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To reciprocate the appreciation of different artists and discuss their lives and works.
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Welcome New Members. Just Some Info...
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Introduce Yourself! Welcome to the Group!!!
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Suggestions and Comments From the Group
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Art lovers - Picture of the day - October 2026
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Art lovers - Picture of the day - September 2026
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Art lovers - Picture of the day - Summer 2026
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Art lovers - Picture of the day - June 2026
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Art lovers - Picture of the day - May 2026
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Art lovers - Picture of the day - April 2026
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By Dirk , Moderator · 67 posts · 13 views
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Art lovers - Picture of the day - March 2026
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By Dirk , Moderator · 60 posts · 14 views
last updated Mar 31, 2026 07:26AM
Another Portal drawing finished.
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By Dirk , Moderator · 5 posts · 7 views
last updated Jun 21, 2026 12:41AM
Another drawing finished—another homage, or perhaps more of a eulogy.
By Dirk , Moderator · 7 posts · 11 views
By Dirk , Moderator · 7 posts · 11 views
last updated Apr 26, 2025 08:21AM
Laser-based technique captures 3-D images of impressionist-style brushstrokes
By Heather · 6 posts · 9 views
By Heather · 6 posts · 9 views
last updated Jun 04, 2020 05:22PM
Elements of Art in Famous Artworks
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By Heather · 2 posts · 19 views
last updated Oct 30, 2019 01:19PM
Merry Christmas to all members!
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By Dirk , Moderator · 6 posts · 10 views
last updated Dec 30, 2025 06:08AM
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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By Dirk , Moderator · 8 posts · 11 views
last updated Dec 30, 2022 03:31AM
February V-Day Love and Heartbreak
By Heather · 15 posts · 27 views
By Heather · 15 posts · 27 views
last updated Feb 10, 2022 09:12AM
Valentine's Day--Love and Heartbreak
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By Heather · 59 posts · 61 views
last updated Feb 04, 2022 09:44AM
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The Art of Writing...by our Members
By Heather · 3 posts · 70 views
last updated Aug 05, 2016 02:52PM
20 Books to be won! (E-book, Paperback, Hardcover)
By Diam · 7 posts · 15 views
By Diam · 7 posts · 15 views
last updated Jun 08, 2025 11:28PM
THE ART OF TRAVELING STRANGERS: for lovers of art and travelers at heart
By Zoe · 10 posts · 15 views
By Zoe · 10 posts · 15 views
last updated Apr 13, 2022 12:35AM
Light On Fire: The Art and Life Of Sam Francis
By Gabrielle · 9 posts · 8 views
By Gabrielle · 9 posts · 8 views
last updated Nov 14, 2021 04:30AM
Can focus on only one subject, such as flora, be considered artistic voice?
By Michael · 2 posts · 8 views
By Michael · 2 posts · 8 views
last updated Dec 23, 2019 11:23AM
Would you consider meditation a form of art?
By Heather · 13 posts · 12 views
By Heather · 13 posts · 12 views
last updated Jun 24, 2019 09:20AM
Which type of art do you most prefer?
By Heather · 2 posts · 13 views
By Heather · 2 posts · 13 views
last updated Apr 03, 2019 02:07PM
Who are the top TWO richest living artists as of July 2018?
By Heather · 9 posts · 13 views
By Heather · 9 posts · 13 views
last updated Jan 30, 2019 02:11AM
Craziest Art you've seen so Far in 2022
By Heather · 12 posts · 13 views
By Heather · 12 posts · 13 views
last updated Feb 04, 2022 11:27AM
With a Majority-Female 2022 Edition, the Venice Biennale Will Make History for Women Artists
By Heather · 6 posts · 28 views
By Heather · 6 posts · 28 views
last updated Feb 11, 2022 09:33AM
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What Book Would You Like to Introduce and Why?
By Heather · 39 posts · 129 views
By Heather · 39 posts · 129 views
last updated Feb 14, 2024 05:51AM
What are some beautifully printed visual art books
By Arjun · 11 posts · 40 views
By Arjun · 11 posts · 40 views
last updated Sep 07, 2022 03:55AM
Albert and the Whale: Albrecht Dürer and How Art Imagines Our World
By Heather · 5 posts · 9 views
By Heather · 5 posts · 9 views
last updated Jun 30, 2021 05:54PM
"Renoir's Dancer: The Secret Life of Suzanne Valadon"
By Ellen · 1 post · 8 views
By Ellen · 1 post · 8 views
last updated Jul 21, 2018 04:33AM
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How well do we know our artists?
