Category: Random
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Affordable art Melbourne, Sydney, and beyond. artFido’s taking affordable art online.
Where can I buy affordable art? It’s a question worth asking. With the costs of storage, staffing, and advertising, most traditional auction houses are unable to sell works worth less than $3000AUD. They just wont make enough money. Sad. But it’s the truth. And as much as galleries would love to showcase more affordable pieces,…
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Banksy Prints, Graffiti and a New Art World Order. Art or mainstream vandalism?
“People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish. But that’s only if it’s done properly.” BANKSY It’s created by revolutionaries, gang members, vandals, advertisers, and artists. It’s cheap. It’s not-quite-legal. And it gets larger audiences than most traditional art forms. It’s graffiti. And it’s here to stay. Well, until someone paints over it. Or knocks…
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Dog Portraits, Art Galleries, George Stubbs and $3.6 million
Dogs are more than man’s best friend. They’re also very good art subjects. Or so it would seem from the amazing popularity of dog portraits and dog scenes. And we’re not just talking about scenes of dog’s playing poker. We’re also talking about scenes of dogs being dogs. Chasing rabbits, lazing around, sitting proudly in…
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What is Pinterest? And is it promoting Art or Porn?
Here’s another site you really should be aware of. Pinterest. What is Pinterest? Well, as the name would hopefully have you guessing, it’s a “Virtual Pinboard”. It’s a site where people go to “organize and share all the beautiful things [they] find on the web. People use pin-boards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes,…
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Looking at art is like being in love. Just not as messy.
Don’t go looking for happiness in love. You’re just as likely to find it by looking at art. So says Semir Zeki, Professor of Neuroesthetics at University College London. Professor Zeki has successfully demonstrated that viewing a beautiful work of art creates the same chemical response as love. Both trigger an increase in Dopamine, the…
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Classify art by colour? How dare we.
Delicious is one of the biggest social bookmarking sites in the world. If you’re not familiar with it, you should be. Delicious allows users to bookmark websites that catch their fancy and tag them appropriately, all in the hope of sharing those sites with others in the Delicious community. And the most popular art site…
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Is Aelita Andre the real deal? What’s art anyway? Can a kid create art?
There has been a lot of talk about Aelita Andre. At the age of 2, the cute little Australian was already being called a master by many, and at the age of 4, she had already achieved more than most accomplished artist could dream. She had exhibited in New your City (at the Agora Gallery…