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Omdurman
The very artistic paintings found on iron doors in Omdurman's market. (Sudan)
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Adolf Hitler's paintings
"In 1907 Adolf Hitler moved to Vienna, the capital of Austria, where the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts was located. The author William L. Shirer tells in his monumental bestseller The Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich how Hitler tried to take the entrance examination as the first practical step in fulfilling his dream of becoming a painter. Hitler was eighteen years old, full of high hopes - but to his own surprise he failed to get admission. An entry in the Vienna Academy's classification list tells the story:
"The following took the test with insufficient results, or were not admitted ... Adolf Hitler, Braunau a. Inn, April 20, 1889, German, Catholic. Father civil servant. 4 classes in High School. Few Heads. Test drawing unsatisfactory"." "In 1907 Adolf Hitler moved to Vienna, the capital of Austria, where the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts was located. The author William L... more -
Picture perfect: the paintings that look just like photographs
A tattoo artist from Essex is the subject of a 9ft by 7ft portrait being unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery today.
Zoe Windle, 35, was painted in her bra by celebrated realist artist Jason Brooks, whose paintings are so lifelike that they resemble photographs.
Her image will hang alongside two more large Brooks works - a portrait of Nobel prize-winning scientist Sir Paul Nurse, commissioned by the gallery, and another of Formula 1 driver Jenson Button. A tattoo artist from Essex is the subject of a 9ft by 7ft portrait being unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery today. ... more -
The flamboyant mustache: Salvador Dalí on “What’s My Line?”
In 1952, the goofy surrealist artist Salvador Dali made a hilarious, comedic appearance as a contestant on the then very popular television game show, "What's My Line?"
This piece presents stunning photographs, the very humorous video of Dali's wackiness on the "What's My Line?" show, a music video that pays tribute to Dali's surreal paintings, (surreal) music audio and a wonderful photo-gallery of his paintings.
It's all great fun!! In 1952, the goofy surrealist artist Salvador Dali made a hilarious, comedic appearance as a contestant on the then very popular telev... more -
Francis Bacon triptych breaks record at NYC auction
A three-panel masterpiece by Francis Bacon broke a record for contemporary art auctions Wednesday, selling for more than $86 million after three bidders vied for it, a spokeswoman for the auction house said.
The $86,281,000 price for "Triptych, 1976" also set an auction record for the British artist, Sotheby's spokeswoman Lauren Gioia said. A three-panel masterpiece by Francis Bacon broke a record for contemporary art auctions Wednesday, selling for more than $86 million a... more -
julio gomez web site
peruvian artist and designer, works and curriculum.
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More graft in Bush administration - Indian museum director spent lavishly on trave...
The founding director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian spent more than $250,000 in institution funds over the past four years on first-class transportation and plush lodging in hotels around the world, including more than a dozen trips to Paris.
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Smithsonian Funds Expensive Retirement Video
By James V. Grimaldi and Jacqueline Trescott
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, December 28, 2007; Page A01
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Another Bush crony ripping off Indians. The founding director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian spent more than $250,000 in institution funds over t... more -
Portrait of Rick West cost Indian museum $48,500 - washingtonpost.com
Senators, trustees question spending by former Director.
W. Richard West Jr. commissioned this portrait by Burt Silverman that now hangs in the patrons' lounge. (By Burt Silverman).
W. Richard West Jr., the founding director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, spent $48,500 in museum funds to commission a portrait of himself.
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The portrait of West by New York artist Burton Silverman hangs in the patrons' lounge on the fourth floor of the flagship museum, which is dedicated to the arts and culture of American Indians. Silverman said West picked him after he saw a portrait Silverman had done of former Smithsonian secretary Robert McCormick Adams. The Adams portrait, completed about a decade earlier, was smaller and cost about half as much.
Silverman, of Polish descent, was chosen, said Smithsonian spokeswoman Linda St. Thomas, after "they couldn't find a Native artist who did formal portrait sittings like this."
By James V. Grimaldi
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, January 4, 2008; Page C01
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"Dick West should have called me or any of a dozen Indian art curators nationwide who would have given him a long list of renowned American Indian, Canadian First Nation and Alaskan Native artists to chose who would have painted a much better portrait for a much more reasonable price. He could have spent the extra $40,000 to buy several paintings of other Indian artists to get more contemporary art in the collection of the NMAI - National Museum of the American Indian. Several Native communities could have benefited from the excessive amount of money spent for Dick West's vanity. Several Indian artists could have been validated by the museum and be inspirations for the young people on their reservations." Charleen Touchette, author NDN ART (Fresco. 2003) Distributed by the University of New Mexico Press.