By Heather · 16 posts · 37 views
By Heather · 16 posts · 37 views
last updated Apr 15, 2019 07:13AM
Knot up the filmy strands of golden hair (Ingres)
By Dirk , Moderator · 10 posts · 9 views
By Dirk , Moderator · 10 posts · 9 views
last updated Sep 18, 2019 06:53AM
I think the hemlock likes to stand (Joan Mitchell)
By Dirk , Moderator · 15 posts · 7 views
By Dirk , Moderator · 15 posts · 7 views
last updated Sep 13, 2019 11:58PM
Cross of Jesus, cross of sorrow (Pieter Bruegel the Elder)
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By Dirk , Moderator · 5 posts · 7 views
last updated Sep 09, 2019 01:46PM
BRING me wine, but wine which never grew (W-A Bouguereau)
By Dirk , Moderator · 21 posts · 7 views
By Dirk , Moderator · 21 posts · 7 views
last updated Sep 07, 2019 08:24AM
I have become detailed, imaged, resonated. (Chuck Close)
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By Dirk , Moderator · 7 posts · 8 views
last updated Sep 03, 2019 09:21AM
Between now and now, between I am and you are, (Yves Tanguy)
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By Dirk , Moderator · 4 posts · 9 views
last updated Sep 02, 2019 07:21AM
Under a spreading chestnut-tree (JMW Turner)
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By Dirk , Moderator · 11 posts · 9 views
last updated Aug 31, 2019 02:03AM
The Gothic Art Movement of Western and Central Europe
By Heather · 15 posts · 10 views
By Heather · 15 posts · 10 views
last updated Oct 10, 2020 10:16AM
When does street art become ‘art’ art?
By Heather · 6 posts · 14 views
By Heather · 6 posts · 14 views
last updated Sep 07, 2022 03:56AM
Bicycle Accompanying Banksy’s Nottingham Mural Is Removed from View
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By Heather · 3 posts · 7 views
last updated Nov 24, 2020 07:01PM
Banksy on the subway (video)
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By Dirk , Moderator · 2 posts · 4 views
last updated Jul 18, 2020 05:30PM
100 Songs You´ve Heard And Don´t Know The Name
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By Heather · 1 post · 9 views
last updated Nov 13, 2019 03:39AM
Top 10 Iconic Pieces of Classical Music
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By Heather · 14 posts · 9 views
last updated Nov 03, 2019 08:13AM
I love shopping at thrift stores!!
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By Heather · 5 posts · 15 views
last updated Aug 29, 2021 04:33AM
car-free Sunday in Antwerp
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By Dirk , Moderator · 4 posts · 9 views
last updated Sep 15, 2019 03:52PM
No, We Are Not All Edward Hopper Paintings Now
By Heather · 4 posts · 11 views
By Heather · 4 posts · 11 views
last updated Jan 23, 2021 05:18PM
The Most-Read ARTnews Stories of 2020
By Heather · 21 posts · 3 views
By Heather · 21 posts · 3 views
last updated Jan 03, 2021 11:31AM
The 10 Best Art Documentaries of 2020
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By Heather · 4 posts · 10 views
last updated Jan 03, 2021 02:16AM
The Getty picks a theme for Pacific Standard Time 2024: art and science
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By Heather · 2 posts · 8 views
last updated Jun 28, 2019 11:48AM
Art History book recommendations: Printmaking
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By Stiobhard · 7 posts · 15 views
last updated Mar 12, 2022 03:15PM
Essential Books: 12 Illuminating Artist’s Memoirs
By Heather · 13 posts · 15 views
By Heather · 13 posts · 15 views
last updated Feb 26, 2021 01:13AM
Social Distancing, Five Curators Offer Book and Film Recommendations
By Heather · 3 posts · 21 views
By Heather · 3 posts · 21 views
last updated Mar 21, 2020 12:47PM
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Just something to add to your Gee Wiz collection
By Heather · 4 posts · 9 views
By Heather · 4 posts · 9 views
last updated Mar 26, 2020 06:39AM
Random Art Questions, Do you know the answers?
By Heather · 25 posts · 7 views
By Heather · 25 posts · 7 views
last updated Nov 23, 2019 07:47AM
54 Famous Paintings Made by Famous Artists
By Heather · 2 posts · 5 views
By Heather · 2 posts · 5 views
last updated Oct 19, 2019 11:57AM
Walk Through the 'Starry Night' with Van Gogh
By Heather · 22 posts · 22 views
By Heather · 22 posts · 22 views
last updated May 15, 2021 08:50PM
The great Jan van Eyck exhibition 2020
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By Dirk , Moderator · 2 posts · 9 views
last updated Apr 17, 2020 05:26PM
Art Installation Composed of 32 Tons of Carrots Becomes Bizarre Viral Sensation
By Heather · 6 posts · 7 views
By Heather · 6 posts · 7 views
last updated Oct 09, 2020 01:03PM
The intriguing history of ghost photography
By Heather · 4 posts · 10 views
By Heather · 4 posts · 10 views
last updated Dec 02, 2022 12:40PM
One of my favorite photo books from the last few years
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By Don · 2 posts · 13 views
last updated Nov 27, 2022 04:47PM
What a Find I Found! Talking about US stamps....
