Tag: art
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Mission Possible: Find Classic Unrestored Cars In Tennessee Fields
Once again I find myself Down in the Southern U.S checking out beautiful un-restored classic cars in their usual (usual here) worn out aged condition. With very little rust. It never ceases to amaze me the sheer quantity of classics down here. I look at such a wide array of any make or model. (people…
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Gilda Garza Pushing Boundaries Between Emotion & Art
Venice, ITALY – Known as “the most influential artist in Mexico,” Gilda Garza is an internationally recognized painter constantly pushing the boundaries between emotion and art. This award-winning Mexico native prepares to make history with a moving collaborative collection by sculptural artist Mario Furlan in a live exhibition at New Murano, Atelier Muranese. “I have…
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Are Gaming Reviews Always Reliable? Keep These 4 Things In Mind
Much like movies, gaming as an industry has grown to be a robust machine churning out titles, both big and small, at an obliterative pace. Suffice it to say that it is impossible to try and play all games that release every year. Moreover, considering that the price of games has been on the rise…
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Collecting Videogames Is All About The Hunt
Most of us have hobbies. When I was growing up stamp collecting seemed like it was on the verge of dying out but I started a collection anyway. I had a lot of fun with it and although I no longer have that collection (I really wish I did) it provided many hours of entertainment…
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Damien Hirst and The Commodification of Art
All of modern life is a spectacle. Much of what contemporary man experiences in Western society is a false social construct mediated by images. These mediated images create desires that can never be fulfilled; they create false needs that can never be met. “Many of our daily decisions are governed by motivations over which we…
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Canadian King Kong Coffee Cup Sizes Causing Convulsions
I was travelling a local highway a few years ago when my friend pointed out the license plate on the rear of the car ahead of us. It read, somewhat cryptically to me at first, XLDBLDBL. Then I looked again and realized this automobile owner had created a move-able billboard, and perhaps loving tribute, to the…
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Auction House Making News Today Via Asprey Bugatti NFT And Sculpture
Today the Phillips auction house will showcase a one-of-a-kind NFT that will certainly appeal to both art and automobile collectors. As a part of its 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale in London, Phillips will auction a 1-of-1 Bugatti NFT, with a starting bid of more than 350k. The NFT is paired with a…
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How UNESCO Supports Exiled Ukrainian Women Artists
Paris, 9 June 2022 – UNESCO is launching a scheme to support Ukrainian women artists who have had to flee their country because of the war, in partnership with the NGO Perpetuum Mobile. It will enable them and their children to be hosted and cared for by a cultural institution in the country where they have…
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20th Century Masters: Picasso’s Guernica
“Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth” –Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) was one of the most well-known artists of the 20th century. Throughout his long and prolific career, Picasso both innovated and participated in important artistic movements such as realism, cubism and surrealism. In comparison to Vincent van Gogh, the…
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Synth Britannia Shows The Future Was In Fact Delivered
Come on, you have to admit. It’s a lot of fun to stumble around YouTube with that old pre-internet habit of television channel surfing surprising you with random discoveries. When I do, I particularly enjoy reading comments left by others who have somehow found their way to whatever it is I happen to be watching. This…
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The Mullet Dress
“Business in the front, party in the back.” We’ve all heard the mullet mantra. However, I’m pretty sure mullets were only cool for a short period in the 80’s, and that was still only true if you were in a rock or heavy metal garage band. Once the mullets-are-acceptable-period passed, they were never a socially…
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Embrace Your Inner Geek In Style
This post is dedicated to geeks who want to let their passions shine through their decor. The graphic below gives cool examples of accessories that you can introduce into your home to give people an idea of the geekier side of your life. Some are subtle, like the equation bookshelf, while others are more in…
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Pornhub launches guide to famous museum erotic art
Unbeknownst to many, some of the world’s best pornography doesn’t exist on Pornhub. Rather, it exists in famous museums around the world: The Louvre (France), The MET (New York City), The Prado (Spain), The Uffizi Gallery (Italy), The National Gallery (UK) and Musee d’Orsay (France), to name a few. And with museums finally reopening around…
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finally a Machine will curate an Art exhibit
The Museum of Wild and Newfangled Art (mowna) Announces the Debut of an AI Experiment in Art Curation: “This Show is Curated by a Machine ?” The free call for international submissions is now open for all to take part in an experiment that defines how we move forward with AI curation in an ethical way NEW…
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LGBTQIE And Ecosexuality
