Art Expression

Works by Sebastian Alterera

2012-03-05T01:38:00.001-08:00

Works by Sebastian Alterera

Biography

By age four, Sebastian Andreas Alterera knew he wanted to be an artist. Born in New York City in 1964, Alterera spent the early years of his life painting, drawing and learning to play classical guitar. However, this carefree world came to a tragic halt when Alterera’s father unexpectedly passed away when the artist was only 15 years old. With no stable source of income, Alterera’s family was thrust into poverty, and his mother decided that they seek better fortune across the country in San Francisco. This profound loss provided Alterera with an early appreciation for the things in life that are truly important. For example, his art began to reflect the influence of nature on the human mind. The architecture, mountains and ocean in and around San Francisco became an infinite source of inspiration. When the time came, Alterera was accepted into the BFA program at the Ringling School of Art in Sarasota, Florida. His talent was recognized immediately, earning him the Best of Ringling Award two years in a row. Once again, Alterera’s art was fortified by the beaches and water in the area. Upon graduating from Ringling, Alterera entered the MFA program at the prestigious Savannah College of Art and Design. After receiving his MFA there in 1992, he disembarked for further studies in Naples, Italy.

Alterera’s painting flourished in Naples, inspired by the culture and heritage of that region. Taught by the modern master Vaugel, Alterera refined his style and technique, and realized his particular gift for rendering realistic figures. He also began sharing his talents by teaching figure painting to a bevy of students, many of which became professional artists themselves. After spending seven years in Italy,Alterera returned to the U.S., and made a home in Atlanta.

Alterera’s work has evolved dramatically over the years. Although he still prefers to work with the human figure, he has moved on from realistic figures to dynamic, figurative abstracts that reflect the natural colors and lines propelling so much of his motivation and vision. Alterera was introduced at ArtExpo, New York 2000, and to this day his work is met with enthusiastic response.

Beautiful Steel - Life of Kristeen Verge

2012-02-06T01:22:00.000-08:00

Kristeen Verge

Tulip Consciousness

Kristeen Verge

Pleasantly Plump

Kristeen Verge

Hidden Treasures

Kristeen Verge

Exhuberant

Kristeen Verge

Dancing Tree

Biography

Kristine Verge- 1950-2009

The paintings in this collection represent the remaining original fine art pieces of Kristeen Verge which are now available to the public for purchase.

Kristeen Verge held a BA in Graphic design and illustration and was a successful practicing artist for 28 years. She was also an active member of the FCA (Federation of Canadian Artists). Her artwork is collected across North America and Europe.

Her artwork is bright and bold. Known for her close-up semi-abstract florals, Verge also interprets landscapes, seascapes, homes and cats in her unique style. Her expression ranges from impressionist to illustrative...

"Colours, brushes, canvases...and I’m in timelessness; free to express my passion. The rich reds, purples, yellows and greens mingle to create semi-abstract bold and uplifting fine art. As a professional artist, my intention is to impart the viewer with artwork that will make ones heart sing!" -K. Verge

Hao Ping Creations

2012-01-19T00:12:00.000-08:00

Hao Ping Creations

Hao Ping - born 1952

Hao Ping I

Chinese Printmaking Today - Article
Mr. Hao Ping
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In May 2003, we at artelinoreceived our first modern Chinese art prints. We were amazed and are beginning to learn about contemporary Chinese printmaking and artists. Hao Ping is one of them - an established artist, whose works were shown in a great number of exhibitions inside and outside of China. His art works are in possession of Chinese, Korean, British and US museums.

We received the information on this page about Hao Ping from our partner in China. The last section titledOur Personal Impression reflects our personal opinion based on the prints we see.

The Career of Hao Ping

Hao Ping was born in Yunnan in China. In 1980 he graduated from the Department of Fine Art of Yunnan Art College.

In 1986, he fulfilled studies at Central Fine Art College. In 1990, Hao Ping became a member of the evaluation committee of the National Youth Print grand exhibition. And in 1992 he became jury member of another important print and painting exhibition committee.

Hao Ping is a member of different Chinese artist associations - the Chinese Fine Artist Association and the Chinese Print Artist Association.

Exhibitions in China and Abroad

Hao Ping II

Chinese Prints - Article
Moonlight in Forest, 1998
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Prints and paintings by Hao Ping were widly exhibited in China, the United States, Japan and Europe. The following national and international exhibition events were listed - some without mentioning a year:

Chinese modern print painting exhibition - Japan
Modern Chinese print painting exhibition - U.S.A.
China Yunan multiple color painting exhibition - U.S.A.
Yunan contemporary multiple color painting exhibition of 8 artists - France
Yunan painting school painting exhibition - France
1992 - European Community art festival fine art work exhibition - Netherlands
1994 - Hao Ping personal work exhibition - Germany

Exhibition events in China:

1983 - prominent work award at the 8th national print exhibition
1985 - granted with print world prize
1989 - copper award of the 7th national fine art exhibition
1990 - granted with print world award and Lu Hsun medal
1992 - 11th national print exhibition
1994 - copper award of the 12th national print exhibition
1996 - gold award of the 13th national print painting exhibition
1998 - 14th national print painting exhibition

Collections

The works of the artist are in the possession of several museums in China and abroad.

1998 - China Fine Art Museum
1990 - Asia Pacific Museum, U.S.A.
1991 - Hsiangsheng Forest Fine Art Museum, Japan
1994 - Shenchun Fine Art Museum
1996 - Kiangsu Fine Art Museum
1996 - Lu Hsun Fine Art Museum
1996 - British Woodcut Foundation
1998 - Shenchou Print Museum

Our Personal Impression

Hao Ping III

Chinese Prints - Home
Flying Dance, 1995
copyright Hao Ping

When we saw prints by Hao Ping for the first time, we were astonished. We had never seen anything comparable before. A world of dreams is unfolding in front of one's eyes. Strong colors and exotic forms, fairy-like female bodies seem to hover in front of you.

The impressiveness of Hao Ping's print works are underlined by their large sizes - from 60/60 cm (23.4/23.4 inches) to 90/90 cm (35/35 inches). The artist seems to prefer quadratic formats. All prints are limited editions with edition sizes from 30 to 200. They are signed, dated and numbered by the artist and were made in woodcut technique with multiple color blocks and personally printed by the artist on offset paper.

With auction prices starting at $120 (note: this price was in 2003; now prices are considerably higher) for a print of the size of 60/60 cm, these prints are available at a fraction of what a collector would have to pay for a print by a contemporary Japanese, European or American artist of a comparable international reputation.

We at artelino do not recommend to buy art as a financial investment. But if the protection of your financial expenses is an aspect for you, contemporary Chinese prints from artists like Hao Ping are definitely a hot recommendation. For a little bit more than what you would have to pay for a poster, you get an original work of art by a renowned artist, signed and numbered - what more could you want?!

Dieter Wanczura
(May 2003, updated May 2009)

http://www.artelino.com/articles/hao_ping.asp

Most of Yunnan Artists

2012-01-08T23:47:00.000-08:00

Most of Yunnan Artists

Yunnan Artists I

Chinese Prints - Home
Lu Runeng, May - 1998
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Over the last 10-20 years, contemporary Chinese artists from the Southern province of Yunnan have acquired great fame as a flourishing art center - especially for modern art prints. First exhibitions have been held outside China. Western art critics and museum curators are beginning to speak of the "Yunnan Art School".

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Artists from Yunnan

On this page artelino introduces some of the artists of the Yunnan Art School. This is only a small selection of course.

