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Help Save Serena Souiffi 2008-06-19 23:30:54 Serena Souiffi is a little girl who was diagnosed neuroblastoma.She urgently needs funds to save her life.Her mother has a blog where you can learn more about this situation and see photos of newspapers.Thank you.Observation : the author of The Art Inquirer publishes this article on a principle of good faith from the resources. Read more:Serena
Wetcanvas Servers Will Be Down 2008-06-19 22:38:04 According to Wetcanvas administrator Karyn, the database is being repaired and the data is bound to be migrated to new servers.So expect several hours (days even ?) without Wetcanvas.You may read this announcement here.Meanwhile, our coleague Deborah Secor has a post on her blog where you can leave your messages to your fellows.You can also search the net for "wetcanvas refugees" or "wet canvas r
Papercut Sculptures by Peter Callesen 2008-06-17 14:06:52 Born in Denmark, Peter
Callesen studied at the Arhus School of Architecture and at the Goldsmiths College (London), to name a part of his educational background.One cay say that Callesen is mostly known by his paper scultpures, from A4 size papercuts to large scale works and installations. But he does not stick with paper, Callesen also uses MDF, paint and why not, light bulbs.Many of his works ha Read more:Papercut
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Curate This ! 2008-06-16 19:16:14 Located at 527 Saint Joseph Street, New Orleans (USA), Beca Gallery is going to give the opportunity to all art appreciators in the world to curate their "Four" exhibition that will have its vernisage on August the 2nd.For that, Beca Gallery will present (18th to 21st June) the submited works from which one will be abble to select 10 works.From those 10, the 4 most voted will have their works feat
Armed robbers get away with two Picassos 2008-06-13 13:13:34 Three armed robbers
entered the Pinacoteca Museum in São Paulo (Brazil) in broad daylight, managing to get away with two prints of Picasso's "The Artist and His Model" and "Minotaur, Drinker and Women".Two oil paintings from the artists Di Cavalcanti and Lasar Segall were also taken.The four works are estimated in $600,000.More development here and here. Read more:Armed
Interview with Jane Kivistö 2008-06-12 14:09:56 Jane Kivistö is a finish artist based in Pori, Finland.She considers herself a pastelist, but also likes to use other mediums.So that we may know a bit more about her, Jane kindly granted an interview to The Art Inquirer.TAI - Jane, thank you for granting this interview.Tell us about the place where you live.JK -I was born and raised in Inkoo, a seaside municipality on the south coast of Finland.
The Winner of June has been found 2008-06-10 21:02:10 The lucky subscriber who is going to get a free watercolour is from USA.His name is David and he's from Washington.By subscribing to The Art Inquirer using Feedblitz, you may win a watercolour every month.And in the future you may even win prizes in cash.
Free Painting for June 2008-06-10 12:08:49 June as started and a new free painting will be given to a lucky subscriber.The winner will only have to pay $5 to cover postage costs (to anywhere in the world).Make sure that you subscribe to The Art Inquirer through Feedblitz (see right column) to be a winner. Read more about it here.The draw will take place on the 10th of June. Read more:Painting
Kurt Wenner - A Master Artist and Architect 2008-06-09 20:44:23 Kurt Wenner attended the Rhode Island School of Design and Art Center College of Design. He then went to Italy to pursue his artistic career, after working for NASA as an illustrator.Wenner moved to Rome in 1982 where he studied and drew from classical sculpture. He travelled through Europe to see the monuments in loco. In order to support his studies and travels he worked as a "madonnaro", winnin Read more:Master
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Muto - A Wall Painting Animation by Blu 2008-06-07 16:27:28 MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.Muto is a wall painting animation made by Blu with the assistance of Sibe.The music is by Andrea Martignoni and the production belongs to Mercurio Film.The animation takes place in Buenos Aires (Bologne, Italy) and Baden.This video was mentioned by Knappert at Wetcanvas. Read more:Painting
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Guido Daniele at the Luciana Matalon Foundation 2008-06-02 15:04:28 From the 5th to the 25th of June, the museum of the Luciana
Matalon Foundation
(Milan, Italy) will present the works of the worldly known body painter and muralist GuidoDaniele
.The opening will take place on the 5th of June at 18h30 and the artist will present a live demonstration with a model.Guido will have the musical accompaniment of the percussionist Luca Malaspina from the cultural associat
Win Cash in Your Paypal Account 2008-05-30 14:39:20 Dear Readers,From now on, for each time that the number of readers who subcribe to The Art Inquirer advances 100, there will be a prize in cash in the value of $30 to be divided between 3 lucky readers.So, sign up through Feedblitz (see right column) and you may be the next winner. Read more:Account
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Surrealist Manifesto by André Breton Sold at Sotheby's 2008-05-24 14:54:35 A set of nine surrealist writings by André Breton
(1896-1966), among which the well known Surrealist Manifesto
(1924), were bought at Sotheby
's for 3.2 million Euro (3.6 with taxes) .Géard Lhéritier, of the Museum of Letters and Manuscripts of Paris offered 3,626,250 Euro (taxes included) for the set of nine manuscripts.Lhéritier resorted to the faculty of reunion option to keep the whole set,
Roman Abramovich snatches a Bacon and a Freud 2008-05-19 14:21:00 According with The Art Newspaper and based on close sources, Roman
Abramovich is the buyer of two paintings that were recently sold.The Triptych (1976) from Francis Bacon
auctioned at Sotheby's, sold for $86.3 million and Lucien Freud
's Benefits Supervisor Sleeping (1995), sold at Christie's for $33.6 million.
