord Hall will say the arts are at risk of becoming marginalised for future generations unless more is done to get children and young people engaged. As part of the plans, acclaimed 1960s arts show Civilisation is to return. The landmark 13-part series series telling the history of western art was fronted by art historian Kenneth Clark when it was screened by BBC Two in 1969.

The BBC is now looking for a new authoritative presenter to follow in Clark's footsteps for the new series, which will use modern digital technology to provide a fresh overview of the history of art. Civilisation presenter Kenneth Clark has left some big shoes to fill. Realistic Finger Paintings. Realistic Finger Paintings February 28th, 2014 | Inspiration | New York based artist Zaria Forman uses her fingers as a paintbrush and creates realistic artworks of beautiful landscapes, icebergs, and waves.

Realistic Finger Paintings

Ten of her paintings were featured in a Netflix TV series House of Cards. Also check out: 3D Paintings and Photorealistic Drawing. BBC iPlayer - Storyville: 2013-2014: Big Brother Watching Me: Citizen Ai Weiwei. Instagram. Instagram. Instagram. Sailor & Seagull Seven Drawings by Pete Codling by Pete Codling: Arts & Photography. Reeves Artist Portfolio Case A1. Reeves Artist Portfolio Case A1. Reeves Artist Portfolio Case A1. ?nav=item. What's on at Winchester Discovery Centre. Skip to content What's new Search FAQ Complaints Feedback Access keys <!

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Making It: A celebration of craft and community in Winchester. What if the old masters' nudes were today's skinny models? Botticelli's Venus is quite slender by the standards of Italian Renaissance nudes.

What if the old masters' nudes were today's skinny models?

Floating towards us on her shell, she seems perfectly proportioned. And she is. But what happens if you play around with a reproduction of this beloved painting on your computer and reduce her waistline to meet the demands of a modern catwalk or magazine? Italian artist Anna Utopia Giordano did – and the results, online at annautopiagiorani.it, are shocking and grotesque. They make you realise how remote in attitudes to the body the great nudes of art are from contemporary ideals of beauty, and how bizarre and limiting our own perspective is. Some people would say that a painting like Titian's Venus of Urbino is a pornographic indulgence intended to gratify Renaissance princes in a coarse and carnal way. As a matter of fact, there are Renaissance nudes that are just as skinny as any fashion designer could demand. Why 2012 will be year of the artist-entrepreneur. While 2011 was a big year for political unrest, another uprising was afoot in the world of content creators and artists.

Everywhere you look, artists are taking more control over their own economic well being, in large part because the Internet has enabled them to do so. You see it in all forms of content, from books, to video to music. A few examples from this year: e-books: Probably the most active area in large part because there is huge shifts taking place in digital publishing. From former mid-list writers like Barry Eisler to superstars like JK Rowling, writers are increasingly making waves in digital publishing.

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Vimeo. Nick Gentry&#039;s Floppy Disk Artwork. Liu Bolin and the art of concealment. Known as the 'invisible man', artist Liu Bolin camouflages himself against different city locations, from China to the UK. Each of his photographic artworks takes up to 10 hours to complete, with an assistant helping to paint him into the background. Can you spot him in these pictures?