Hao Ping - born 1952

Yunnan Artists II

Hao Ping - Biography
Hao Ping, Pray - 1991
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Hao Ping was born in Yunnan in China. In 1980 he graduated from the Department of Fine Art of Yunnan Art College. He is one of the figure heads of the Yunnan Art School. Hao Ping had several exhibitions outside China - in Japan, USA, France and Germany. His works are in the possession of museums in the USA and in Japan. Hao Ping's prints are made in woodcut technique with thick, bright oil colors.

The artist's favorite subjects are women in gorgeous costumes from the ethnic minority people in Yunnan. He uses flat, large areas, sometimes of nearly cubist forms. But his designs remain always very figurative. Art friends who like strong colors, will get passionate with Hao Ping art works.

Lu Runeng - born 1940

Yunnan Artists III

Lu Runeng - Biography
Lu Runeng, Spinning - 1990
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Lu Runeng was born in Kunming in Yunnan province. In 1995 he graduated from Sichuan Fine Art Academy. Presently he works as a painter of the Qujing Art Institute.

The print on display, titled "Spinning" won the Golden Prize of the 10th National Chinese Print Exhibition in 1990.

Ma Li - born 1958

Yunnan Artists IV

Ma Li Biography
Ma Li, Colors of Mountains, 2003
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Ma Li was born in Yunnan Province, China. Since 1986 he has exhibited widely in China, Japan and also in the UK. The artist works primarily in the woodcut reduction print technique. His work is very colorful and depicts the life of the rural minority communities in Yunnan. Ma Li teaches at the Simao University and has held workshops in woodblock reduction technique in Bristol, UK.

Favorite motifs of Ma Li are mountains and its inhabitants. He has been attracted by mountains since he was a child. For him they are a place of mystery and fascination. In Yunnan with mountains as high as 6,000 meters - one of them has never been conquered by man yet - Ma Li finds the perfect environment for his inspirations.

Shi Yi - born 1939

Yunnan Artists V

Shi Yi - Biography
Shi Yi, Winter Moon, 1999
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Shi Yi is professor at Yunnan Art College. His media is the woodcut. The printing technique used by him, is wet water printing, a specifically Chinese method that produces watercolor-like image. Shi Yi belongs to the major representatives of Yunnan Art School. His works are not only in Chinese museums, but in some major Western museums as well. The artist has exhibited in the U.S.A. and in Europe.

The world of Shi Yi is the subtropical scene in Southern Yunnan along the Mekong river. His images take us to a perfect and intact environment and make us dream of Shangri La. Is it a dream or does Shangri La exist?

Yang Yongsheng - born 1967

by Yang YongshengYunnan Artists VI

Yang Yongsheng - Biography
Lake at far Distance, 1991
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Yang Yongsheng was born in Yujing, Yunnan province. He graduated from the Print Department of Yunnan Fine Art Academy. Presently he is director of Qujing Print Institute. His art works are in Chinese and Japanese museums. Yang Yongsheng received awards at art exhibitions in Yunnan and in Canada.

By spring time of 2004, we at artelino have seen only three prints by Yang Yongsheng. They are characterized by vibrant designs and color combinations. Yang Yongsheng print images create moods. Hasui Kawase would have liked them. (...and would have bought them in artelino auctions - smile!)

Zhang Xiaochun - born 1959

Yunnan Artists VII

Zhang Xiaochun - Biography
Zhang Xiaochun, Go Out, 1996
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Zhang Xiaochun was born in Mojiang, in Yunnan province. In 1980 he graduated from Simao Art School (Yunnan) and in 1984 from Yunnan Fine Art Academy. The artist has received several outstanding, national Chinese awards. His art works are in the collections of several Chinese art museums.

Zhang Xiaochun works in different styles. Some of his art works remind of French Fauvism or German Expressionism. We at artelino like especially his depictions of tribal people in yellow-brown-red colors. We have never seen anything similar before.

Dieter Wanczura
(April 2004, updated November 2009)

Source http://www.artelino.com/articles/yunnan-artists.asp

Works by Li Xiu

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Works by Li Xiu

Li Xiu - born 1943

Limpid Water No. 2, 1991
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Li Xiu is outstanding among China's leading artists in more than one way. First of all she is an excellent printmaker, secondly she is a woman artist and thirdly she belongs to the Yi ethnic minority in Yunnan.

Back Home after Graduation

The artistic breakthrough came for Li Xiu with a print titled Back Home after Graduation. It shows a girl from the ethnic Yi minority at her arrival by train back home. The print was done in 1977 and is kept in the style of the period - the style well-known from the Chinese propaganda posters. The image is beautiful and the art work made Li Xiu famous. The print was first shown at a national Chinese exhibition celebrating the "50th anniversary of China Prints". Later the art work went on a tour to France where it was shown to the French people.

After "Back Home after Graduation", Li Xiu began to work on several new series that turned out to be quite spectacular. They were titled "Ah, what a Horse Caravan" (1982), "The Quiet Lugu Lake" (1982). "The Years Dragging Long" (1984), "The Hengduan Mountains" (1988) or "Limpid Water" (1991).

Since "Back Home after Graduation" Li Xiu has experienced a great career as an artist and as an outstanding woman coming from an ethnic minority. Since then she has engaged herself not only in arts, but also in social and political issues promoting and supporting the role of women and ethnic minorities in China.

Editions, Technique and Style

November, 1990
copyright Li Xiu

Li Xiu's art style is not uninfluenced from what is today called the Yunnan Art School in modern printmaking. This term describes a certain direction in printmaking that has been born in Yunnan province and has over the last years become famous outside China as well. The common bonds are the use of strong and vibrant colors and the focus on depicting the exotic landscapes and the life and customs of a great variety of ethnic minority groups in this South-West province of China.

Li Xiu prints with rather thick oil-based inks comparable to the way how Hao Ping works - another artist from Yunnan. The edition size is small as usual for Chinese artists - at least for the 1980s and 1990s and the beginning of the new millennium. And as usual for Chinese artists, the prints are titled, dated, numbered and signed.

The art prints by Li Xiu have been a real challenge regarding the display of the images on the internet. The dark colors in connection with the use of glossy oil-based colors are a nightmare for a photographer. The images that we present you in our auctions of Li Xiu prints are in our view overall pretty good and close to the real thing. But nevertheless, we have the feeling that the actual prints are by far more impressive than the display of the digital images.

The prices of Li Xiu's art prints are not quite cheap. The artist has made only few prints per year. And the edition size is low. We regard the potential for future increases in value as high. Serious collectors of modern Chinese prints should not miss to take several prints by Li Xiu into their portfolio.

Milestones of an Artist Career

1964 - Graduation from the middle school associated with Yunnan Academy of Fine Arts.
1968 - Graduation from the printmaking department of Guangxi Academy of Fine Arts.
1980 - Admission to the Yunnan College of Arts for her woodcut creation.
1980 - Elected as a member of the China Printmakers Associations.
1985 - Elected as a member of China Artists Associations.
1992 - Invited for a visit to the United States of America.
1993 - Invited to visit Japan.
1993 - Li Xiu was elected as a permanent member of the 7th Political Negotiation Committee of Yunnan Province.
1998 - She was elected a permanent member of the 9th Standing Committee of the NPC (?) and vice-director of the National Minority Art Promotion Committee.
2001 - Li Xiu was invited to visit Britain, France, Italy, Austria and other countries.

Currently the artist works as a senior art teacher at Yunnan College of Arts.

