Aesthetic Circle

VIDEO ::: Warsan Shire is Poetry Goddess

noreply@blogger.com (Martha A. Wade) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:41:00 +0000

for women who are difficult to love from brianna olson on Vimeo.

warsan versus melancholy
(the seven stages of being lonely)

warsanshire.bandcamp.com/

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for women who are difficult to love

you are a horse running alone
and he tries to tame you
compares you to an impossible highway
to a burning house
says you are blinding him
that he could never leave you
forget you
want anything but you
you dizzy him, you are unbearable
every woman before or after you
is doused in your name
you fill his mouth
his teeth ache with memory of taste
his body just a long shadow seeking yours
but you are always too intense
frightening in the way you want him
unashamed and sacrificial
he tells you that no man can live up to the one who
lives in your head
and you tried to change didn't you?
closed your mouth more
tried to be softer
prettier
less volatile, less awake
but even when sleeping you could feel
him travelling away from you in his dreams
so what did you want to do love
split his head open?
you can't make homes out of human beings
someone should have already told you that
and if he wants to leave
then let him leave
you are terrifying
and strange and beautiful
something not everyone knows how to love.

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words : @warsan_shire
warsanshire.tumblr.com/

image : @briolson
bri.lovevolution.org/

INSPIRATION ::: Art That Inspires Me

noreply@blogger.com (Martha A. Wade) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:06:00 +0000

Have gathered some amazing artwork from around the world. These pieces have inspired me to become a better artist.

Maternidad en verde by Wilfredo Lam


El Grand Mambo by Wilfredo Lam

Kerry James Marshall

Landscapes Of An American Modernist, by Georgia O'Keefe

Windswept, by artist Linzi Lynn

MUSIC ::: Happy Birthday Robert Nesta Marley

noreply@blogger.com (Martha A. Wade) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:19:00 +0000

MUSIC ::: Bad Girls Do It Well says M.I.A.

noreply@blogger.com (Martha A. Wade) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:10:00 +0000

M.I.A, Bad Girls from ROMAIN-GAVRAS on Vimeo.

British singer-songwriter M.I.A.
She re-worked her song "Bad Girls" that was first included on her mixtape "Vicki Leekx" to use it now as the lead single from her new album.

Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well
Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well (x2)

My chain hits my chest
When I'm bangin' on the dashboard
My chain hits my chest
When I'm bangin' on the radio

Get back, get down
Pull me closer if you think you can hang
Hands up, hands tied
Don't go screaming if I blow you with a bang.

Source:
Visit dream hampton's tumblr for more superb artsy, musical, and other inspired treasures.

PAINTINGS ::: The Talented Robert Colescott

noreply@blogger.com (Martha A. Wade) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:32:00 +0000

Feeling His Oats
by Robert Colescott, 1988

George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware
Page from an American History Textbook, 1975

84 x 108" Acrylic on canvas

Old McWillie's Farm

A Taste of Gumbo
by Robert Colescott, 1990

End of the Trail
by Robert Colescott, 1976

ART ::: Ferrari Sheppard is Superb

noreply@blogger.com (Martha A. Wade) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:13:00 +0000

Artwork from the superbly talented, always informative, and completely cool - Ferrari Sheppard. Click the photos to view source painting on the artist's site.

Mandatory Painting of Black Musician

5 x 6ft Oil on Canvas

by Ferrari Sheppard

Say Good Morning to The Night

7 x 6ft Oil on Canvas

by Ferrari Sheppard

Black Pen on Paper Drawing
2012
by Sheppard.

Want more?
Find more artwork from this artist at ferrarisheppard.tumblr.com

NEW PAINTINGS ::: by Daniel Akortia

noreply@blogger.com (Martha A. Wade) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:15:00 +0000

These original acrylic on canvas paintings by Nshira ::: Daniel Akortia from Ghana, Africa are for sale. To purchase an original work of art email akortiartgh@yahoo.com for details or leave a comment here!

