6 Things I Learned About Painting From the Met's Blockbuster Matisse Show Last week, I finally visited the Met’s stellar exhibition, “Matisse: In Search of True Painting.” The show was, as I hoped, a refreshingly engaging experience that breaks down Henri Matisse’s meticulous and academic painting process into sections, addressing recurring themes that are applicable to both modern painters and art students today. In a recent article, New York Times art critic Roberta Smith aptly called the show “one of the most thrillingly instructive exhibitions about this painter, or painting in general, that you may ever see.” “Matisse: In Search of True Painting,” is ordered chronologically, and each gallery is separated into at least two critical stages of Matisse’s ever-evolving studio process, explained through the succinct and careful wall text that corresponds with each set of works. Here are six things that every art student will learn if they go see this show, which I can guarantee will make you a better painter. When to Use True Black Do Multiple Studies
National Geographic Photo Contest 2011 National Geographic is currently holding its annual photo contest, with the deadline for submissions coming up on November 30. For the past nine weeks, the society has been gathering and presenting galleries of submissions, encouraging readers to vote for them as well. National Geographic was kind enough to let me choose among its entries from 2011 for display here on In Focus. Gathered below are 45 images from the three categories of People, Places, and Nature, with captions written by the individual photographers. [45 photos] Use j/k keys or ←/→ to navigate Choose: Many people pilgrimage to Uluru, but what is seen there often depends on where you've come from. Eruption of the Cordon del Caulle. Beluga whales in the arctic having fun. This is a streetcar in New Orleans traveling back towards The Quarter on St. This image captures almost 6 hours of climbing parties on Rainier going for the summit under starry skies. Russia, polar region of West Siberia, Tazovsky Peninsula.
Incredible Living Painting With Realistic Body Paint Usually, we admire that the artists can create characters vividly, while this time, we will introduce a different artist who turns living, breathing people into characters in oil painting. That is Alexa Meade. Alexa Meade is a 23-year-old artist based in Washington, DC area. She applies acrylic paint to the surfaces of people, objects, and walls in a broad brushstroke that mimics the appearance of brushwork in a painting in a technique that she innovated.
Rashad Alakbarov Paints with Shadows and Light This is kind of flying all over the internet right now, but I couldn’t resist sharing. Artist Rashad Alakbarov from Azerbaijan uses suspended translucent objects and other found materials to create light and shadow paintings on walls. The jaw-dropping light painting above, made with an array of colored airplanes is currently on view at the Fly to Baku exhibition at De Pury Gallery in London through January 29th. (via art wednesday, fasels suppe) Naples Sailor Paints Haze Gray Masterpiece Better than the Mona Lisa. GAETA, ITALY – Raphael. Michelangelo. Giovanni Bellini. In its long history, Italy has incited many artists to greatness. “This is what I’ve been working towards my entire life,” Miller said of the ship’s fresh coat of paint. The 23-year-old artist was tasked with repainting his Naples-based ship last month when the Whitney ’s leaders ran out of anything better for the crew to do. “I found that I had come to regard that old, metal cage as an empty chapel ceiling and my paint roller as a tool for truth and beauty,” said the young prodigio. Haze gray is the color tone the US Navy uses on all of its surface ships – and the medium that Miller reportedly slaved over to make his vision of the perfect paint job a reality. “We were worried sick about him,” said Hospital Corpsman First Class Larry Perkins, who serves in the Whitney ’s infirmary. Indeed, Miller estimates he slept only ten hours and lost upwards of twenty pounds in the three-week production period.
The 20 Most Beautiful Bookstores in the World [Editor’s note: In celebration of the holidays, we’re counting down the top 12 Flavorwire features of 2012. This post, at #1, was originally published January 31.] With Amazon slowly taking over the publishing world and bookstores closing left and right, things can sometimes seem a little grim for the brick and mortar booksellers of the world. A gorgeous converted Dominican church gives the power of reading its due diligence.
