Art Activism

Da Vinci’s Fingerprint

Mike G. on 12 10, 2009 | 1 Comment

I thought this was pretty cool...The fingerprints of the Italian mystic(which is an entirely different matter altogether) and scientist Leonardo da Vinci were found on 'La Belle Principessa' on Octobe

Soft Construction with Boiled Beans-Salvador Dali

Mike G. on 12 9, 2009 | No Comments

Soft Construction with Boiled Beans was created by Dali in 1936, and is one of his best known Surrealist paintings. It was one of Dali's most political paintings, in this case attacking the subject of

Leda Atomica-Salvador Dali

Mike G. on 12 9, 2009 | No Comments

Leda Atomica is a 1949 Salvador Dali painting which shows Leda, a mythical queen, as the main subject. Leda is actually a portrait of Salvador Dali's wife, Gala, who's sat down in the painting. It is

Posing Nude…a few tips

Mike G. on 12 1, 2009 | No Comments

So I was talking with a friend via internet about posing nude....I was actually being funny, but she gave me some tips, so thought I would share them. It actually seems like a lucrative way to make mo

Jackson Pollock-Abstract Expressionalist

Mike G. on 12 1, 2009 | 1 Comment

Pioneer of Abstract Expressionalism

Mike G. on 12 1, 2009 | 1 Comment

; b. Cody, Wyo. 1912-1956 He began to study painting in 1929 at the Art Students' League, New York, under the Regionalist painter Thomas Hart Benton. During the 1930s he worked in the manner of the R

Graffiti…Radical and political ramifications??

Mike G. on 11 30, 2009 | 1 Comment

Radical and political ramifications?? Graffiti often has a reputation as part of a subculture that rebels against authority, although the considerations of the practitioners often diverge and can rel

Brief Art History Timeline

Mike G. on 11 30, 2009 | No Comments

Art History Timeline ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS 3000 BC - 331 BC (BCE) Egyptian Art 3200 - 1070 BC Amarna Art 1370 - 1340 BC Mesopotamian Art 3500 - 331 BC Sumerian/Akkadian 3500 - 1750 BC Assyrian/N

Painting is Music is Painting

Mike G. on 11 30, 2009 | No Comments

Color and tone are the essence of painting as pitch and rhythm are of music.For a painter, color is not simply divided into basic and derived (complementary or mixed) colors (like, red, blue, green, b

Cynical Realism

Mike G. on 11 30, 2009 | No Comments

In the beginning of 1990, the Republic of China saw the upheaval of a major contemporary movement in Chinese Artistry. Since, the Cultural Revolution in China, there existed a beaten path and line fo