Fiction Made of Wood 2008-05-17 21:09:55 Sculptures made out of wood, things that could be and some that are.These are the creations of Michael T. Rea, owner of a MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.His works have been exhibited in several states and his name is mentioned in some publications and on a podcast from Bad At Sports.Michael also shares his knowledge and talent by teaching. Read more:Fiction
Benefits Supervisor Sleeping sets record 2008-05-15 18:54:04 The portrait BenefitsSupervisorSleeping
(1995) by Lucien Freud (b. 1922), sold at Christie's N.Y. for $33.6 million, has set a new world record for a painting by a living artist.The painting depicts the naked portrait of Sue Tilley lying on a sofa.German-born british painter Lucien Freud is known for his sincere and revealing naked portraits.
The Creation of the Colour Wheel 2008-05-12 16:23:13 The colour wheel as a way of displaying colours as we use today, is attributed to Isaac Newton.Newton used the colours resulting from the passage of light through a prism and distributed them in segmented circle.The size of each segment differed according to his calculations of wavelength and corresponding width in the spectrum.To know more about this interesting theme, read this article at the C Read more:Creation
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May's Watercolour Winner 2008-05-10 14:36:56 Today was the day !The lucky winner has been found and is from UK.You too can win a free painting.More details about our winner comming soon.
Interview with Melanie Cossey 2008-05-06 14:55:43 Melanie Cossey is a british columbian artist and writer who has achieved a well deserved recognition for the quality of her works in several media.She was kind to accede to an interview :José - With what age did you discover your interest for drawing and painting ?Melanie - From very early on I loved to paint and draw. I come from a very artistically inclined family, my father, his mother and her Read more:Melanie
Linda Brunker Irish Sculptor 2008-05-05 16:19:19 Linda Brunker was born in Dublin, Ireland.She studied at the National College of Art & Design in Dublin and received a degree in Fine Art.Her bronze sculptures have been exhibited in Ireland and abroad and are present in several private and corporate collections, such as : TEAM Aer Lingus, AIB Bank (N.Y.) and Aer Rianta.Linda has received several awards as the AIB Export Awards and the Nationa Read more:Irish
May's Free Watercolour 2008-05-03 18:42:03 Hi,Finally the original postcard size original watercolour for the month of May is here.Don't forget that by being a subscriber to The Art Inquirer, you will receive important updates and may win a free original painting every month.And because of this delay, this time I will be offering shipping.Read about it here.Kind regards,José
Knotted Food by Ed Bing Lee 2008-04-30 16:24:12 I believe that Art achieves its goal when it communicates with our feelings, by causing admiration, astonishment, sadness, etc.However, I do like when a work of Art makes me smile. This is the case of the knotted Art by Ed Bing Lee. Ed is a talented artist from Philadelphia who has refined his craft over the years and is capable of delight us with some great creations.His works are made using mate
Contemporary Art Channel 2008-04-19 11:17:28 Based in New York,NewArtTV,Inc. is a media company that produces quality videos on contemporary art.Robert Knafo, an independent art critique and curator who is also the producer of studiovisit.net, has created newarttv.com.In this interesting website you can have access to videos on exhibitions, studio visits and other subjects.Please respect the copyright of the site's content. Thank you. Read more:Contemporary
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Aguarela by Toquinho 2008-04-01 14:11:36 Aguarela is one of the most beautiful songs of all time.Its author is the talented brazilian composer Toquinho.Although this blog is mainly dedicated to visual arts, I felt the need to add this song, together with a wonderful videoclip. Afterall music is Art.
Hand Painting by Guido Daniele 2008-03-29 14:18:01 Guido Daniele
is a talented italian artist born in Soverato and now working in Milan.He attended the Brera School of Arts where he graduated in 1972 with a major in sculpturing. In India he attended the Tankas school in Dharamsala.In 1972 he started working as an illustrator for publishers and advertising companies. He has also specialized in trompe l'oeil.In 1990, Guido starts exploring the body Read more:Painting
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, Hand Painting
Win a 36 Tubes Set from Liquitex 2008-06-26 09:53:34 The Art Inquirer is going to offer a 36 tubes set of Liquitex Basics Acrylics (postage included) .To be entitled to participate on this contest and have the chance to win, you will have to write a small article on your blog/website about this contest with a link to this article.After writing your article, e-mail me with the subject "Liquitex Contest". Indicate your first and last name, country, c Read more:Tubes
Hushcolours Link Exchange 2008-07-15 18:44:19 I am looking for 3 artists to exchange links with my website.Please take a look here to know more about it.This post will be erased after the links are taken, or by the end of this month.You may leave your sugestion as a comment.Thank you. Read more:Exchange
The Private Collection of José Carrilho 2008-07-12 15:51:05 Acquiring Art is a pleasant way of investing one's money.The artworks that are part of my private collection are of artists who I believe to be talented and have a rightul future in the world of Art.You can see them at my website. Read more:Private
July's winner has been found 2008-07-12 09:16:17 The winner
of the miniature oil painting for this month has been found.More details comming soon.You too can win a free painting every month by subscribing to The Art Inquirer
Interview with Danny Heller 2008-07-05 17:03:45 Danny Heller is a Californian painter from Northbridge. He grew up in the San Fernando Valley where he studied the Los Angeles landscape.While under the instruction of the landscape painter Hank Pitcher, Danny earned a B.A in Art with emphasis in painting at the College of Creative Studies (University of California, Santa Barbara).Danny develops his works in his studio at Chatsworth, depicting t Read more:Danny
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