By Natalie Aranda A caricature is a portrait of a person that exaggerates certain features in order to express the essence of the person and still make the subject easily identifiable. Although it is often viewed as a comic type of art today, it has a rather long history. The earliest forms date back to [...]
Reverse Glass Painting – Centuries Old Art Form
January 30, 2008 By 3 Comments
What to Look For in Monumental Sculpture
January 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
By Beau Smith Monumental sculpture is exceptionally large sculpture. It is called “monumental” because monuments are often large sculptures. But such sculptures are not just monuments. Any large public sculpture, or any large sculpture, for that matter, is monumental. What should you look for? It should be sturdy and long-lasting. It should have a powerful [...]
Julian Beever – Video of Creating a Chalk Artwork
January 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Julian Beever is a contemporary artist who has made pavement drawings for over ten years. He has worked in the U.K., Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Germany, the USA and Australia. The pavement drawings have included both renderings of old masters plus a wealth of original inventive pieces of work. We all have to live, and [...]
Sotheby’s and Christie’s – Are They in Conflict of Intrests with the Natural Art Market? – part 2
January 28, 2008 By 1 Comment
I would like to reiterate my ‘warning’ posted at part 1 of the article: this is an unusual rant/rave article, that nonetheless gives an insight in the functioning of the art market. I therefore consider it relevant for publication. Personally I am neutral in the conflict. Further, this situation is now a few years old, [...]
Sotheby’s and Christie’s – Are They in Conflict of Intrests with the Natural Art Market? – part 1
January 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Warning: the below article is a ‘rant and rave’-article, which you will not usually find on this site. I do however consider it a worthwhile read for all art investors to help better understand the art market, including art auctions. Besides which, it’s not a bad read to boot! By Gerard Van Weyenbergh “Are Sotheby’s [...]
Who Needs TV When You Can Watch a Painting? -2
January 27, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Continuation of part 1 of the article by : Sometimes a painting really draws you in. Growing up, being fascinated by the Civil War and looking at illustrated histories of it, there was always a specialness to the naval battle scenes. I could spend hours looking at the pictures and playing the scene in my [...]
Who Needs TV When You Can Watch a Painting? -1
January 26, 2008 By 1 Comment
Tips on How to Buy and Shop for Authentic Native Indian Carvings
January 24, 2008 By Leave a Comment
By Clint Leung Many visitors to the Pacific Northwest will be exposed to Native Indian art while touring the region, especially in British Columbia. Among this aboriginal artwork are the magnificent hand made Pacific Northwest Native Indian wood carvings by the Canadian aboriginal artists in BC. While in some of the major Canadian cities (Toronto, [...]
Leonardo Da Vinci – A Legacy of Immortal Genius – II
January 23, 2008 By Leave a Comment
By John Keaton – part II of his article on Leonardo Da Vinci: MONA LISA DEL GIACONDA Began in 1503, the Mona Lisa was a commissioned portrait of the Florentine nobleman, Francesco di Bartolommeo di Zanobi de Giocondo’s third wife, Lisa di Antonio Maria di Noldo Gjerardini at the age of twenty four. Painted on [...]
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