Beth Stephens & Annie Sprinkle “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” -Anais Nin Nature is born of sexuality. The two are inextricable and inevitable partners. Where humans find fault with sex that does not suit their particular beliefs in what is right or wrong, nature transcends. There is no taboo in the…
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Beautiful Minecraft Coffee Table Book Features Stunning In Game Built Art
Twelve years ago to the day, back in the year 2009 – a Video game called #Minecraft was unassumingly released. The sandbox video game became the second best selling PC-based game in history and was bought by Microsoft for $2.5B usd in 2014. In keeping with our look back celebration, let’s check out this wonderful…
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Worlds Leading Architects Include Sir Norman Foster
Who is Sir Norman Foster? A British born architect world renowned for his ground-breaking interpretations of neo futuristic and post-modern design, that’s who. Perhaps most famously known for designing and constructing “The Gherkin” tower in London, England at a cost of 138 million pounds. This office building is sure to turn the heads of tourists…
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Ten years ago- Batman Arkham City released
Batman: Arkham City Review – Rated T (for Xbox and Play Station) Welcome ! I am going to begin this review with a confession: I am a retro gaming fan and somehow have missed out on a number of wonderfully aging titles. In fact, I had never played Batman: Arkham Asylum. It’s not that I…
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No Wonder Thor Is Smiling In Vintage Comics
This time around in comic news we are looking back at the Journey into Mystery comic auction from Heritage Auctions. What made this auction particularly interesting is the fact that pricing was reasonable and grading conditions were meticulous. Not always the case on other online auction sites (E-something, Kiji-something), Heritage Auctions or “HA” take great…
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Clement Greenberg’s The Avant-garde And Kitsch
Art is, or it should be, about more than simply making marks on a surface or manipulating materials into pleasing–or indeed displeasing–shapes…. perhaps the avant-garde or kitsch. A true artist benefits immeasurably by knowing about the history that has created the universe they traverse. Ever wonder what all that academic talk is that curators like…
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Warhol, Lichtenstein Art Auction look back
Almost one decade ago: Andy Warhol’s “Endangered Species and Ads” prints bring a combined $677,000 USD alone at this notable Modern and Contemporary Art event. Two complete portfolios by Andy Warhol, Endangered Species, 1983 and Ads, 1985, sold for $338,500 USD each to far exceed their estimates among a field of fresh-to-market iconic works during…
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Being In Canada 54 Years And Involved In Social Change
This year, I have been in Canada 54 years. It is difficult to define what I need to do but I have to be more active, more involved in positive social change…….The state of Trumpism gnaws at me. A few years ago, during March 2017, about 40 of my photographs (1967 – 1974) of…
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Ancient Energy Art Of Tai Chi Is Growing Fitness Trend
What will the next fitness trend be? According to Bruce Frantzis, it is Tai Chi. Frantzis, called one of the Westʼs greatest living masters, holds authentic lineages in Taoist energy arts. He calls Tai Chi an über-exercise because you can do it for health, healing, martial arts and meditation. In China they say, “Tai chi…
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Electronic Opera Uses Physical Spaces To Connect Narrative With Sound
Back in 2005, composer Lewis Spratlan and I began work on an opera inspired by Louis Kahn. Kahn, who excelled in music and once considered becoming a composer, was especially cognizant of how sound works in a physical space. “Space has tonality,” he often said. Kallick, a professor of music at Amherst College, made recordings…
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Coffee Table Book Expands Art Collecting By Including Original Works of Art
Vivant Books brings to the world a very exclusive breed of coffee table book. Their Deluxe Editions are not only fine art coffee table books, but also include collectible works of art at a price most art lovers can afford. A select number of Deluxe Editions contain original artwork by the artist that is featured. Not…
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Celebrity Homes: Andy Warhol Home Sold For $50 Million USD
Montauk, New York was celebrating its biggest estate sale ever after the closing on the 5.7-acre beachfront estate at $50 million USD that pop artist Andy Warhol bought in 1972 for $225,000 USD. The most recent owner of the compound was CEO of J. Crew, Mickey Drexler, who bought it in 2007 for $27 million…
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British MPs Say Government Too Slow To Help These At Risk Arts
A friend of mine from Europe sent me this news story a couple of weeks ago about how the cultural landscape is facing its biggest threat in a generation. It says the UK government was too slow to provide support for the arts industry, and that without more help, many parts of Britain could become…
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Philadelphia Artist Goes To Space With Augmented Reality Artwork Initiative
Hello Siloites (Siloers?) my name is David Bradford and I would like to share my art story with you, one involving augmented reality artwork that I have recently activated on the International Space Station and Mars as part of my Go Love Universally initiative. This is the first fine art activation of its kind in terms of…