Tag: painting
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The Archibald Prize 2014 Winner is Fiona Lowry!
Congrats to Fiona Lowry who is the winner of the 2014 Archibald Prize with their portrait of architect Penelope Seidler. Is this a worthy winner? See all the entries HERE. Give us your thoughts in the comments section below! The winners of the other prizes on offer at the Art Gallery of NSW were: Wynne…
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This guy thinks Leonardo Da Vinci was a loser. Agree?
Alright, we know what you’re thinking: how dare we call Leonardo da Vinci a loser! Well, if you’ll hold on for just a second, you’ll not only understand the basis for such a seemingly outrageous claim, but may even feel better in your own endeavors after watching this video that provides a history lesson and…
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Amazing Before-And-After Drawings Show the Value of Practice
“For the first couple years you make stuff,” public radio host Ira Glass stated once, “it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be, but it’s not.” Glass’ pep talk, directed at creatives but applicable to pretty much everyone, may sound familiar. “There is this gap” between your ambitions and reality, he declares, going on…
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Artist Turns Everyday Objects Into Playful Characters
With a creative eye, the casual observer can espy characters or faces in the everyday objects all around us. French artist Gilbert Legrand takes this a step further by painting and otherwise modifying totally mundane objects to turn them into cute characters and give them new life. Legrand lets his active imagination soar by painting…
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Here are your 2014 Archibald Prize Finalists…
The 2014 Archibald Prize finalists have just been announced by the Art Gallery of NSW and here they are. As per usual, there are some more traditional portraits, so unusual ones, and some even more unusual ones. Which is your favourite? Click on the image for a larger version. Abdul Abdullah I wanted to paint…
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Indonesian Artist Creates Sublime Watercolor Paintings That Will Melt Your Heart!
Reza Luqman, aka Jongkie on Instagram, is an Indonesian artist we recently discovered through our artFido art sharing account on Instagram. He uses the very difficult medium of watercolor to create some of the most sublime paintings we have ever seen. Magic and magical. Reza’s paintings definitely put credence to the saying ‘a picture is…
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Crazy Photo Manipulations Created by Photoshop Wizard
Tons of photographers use Photoshop to insert new elements into their photographs, but not all of them can create the crazy and mind-bending images that Buenos Aires-based art director and digital artist Martin De Pasquale does. De Pasquale creates wild new impossible realities by combining multiple images or by creating new effects on Photoshop. Some…
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Stunning Examples of Animal Body Art
Many people feel an especially close connection with our animal brethren, which is probably a big part of why we find animal body art like this so appealing – these models, and the artists who paint on them, create a figurative representation of the relationship we share with all life. There are all sorts of…
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Adorable Photo Series of Animals Kissing
It turns out that people aren’t the only ones from the animal kingdom that plant kisses on one another. Birds bill, dogs lick, horses nuzzle and cats groom – animals like humans tend to exhibit kissing behavior as well. They instinctively display love, affection, peace, respect and friendship through direct physical contact among themselves and…
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Inventor Spends 5 Years Trying to Determine if Vermeer’s Paintings Are Color Photos
It has long been suspected that some of the old masters may have relied on optical devices such as the camera lucida to help with scale and proportion in their paintings, leading to more lifelike interpretations of landscapes and portraits. Tim Jenison, a Texas-based inventor and computer graphics specialist, became obsessed with one such painter:…