Art Lovers discussion

I find this site interesting.

It's called Review Painting

Includes:
History of Painting
Painting Media
List of Painters
Philosophy of painting
World’s Best Museums
Paintings Glossary
Painting videos

and more..

wow! How did you find this site? It is really neat, one can learn about anything and everything to do with art! Thank You, Amal!

Heather wrote: "wow! How did you find this site? It is really neat, one can learn about anything and everything to do with art! Thank You, Amal!"

You're most welcome :)

check out the Sketch Pad and the Kid's Painting.

I am a huge fan of Joseph Cornell

http://www.holycross.edu/departments/...

Before Safari's 24 top sites this was my home page:
http://www.metmuseum.org/
It has new artwork featured daily.

Monica wrote: "I am a huge fan of Joseph Cornell

http://www.holycross.edu/departments/..."

Monica wrote: "Before Safari's 24 top sites this was my home page:
http://www.metmuseum.org/
It has new artwork featured daily.
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Thanks for the info Monica! I put www.metmuseum.org into my favorites so I can go back to the site all the time. It's nice to have the internet now a days so we can see all these great Art sites from the comfort of our own homes :) . Of course I am still more for seeing Art in person, it is way better in person! It's even better when at a museum with a fellow Art Lover to discuss the art with.

Joseph Cornell was a wonder. There's nobody like him.

You're right, Ruth. His work definitely was original! Looking at the website that Monica posted, I have to say I especially like Untitled [Hotel Beau-Sejour:]. Quite interesting.

I intend to go to Chicago to see the new modern wing because there's many of Cornell's boxes on view. A friend went there a couple weeks ago and said there were a dozen exhibited. I was hoping all forty would be displayed. Last I heard The Art Institute of Chicago had the largest collection in the world.

I've been to the Art Institute in Chicago, yet I don't remember seeing any Cornells. How could I have missed them? I'm kicking myself. Cornell is one of my passions.

I have a couple muso friends who perform there every so often. I'll let you know when I'm going, maybe you'll make it too.

Oh Monica. I'm 2,000 miles from Chicago!

Just a few hours on a plane. Joe's worth it!

Here's one I just found: http://www.allartnews.com/

That's a great one, Kim. Now someone else can post some art news to the 'Art Lover's News Corner' instead of just me! I would love that, thanks for sharing!

Forgive me, this is a bit of a time-waster, but I found Art History Quizzes and Trivia online at:

http://www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/huma...

My kind of fun. Thought I might pass it on.

Divvy wrote: "Forgive me, this is a bit of a time-waster, but I found Art History Quizzes and Trivia online at:

http://www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/huma...

My kind of fun. Thought I m..."

Thanks for the site Divvy
I tried some of the quizzes and found that I'm not as artsy knowledgeable as I thought on some of the quizzes
they were really interesting, fun and informative

I did pretty well. But then, I used to teach Art History. I did miss a couple that I definitely should have known, though.

Thanks for the Art History quiz link -- lots of fun! I did well; I volunteer as a docent at an art museum that has works of art ranging from Sumerian to contemporary exhibits of today's artists just beginning their careers.

Glad you all enjoyed them. I didn't do quite as well as I thought I should have, but considering the wide range of periods and movements...

Ruth, did you teach at the college or HS level? Just currious.

I taught at the college level, Divvy. My MFA is in Painting, but for years I taught a general one-year Art History course. In studio courses I mostly taught Drawing.

Sounds like my dream job. I'm a little jealous.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/arti...

nice site :)

have you guys heard of the site tinyshowcase?

They feature a new limited edition print every week, very affordable. They've shown all sorts of artists, eclectic and fun... helped me discover all sorts of art.

http://tinyshowcase.com/

http://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/home.html
http://www.khm.at/en/khm-home/
travel online to Paris and Vienne

RISD!!!!
http://www.risdmuseum.org/collection....

Ruth wrote: "Joseph Cornell was a wonder. There's nobody like him."



I fully agree, has mystery and poetry ,a charm difficult to explain

Monica wrote: "RISD!!!!
http://www.risdmuseum.org/collection...."

I browsed around...there is nothing like visiting a museum while you're in pajamas and just about to take a nab.