Walk With Me

20x30" acrylic on canvas

Unframed $300

Inner Peace

20x30" Acrylic on Canvas

Unframed $350

Souls Embrace in Love
30x40" Acrylic on Canvas Unframed $500

Woman, Water and Peace

30x30" Acrylic on Canvas

Unframed $350

Into the Battle
30x60" Acrylic on Canvas, Unframed $500

Zebras Stand Together

24x30" Acrylic on Canvas, Unframed $300

Eye of the Tiger

40x23 Acrylic on Canvas

Unframed $450

Hunting and Grazing
23x40" Acrylic on Canvas
Unframed $300

Singing for My Soul

23x40" Acrylic on Canvas

Unframed $350

Sister Secrets

23x40" Acrylic on Canvas Unframed $350

Playing From My Heart

23x40" acrylic on canvas, Unframed $350

Mother Helper

23x40" Acrylic on Canvas
$350

I Am Strong

23x40" Acrylic on Canvas unframed $400

Rock This Place
30x30" Acrylic on Canvas
Framed, $400

Sleep My Village

23x40" Acrylic on Canvas Unframed $550

Sounds For Truth

23x40" Acrylic on Canvas
Unframed $550

Through the Fire
23x40" Acrylic on Canvas

Unframed $450

NOTE: Each of the paintings above in an original acrylic on canvas works of art by Nshira. The buyer will also pay international shipping. Please contact the artist at akortiartgh@yahoo.com to inquire.

About the Artist: Nshira

Daniel Akortia signs his paintings as Nshira, which means blessing.

He is a native Ghanaian and was born in 1979. After finishing secondary school in 1998, Daniel attended Art College for three years, pursuing drawing, painting, textile design and graphic design.

In his own words "I live in a world of my own, and therefore refuse to be drawn from real life. I concentrate on drawing my personal visions."

Many of Nshira's paintings can be found in private homes and collections, art galleries in Ghana. He also exhibits his work at national and international art fairs.

Daniel says "My aim is to depict the history and culture of Africa as it really is, in the true colors of nature. After completing college, I have spent all my time painting. I mainly use bright colors, and my paintings are often like decorative patterns of abstract expression."

Want More from this Artist?
View additional paintings available for canvas print via Custom Canvas Art on RedBubble.

ARTIST ::: Audrey Kawasaki Unique Style

noreply@blogger.com (Martha A. Wade) — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 03:17:00 +0000

Audrey Kawasaki is a very unique artist that uses subtle tones in oil and graphite on wood panels. Kawasaki makes hand cut drawings, and intricate paintings that are sensual and beautiful.

CARRY ON
oil and graphite on wood 19.75"x15"
Space Yui in Tokyo 2009

PLUCKED
by Audrey Kawasaki
Oil and graphite on hand/laser-cut wood. w/ bass strings. 40.5"x29"
'Who Killed The Music' group show 2010

"YUUWAKU" ALLURE

by Audrey Kawasaki

oil and graphite on wood 20"x26"
"Hajimari" @Jonathan Levine Gallery in NY 2009

DAYDREAM

by Audrey Kawasaki
oil and graphic on wood 9.5"x28
Space Yui in Tokyo 2009

ART ::: Trees of Life Charity Painting

noreply@blogger.com (Martha A. Wade) — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 02:36:00 +0000

Help Us Save the Scottish Caledonian Forest

Join us Thursday 3 November 6:30 - 8:30pm for the official opening of the Trees for Life charity exhibition at Out of the Blue, 36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh EH6 8RG.

Here is my contribution to the charity "Forest of Life" below. Click the photo to see the painting progression on my art blog.

The Forest of Life
6×9″ Acrylic on Linen Canvas Paper, 2011
Donated to Charity
by Martha A. Wade

PAINTING ::: Sound Waves II

noreply@blogger.com (Martha A. Wade) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:34:00 +0000

SOUND WAVES
24x24" Mixed Media, Acrylic on Birchwood

by Martha A. Wade

PAINTING ::: The Flower Girl

noreply@blogger.com (Martha A. Wade) — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:24:00 +0000

FLOWER GIRL

20x14" Digital Art with Corel Painter, 2011

by Edaw Wade

MUSIC ::: All This Time by Heartless Bastards

noreply@blogger.com (Martha A. Wade) — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 06:44:00 +0000

ART ::: Fall Morning Light

noreply@blogger.com (Martha A. Wade) — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:34:00 +0000

There is hope in the rising of the sun.

Fall Morning Light

Hope Sun Rising Series

24x48" Acrylic on Birchwood, 2011

by Martha Wade

http://www.wadecreate.com/

HISTORY ::: Marcel Duchamp

noreply@blogger.com (Martha A. Wade) — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:18:00 +0000

Nude Descending a Staircase No. 2
57X35" oil on canvas, 1912

"Les joueurs d'échecs Marcel"
by Marcel Duchamp, 1911

ARTIST ::: Gary Bunt

noreply@blogger.com (Martha A. Wade) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:35:00 +0000

Gary Bunt has such an endearing style of painting that drew me in. Add to that wonderful bouts of poetry to companion each piece, and you will be won over too.