Exhibitions

Limpid Water No. 1, 1991
copyright Li Xiu

Li Xiu's art works have been regularly selected for the top art shows in China. For printmakers these are the annual National Print Exhibitions and the annual National Art Exhibitions. These art shows are juried. The artist has attended the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th National Art Exhibition and the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 12th, and 13th National Prints Exhibition. Apart from these annual major events, there are the following art shows that should be mentioned:

1988 - Solo show at China Art Gallery.
1992 - Solo show in Taiwan.
1985 - "Ten Female Printmakers" exhibition held by Chinese Artists Association.
1991 - The art work "Suspended Moon" was selected to attend the "Chinese Modern Art Exhibition" held by the Chinese Art Museum in Japan.
1993 - "Corona around the Mountain" was selected for the art show "30th Anniversary of Unique Collection Exhibition" in celebration of the establishment of the Chinese Art Museum.
1995 - The art works "Suspended moon" and "Limpid Water" were selected to attend the "Donated Artworks Exhibition of Famous Artists" held by the Yan and Huang Emperors Art Museum.
1995 - "July" was selected was selected for "Chinese Exquisite Paintings Exhibition".
1996 - "Limpid Water" was selected for "Chinese Modern Art Exhibition" held by the China Artists Association in Japan.
1999 - Art works by Li Xiu were selected to attend a roadshow exhibition of "Fifty Chinese Woodcut Artists" held by the British Woodcut Foundation Council.
2003 - Li Xiu was invited to contribute to the exhibition of "The Open Times" in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Chinese Art Museum.

Prizes and Awards

1982 - The series of works "Ah, what a Horse Caravan" was awarded the first prize in the National Minorities Art Exhibition.
1991 - "Auspicious Clouds" received the copper prize in the 10th National Woodcut Exhibition.
1994 - "Limpid water" was awarded with the outstanding prize in the 8th National Art Exhibition.
1994 - "Spirit of Flower" won the golden medal in the National Minorities Hundred-Flowers Exhibition.
1997 - "The Tower" won the golden medal in the National Minorities Hundred-Flowers Exhibition.
1999 - Li Xiu received the prestigious Lu Xun prize for merits in printmaking. The Lu Xun prize is one of the highest and prestigious awards in China.
2001 - "The Primary Sun" received an award at the 5th National Minorities Hundred-Flowers Exhibition.
2001 - Li Xiu received the "Outstanding Artist's Prize" by the National Minorities Art Promotion Committee.

Collections

The following museums and institutions have acquired prints for their collection:

The Chinese Art Museum shows 7 art works.
The Art Museum in Sydney, Australia.
The Hsiang Sen Forest Art Museum in Japan has 14 of the artist's works on display.
The British Embassy in Beijing holds three art works by Li Xiu.
The Shenzhou Print Museum is in possession of three works of art.

Publications

1985 - Article in the magazine "ART".
1989 - Article in "China Instruction" and "Chinese Women" (in English), published in Hong Kong.
1996 - "Woodcut Album of Li Xiu", ISBN 7-80586-305-9/J . 174, (in Chinese).

A Peaceful View of the Mountains

The First Lunar Month, 1993
copyright Li Xiu

The following article was written by Crystal Lu and is published with friendly consent by the author and by Ms. Li Xiu. Copyright Mr. Crystal Lu. The contents expresses the personal likes and thoughts of the author about the artwork of Li Xiu. It does not necessarily represent the views of artelino.

The first time I knew the name of Li Xiu was about 20 years ago. Her artwork "Back Home after Graduation" attracted me so much that I wrote an essay to commentate on it. The print described a girl of Yi nationality getting off the train, with great joy. She had graduated from the school and just come back home.

The Yi nationality has a long history. The Yis have suffered a lot. They live in the remote mountains in the southwest of China. The print was created by a young printmaker - a Yi's artist from the southwest, who attracted the people's attention greatly.

Later Li became very famous. Her works still reflected the life of the Yis and the minority areas in the southwest. During a period of time, Li, just like the most part of the painters, created a lot of prints full of the local social customs and natural beauty in a realistic way, giving high praises to everything she loved.

In this prints collection, the pieces of works, such as "The Festival", "The Quiet Lake of LuGu", "A Suite of Paintings", "The Wind Rising", could be taken as representative of her own style. The characters of the Yi#s life, especially the Yi#s women, were depicted to a nicety, with delicate warm feeling, and the qualities of its enthusiasm were also revealed in the structures and the colors of the works. However, this kind of sentiment of realistic was used so often that her own character could not be displayed well. And her style also approached the popularity.

In the late 1980s, Li made great progress. Her print works, "The Crossing Mountains", which was a symbol of hers, made her so successful. In the autumn of 1988, while Li was holding her own exhibition in the Chinese Art Galley, I made a rough analysis on her change of art in an article titled "From the reality to the dreamy world", saying "The Crossing Mountains" gives people different conception, pure description, peaceful poetic feeling, dreamy imagery. It seemed that the feeling from the bottom of her heart had poured out and her skill and technique in art was sublimated to a high level.

The Moon Suspended in the Sky, 1988
copyright Li Xiu

The majestic mountains become so quiet like a spirit staring at the world with a pair of transparent but melancholy eyes. We enjoy the natural beauty of the mountains and are moved by the view, sinking into the dreamland, everything has become pure and clean.

Art is learned by heart, not depends on eyes or hand. She surmounted towards people to emerge a new world of her own. Her artworks "The Crossing Mountains", including four pieces of works, "A Mirror of the Mountain", "The Moon Suspended in the Sky", "The Corona around the Mountain" and "The Call", describe the lake on the top of the mountain, a herd of cattle in the moon light, the clouds in the sunset and the call of a pony in the valley.

The author emphasized to describe the horizontal mountain. The mountain presents a strong black, green and blue tone in the morning mist and the moonlight. It shows a wide and peaceful world. When you look at the painting, you will feel some kind of solitude. But the broad landscape makes you feel free from the world. When Li Xiu created these works, she was experiencing the harassment of life and was in a black mood. The purified imagery also expressed her desire of escaping from reality and having a peaceful life.

In 1989, Li went to sketch in Tibet. She said:

"The natural landscape there is similar to the high mountains in Yun Nan, but much more vaster and desolate. I was mostly moved by the Tibetans' religious belief and their expectation of a future life. I was attracted and walked into that world along with them."

In 1990, Li created four pieces of woks, "The Truth", "A Second Birth", "Auspicious Cloud" and "Fortune", which were the results of this kind of spirit surfs. These four pieces of works inherit the art skills of the print of "The Crossing Mountains" in style.

The Festival, 1988
copyright Li Xiu

But it is a pity that in Li's two pieces of works, "The Truth" and "Auspicious Clouds", the mediums of the figures and the colors of the colorful ribbon and the clouds were not depicted simply, which reduces the integrity of the works.

"Limpid Water" are Li's recent works. The tone becomes cool, but the feeling of the prints is still quiet. I like the prints very much, especially one of the artworks. Rich and thick colors, the style tends to be lofty, which is the one that expresses the richest feeling in Li's works.

In the woodblock reduction prints, it is known that colors should be used less, black and white should be the most important in the tone. But few artists can handle this well. After the creation of the prints of "The Crossing Mountains", she has found out a way of expressing her feelings directly in her works. Both the figures and the colors are used simply. The spirit is put into the form of the works, the colors of black and white are very concordant.

In recent years, most of the woodblock reduction prints of Yunnan are so colorful, but Li puts a special emphasis on the colors of black and white. It is no doubt that an artist chooses a way of the vision and the language by his own style. Li Xiu insists on her pursuit in art. If she can keep on purifying the language, paying more attention to the lines and the shapes, making the structures and the colors more rhythmic, this will make her reach a new realm of art.