By Heather · 9 posts · 5 views
By Heather · 9 posts · 5 views
last updated Oct 05, 2020 02:07PM
22 Best Fine Art Photographers You Should Know
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By Heather · 23 posts · 17 views
last updated Sep 02, 2020 08:10AM
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Information about the Coronavirus and this Thread
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By Heather · 1 post · 3 views
last updated May 05, 2020 06:37AM
Would you help me with a research survey
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By Faye · 1 post · 12 views
last updated Apr 28, 2022 06:13AM
Pioneering Artist Zhang Huan Reveals His Pandemic Diary: ‘Death Is My Lover!’
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By Heather · 8 posts · 7 views
last updated Jun 11, 2020 08:59AM
Celebrities, Art, and Quarantine: What Anthony Hopkins, Sylvester Stallone, and More Are Making Right Now
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By Heather · 5 posts · 4 views
last updated May 13, 2020 10:48AM
How to Diversify Your Art Business During a Pandemic
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By Heather · 6 posts · 4 views
last updated Apr 20, 2020 02:40PM
What Do René Magritte's Dreamlike Paintings Mean?
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last updated Jul 08, 2020 12:55PM
Damien Hirst on Death, Drink and Diamonds
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By Heather · 7 posts · 3 views
last updated Oct 13, 2019 06:30AM
How Edvard Munch Expressed the Anxiety of the Modern World
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By Heather · 10 posts · 8 views
last updated Sep 02, 2019 09:18PM
Snarling into the Abyss--Francis Bacon
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By Heather · 12 posts · 9 views
last updated May 21, 2019 11:30AM
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STEAM, not STEM: Science, Tech, Engineering, ARTS, & Math
By Leah · 14 posts · 14 views
By Leah · 14 posts · 14 views
last updated Nov 15, 2016 04:47PM
Is high-order Mathematics an art or a science?
By Heather · 15 posts · 19 views
By Heather · 15 posts · 19 views
last updated May 31, 2020 11:39AM
Can fine art be made of or from Technology?
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By Heather · 6 posts · 12 views
last updated Sep 27, 2017 07:34AM
Is Art dependent upon good Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), or is it entirely independent and a domain that can exist without contributions from these other fields?
By Heather · 2 posts · 6 views
By Heather · 2 posts · 6 views
last updated Nov 29, 2016 04:41PM
When (if ever) is an Engineer also an artist?
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By Heather · 6 posts · 8 views
last updated Nov 22, 2016 09:34AM
What does pure and applied Science owe to creativity?
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By Heather · 3 posts · 3 views
last updated Nov 21, 2016 04:55AM
Are there simple, clear, and comprehensive one-sentence definitions of each domain in the STEAM fields? If so, what do you think they look like?
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By Heather · 1 post · 3 views
last updated Nov 21, 2016 04:47AM
Near-Death Self-Portraits: Edvard Munch, van Gogh, and More Confront Mortality
By Heather · 11 posts · 14 views
By Heather · 11 posts · 14 views
last updated May 15, 2020 09:06AM
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Art and Psychology Topic Description
By Heather · 3 posts · 35 views
By Heather · 3 posts · 35 views
last updated Jul 13, 2018 11:48AM
How does art in general make you feel?
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By Heather · 9 posts · 26 views
last updated Jul 10, 2020 06:23AM
What was this artist thinking when he or she made this?
