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Still Life: still popular today thro’ artists such as Christine Derrick

May 10, 2010
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What is still life? A still life is a work of original art showing commonplace objects which may be either natural (food, flowers, plants, rocks, or shells) or man-made (drinking glasses, books, vases, jewelry, coins, pipes, and so on). It was particularly popular in the 17th century. Still life paintings give the artist more leeway [...]

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Sculpture: the original art of Frank Bruce

May 10, 2010
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 Frank Bruce: contemporary art in a unique setting. Entrance to the scuplture trail  I guess a lot of people will be holidaying in the UK this year, given all the trouble with air travel. For art lovers who find themselves in the Spey Valley, Aviemore, Scotland, check out the Frank Bruce Sculpture Trail. It is unique, original [...]

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Landscape Art: the most popular theme in visual art? Ken Bushe

May 8, 2010
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Landscape Art: popular theme of original art – explained A landscape painting can depict such natural scenery  as villages, valleys, mountains,  rivers, and forests. This theme of original art often has as it  the main subject a wide view with nature as the dominant  element. In other works, landscape  is the  backgrounds for human figures or animals –  but [...]

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Figurative Art: Modern contemporary art explained: Contemporary artist-Anita Klein

May 5, 2010
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Figurative Art: What is it? This original art which is produced by figurative artists, works from reality and object sources (principally the human form) that reference the real world with the objective of creating art which is aesthetically satisfying. Contemporary art (of the figurative style) communicates the need to interpret visually the emotions and narrative [...]

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Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art 2010: avant-garde or a bit of a con

May 3, 2010

A festival of avant- garde or taking the proverbial pxss? We wwanted to support the Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art and popped along to see six exhibitions which were part of this reasonably new Festival.  We went with expectations of seeing some original art and some contemporary art which might be a bit challenging. [...]

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Fantasy Art: What is this theme/genre? Original art by John Penney

April 26, 2010
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What is fantasy art? Fantasy art is a genre in original art that depicts magical or other supernatural themes, ideas, creatures or settings. Common themes  in contemporary fantasy art often involve forms of divine interventions and other magical or supernatural forces.  This style of original art depicts imagined events such as daydreams to the more psychologically charged delusions and [...]

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Portraits: origins and contemporary art: Current artist- Carolyn Bushell

April 19, 2010
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Portrait art: What is it? A portrait is a piece of original art which can be a  painting, photograph, or sculpture of a person, in which the face and its expression are central. The artist attempts to show the likeness, personality, and the mood of the sitter.  A portrait often shows a person looking straight [...]

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Pop art: what is it?: contemporary artist – Lynda Pedley

April 18, 2010

Pop art explained and best known artist ? : Pop art is a visual art movement that started in the mid 1950s in Britain and in the late  1950s in the United States. Pop artists challenged tradition by using mass-produced visual commodities of popular culture e.g.cans of soup. Pop art uses themes and objects drawn from [...]

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Original paintings of Volcanoes by Victoria Cantors

April 17, 2010

Well, the volcano in Iceland has certainly had quite an impact on travel in Europe. But which painter produced the most original art, depicting volcanoes?   Was it JMW Turner whose oil painting above of Vesuvius is regarded as a masterpiece. It is a wonderful example of original art. The “Eruption of Vesuvius” is a striking painting [...]

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Abstract art: contemporary artist – Neil Howson

April 14, 2010
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What is abstract art? Abstract art uses form, colour and line to create a composition which represents, but is independent of reality. Abstract art, non-figurative art, non-objective art, and non-representational art are loosely related terms. Abstraction is a departure from accurate representation and instead focuses on imagery. The best known abstract artist??   Pablo Picasso. Certainly [...]

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