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Instead the former director West, made another decision that reveals he doesn't care about Indians.
Don't miss checking out Dick West's other adventures in ripping off Indians, the federal government and the American people at
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Artists of all kinds - you can kiss your copyright rights goodbye
Unless this new law can be prevented, you will lose your copyright rights to all your artwork, photographs, paintings, music, lyrics, films, videos, 3D animations, and anything else you have created, while corporations can steal your work and profit from it. This is extremely bad news for all those whose livelihood depends on their creations. Even your photographs which you have uploaded to your own albums online (such as Flickr, Picasa, etc.) will be affected. This is theft, pure and simple - theft which will be made legal very soon unless people react en masse and force their legislators not to pass this new Orphan Works legislation that is before Congress. Unless this new law can be prevented, you will lose your copyright rights to all your artwork, photographs, paintings, music, lyrics, ... more
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Worlds Biggest Color Painting World Records 2008
Guinness World Records recently approved a new world record for the biggest color painting, done by students in Luoyang, Henan province. Guinness World Records recently approved a new world record for the biggest color painting, done by students in Luoyang, Henan province.
A group of 510 students from the art department of Henan Luoyang Normal University in the central metropolis, which is known for its peonies, painted a mural of the flowers early this month.
The painting, which consists of 170 three-ply boards, is little more than 510 square meters.
It is 20.8 meters long and 24.5 meters wide. Guinness World Records recently approved a new world record for the biggest color painting, done by students in Luoyang, Henan provinc... more -
Navajo Then and Now
Canyon de Chelly and Navajo Nation then, in the mid-1980s when the boys were little and now in 2007. Photos by Charleen Touchette and S. Barry Paisner. Canyon de Chelly and Navajo Nation then, in the mid-1980s when the boys were little and now in 2007. Photos by Charleen Touchette and ... more
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From Russia - Exhibitions - Royal Academy of Arts
This might just be the best Art exhibition I have ever been too.
If you live in or can get to London, love French impressionists, cubists, Russian modern art and you don't mind a queue then go see this!
If only just to see Matisse's massive "The Dance". This might just be the best Art exhibition I have ever been too. ... more -
Stolen paintings found in Zurich
2 of the 4 paintings stolen from Zurich's Emil Buehrle Collection were recovered, Swiss police say.
"The two recovered paintings are Monet's Poppies near Vetheuil (1879) and van Gogh's Chestnut in Bloom (1890)."
The two still missing are "Degas's Count Lepic and his Daughters (1871) and Cezanne's Boy in a Red Jacket (1888), are still missing."
What does one do with such famous stolen paintings? Wouldn't they be hard to sell?
2 of the 4 paintings stolen from Zurich's Emil Buehrle Collection were recovered, Swiss police say. ... more -
Man in a Houndstooth Suit
A time lapse video of a painting being created by fine artist Pete Nawara.
Man in a Houndstooth Suit
[A Portrait of Nolan Farrell]
Acrylic on Canvas
64 x 52 Inches (162 x 132 cm) A time lapse video of a painting being created by fine artist Pete Nawara. Man in a Houndstooth Suit ... more -
One man's trash is another man's $1 million
This is why I always keep my eyes out for scrapped art. No, I don't dumpster dive habitually, but I don't turn my nose up to everything in the rubbish pile.
"A painting stolen 20 years ago then found lying in a pile of rubbish on a New York City street has sold at auction for just over $1m (£484,000). The 1970 painting Tres Personajes (Three People) by Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo was taken from a warehouse where the owners had placed it while moving." This is why I always keep my eyes out for scrapped art. No, I don't dumpster dive habitually, but I don't turn my nose up to everythin... more -
Map Paintings
From the Maya Stendhal gallery. Pretty cool art!
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Da Vinci's 'Last Supper' Goes Online
Can't get to Milan to see Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece "The Last Supper?" As of Saturday, all you need is an Internet connection. Officials put online an image of the "Last Supper" at 16 billion pixels - 1,600 times stronger than the images taken with the typical 10 million pixel digital camera.
Can't get to Milan to see Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece "The Last Supper?" As of Saturday, all you need is an Internet connection. O... more
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