Monday, 22. December 2008, 17:13:46
art, Christmas, world, silly
Hello to all:
This is a bit of a depart from my normal postings in that - there is no real point to any of this. Not that there ever is much of a point to anything that I do post.
Christmas is rapidly approaching and to be honest with you all I haven't done much of anything for anyone – yet! Time is something that is in short supply for me and between working, the snow and a transit strike; getting out and around isn’t all that easy.
Eventually I’ll get Christmas wrapped up but for now it’s got to wait.
When I do find the time to unwind I've come across a couple of very interesting sites and things I'd like to share with you now.
I don't know what it is about this photograph, but I really like it.
You can find more of them at
zemotion.net Zhang Jingna is the artist/photographer, well worth a look.
http://zemotion.blogspot.com/ is of course a blog but there are even more images available to view.
Read more...
Sunday, 14. December 2008, 02:43:30
life, art, sculpture
Do you remember when a box of crayons might be a masterpiece waiting to be drawn?
How many parents have a refridgerator door just covered in their childrens art work, all made with nothing more than a box of wax crayons?
Meet
Diem Chau a vietnamese native who's
wax crayon art has been the subject of numerous articles.
Pete Goldlust is another artist who puts the ordinary
Crayola crayon in a new light.
The simple wax crayon - these people use them well.
Saturday, 13. December 2008, 08:23:15
statues, art, world
Ottawa has a lot of statues. Most of them commemorate a Prime Minister or some other figure from history. Pretty mundane if you ask me and the few that aren't are basically chunks of metal that someone calls art and sells for a small fortune.
So where am I going with this? Statues, lots of them, all around the world, different shapes and sizes and all of them unique. Earlier I came across a post from 2006 over at
HaHa.nu about, can you guess, statues around the world.
We've all seen the baby stomper statue from Oslo, but does anyone know what it actually is?
For more photos of
strange statues around the world follow the link.
Sunday, 7. December 2008, 00:04:03
digital art, links, interesting, art
We all watch movies, everyone has seen them, few know the stories behind them; I'm talking about the movie studios logos.
I watch a lot of films, old or new makes no difference to me as long as the story is good and like most I may have noticed the logos but I've never paid attention to them.
Over at
Neatorama there are loads of interesting posts but one that really caught my eye was called
The Stories Behind Hollywood Studio Logos.
That Dreamworks logo, you know the one with the boy fishing on the moon; that boy's name is William. His story and more can be read in this brief history.
Aaron Goodman is an American photographer who over the past 13 years has created some incredibly interesting photos.
As a photo illustrator, his work has been featured in Time, Forbes, Business Week and many other magazines.
Check out his galleries at
Aaron Goodman: Photo Illustrator and Photography.
Digital Artist
Michael Oswald has some amazing Digital Women Puppet Illustrations - Half Robot/Half Women.
Many are familiar with his "Carve Your Own Destiny" image, a look through his gallery pages and you'll spot even more that have been used in advertising.
What makes his pages worth visiting are the
"Before and After" images and the "Step by Step" methods he uses to produce his illustrations. For anyone interested in digital art, this is a great learning tool.
Sunday, 30. November 2008, 16:40:22
interesting, civilization, art
Do you remember playing in the sand? Dragging your fingers through the sand and making little pictures or leaving your initials behind only to have a wave come along and wipe it all out.
Meet
Jim Denevan a kid that never grew up.
Jim has been drawing in the sand for a long time and he's famous for it! Why, you are asking. Jim's drawings tend to be 30 miles or more longer and he does it with nothing but a stick. No measuring tools, just a stroll along a beach when the tide is out.
All those intricate patterns - washed away in a few minutes once the tide returns. Simply amazing!
You can find more images from his web site at:
http://www.jimdenevan.com/images.htm
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