Japanese Erotic Art Goes On View At Sotheby's In 'Beyond The Paper Screen' (NSFW PHOTOS) If you've ever wanted to get into the sexual mindset of a 17th century Japanese artist, it's time to head to Hong Kong and feast your eyes upon a deliciously naughty exhibit of traditional erotic art. Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Kinoe no komatsu (Detail), 1814, Woodblock colour print book, 22.0 x 26.0 cm Coyly titled "Beyond the Paper Screen," the Sotheby's showcase features a collection of over 60 blush-worthy prints by recognizable artists like Katsushika Hokusai and Kitagawa Utamaro. Taken together, the works explore the Edo period of Japanese art making (roughly the period between 1603 and 1868), in which pre-Modern artists delved into their sensual psyches to portray a plethora of taboo themes from polygamy to zoophilia. The various ukiyo-e artworks on display -- including Hokusai's famous portrait of a woman being pleasured by an octopus -- are sourced from the collection of well-known antique dealer Mitsuru Uragami.
A dog’s seeing eye dog Lily is a Great Dane that has been blind since a bizarre medical condition required that she have both eyes removed. For the last 5 years, Maddison, another Great Dane, has been her sight. The two are, of course, inseparable. (via Weird Universe, Daily Record, The Sun) George W. Bush Is Planning A New Painting Series And We Can't Wait Former U.S. president and current watercolor enthusiast George W. Bush is back at the easel. "Finally!" shouted no one everyone who's been obsessed with Dubya's not-so-secret love of painting dogs, cats and bizarre self-portraits. In a recent exit interview with the former director of Bush's public policy institute, James K. The New York Times reports: After early self-portraits in the shower and then dozens of paintings of dogs and cats, Mr. Bush has wowed us with his contemplative, personal-hygiene-themed works of art, first revealed to the world thanks to a hacker named Guccifer. While we all mull over the idea that GWB is quickly becoming one of our favorite outsider artists (Men Who Have Once Commanded Our Nation's Military category), it can't hurt to venture a guess as to which international allies Bush will choose to paint. 1. 2. If Bush can get over Mr. 3. 4. 5. Remember that time Bush gave German Chancellor Merkel a neck massage? 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
:::::: carnovsky :::::: ex For info and pricing please contact: carnovsky@carnovsky.com Download Pdf catalog of RGB BLACK wallpapers (12 Mb) These 20+ Street Art Images Testify Uncomfortable Truths | CSGlobe The catharsis that comes from awakening to the world’s happenings is often eclipsed by the realization of what we – as humans – have caused destruction-wise upon the Earth. In case you’re not aware, the global temperature has increased 1.7 degrees Fahrenheit since 1880, the global average sea level has increased 7″ over the past 100 years due to melting ice caps, and now carbon dioxide levels are at their highest they’ve ever been in over 650,000 years. One way to slow bring awareness to those who may live in the shadow of delusion – ignorant of the effects their actions have and sustainable alternatives they might employ – is to creatively share messages in high-populated urban areas. And in the dense thicket of apartment buildings, skyscrapers, and public plazas, exterior walls of concrete buildings become the perfect canvas to display such messages. As the world moves to cities, so does art. See also: Banksy Sneaks Into Gaza To Create Controversial Street Art
Amazing Places To Experience Around The Globe (Part 1) Preachers Rock, Preikestolen, Norway Blue Caves - Zakynthos Island, Greece Skaftafeli - Iceland Plitvice Lakes – Croatia Crystalline Turquoise Lake, Jiuzhaigou National Park, China Four Seasons Hotel - Bora Bora Ice skating on Paterswoldse Meer, a lake just South of the city of Groningen in the Netherlands. Marble Caves, Chile Chico, Chile The Gardens at Marqueyssac Ice Canyon - Greenland Capilano Suspension Bridge, Vancouver, British Columbia Valley of the Ten Peaks, Moraine Lake, Alberta, Canada Multnomah Falls, Oregon Seljalandsfoss Waterfall on the South Coast of Iceland Petra - Jordan (at night) Verdon, Provence, France Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania, Australia Norway Alesund Birdseye of City Benteng Chittorgarh, India Riomaggiore, Italy Keukenhof Gardens - Netherlands. Sky Lantern Festival - Taiwan. Mount Roraima - Venezuela. Seychelles East Iceland. Lucca, Tuscany, Italy. New York City. See also