Art Articles

Culture and Society » Art | By Aydan Corkern @ Monday, 17th November 2008

If you love to paint, then you know that there are several kinds of paint, but most like to just paint with watercolors. There are several kinds of papers that you can buy to use with watercolors. When using watercolor you will want to try to create the effect of life in your painting and do it in a manner [more...]

Culture and Society » Art | By Michael New Jr. @ Thursday, 30th October 2008

Most people are not aware that tattoos began as a part of rituals of different tribes and ethnic groups. It used to signify a meaningful phase in the life of the person receiving the symbol. The rituals could be rather long and painful for the one having it done, but this thought does not usually entered their mind because having [more...]

Culture and Society » Art | By Musa Aykac @ Thursday, 30th October 2008

Whether you like art or not, once you visit a gallery of art you get some what absorbed by the surroundings and they really can be quite fascinating. Art does not have to be just about pictures. It can be in any form such as fossils, or monuments. There are some great art galleries around the world, but let\'s just [more...]

Culture and Society » Art | By Sebastian Marders @ Thursday, 30th October 2008

Anyone can create paintings if they really want to. Painting and art are very free forms of expression where you can say what you have to say in every stroke of your paintbrush. The moment you feel the need to paint something that you see right now, you can do so and everyone will be able to understand [more...]

Culture and Society » Art | By Eric Johnson @ Tuesday, 28th October 2008

Hip hop beats are usually ignored by the majority of people who will ever listen to a rap beat will never consider the mechanics of it and they will never think about what makes the rap beat great. However, they do not realize that the rap producers carefully decide what to include inside their rap beats when they make their [more...]

Culture and Society » Art | By Earl Garber @ Thursday, 16th October 2008

Stained glass had been around for thousands of years, starting as a luxury, which the rich and elite used to add decoration to their homes. Once the process became more of an art form available to all, churches began to use them to depict religious scenes and narratives as their windows. But during this time very talented artists were painting [more...]

Culture and Society » Art | By Rodney Dagan @ Monday, 13th October 2008

Native and Aboriginal artworks are gaining world popularity and attaining higher and higher auction prices. Yet many of those who produce them are still living in unacceptable standards even in affluent countries like Australia. Many years back native art was considered a curiosity and whimsical but in recent times it has become a major force as the public now realises [more...]

Culture and Society » Art | By Debby Jones @ Thursday, 9th October 2008

Porcelain is an integral thread of the fabric of Chinese culture. In the 14th century, while Europeans were still eating from low-fired earthenware or wooden dishes, the Chinese had developed the first underglazed porcelain. They were using cobalt, originally imported from Iran during the Yuan period (1279 to 1368 A.D.), to add exceptional shades of color, from pale blue to [more...]

Culture and Society » Art | By Dominic Donaldson @ Thursday, 9th October 2008

The definition of fine art has become somewhat confused since the turn of the twentieth century and the beginnings of the infamous Marcel Duchamp and his anti retinal artworks. Prior to this, art was regarded as painting and sculpture that was executed with skill. Compare this to the works that come under the umbrella of fine art today, [more...]

Culture and Society » Art | By Anna Stenning @ Monday, 6th October 2008

These days there are more people looking for something different to do in their spare time outside of their working life. One of the oldest and most popular hobbies for young people and adults alike is pottery. Many people will take buying ceramic dishes, pots and cutlery for granted, without realising just how important a role they play in our [more...]

Culture and Society » Art | By Sebastian Marders @ Wednesday, 1st October 2008

Painting is a method of remodeling the world into your own perspective and telling people what that world means to you. Though you try to paint something similar to what you see, you end up adding something that you feel belongs in the picture and with that your own interpretation of life. When you begin to paint, your [more...]

Culture and Society » Art | By Sebastian Marders @ Wednesday, 1st October 2008

Painting isn\'t really painting when you don\'t know what materials to use for your artwork in the first place. The best paintings are brought to life when the artist uses paints that work well and that brings out the effect that he or she wants to emit in the painting. Nowadays painters are deciding which would be the [more...]

Culture and Society » Art | By Sebastian Marders @ Tuesday, 30th September 2008

Any scene or landscape that you encounter, which ignites that starvation for painting, should not be wasted. Landscapes change now and then that could have been recorded using a canvas, paint, and your brush, so you have to learn how to either replicate or distort the image into how you see and understand it the best way possible. [more...]

Culture and Society » Art | By john mce @ Tuesday, 30th September 2008

As an exhibitor you want your product to be seen at the right event and by the right people to generate maximum exposure and sales for your product. Research the venue You already know you have a quality product, but now you need to make sure others know how good it is too. This stage is vital and it is a good [more...]

Culture and Society » Art | By Ranju Kumar @ Tuesday, 30th September 2008

African arts are very exceptional way of arts. It has its own kind of gesture among the people. Many people like African arts because it is one of the ancient arts which have life even today. African masks, African fabrics, African musical instruments, African ladies Handbags and African carvings these are all the traditional crafts of African arts. Most of the [more...]

Culture and Society » Art | By Ranju Kumar @ Tuesday, 30th September 2008

Africa is a well known for its art and craft works. Most of these arts works are found in the form of sculptures, fabric work, decorative items, musical instruments like drums, and paintings. Most of the statues can be found in the form of human beings, which represents great leaders. They make their art work in such a way that [more...]

Culture and Society » Art | By Sebastian Marders @ Monday, 29th September 2008

What do you think of when you think of fine art? There is a recognized meaning to the phrase. But not everyone is aware of what it actually is. Many of us get so wrapped up in talking about it, and maybe debating general points that we never take the time to learn about the many facets that it entails. For [more...]

Culture and Society » Art | By Sebastian Marders @ Saturday, 27th September 2008

So you want to be an art collector. It is sometimes mused that there is an \"art\" to it. But saying that may have the effect of making it more complicated than it has to be. The first thing that you have to decide is what kind of collector you want to be. Anyone who has a love for great [more...]

Culture and Society » Art | By Sebastian Marders @ Saturday, 27th September 2008

There are certain things in life that are generally thought of as things that we should have an interest in, in order to be well rounded individuals. This is not a good way for things to be introduced to us, however. Let\'s face it, who really wants to do things that we should be doing? It\'s like the classic argument [more...]

Culture and Society » Art | By Andy West @ Thursday, 25th September 2008

Obviously, deciding whether or not to get a tattoo is a one\'s own choice. There are many great reasons to get a tattoo: as a memorial, to commemorate a major life event, or to symbolize an important relationship. There are a lot of bad reasons to get tattoos, as well. What follows are a whole lot of reasons people [more...]