Submitted by denniscabral on
Nature has always been a big influence in my life. Most of my art work is either about or from nature. I have always been a collector of natural objects. I see beauty in rocks, leaves, sticks and often bring them home. Sometimes they become a part of an art piece. Sometimes they are the art piece. I hope you enjoy my work.
Submitted by AnnaSeven on
Art is a VERB for me. It is an action word and not a statement, nor an object. The most important part of artist's life has always been feedback, either positive or negative. Feedback is the result of vital functions of art since any feedback is an evidence of existence, presence and growth.
Anna Seven
Submitted by Farzaneh Farid on
Farzaneh Farid is an Iranian-American artist and author who was born in 1957 in Esfahan, Iran.
She graduated From the University of Kansas in Fine Arts in 1978.
Since then she has been working as a visual artist teacher and painter.
Her works have been shown in several exhibitions around the world.
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Submitted by JonathanBarcan on
“But we try to pretend, you see, that the external world exists altogether independently of us.”
–Alan Watts
“As far as men go, it is not what they are that interests me, but what they can become.”
–Jean-Paul Sartre
"He will essentially follow the language of the spectacle, for it is the only one he is familiar with."
- Guy Debord
Generally speaking, the focus of my creative and scholarly attention is to sort out the ways that people relate to one another. There are 3 distinct states within the human experience that I struggle to reconcile:
1. Mankind as an instinctual animal, directly connected to the earth with all of
its’ flora and fauna.
2. Mankind as an evolved, socially conscious being, that must consider both
the individual and the community at large.
3. Mankind as a fractured being, whose constant engagement within the
sociological environment of virtual technology and mass media inherently
separates him/her from their physiology.
Submitted by Michael Beckler on
My pieces are colorful forms influenced by my interest in patterns, geometric shapes and shadows...graphic...yet free flowing...creating three dimensional feelings through the use of bright acrylic paints, epoxy, chunky textures, glass, paper, sand, nails, metal and smooth as felt finishes.
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At first glance, the finished pieces may look arbitrary...for the most part they are and then again they are not......sort of a yin-yang art style. Each piece or series first starts on paper, where each layer is planned & sketched. Then I experiment on smaller canvases (which I call "Test Strips") I let the flow of the mixtures, acrylic paints with different additives to either slow or accelerate the drying process, combined with the curing process of the epoxy to create different affects. Once I'm comfortable with the colors, textures and style, it is then created on panel. But because there is a lot of chemistry in my pieces - even after all the planning - varying conditions always create interesting outcomes. It's these arbitrary outcomes that add interest of each piece. |
Submitted by paulbaker on
Machines for Living
Constructed Sculptures by Paul Baker
The Swiss architect Le Corbusier said once “a house should be a machine for living”. In fact, we could all use different sorts of machines, depending on what’s going on in our life at various times. My Machines start with an archaic definition of the word, as an aid or helper. A lever, for example, was considered a machine by medieval masons. The interactive sculptures in this ongoing series are built to help us examine our lives with insight and possibly some humor.
Submitted by emileehudson on
Autobiographical in its nature, my artwork is the tangible result of emotional responses to philosophical investigations. The images arise as I challenge myself to gain a better understanding of myself through addressing and re-evaluating core values and beliefs. While seeking out personal truths I confront the unanswerable questions of human existence and attempt to come to terms with the reality of life's impermanence.
Submitted by kellyanngilsonlyman on
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Designing & painting over 15 years. I work in a pure aesthetic style with interests in the Pattern & Decoration movements. My unique praxis, explores positive cultural concepts in humanity. I offer the viewer reflection through a conceptual abstract colorist palette. I nurture & share my artistic technique & discipline. My artworks are tools for transformation & give voice to positive issues. My muse is colorist photography. Conceptually, I produce refreshing, uplifting & insightful cultural manifestations through art, design & technology | a transmedia discourse.
What does it mean to celebrate beauty, whimsy & joy as we reshape our world? My annual collections focus specifically on positive reflections. art & design.
Submitted by annieodorisio on
From a space of illusion sculptural and architectural overtones appear, beginning a dimensional departure. The imagined shapes become something real with the addition of wool to the pen and ink drawings. The work leaves one space and enters another, inhabiting other planes. I create these suggested spaces methodically by rendering texture in conjunction with the two dimensional drawing. I use extreme thought and restraint to realize the essential and conceptually intriguing image that previously only existed in my imagination.