Happy Anniversary
20 x 24" Oil on canvas

Once every year
They come up here
Looking down
On the house where they live
He worked all his life
For his dog, kids and wife
And still he's got love to give

The Harbour Cat
40 x 48" Oil on canvas

The cat sat on the window sill
Looking at the fish
He thought to himself
How nice would it be
If they were in my dish

Gary Bunts show at the Portland Gallery in London is sold out. To view more if this artist's work visit the gallery website.

ARTIST ::: Vusi Khumalo

noreply@blogger.com (Martha A. Wade) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:38:00 +0000

I was browsing the website of the Portland Gallery in London today, and was blown away by this artist's work. Vusi Khumalo creates works of art that sprawl back for miles, or bring you inside a dwelling in the most powerful way.

Thembani Informal Settlement

32x48" Mixed media - £12,500

Portland Gallery

8 Bennet Street, London

Inside Kwamkize
22 x 27" Mixed media - £7,250
Portland Gallery
by Vusi Khumalo

Vusi Khumalo was born in Balfour North, Gauteng, South Africa in 1951. Vusi Khumalo's work is immediately arresting; the sheer power and individuality of what he portrays and how he creates it marks him out as one of Africa's most gifted and exciting contemporary artists. Learn more.

VIDEO ::: Gil Scott Heron Message

noreply@blogger.com (Martha A. Wade) — Sat, 28 May 2011 04:39:00 +0000

Gil Scott Heron
"Message to the Messengers"
A powerful message from a powerful voice.

ARTIST ::: Jean-Michel Basquiat

noreply@blogger.com (Martha A. Wade) — Fri, 27 May 2011 18:38:00 +0000

"I am not a black artist, I am an artist."

The Radiant Child

"I start a picture and I finish it.

I don't think about art while I work.

I try to think about life."

Basquiat in Great Jones Street Studio

New York, 1987

SAMO Graffiti

Film stills from New York Beat, 1980-81

"I don't listen to what art critics say.
I don't know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is."
- Jean-Michel Basquiat

Source: http://www.basquiat.com/artist.htm

MUSIC ::: Adele Rolling in the Deep

noreply@blogger.com (Martha A. Wade) — Fri, 27 May 2011 17:45:00 +0000

http://vimeo.com/19006889 from Columbia Records on Vimeo.

I see why Adele is number 1 in 17 countries!

ART ::: Bansky Speaks Loud

noreply@blogger.com (Martha A. Wade) — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:00:00 +0000

You have to love Bansky outdoor and inside art. This is one of my favorite artist's because he definitely has something to say with each painting.

Want more?
Visit the artist's site at banksy.co.uk

ADVICE ::: Ignore Everybody

noreply@blogger.com (Martha A. Wade) — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 11:40:00 +0000

Comic art by gapingvoid

IGNORE EVERYBODY and 39 Other Keys to Creativity
A Book by Hugh MacLeod / @gapingvoid

1. Ignore everybody.
2. The idea doesn’t have to be big. It just has to be yours.
3. Put the hours in.
4. If your biz plan depends on you suddenly being “discovered” by some big shot, your plan will probably fail.
5. You are responsible for your own experience.
6. Everyone is born creative; everyone is given a box of crayons in kindergarten.
7. Keep your day job.
8. Companies that squelch creativity can no longer compete with companies that champion creativity.
9. Everybody has their own private Mount Everest they were put on this earth to climb.
10. The more talented somebody is, the less they need the props.
11. Don’t try to stand out from the crowd; avoid crowds altogether.
12. If you accept the pain, it cannot hurt you.
13. Never compare your inside with somebody else’s outside.
14. Dying young is overrated.
15. The most important thing a creative person can learn professionally is where to draw the red line that separates what you are willing to do, and what you are not.
16. The world is changing.
17. Merit can be bought. Passion can’t.
18. Avoid the Watercooler Gang.
19. Sing in your own voice.
20. The choice of media is irrelevant.
21. Selling out is harder than it looks.
22. Nobody cares. Do it for yourself.
23. Worrying about “Commercial vs. Artistic” is a complete waste of time.
24. Don’t worry about finding inspiration. It comes eventually.
25. You have to find your own schtick.
26. Write from the heart.
27. The best way to get approval is not to need it.
28. Power is never given. Power is taken.
29. Whatever choice you make, The Devil gets his due eventually.
30. The hardest part of being creative is getting used to it.
31. Remain frugal.
32. Allow your work to age with you.
33. Being Poor Sucks.
34. Beware of turning hobbies into jobs.
35. Savor obscurity while it lasts.
36. Start blogging.
37. Meaning Scales, People Don’t.
38. When your dreams become reality, they are no longer your dreams.