Compared with those works which have been created since 1988, "The Crossing Mountains" is more sensitive. That is to say, it is more subconscious of the printmaker. There is slightly feeling reflected in both the four Tibetan pieces of works and "Limpid Water". Maybe this is related to the artist's idiom. On the other hand, Li Xiu is very introverted. But she seems to be more enthusiastic and open-minded.

How to make an artist's creations (including the spirit and the way of language) and his own quality and character more harmonious, which will influence the creator's style and purity of art. It is necessary for the artists to think more about the problems they meet during their creation. It is said by some psychologists that the middle-age female will display some kind of male's personality, but for the artists, maybe it is not so good.

Since 1988, the factor of the reasonableness is gradually revealed in Li's artworks, especially in "Limpid Water". Perhaps this will put some infusion of coldness into her art style, which pushes her to a state of extremity. And it is possible to resemble the style of the American woodcut maker Kent. After all, Li Xiu is a frank painter, she is not grudging in doing that.

In my opinion, Li still has more emotions, which expends a peaceful view in the works of "The Crossing Mountains", composing it in figures. She was moved by the Tibetans' religous belief. But she does not realize that this kind of religious feeling is not proceed from reasonableness, but the feeling from the bottom of heart. The works, such as "The Crossing Mountains" and "The Truth", imply a certain kind of religious feelings.

The former faces to the nature, the latter expresses a person's imagination of religion. Compared with these two pieces of works, "The Crossing Mountains" reveals the artist's personal comprehend, reflects more characteristic and promote the emotion to the supernatural feeling by the dialogue with the world. That is metaphysics, some kind of religious experience. If Li Xiu pursues in this way, pouring her mental state of life and feelings in her works, her art style will be more pure.

Source http://www.artelino.com/articles/li-xiu.asp

Major Arts of Chen Yongle

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Major Art by Chen Yongle

Chen Yongle - born 1944

Chen Yongle, born 1944
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Chen Yongle is a leading artist of what is today called the Yunnan Art School. He is among the few contemporary Chinese printmakers who can claim a series of international exhibitions. The artist works in the technique of reduction woodblock prints - printed with thick oil-based colors. Chen Yongle's works remind in technique and style of Hao Ping, another Yunnan Art School representative. Friends of Hao Ping will like Chen Yongle - and vice versa.

Reduction Woodblock Prints

Chen Yongle works in the technique of the reduction woodblock print. This technique uses only one woodblock to print all colors. At the end of the creation process a new edition is not possible because the states of the foregoing steps were destroyed. Yongle uses oil based inks which he applies opulent. It makes the paper surface look like a relief or oil painting. Chen Yongle's editions are from 50 to 100 copies - signed and numbered by the artist. Most prints are not dated. And most are large to very large in format with the exception of a few smaller ones. The prints vary in prices according to their sizes. The artist seems to prefer the portrait format.

Chen Yongle's woodblock prints remind the viewer remotely of the works by Hao Ping. The application of thick oil-based colors, the use of flat areas and the common subject of showing the life of ethnic minorities are common bonds. Both artists are top representative of the Yunnan Art School - a term to describe a certain printmaking style that developed since the early 1980s in the South-Eastern province of Yunnan.

Subjects

Verticle Song
copyright Chen Yongle

The main theme of Yongle's art is the depiction of women from the ethnic minorities that live mainly in Southern Yunnan where China's neighbors Laos, Vietnam and Birma are not far away and where the climate is subtropical. Chen Yongle's women are depicted as a system of elegant forms and lines. Ornamental patterns dominate the arrangement of space and composition. The subjects look so poetic, almost mystic, although the basic design is simple.

Affiliations

President of the Yunnan Research Institute of Fine Art
Member of Chinese Artists Association
Member of Chinese Graphic Artists Association
Member of the Association of the Artists of Chinese Craft and Art

Major Exhibitions

Qin Rhyme
copyright Chen Yongle

1978 - "The Place of War" was selected for the exhibition of the National Military Print Works.
1979 - "Pero Praise" was selected for the exhibition of National Art of the 30th Commemoration of the foundation of the People's Republic of China.
1984 - "Heaving" won the copper prize of the 6th National Art Exhibition.
1984 - "Wong of Peacock" was selected for the 6th National Art Exhibition.
1986 - Exhibition of Yunnan prints in Australia.
1987 - Exhibition of modern Chinese prints and exhibition of Yunnan Print Works in Japan.
1989 - "Silver Fruit" - Copper prize of the 7th National Art Exhibition.
1990 - Exhibition of twelve Yunnan artists organized by the Japan Educational Fund.
1990 - "Silver Fruit" won the Gold prize of the Japan-China Prints Foundation Fund.
1990 - Chen Yongle's works were published in the book "Annual Chinese Prints" and his name was added to the dictionary of Chinese contemporary artists.
1990 - "Rice of Thai Nationality" was displayed at the 10th National Exhibition of Graphic Arts.
1990 - Exhibition of hundred famous gaphic artists from mainland China in Taiwan.
1992 - Exhibition at "Fine Art 92" held by the European community.
1992 - Exhibition of "Contemporary Delicate Paintings", in the Netherlands.
1993 - First exhibition in the U.S.A. and again in the Netherlands.
1994 - Exhibition of artists from mainland China in Hong Kong.
1994 - Solo exhibition in Belgium.
1994 - Solo exhibition in Germany.

Awards

1984 - Copper Medal at the 6th Exhibition of National Art, China
1989 - Copper Medal at the 7th Exhibition of National Art, China
1990 - Gold Medal by the Japan-China Prints Foundation Fund

Source http://www.artelino.com/articles/chen-yongle.asp

Amazing Biography of Chen Li

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Amazing Biography of Chen Li

Chen Li - born 1971

Chen Li I

Chinese Prints
Vase, 2007
copyright Chen Li

Chen Li is the son of famous Yunnan artist Chen Yongle. But his style is different from his father's. Chen Li tries to combine the style of traditional Chinese brush painting, the typical colorful Yunnan look and elements from Western abstract painting. The result are pleasing, colorful woodblock prints - Chen Li style.

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Chen Li - Education

Mr.Chen Li was born in 1971 in Kunming city, the capital of Yunnan province. Being the son of the famous Yunnan painter Chen Yongle, he was influenced by painting and printmaking from his childhood on.

But Chen Li was not satisfied with the traditional style of Yunnan painting. Therefore he went his own way trying to combine the warm colors and fluent lines of Yunnan paintings with a more abstract style. Chen Li combines the style of Yunnan Art School with elements of traditional Chinese brush painting and abstract Western painting.

Exhibition and Awards

Chen Li II

Chen Yongle - Biography
Bird of Paradise, 2007
copyright Chen Li

1998 - "Fragrance, Autumn's Spring" was selected for the 14th National Print Exhibition of China.
2000 - "Moon on the Cold Mountain" was selected for the 15th National Print Exhibition of China.
2001 - "Dancer" was selected for the art exhibition for the celebration of the 52nd anniversary of the foundation of the People's Republic of China.
2002 - "Praise Song" won the copper prize of the Yunnan art exhibition "Prize of Colors".
2003 - The oil painting series "Landscape" was selected for the third Chinese Oil Paintings Exhibition, Yunnan province.
2004 - The woodcut print "Songs of Yunling Echo the Mountain" was selected for the 10th National Art Exhibition and won the second prize of the art exhibition for the Celebration of the 55th anniversary of the foundation of the people's republic of China.
2004 - The woodcut print series "Colorful House" was selected for the 10th National Art Exhibition and won the second prize of Yunnan Art Exhibition.
2005 - "Silenct Mountain" was selected for the Taipei Contemporary Artists Invited Exhibition.