Thank you Monica :)

RISD is perhaps the finest design school in the US.

Make your own! A genuine drip by Jackson Pollock can cost you as much as $140 million, but thanks to jacksonpollock.org you can cyberdrip a nice composition simply with your mouse and your "over-all" talent. Click to change colour and press spacebar to delete.


With Mr. Picasso Head you can easily create your self-portrait (or just an anonymous portrait) with the so-imitated Picasso's style. You can choose multiple ears, eyes, hairstyles, and even add your own signature to complete your personalized masterpiece.


http://www.theartwolf.com/games/

What will they think of next?

Just a quick hello from the fifth ave mac store saw the Morgan, Met and lots in between a gorgeous few magical days in NYC

If you're interested in CrossStitch, I found this site for you.

@ the left side of the page you'll see a list of famous artists. Click on your favorite artist and see their most popular paintings reproduced as cross stitch.

Pinoy Stitch


while searching for my favorite artist, this one caught my eye. It's designed by Morris & Co

Good one, Amal. While looking for the Unicorn tapestries I found this Morris & Co homage. This gives a clearer idea of what that peacock actually looks like. I love acanthus leaves and try to grow them in my garden if I can find them. In case you all don't already know, those are oranges, the symbol for marriage.

Not to change the subject from cross-stitch and tapestry, n.b. Fran's comment #28: "mystery and poetry, a charm difficult to explain".
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Here's an image from the Playing With Pictures: The Art of Victorian Photocollage exhibit at the Met. It's not the best example, but what I found on a quick search. These images have the same charm as Cornell's boxes, nothing like the popular roses and cupids you find in greeting cards, extremely witty... human heads on animal bodies, humorous settings combining hand-painted watercolor backgrounds and cut-outs of portrait photography. It's only on view thru May 9th. Highly recommended!

Do you know your MOMA?

http://www.moma.org/explore/inside_ou...

PENCIL VERSUS CAMERA
by Ben Heine, Belgian painter, illustrator, portraitist, caricaturist and photographer.

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more . . . http://abduzeedo.com/pencil-versus-ca...



OUTSTANDING DIGITAL PAINTING PORTRAITS


more . . . http://abduzeedo.com/outstanding-digi...

graphicdesignblog.org
"40 Conceptual Print Ads – Creativity with concept!"

Papermate: Ultra fine


Friends of the Earth


more . . . http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/conc...?

Coloring in the World with the 'Let's Colour Project'

Four cities across the world recently got a lotta color lovin' from a new worldwide community initiative that is set on coloring in the world, the Let's Colour Project. Created to "inspire people to reclaim their surroundings and regenerate them with a splash of colour," the Let's Colour Project began in Rio De Janeiro and traveled to Paris, London then to Jodhpur, India.

Rio De Janeiro




London






Jodhpur, India




more . . . http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2010...

Logo Design: Sans Serif - Part 1







more . . . http://abduzeedo.com/logo-design-sans...

Famous Paintings Recreated in Lego

http://www.oddee.com/item_96540.aspx

"Born in Turin some 56 years ago,Marco Pece is an Italian photographer with a fascination with Lego. An Art Lover himself,his recent work recreates famous paintings, in perfect detail using ubiquitous bricks. After long hours with "playing" with bricks,the final artwork is a fabulous photograph."

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Fun site Heather!

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The site had a "money artworks," these are works by artist Won Park.
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Heather wrote: "Famous Paintings Recreated in Lego

http://www.oddee.com/item_96540.aspx

"Born in Turin some 56 years ago,Marco Pece is an Italian photographer with a fascination with Lego. An Art Lover himself,h..."

Wow that is a really cool site! If only I could do things like that with Lego's! I love the Money Crab Carol posted! Thanks for sharing the site Heather and thanks Carol for the extra pics!

Optical illusions and visual eye tricks!

great images. the second one above is still moving!!!

I agree I love Optical illusions thanks for the post Heather

Can I recommend a most interesting listen, available on BBC Radio 4's 'In Our Time' programme with Melvyn Bragg from Thurs., 27th May. This weeks subject was Giorgio Vasari's 'Lives of the Artists'
One of my favourite radio programmes!

Thanks for the recommendation, Pete. I will have to try to find that, I like Vasari anyway!