(more tips ::: find out how to buy this awesome book!)

MUSIC ::: Here Comes the Sun by Nina Simone

noreply@blogger.com (Martha A. Wade) — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:00:00 +0000

by Nina Simone

here comes the sun
little darlin
here comes the sun
i say
its all right
its all right

little darlin
its been a long cold and lonely winter
little darlin it feels like years since you've been here
little darlin the smiles have returned to the faces now
little darlin it seems like years since you've been here
little darlin its been a long cold lonely winter
little darlin it feels like years since you've been here

here somes the sun
arent you glad to see it
i say its all right
here comes the sun little darlin
i say
its alright

here comes the sun
here comes the sun
i say
little darlin
it seems like years since you've been here

little darlin
here comes the sun
its all right
you can come on out

ART ::: The Battle for Your Mind

noreply@blogger.com (Martha A. Wade) — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:07:00 +0000

MIND BATTLE
by Martha A. Wade
18x24" Acrylic on Stretched Canvas
variation of INNER STRUGGLES OF SELF
::: SOLD

The battle for your mind
is one fought with strength
The battle for your soul
in life can make or break
When the devils
and the demons
have you by the throat
Just remember
the angels
and the love
have your ever lasting soul.
Mind Battle
which side will you chose?

ART + POETRY ::: Beautiful Lips

noreply@blogger.com (Martha A. Wade) — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 18:52:00 +0000

BEAUTIFUL LIPS
by Tye Johnson
24x30" Mixed Media on Canvas
©2006
Art Prints ::: from $48

ART + POETRY
Poem by Niya Holland
Lips full, tainted with rouge
Lips pursed, trying to decide what to say, what they should do.
It's not a ready-made attitude, that fullness you see.
These Lips stay closed more often than not. Please believe.
Holding in teeth and tongue, thoughts ready to be made vocal, and set free.
Yet I heard it's a gift to be a lady with lips like these.
They even market products just so others can have full ones like me.

©2010 Niya Holland Lloyd.

ART + POETRY ::: Brainwash

noreply@blogger.com (Martha A. Wade) — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:12:00 +0000

BRAINWASH
by Edaw Wade

Part of original mural painting in Detroit, 1976.

POETRY
by Stephanie Danforth

My journey is filled with decisions I must make
Chances I must take
And For my mothers sake
I often revisit my childhood
One filled with religion and full of hope
She tried every tactic in the good book
But prayer is no match for the streets,
At least it wasn't for me
I tried to do right, I meant to be there
To make up for my own father not being there
But life isn't fair, As if they actually care
I was sought out by the man,
It's like they dragged me by my hair
Come with me and be my slave
A slave to the environment that we put you in
An environment that you can't escape
And when we're done with you,
We'll brainwash another
So is there really hope for the next young brother?

Words (c) Stephanie Danforth, All rights reserved 2009

WANT MORE FROM THIS WRITER?
Twitter @StephDanforth
Website Venus Diva Magazine
Blog Rhythmic Soul

Aesthetic Circle

VIDEO ::: Warsan Shire is Poetry Goddess

INSPIRATION ::: Art That Inspires Me

Kerry James Marshall

Landscapes Of An American Modernist, by Georgia O'Keefe

Windswept, by artist Linzi Lynn

MUSIC ::: Happy Birthday Robert Nesta Marley

MUSIC ::: Bad Girls Do It Well says M.I.A.

PAINTINGS ::: The Talented Robert Colescott

ART ::: Ferrari Sheppard is Superb

NEW PAINTINGS ::: by Daniel Akortia

ARTIST ::: Audrey Kawasaki Unique Style

ART ::: Trees of Life Charity Painting

PAINTING ::: Sound Waves II

PAINTING ::: The Flower Girl

MUSIC ::: All This Time by Heartless Bastards

ART ::: Fall Morning Light

HISTORY ::: Marcel Duchamp

ARTIST ::: Gary Bunt

ARTIST ::: Vusi Khumalo

VIDEO ::: Gil Scott Heron Message

Gil Scott Heron "Message to the Messengers" A powerful message from a powerful voice.

ARTIST ::: Jean-Michel Basquiat

MUSIC ::: Adele Rolling in the Deep

ART ::: Bansky Speaks Loud

ADVICE ::: Ignore Everybody

MUSIC ::: Here Comes the Sun by Nina Simone

ART ::: The Battle for Your Mind

ART + POETRY ::: Beautiful Lips

ART + POETRY ::: Brainwash

Gil Scott Heron
"Message to the Messengers"
A powerful message from a powerful voice.