Chen Li - Gallery

Here are a few more of Chen Li's beautiful woodblock prints.

Dieter Wanczura
(December 2009)

Chen Li III

Chinese Prints - Info
Autumn of Westlake, 2007
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Chen Li IV

Chinese Prints - Article
Colorful House No.1, 2001
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Chen Li V

Chinese Prints - Introduction
Colorful House No.2, 2001
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Full History of The Abstract Art - Abstract Expressionism Movement and Expressions

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Full History of The Abstract Art - Abstract Expressionism Movement and Expressions

The Abstract Expressionism Movement, also called the New York School was exclusively an American abstract art movement that mainstreamed in New York City in the period following the Second World War. This movement was significant in the sense that it was the earliest American movement to declare non-dependence on European styles and to get a sway all over the globe. It also enabled New York City to replace Paris as the art hub. Prior to its reference to American art, â€œabstract expressionismâ€ was a term used in the Berlin periodical named â€˜Der Sturmâ€™, in 1919.

Arshile Gorky played an important role in inducing The Abstract Expressionism Movement. The abstract art works produced during the period of this movement are considered to be a combination of certain visual aspects of abstract European schools like Futurism, Synthetic Cubism and Bauhaus with the self-expression and emotional strength of German Expressionism. Though this abstract art was a mixture of a number of styles, its basic philosophy was to search and seek out answers for questions relating to human existence.

There are many similarities of style between abstract expressionism art and the work of Russian artists of the early 1900â€™s, the most prominent being Wassily Kandinsky. The abstract art from this period of the movement is often characterised by giving the impression of being produced in an act of artistic spontaneity. The work of pioneers of the movement such as Kandinsky, Kunz and later Rothko dealt with the expression of subjects including spirituality and the subconscious. However, meticulous planning and conscious thought was often involved in creating the many of the well known works of art which define this period of the expressionist movement.

In the 1930â€™s in North America, prior to the mainstream acceptance of abstract art, social realism art had been the prominent genre of art. Mexican social realists such as Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros together with the Great Depression strongly influenced the acceptance and widespread popularity of this relatively short lived movement. Preceding the Second World War in the United States there arose a time of political sensitivity. Due this change in the political climate social protest made through art would no longer be tolerated. In American society an artistic vacuum had opened and the abstract expressionism movement arose into the mainstream, showcasing at major galleries in New York such as The Art of This Century Gallery. The abstract expressionist movement spread rapidly thorough the elite art community of the United States through its major artistic communities such including the San Francisco Bay area and California.

During the period of The Abstract Expressionism Movement, several artists started experimenting with shapes and colour. They broke away from what was considered to be artistic, conventional painting and painted complete canvases in blue, orange or other colours. Dripping, splattering and big brush strokes were characteristic features of Abstract Expressionist Art. The artists of this period preferred larger canvases positioned on the floor over canvases that were easel bound and moderate. The focus of abstract art within the expressionism movement was not the portrayal of objects but the portrayal of emotions.

In the broad sense, Abstract Expressionism was of two streams â€“ Colour Field Painting and Action Painting. Colour field painting came up in the beginning of the 1960â€™s and involved using shape and colour to create religious serene paintings that were devoid of representative subject substance. The composition of colour field works were huge coloured areas with no forms or signs. Helen Frankenthaler, Mark Rothko and Ellsworth Kelly were some painters associated with this type of painting. Action Painting was a painting stream that arose prior to Colour Field Painting (between the 1940s and 1950s) and practiced by artists such as Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Franz Kline. The driving force for the works of these painters was often considered to be the paintersâ€™ soul and life energy.

Abstract Expressionist Art appeared to be defiant, idiosyncratic and radical, and to some, nihilistic. The movement weakened in the 1960s while other movements such as minimalism and pop art arose in opposition to it. Despite the movement losing importance, a good number of abstract expressionist painters continued following its characteristic painting fashion for many more years. In addition, this art movement profoundly influenced how some American artists of later generations used materials and colour in their Abstract Art.
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Today's 3D Animations Are Not Only For Movies

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Today's 3D Animations Are Not Only For Movies

Talent relating to the creation of animation is a wonderful gift. The creators of animation love it just as much as the people that watch it. In the past, the most creative pieces were constructed via 2D animation, although now, the revolution of 3D technology has meant that this is both better quality and easier to produce. 3D offers both the realism of real life, contrasting with the technologically advanced implementation of computing technology, making it spectacular for the viewers.

All animation starts with a foundation or base, just like a builder would lay foundations for a house. This allows the animators to develop and build on ideas or concepts that they have produced so far. Once they are happy with the ideas that have been developed, animators can focus on using 3D rendering processes to enable their animations to â€˜come to lifeâ€™. The rendering techniques that animators use make a huge difference; they make something good into something amazing.

3D Flash and online 3D illustration have come such a long way over the last 5-6 years or so. Before this time, software resources were available, but at a cost. This meant that if animators wanted to produce a piece then theyâ€™d be looking at a huge investment to get software up and running. These days software is cheaper, as well as a lot more capable, which opens many doors for new and experienced animators.

The common misconception is that animation is just something that is used in cartoons, or kids programs. This is simply not true. Anything that has been manipulated via computer technology is classed as animation. This might be building plans made into 3D or even a virtual car design. Animators work in hundreds of industries, not just cartoons!

Where as cartoons were where the 3D animation really took off, there is a new use for it. Businesses throughout the world are showing their professionalism and dominance in their industry by producing ranges of â€˜flashâ€™ products or services, making them look special via 3D animation. A typical example these days would be both offline and online marketing companies. These companies use as much outside help to make their company, products or even services look that little bit better. Of course, 3D animation and rendering techniques are exactly what they should be implementing if this is what they want to achieve. Next time you take a look at a marketing company, or even any company trying to sell products, see if their website or brochure catches your eye, and if so, is it because they are implementing 3D animation? Using animation rendering techniques is a way for them not only to make their company look better, but to stand out from the crowd.

Where are 3D animation rendering techniques found elsewhere?

Are you a teacher, or have you been taught? Itâ€™s a well known fact that there are a range of ways people take on board new information. The vast majority of students (the topic is irrelevant) respond really well to visual resources such as books, pictures or even computer based visual resources. The internet and computers are so popular these days, that there isnâ€™t actually the need for a teacher. Instead interesting, exciting and educational courses can be put together for use via a computer and then made to be kind to the eye by implementing 3D animation rendering techniques.

Where is the future of 3D animation going?

Like any industry, it is moving extremely fast. A rendering technique used today, might be absolutely useless tomorrow. Software is the key ingredient to producing quality 3D animation. Anyone looking to get into the industry, or already involved will need to have a keen eye for whatâ€™s hot and what not, other wise they are likely to be left in the dust. That being said, animation software doesnâ€™t do the work for you, the end product will only be as good as the person behind the computer screen implementing rendering techniques.

To begin with 3D animation was basically operating software. Now, because of the technologically advanced features and processes that can be implemented, it goes much further than that. The more creative and artistic the operator of the software is, the bigger the chance that the end product is going to be something of a masterpiece. The combination of great creativity, experience in the arts industry and the knowledge to operate powerful 3D animation software, using the correct rendering techniques, can create extremely powerful animations.

