Art Journals are visual diaries that include several art-based probes with artistic designs and colors that deepen and at the same time expand the range, which would generally be represented in a single write up by an author. A Journal can be a record of a person’s daily thought. It can be a Travel Journal, [...]
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Celtic Symbolism – Revealing the Meanings in Celtic Art
August 26th, 2010
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There is an undeniable aura that surrounds Celtic designs and Druid traditions. Although I have strong family ties to both Ireland and Scotland, you don’t need a Celtic heritage to be enticed by the culture. It’s been said that as long as you respect Mother Earth and feel an affinity with the Celtic people you [...]
Outsider Art – Is It Really Art?
August 22nd, 2010
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What actually is art? Give me ten people and I’ll give you ten different definitions of the word. What it means to you is as unique to you as your fingerprints. But who’s to say what qualifies as art, or fine art? What distinguishes the art of Jean Michel Basquiat from Rembrandt van Rijn? Besides [...]
Principles of Art
August 19th, 2010
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There are five basic principles of art whosoever must consider decorating a room so that the result would be attractive. These are: 1- Proportion2- Balance3- Harmony4- Rhythm5- EmphasisLet explain one by one to the above Art Principles.1-Proportion:The proportion principle is now and then called code of relations. It is an Arian principle that the length [...]
Authenticity of Eskimo Inuit Art & Native Indian Art
August 7th, 2010
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Both Inuit Eskimo art and Native American art have gained international recognition as valuable art forms over the past few decades. However, the rising popularity of both Inuit Eskimo art and Native American art has resulted in the increased proliferation of imitations and mass-produced reproductions of original Native arts. Some obvious fakes are made in [...]
Famous Artists Series – Jackson Pollock – Abstract Expressionist
August 4th, 2010
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Paul Jackson Pollock was born as the youngest child of LeRoy McCoy Pollock and Stella McClure Pollock, in 1912. Four elder brothers made up the rest of his family. Though born in Cody, Wyoming; Pollock was brought up in California and Arizona. After a period of study at the Manual Arts High School located in [...]