By Heather · 20 posts · 32 views
By Heather · 20 posts · 32 views
last updated Oct 21, 2019 06:45AM
The Uncanny: Where Psychology Meets Art (WARNING: Contains disturbing images)
By Heather · 37 posts · 44 views
By Heather · 37 posts · 44 views
last updated Oct 09, 2019 02:28PM
15 Mindmelting Works Of Mirror Art
By Heather · 18 posts · 8 views
By Heather · 18 posts · 8 views
last updated Apr 26, 2020 01:48PM
Vermeer DID use mirrors and projections to create ultra-realistic paintings
By Heather · 1 post · 4 views
By Heather · 1 post · 4 views
last updated Aug 30, 2018 07:33AM
Beyond the Mirror Gulbenkian-Museum
By Heather · 5 posts · 5 views
By Heather · 5 posts · 5 views
last updated Aug 18, 2018 05:40AM
Emporis Skyscraper Award 2018
By Dirk , Moderator · 1 post · 2 views
By Dirk , Moderator · 1 post · 2 views
last updated Nov 03, 2019 05:51AM
Architecture Sketches, Drawings of Buildings by Steven Yessick
By Steven · 3 posts · 8 views
By Steven · 3 posts · 8 views
last updated Oct 03, 2019 12:04PM
A Turbulent Black Sea Fills a Three-Story Wall in Kiev, Ukraine
By Heather · 12 posts · 14 views
By Heather · 12 posts · 14 views
last updated Oct 09, 2018 11:43AM
The Ornate Bird Palaces of Ottoman-Era Turkey
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By Heather · 3 posts · 4 views
last updated Jul 29, 2017 05:56AM
At one time, a glass house was suspected of being a red house
By Heather · 2 posts · 15 views
By Heather · 2 posts · 15 views
last updated May 14, 2017 10:50PM
Think you know me?---Umberto Boccioni
By Heather · 15 posts · 9 views
By Heather · 15 posts · 9 views
last updated Jul 29, 2019 05:15AM
Do you know me?---Willem de Kooning
By Heather · 7 posts · 7 views
By Heather · 7 posts · 7 views
last updated Jul 04, 2019 10:05AM
Who's life is this?---Amedeo Modigliani
By Heather · 9 posts · 6 views
By Heather · 9 posts · 6 views
last updated May 16, 2019 03:48PM
Artist mentioned in Other thread "Guess Who by Work"---Jozef Mehoffer
By Heather · 18 posts · 8 views
By Heather · 18 posts · 8 views
last updated Mar 30, 2019 07:19AM
Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden (2016)
By Heather · 1 post · 6 views
By Heather · 1 post · 6 views
last updated Jun 21, 2019 11:32AM
ART book suggestions and reviews
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By Heather · 49 posts · 122 views
last updated Feb 02, 2024 06:07AM
14 ways you know you’re in the home of a Millennial
By Heather · 17 posts · 6 views
By Heather · 17 posts · 6 views
last updated Mar 11, 2019 07:40PM
American Furniture, 1730–1790: Queen Anne and Chippendale Styles
By Heather · 15 posts · 17 views
By Heather · 15 posts · 17 views
last updated Jan 19, 2019 05:31AM
The Golden Age of French Furniture in the Eighteenth Century
By Heather · 5 posts · 7 views
By Heather · 5 posts · 7 views
last updated Jan 06, 2019 08:13AM
American Furniture, 1620–1730: The Seventeenth-Century and William and Mary Styles
By Heather · 5 posts · 6 views
By Heather · 5 posts · 6 views
last updated Dec 30, 2018 05:03AM
The racist message hidden in a masterpiece
By Heather · 5 posts · 42 views
By Heather · 5 posts · 42 views
last updated Sep 07, 2022 04:11AM
Looks like an interesting online class
By Ruth · 2 posts · 16 views
By Ruth · 2 posts · 16 views
last updated Aug 10, 2020 06:16AM
Andy Warhol, Campbell’s Soup Cans: Why is this Art?
By Heather · 7 posts · 9 views
By Heather · 7 posts · 9 views
last updated Jul 29, 2018 04:46PM
16 Things You Might Not Know About Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans
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By Heather · 1 post · 3 views
last updated Jul 13, 2018 07:58PM
The secrets of Girl with a Pearl Earring
By Heather · 37 posts · 14 views
By Heather · 37 posts · 14 views
last updated Jul 19, 2018 10:11AM
Why is art found in human societies? What basic needs does it meet?
By Heather · 24 posts · 154 views
By Heather · 24 posts · 154 views
last updated Aug 04, 2016 12:02PM
Is there a certain 'movement' to which you would like to associate your own art?
By Heather · 1 post · 5 views
By Heather · 1 post · 5 views
last updated May 25, 2018 08:08AM
What is your original medium of choice or expertise?
By Heather · 1 post · 4 views
By Heather · 1 post · 4 views
last updated May 25, 2018 08:03AM
Do you know someone personally whose work you would like to learn?
By Heather · 1 post · 3 views
By Heather · 1 post · 3 views
last updated May 25, 2018 08:00AM
What makes you interested in a different medium of art than your own?
By Heather · 1 post · 1 views
By Heather · 1 post · 1 views
last updated May 25, 2018 07:58AM
What materials would you like to use?
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By Heather · 1 post · 2 views
last updated May 25, 2018 07:56AM
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General Info for the Monthly Book Read
By Heather · 1 post · 163 views
last updated Oct 12, 2010 07:59AM
World History of Art - by Sheldon Cheney
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By Theresa · 1 post · 14 views
last updated Jun 10, 2015 12:22PM
Happy New Year!!! What would you like to read in 2015?
By Heather · 15 posts · 26 views
By Heather · 15 posts · 26 views
last updated Jan 25, 2015 02:16PM
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