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Expression of Western Artist - Japan

2011-11-05T07:07:00.000-07:00

Expression of Western Artist - Japan

Sankeien Gardens

March 2005: Paul Binnie announced his latest design 'Sankeien' from the series of 'Famous Views of Japan'.

Here is the original text of the announcement by Paul Binnie:

The Sankeien Gardens in the Snow, Yokohama

As you may know, I have been working on a series of landscape woodblock prints called 'Nihon Meisho Zu-e' or Famous Views of Japan, of which three have been released already; Aka Fuji, Miyajima No Torii and Himeji Castle. I have now completed the fourth in the series, Sankeien, which is a view of the famous Sankeien Gardens in Yokohama in the snow.

I visited the garden in April of 2004, and of course it was cherry blossom time, which was extremely beautiful, but unfortunately Yoshida Hiroshi did a view of these very gardens with cherry blossom (Abe 191), so I decided to use some artistic license and make it a snow scene, in shades of blue, lilac and grey-green, which tones well with the horizonal image of Himeji Castle, also in blues: in fact, these two were conceived as a pendant to one-another.

I have used gofun printed over the entire lower area to make a very snowy white, rather than keep the paper blank as many printmakers do, and I also have used mica to highlight the ice on the frozen edge of the lake, which gives a silver sheen to the surface. One thing which you may not be able to see in the attached scan, but which adds greatly to the effect of the print, is a line of embossed footprints, walking past the lake edge, seemingly compressing the snow underfoot. If the print is handled, or hung on a wall, these appear in subtle shadow, and add an extra dimension to the design. As always in this series, there is also the blind-printed 'Binnie' in the bottom margin, and the format is identical to Himeji Castle: Dai-Oban Yoko-e, 29.5 x 40.5cm (11 1/2 x 16 inches). The edition is as usual 100, and the price is the same as all the other Dai-Oban prints.

As always, I hope to hear reactions to the new designs, and will be delighted to answer any further questions you may have either at my website, www.paulbinnie.co.uk or by email onpaul@paulbinnie.freeserve.co.uk.

Paul Binnie

March 2005

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Works by Paul Binnie or The Path to Japan 1

2011-11-02T02:09:00.000-07:00

Works by Paul Binnie or The Path to Japan

Paul Binnie - A Dialogue with the Past

Paul Binnie - Prints
Summer
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To engage in the art of Paul Binnie is to walk between worlds, between the Japanese traditional art of color woodblock prints and the western notion of art, between real life and theatrical life, and between the past and the present.

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Paul Binnie - Dialog with the Past

In order to present Binnie's first one hundred prints, editor Eric van den Ing of the 2007 Paul Binnie - A Dialogue with the Past did not highlight the context of cultural traditions of Japan in one fell swoop. The book is actually more of a monographic treatise, even if the essays therein concern the artist's life and the catalogue section dominates the book with high quality copies of Binnie's prints.

The Path to Japan

Paul Binnie was born in 1967 in Scotland, and he graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a degree in art history. He received a M.A. from the Edinburgh College of Art in 1990, by which time he was already showing interest in Japanese art. After his studies, he went to Paris where he taught and painted. In 1993 he followed his interests in the traditional Japanese color woodblock print to Tokyo. He stayed there for five and a half years, perfecting his technique and gaining experience.

Binnie's Fondness of the Theater

Paul Binnie - Biography
Ichikawa Danjuro as Benkei
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Scenes from Kabuki- and Noh-Theater were his preferred subject matters. Paul Binnie - A Dialogue with the Pastis full of portraits of actors from the theater. Akama Ryo, a philology professor at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto and expert on traditional Japanese theater, analyzes these portraits, first in respect to interpreted role of each actor.

Facial expressions in traditional Japanese theater are instrumental when it comes to characterizing each figure. Binnie's tellingly engaging portraits are therefore not just representations in the normal sense, rather much more expressive homages to the masterful performances of the actors.

In his analysis and opinion, Akama Ryo labels Binnie's theater portraits as traditional Japanese, placing them among those that were cultivated in traditional color woodblock prints for centuries. Paul Griffith, who at the time of the publishing of this book is pursuing his doctorate in Japanese theater history, ties in Binnie's work with the western conception and examines the traditions of theatrical representation that Paul Binnie is able to gently introduce to contemporary art. More notedly in his paintings, however, which are in the beginning of the book.

Griffith himself worked in the Kabuki-Woodcut department of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, which naturally has contributed to his extensive knowledge of painting and themes and offers several comparisons in his analysis of Binnie's theater paintings.

The Search for a Lost Past

Paul Binnie - Printing Methods
Yoshitoshi's Spirits, Detail
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The subject matter of the publication is however considerably broader. The Dialogue with the Past is above all an effort to incorporate lost values - like the beauty of subjects, formal traditional illustration and technical perfection of the color woodcut - in Binnie's work.

This all lies at the center of Paul Binnie's work, which is why art historians including Kendall H. Brown have placed his work in the category of traditional Japanese. The book examines the artist's life in detail, and follows his artistic development attentively, placing each in context to time and place.

Brown, however, also analyzes the technique and printing methods of Paul Binnie as well as their application in the development of traditional as well as contemporary motifs and subject matters. The collection features not only theater portraits but also architectural views and landscapes, plants, animals, feminine beauties, as well as many masculine nudes, many with tattooed bodies. Finally Binnie goes back to traditional famous woodcuts by the great masters, which he uses as models for his pieces.

The book Paul Binnie - A Dialogue with the Past, edited by Eric van den Ing with contributions by Kendall H. Brown, Paul Griffith and Akama Ryo was published in 2007 by Art Media Resources Chicago (USA), ISBN 978-1-58886-096-5.

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Funny Art works by Tuula Moilanen

2011-10-24T02:01:00.000-07:00

Funny Art works by Tuula Moilanen

Tuula Moilanen - born 1959

Adventure
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Tuula Moilanen is a printmaker, book artist and freelance writer, born in Kuopio, Finland, in 1959, with a very special passion for the world of 'all things Japanese'. Her style is a kind of witty, modern ukiyo-e and not comparable to anything else you ever may have seen before. Since 1989 she has lived in Japan.

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Affiliations

Finnish Printmakers Association (STG).
International Ukiyo-e Society, Japan.
Kyoto Art Council, Japan.

Studies

Ease
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1978-1981 - Kankaanpae School of Fine Art, Department of Printmaking (Finland).
1981 - 1989 - University of Jyvaeskylae. Faculty of the Humanities. (Finland). MA in Art education, studies in Art history and Philosophy.
1989-1991 - Kyoto Seika University. Department of Printmaking. (Japan). Research student in Japanese woodcut and papermaking under the guidance of professor Akira Kurosaki.
1992-1996 - Studies in papermaking, bookbinding and Japanese calligraphy under the supervision of Japanese masters in Kyoto and Osaka.
1996-1997 - Studies in paper conservation and bookbinding in Florence, Italy under the supervision of Italian masters.
2007-2010 - Research on the symbols of Time and Eternity in Japanese woodblock printmaking for PhD degree at the University of Art and Design Helsinki.

Exhibitions

Solo and group exhibitions in Finland since 1980.
Group exhibitions in Europe 1985-1988 / 2004-05.
Solo and group exhibitions in Japan since 1990.
Group exhibitions in America/Canada since 2000.

Teaching

Chuurippu-Chuu
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Teacher and lecturer of printmaking, papermaking and bookbinding in several art institutions in Finland since 1986, including courses in woodblock printmaking at the Finnish Art Academy.
Teacher of drawing and painting at Dessanjuku drawing school, Kyoto, Japan 2000-2008.
Lecturer of Aesthetics and Western art philosophy at Osaka Gakuin University 2001-2003.
Part time lecturer at Kyoto Seika University, department of printmaking, Japan since 2009.

