No Name For Art Carnival #3
June 30, 2008
Welcome to the #3 edition of the no name for ART carnival. The sections to this carnival are: museum shows and gallery shows artwork and artist reviews art collecting how art is made other submitted articles on contemporary fine art museum shows | gallery shows Pooch by Oscar Oiwa The Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo presents Oscar Oiwa’s Dreams of a Sleeping World on show till July 6, saying “While moving his base of operations from his native Sao Paulo to Tokyo and then New York, Oscar Oiwa (1965-) has created works exploring all aspects of his urban surroundings. Oiwa... Read more »
Peggy Guggenheim Immortalized in Orsoni Mosaic to Commemorate 60th Anniversary of the Collection
June 23, 2008
The Angelo Orsoni mosaic atelier in Venice, Italy, has commemorated Peggy Guggenheim in a portrait created in the glass enamels and 24 k gold tesserae, hand crafted at the 19th century Venetian furnace. The mosaic, by Orsoni maestra Antonella Gallenda, will be presented to the museum on August 26 at the Danilo Rea/Umbria jazz concert, performed in celebration of Guggenheim’s birthday. The concert is part of a series of events commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection. Inspired by a photograph of Guggenheim wearing her signature Surrealist sunglasses made for... Read more »
Pamela Z’s Pendulum
June 18, 2008
Pamela Z will perform her new work The Pendulum – a song cycle/performance work exploring binaries of “Yes and No” through voice, electronics, projected video and manipulation of objects at the Royce Gallery in San Francisco in California from 27-29 of June, 2008. The Pendulum is a solo multi-media performance work exploring binaries of “Yes and No” through voice, electronics, projected video and manipulation of objects. Using a minimal set large including dangling objects, and two channels of projected video, Pamela Z performs a series of art songs and text-sound pieces with live voice,... Read more »
The History of Airbrushing
June 18, 2008
Since World War I, many artists and painters have implemented modern technology into their art form. Airbrushes and the development of their use began its popularity almost literally at the same time in Europe and the United States. These movements were started by both Man Ray (New York City) and Wassily Kandinsky at the Bauhaus School in Germany. Airbrushes were initially used by Man Ray in New York to develop paintings in the year 1917. However, in 1933 in Europe, the fear of Communism was emerging. Because of this fear, the Bauhaus school was closed down by the Nazis. At this time, most of... Read more »
Pop Artist Peter Max
June 14, 2008
Pop Artist Peter Max, like his contemporary Andy Warhol, had his artistic way with iconic figures: while Warhol captured Marilyn and Liz in Day-Glo glory, Max caught the visages of the Statue of Liberty, the Mona Lisa and George Washington in vibrant Technicolor (they both took a turn with Mick Jagger). But Max is the softer character in both art and life: his canvases are happier, swirlier, and he’s a lot less hip. Perhaps it’s his unabashed patriotism and his thorough endorsement by the establishment (though not necessarily the art world establishment). Today, Peter Max has had many... Read more »
Chicago Gallery Owner About Collecting Art
June 9, 2008
Chicago gallery owner and art dealer Dan Addington talks openly about the value of collecting original art. He’s answering key questions towards the end of the first video and into the second video. It starts out with: “how do you determine if a work is good work of art from an artist who is going places, or whether an artwork is just promoted today, but is likely to be gone tomorrow?” 1. If any dealer try to tell you how great an investment is, don’t trust it. 2. Instead, acquire art only when it touches with you, like a piece of music works. 3. a good work of art grows... Read more »
World Art Fair ‘Art 39 Basel’ Successful
June 8, 2008
Art 39 Basel, the international reunion of the international art world which closed today, attracted 60,000 artists, collectors, curators, and art lovers from around the globe. The participating galleries, Show Management, art connoisseurs, and the media were unanimous in pronouncing this a very good year for the illustrious show. Art 39 Basel demonstrated the robust health of the international art market, while confirming and enhancing its own unchallenged position as the world’s premier art fair and doing full justice to its reputation as an internationally acclaimed artworld event. The show... Read more »
Photography Scholarship
June 7, 2008
A National Geographic Assignment - For Life ~ WorldNomads.com announces 2008 Travel Photography Scholarship in conjunction with the National Geographic Channel. Making a living out of travelling the world is something many ‘world nomads’ aspire to, and we’re hoping to be able to help a few talented individuals make that their reality through our scholarship support, which sets them up with industry leaders as mentors and provides them true ‘once in a lifetime’ experiences. National Geographic Channel and WorldNomads announced the 2008 photography scholarship, which... Read more »
Edgar Degas - Biography Of The French Artist Renowned For His Figure Painting
June 5, 2008
The career of Edgar Degas was a long one - about 60 years out of his total 83. And his style, unlike that of most famous artists who worked into their old age, never ceased developing, always seeking out new means of expression and technique.The art dealer Ambroise Vollard one day asked him why he had never married, to which he replied that he would live in constant fear that, whenever he completed a new painting, he would hear my wife say ‘That’s so pretty what you’ve done there!’. In fact, despite today’s almost universal appreciation and popularity of his images,... Read more »
Art 39 Basel - Art Unlimited - 2 part video
June 3, 2008
ON NOW! Have a look at this inspirational, two-part video series of the international fine art fair, ART 39 BASEL. Part one of the VernissageTV’s walkthrough of the Art Unlimited sector with large-scale installations, video projections, and massive sculptures at Art 39 Basel International Art Fair in Basel, Switzerland. June 2, 2008. Part two of VernissageTV’s walkthrough of the Art Unlimited sector with large-scale installations, video projections, and massive sculptures at Art 39 Basel International Art Fair in Basel, Switzerland. Art 39 Basel, Art Unlimited section. Impressions from... Read more »
5 Steps To Art Appreciation
June 2, 2008
I still remember when I was first invited to an art gallery by my friends and my instinctive reaction was a feeling of apprehension. It was a strange feeling as I have always loved art especially paintings, so why the anxiety. It dawned on me that I was not worried about experiencing the paintings but how to react to them, what to say and how to converse about them so as to not look like a complete moron to my friends. This very unusual problem led me to explore and find a simple and down-to-earth approach to art appreciation. The idea is to demystify the process and make it easy to enjoy art.... Read more »
Art Basel: What the International Art Fair will be like - Video
June 2, 2008
Debating to get a last minute ticket to Art Basel 39? Review a video of Art Basel 38, get a glimpse of the art and the happenings, and then decide. ART 39 BASEL CATALOG ART 38 BASEL CATALOG Read More →
Art 39 Basel: THE International Art World Fair
June 2, 2008
Tomorrow, Art 39 Basel kicks off with a vernissage for invited guests. The 39th edition of Art Basel takes place in the museum-rich city of Basel (Switzerland) from June 4 through June 8, 2008. As the world’s premier art show, Art Basel is the annual meeting place of the international art world. This year’s 300 exhibiting galleries from all over the world were selected out of a record number of over 1,000 applications and will be showing works by over 2,000 artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. The Art Unlimited hall, with its 60 large-scale projects, and Art Basel Conversations, featuring... Read more »
Art and Form
June 1, 2008
Oh, it is not always easy to decide what is art, why art is art, and how art comes about being art. This article discusses the relationship between art and form. Defining Art from Form “Any work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification in every line.” - Joseph Conrad When you finally decide on a course of action, all the usual psychological blocks are bound to occur. Where shall I begin? Have I a right to make a choice, based on any sensible guides? Is a piece of ceramics a work of art? Is a piece of Tiffany glass? Is a rug designed by Matisse?... Read more »
