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Illuminating
art & life
Artist grows papyrus
plants and makes paper for her ancient ‘ministry’ —
colorful works full of angels, Scripture
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Painters of Cats
Henriette Ronner-Knip
was born in the Netherlands, in1821, and died 88 years later, in 1909.
That in itself was a feat to be proud of: it is not often people reach
almost a hundred. But Henriette did more than that: she is deemed
to be the greatest Dutch painter of cats. Some think of her as the
greatest cats' painter in the whole world. |
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Prodigy or Fake? Filmmaker Probes Amazing Tale of Child Painter
When Amir Bar-Lev started
making a documentary about painting prodigy Marla Olmstead in 2004,
he thought the film would focus on the nature of modern art. Instead,
``My Kid Could Paint That'' turned into an exploration of modern media,
parenting and our celebrity-obsessed culture. |
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Traditional
Iranian art of illumination risks fading into history
Artists
spend months perfecting a piece, but are unable to sell their work
in a climate prizing modern art.
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Bobby T. Yalong — the nascency of an artist
Time was
when the name Bobby T. Yalong was primarily synonymous to exquisite
but stylishly elegant up–to–date raiment, high–class
fashion photography and talent management (aside of course, from initially
being known as a secondary school educator, the only occupation where
he got real formal education and training). But the universe had its
way of changing one’s course of destiny and re-shaping up things
in a manner nobody every expects or dares to question. |
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The portfolio of Buschi - artist, widower and orang-utan
The garish
colours splashed with wild abandon across the canvases recall the
1950s "action painting" of Jackson Pollock - yet in fact
they are the work of a bereaved orang-utan called Buschi. |
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Pre-Raphaelite
art back in vogue
They
looked to a time when paintings were, in their view, less formulaic
and grandiose, to the early Italian Renaissance before Michelangelo
and Raphael (and thus the name Pre-Raphaelite).
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Wiltshire artist wins BP Portrait Award
A 59-year-old
has won the first BP Portrait Award open to artists of any age. Paul
Emsley, from Bradford on Avon, in Wiltshire, takes the £25,000
prize for an oil painting of a 67-year-old artist who lives in his
town. |
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Intimate
life of Frida Kahlo will be revealed at new exhibit
An unseen
collection of Frida Kahlo's clothing, drawings and personal keepsakes
found inside trunks and a walled-up room will soon be displayed at
the artist's home-turned-museum to commemorate the 100th anniversary
of her birth. |
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"Heroes"
Art To Be Auctioned
If
you're a fan of the NBC TV show Heroes you probably know all about
the oversized comic book art that is featured in many episodes.
The art depicts the possible future of the characters and stories.
Now, that art is being auctioned off, online....
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Where's Mary? Hunt is on for Victorian artist's secret mistress
Art historians
scan vast canvases for images of painter's 'invisible woman'. |
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Guerrilla
Girls go ape for art equality
The Guerrilla
Girls are a group of women who call themselves "anonymous art
agitators." They appear in pubic in gorilla masks without revealing
their real names, aiming to point out the under-representation of
females and minorities in the art world. |
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Real-life
sketch artist works with Tri-Cities police
Tennessee
Bureau of Investigation sketch artist Sandi Poltorak allows victims
to come face-to-face again with their nightmares…the accused
rapists; the suspected criminals.
It’s not a TV show. When she sits down to sketch, she knows
she could change lives.
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Rolling Stone puts heart into art
He may
have been described as a rock animal in his time, but the Rolling
Stone Ronnie Wood shows a gentler side to his nature in an exhibition
of paintings which displays his passion for horses. |
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Bringing
Your Art to the Online Market
Your brand
defines how your art is different, and how that difference matters
to someone who might buy it. |
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Talented
in tole
One
glance in the Rasmussen home, and you know they’re into holidays.
From “Be Mine,” “Crazy For You” and “Hug
Me” ornaments strung across the fireplace to hand-carved and
painted hearts adorning the living room table, Valentine’s
Day is in the air.
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Living
the dream: Artist in silk is grateful for her gift
Artist
Helen Tennent knew that wanted to be an artist when she was only 5
years old and her mother sent her off a year early to school in rural
Wisconsin. |
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Bringing
an outsider into the folk art fold
Martín
Ramírez (1895-1963) was a man on the cusp, poised between sanity
and mental breakdown, between the United States and his native Mexico,
between modernity and tradition. Untrained but not unskilled, he made
haunting artwork that resonates with his consuming obsessions. |
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Behind
the scenes at the museum
Euan Uglow hated exhibitions
of his work. But a show curated by his best friend, Craigie Aitchison,
gives a rare and valuable insight into the late painter's mind
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Annapolis
folk artist makes Christmas ornament for first lady
This week,
a host of angels created by Natalie Silitch will grace two Christmas
trees in the honor of current first lady Laura Bush. |
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No two alike
Intricate, lacy designs
fill pages of snowflake artist's portfolio |
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Petra
Cabot, Designer of the 1950s-Era Skotch Kooler, Dies at 99
Emma Mearns, who later
changed her name to Petra (pronounced PEE-tra), was an only child
born in Philadelphia on Feb. 21, 1907. She was educated in crafts
and fine arts and started winning design prizes in her teens.
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