Main Publications

1995 - Kaesintehty paperi (Handmade paper). Taide Art Publisher, Finland.
1997 - Kirjansidonnan opas (Manual of bookbinding). Taide Art Publisher, Finland.
1999 - The Art and Craft of Woodblock printmaking (3 authors: Laitinen-Moilanen-Tanttu).
Chapter of the Japanese woodcut techniques and its Western applications by Moilanen. UIAH Publications, Finland.
2001 - Haru Ichiban (Artist life in Kyoto) Sharda publisher, Finland.
2009 - Japaninmatkaajan Fraasikirja (Travelle's phrase guide to Japan). 3 authors: Moilanen-Komahara-Wai Lwin Moe. Translations and illustrations by Tuula. Atena publisher Finland.

Selected Public Collections

Sumo-wrestler Daizuyama
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Parliament House of Finland.
Alvar Aalto Art Museum (Jyvaeskylae).
Wainoe Aaltonen Art Museum (Turku).
Mikkeli Art Museum.
Kuopio city collection.
Cultural board of Central Finland.
Kuopio Children's Hospital.
Jyvaeskylä Central Hospital.
Lappeenranta Medical station.
House of Humor and Satire, Gabrovo Bulgaria.
Honen-in Temple, Kyoto Japan.
Oni no Koryu Hakubutsukan Museum, Oe (Kyoto pref.) Japan.

Graffiti Expression To You - Global developments

2011-10-12T02:59:00.000-07:00

Graffiti Expression To You - Global developments

South America

There is a significant graffiti tradition in South America, especially in Brazil. Within Brazil, São Paulo is generally considered to

be the current centre of inspiration for many graffiti artists worldwide.^[24]

Artful graffiti in Olinda, Brazil

Brazil "boasts a unique and particularly rich graffiti scene ... [earning] it an international reputation as the place to go for artistic inspiration."^[25] Graffiti "flourishes in every conceivable space in Brazil's cities."^[25] Artistic parallels "are often drawn between the energy of São Paulo today and 1970s New York."^[26] The "sprawling metropolis,"^[26] of São Paulo has "become the new shrine to graffiti;"^[26] Manco alludes to "poverty and unemployment ... [and] the epic struggles and conditions of the country's marginalised peoples,"^[27] and to "Brazil's chronic poverty,"^[28] as the main engines that "have fuelled a vibrant graffiti culture."^[28] In world terms, Brazil has "one of the most uneven distributions of income. Laws and taxes change frequently."^[27] Such factors, Manco argues, contribute to a very fluid society, riven with those economic divisions and social tensions that underpin and feed the "folkloric vandalism and an urban sport for the disenfranchised,"^[28] that is South American graffiti art.

Prominent Brazilian graffiti artists include Os Gêmeos, Boleta, Nunca, Nina, Speto, Tikka and T.Freak.^[29] Their artistic success and involvement in commercial design ventures^[30] has highlighted divisions within the Brazilian graffiti community between adherents of the cruder transgressive form of pichação and the more conventionally artistic values of the practitioners of grafite.^[31]

Middle East

Graffiti in Tehran, Iran.

Graffiti in the Middle East is slowly emerging, with pockets of taggers operating in the various 'Emirates' of the United Arab Emirates, in Israel, and in Iran. The major Iranian newspaper Hamshahri has published two articles on illegal writers in the city with photo coverage of Iranian artist A1one's works on Tehran walls. Tokyo-based design magazine PingMag has interviewed A1one and featured photos of his work.^[32] The Israeli West Bank barrier has become a site for graffiti, reminiscent in this sense of the Berlin Wall. Many graffiti artists in Israel come from other places around the globe, such as JUIF, from Los Angeles, and DEVIONE from London. The religious reference "נ נח נחמ נחמן מאומן" ("Na Nach Nachma Nachman Meuman") is commonly seen graffitied around Israel.

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All Best of Graffiti works on Art Expression

2011-10-06T02:26:00.000-07:00

All Best of Graffiti works on Art Expression

Spread of graffiti culture

A soldier in Italy (1943–1944)

In 1979, graffiti artist Lee Quinones and Fab 5 Freddy were given a gallery opening in Rome by art dealer Claudio Bruni. For many outside of New York, it was their first encounter with the art form. Fab 5 Freddy's friendship with Debbie Harry influenced Blondie's single "Rapture" (Chrysalis, 1981), the video of which featured Jean-Michel Basquiat of theSAMO© Graffiti, and offered many their first glimpse of a depiction of elements of graffiti in hip hop culture. More important here was Charlie Ahearn's independently released fiction film Wild Style (Wild Style, 1982), and the early PBS documentary Style Wars (1983). Hit songs such as "The Message" and "Planet Rock" and their accompanying music videos (both 1982) contributed to a growing interest outside New York in all aspects of hip hop. Style Wars depicted not only famous graffiti artists such as Skeme, Dondi, MinOne and Zephyr, but also reinforced graffiti's role within New York's emerging hip hop culture by incorporating famous early break dancing groups such as Rock Steady Crew into the film and featuring rap in the soundtrack. Style Wars is still recognized as the most prolific film representation of what was going on within the young hip hop culture of the early 1980s.^[16] Fab 5 Freddy and Futura 2000 took hip hop graffiti to Paris and London as part of the New York City Rap Tour in 1983.^[17] Hollywood also paid attention, consulting writers like PHASE 2 as it depicted the culture and gave it international exposure in movies like Beat Street (Orion, 1984).

This period also saw the emergence of the new stencil graffiti genre. Some of the first examples were created ca 1981 by graffiti artist Blek le Rat in Paris; by 1985 stencils had appeared in other cities including New York City, Sydney and Melbourne, where they were documented by American photographer Charles Gatewood and Australian photographer Rennie Ellis.^[18]

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World of the Modern Graffiti

2011-10-04T10:06:00.000-07:00

World of the Modern Graffiti

Modern graffiti

Graffiti is often seen as having become intertwined with hip hop culture and the myriad international styles derived from New York City Subway graffiti. However, there are many other instances of notable graffiti this century. Graffiti has long appeared on railroad boxcars and subways. The one with the longest history, dating back to the 1920s and continuing into the present day, is Texino.[13] During World War II and for decades after, the phrase "Kilroy was here" with accompanying illustration was widespread throughout the world, due to its use by American troops and its filtering into American popular culture. Shortly after the death of Charlie Parker(nicknamed "Yardbird" or "Bird"), graffiti began appearing around New York with the words "Bird Lives".[14] The student protests and general strike of May 1968 saw Paris bedecked in revolutionary, anarchist, and situationist slogans such as L'ennui est contre-révolutionnaire ("Boredom is counterrevolutionary") expressed in painted graffiti, poster art, and stencil art. In the U.S. at the time other political phrases (such as "Free Huey" about Black Panther Huey Newton) became briefly popular as graffiti in limited areas, only to be forgotten. A popular graffito of the 1970s was the legend "Dick Nixon Before He Dicks You", reflecting the hostility of the youth culture to that U.S. president.

