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Essays, stories, news, terminology and fun - all related to art. Also have links to contemporary artists' sites, art museums around the world, and beautiful videos of morphing art.

Added on: Oct 8th, 2008
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: Liz Swanson
Listed in: Visual Arts Mixed Media
Tags: art painting drawing children art history art appreciation

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American Neo-Expressionist Artist - Jean-Michel Basquiat

Posted on Thursday May 28th, 2009 at 08:14 in grafitti, jean michel basquiat, neoexpressionism art, basquiat and warhol, basquiat movie, downtown 81 movie, basquiat and this band gray, samo grafitti art

Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1987)Basquiat was born in Brooklyn, New York. His parents were of Haitian and Portuguese decent. He was fluent in English, Spanish and French from an early age. His mother encouraged him to participate in various kinds of a...
Aluminum Lounge Chair Sells for 1.1 Million Pounds at Auction

Posted on Thursday April 30th, 2009 at 10:35 in art auction, marc newson, art sales, christie's auction, phillips de pury

Believe it or not, an aluminum chair just sold for 1.1 million pounds at the Phillips de Pury & Company auction house! The "Lockheed Lounge" chair by London artist Marc Newson set a new record for highest price at auction for a work of "contempor...
HR Giger - Life and Works

Posted on Thursday April 9th, 2009 at 13:18 in necronomicon, austrian artists, hr giger, schauspielhaus in zurich, giger interview documentary, ridley scott alien movie, giger album covers

Giger was born in Chur, Switzerland in 1940. When he was 22, he moved to Zurich, Austria, where he studied architecture and industrial design at the School of Applied Arts. He started working with ink and oil paints and had his first one-man show the...
Paul Cezanne - Life and Works

Posted on Thursday March 26th, 2009 at 07:38 in impressionism, classicism, cubism, french painters, cezanne still lifes, cezanne skulls, cezanne landscapes, cezanne portraits, paul cezanne biography and works

Paul Cezanne's works are in museums around the world. He created over 200 still lifes, over 60 renditions of Mont Saint-Victoire, and many pictures of the coast at L'Estaque, the mysterious house known as "Chateau Noir," bathers and portraits. His s...
Esref Armagan - The Blind Artist from Ankara, Turkey

Posted on Tuesday March 17th, 2009 at 18:41 in art, famous paintings, esref armagan, blind artist from ankara turkey

Meet Esref Armagan. He's been blind since birth. He's never seen light, shadow, color, shape or perspective. He is now an artist who lives in the Ankara region of Turkey.Armagan learned the shapes with his hands, and about colors in the world around...
Maurice Stockton a.k.a. the Dot Art Dude

Posted on Wednesday March 4th, 2009 at 18:00 in dot art, american artist, dot art dude, maurice stockton, louisiana artist, new orleans artist

Louisiana artist, Maurice Stockton, earned his BFA from Mississippi State University in graphic design and minored in photography and painting. He is an active participant in New Orleans area exhibitions and frequently wins competitions. Stockton's n...