Rock and roll graffiti is a significant sub genre. A famous graffito of the 20th century was the inscription in the London subway reading "Clapton is God". The phrase was spray-painted by an admirer on a wall in an Islington Underground station in the autumn of 1967. The graffiti was captured in a photograph, in which a dog is urinating on the wall. Graffiti also became associated with the anti-establishment punk rock movement beginning in the 1970s. Bands such as Black Flag and Crass (and their followers) widely stenciled their names and logos, while many punk night clubs, squats and hangouts are famous for their graffiti. In the late 1980s the upside down Martini glass that was the tag for punk band Missing Foundation was the most ubiquitous graffito in lower Manhattan, and copied by hard core punk fans throughout the U.S. and West Germany.

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All Works that made by crative artist №2

2011-09-27T01:51:00.000-07:00

All Works that made by crative artist №2

All Works that made by crative artist №1

2011-09-27T01:38:00.000-07:00

All Works that made by crative artist №1

A thousandth percents of inspiration and relaxations

2011-09-25T00:58:00.000-07:00

Another good art works that helps to create a good mood. A thousandth percents of inspiration and relaxations.

Very bright and creative art works by Leonid Afremov

2011-09-25T00:41:00.000-07:00

Very bright and creative art works by Leonid Afremov.

All good painters creating for the light

2011-09-22T05:51:00.000-07:00

All good painters creating for the light

Rosalind Kaplan: "Citiscape at Noon"

Rosalind Kaplan: "Citiscape Before sundown"

Rosalind Kaplan: "Citiscape 6PM"

Rosalind Kaplan: "Citiscape 8:30PM"

Rosalind Kaplan: "Citiscape Early Dawn"

Rosalind Kaplan: "Citiscape After the Rain"

Rosalind Kaplan: "Citiscape 10AM"

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Magazines of art vibrations

2011-09-21T06:57:00.000-07:00

Do you like Art? Just folov the Art vibrations only in the best magazines of Art .

Tattoo only the best of art

2011-09-19T04:27:00.000-07:00

Tattoo only the best of art

Humans have marked their bodies with tattoos for thousands of years. These permanent designs—sometimes plain, sometimes elaborate, always personal—have served as amulets, status symbols, declarations of love, signs of religious beliefs, adornments and even forms of punishment. Joann Fletcher, research fellow in the department of archaeology at the University of York in Britain, describes the history of tattoos and their cultural significance to people around the world, from the famous " Iceman," a 5,200-year-old frozen mummy, to today’s Maori.

What is the earliest evidence of tattoos?

In terms of tattoos on actual bodies, the earliest known examples were for a long time Egyptian and were present on several female mummies dated to c. 2000 B.C. But following the more recent discovery of the Iceman from the area of the Italian-Austrian border in 1991 and his tattoo patterns, this date has been pushed back a further thousand years when he was carbon-dated at around 5,200 years old.

Good works by Ken Pedersen

2011-09-18T02:55:00.000-07:00

Good works by Ken Pedersen

Ken Pedersen
"Sunset Reflections 2"

Ken Pedersen
"Martian Landscape"

Ken Pedersen
"Still Anchor 2"

Ken Pedersen
"Rusty Numbers 3"

Ken Pedersen
"Ile de Rue 2"

Ken Pedersen
"The Globe"

Ken Pedersen
"Bronze Evening"

Biography
Ken Pedersen was born in Bralorne British Columbia. After graduating from University, his photographic interests took him from bicycling through Europe to underwater photography throughout the Pacific Northwest and the Carribean. Now his talent has emerged from the surface of the ocean to highlight the beauty of simplicity in capturing the vivid colours and character of rusting freighters. Through Freighter Art, Ken strived to aesthetically portray the diverse array of shapes, colours and distinct industrial beauty of these hulking carriers while at peaceful anchor in

Vancouver British Columbia.

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Magnificent works by Donna Gallant

2011-09-18T02:05:00.000-07:00

Donna Gallant's Premiere Artist Portfolio

Day by day is how I build my life and that is how I build my art. It begins somewhere in between the reality of the world around me and the fantasy of the world inside me. I am the mediator that seeks to create and express....

Donna Gallant: "Peaceful surrender"

Donna Gallant: "Double tulip"

Donna Gallant: "Fire Lily"

Donna Gallant: "Sun Rays"

Donna Gallant: "Moving rain"

Donna Gallant: "Fragmented Bouquet"

Donna Gallant: "Revealing Rose"

Donna Gallant: "Tulip"

Donna Gallant: "Heaven"

Donna Gallant: "Iris 07"

Donna Gallant: "Gladiola"

Biography

Donna has also designed program covers for the Judo Club of Lethbridge and designed and executed costumes for ADDAC and local theater groups. She has been activitily involved with many arts organizations thoroughout the years including the Radish Factory, The Southern Alberta Art Gallery, the International Monoprinters, the Lethbridge Sketch Club, Alberta Winter Games, the Trap/door, just to name a few.

Donna has sat on juries such as the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Project Grants and Collection purchases, Lethbridge Community College Advisory Board, and many local and regional groups and organizations. She is a member of A.A.C.E. (Alberta Agricuturial Community Exhibitions) and juries for the county and bench fairs on a regular basis.

Donna's work can be found in such collections as the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Collection, the Lethbridge Regional Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Grande Prairie and many private collections throughout North Amercia and Europe.

Donna has not just confined her talents to the Arts but has done many years of volunteering for other local not for profit groups such as the Lethbridge Judo Club, Little League baseball, Lethbridge Soccer Association and many more.

Her family is always first in her life but her biggest passion outside of her family is her art making and the art that has always been in her life. Her favorite subject is the human figure because "it's what life is all about, ourselves, others and the world around us".

Enjoy her work and imagination.

Copyright 2011. Donna Gallant. All Rights Reserved.

Brilliant work of Allen Hayes

2011-09-17T02:15:00.000-07:00

Brilliant work of Allen Hayes

Allen Hayes
"Still Life, A0104B"

Allen Hayes
"amagansett"

Allen Hayes
"ophelia"

Allen Hayes
"anatole"

Allen Hayes
"Urban, A0105A"

Allen Hayes
"Urban, A0111"

Biography

Allen Thomas Hayes was born to a mother who was deaf, and therefore into an environment where our linguistic tools had real significance. He regards the hearing disability in his family as instrumental in inspiring him to “develop and integrate space, time, and movement into visio-linguisitic codices.” Given this, it is not surprising that Hayes’s first interests were in Egyptology – a field where symbolism is an integral part of communication. This interest in the workings of linguistics and codes lasted well into high school, when it was crystallized into painting and printmaking. He exhibited firm talent in this media, and soon won a scholarship to Northern Illinois University. Here he studied printmaking with a focus on etching under an inspirational professor, Dr. Driesbach, who recognized Hayes’s talent immediately. Driesbach introduced him to two nationally acclaimed masters in the craft of viscosity printing, Stanley Hayter and Krishna Reddy. Hayes still considers these three individuals to be indispensable in the development of his artistic talent. Through his relationships with these mentors, Allen acquired extensive skills in printmaking. Thanks to their enthusiasm for his work, Allen was introduced to Robert and Renata Motherwell, whose Chicago Gallery was the first to display Allen’s art. During this same period, Allen wrote criticisms and reviews for a national art publication, and also applied to the Art Institute of Chicago. Chosen from 3,500 applicants for one of five graduate positions, Allen’s entrance to the prestigious school was a pivotal point in his career. With access to the museum’s world-renowned Glore Print Room collection, Allen further refined his technical approach to etching. His study of both early Renaissance engravings and his contemporary masters defined Allen’s conceptual approach to etching. The result is a unique, postmodern treatment of semiotics and color, with simple, understated, and effective imagery. Hayes has gained global renown. He is exhibited and collected across the United States and abroad.