Graffiti Artist took Facebook stock and now is worth $200 million
Graffiti artist David Choe painted inside of the Facebook headquarters in 2005. Mark Zuckerberg offered him a few thousand dollars in cash or the same amount in Facebook stock. As the New York Times reports, Choe took the stock and with a possible valuation of $100 billon for Facebook stock offering his stake is about...
Plein air painters record the natural world
Plein air painters (plein is a French term for “open air”) are artists that prefer to paint in nature rather than the studio. Joining a Plein air painter’s group is a great way to meet new friends that have a similar interest and gives you an opportunity to record nature as you see it. On...
Google Doodle honors sculptor Alex Calder
Google did it again. Today’s Google Doodle is really neat because it moves when you click and drag over it as it moves like a regular object. You can click the Doodle to find more information about Alexander Calder and his famous mobile sculptures.
Photograph website takes off
Dearphotograph.com website was launched on May 25th and has gone viral. The concept of using a picture from the past in the present is not necessary new, but the simplicity and captions are very interesting and touching. Taylor Jones from Canada matched a photo of himself when he was little in the family kitchen to...
Today’s Google Doodle is very beautiful
Today’s Google Doodle is dedicated to the dancer and choreographer Martha Graham, and is certainly one of the most beautiful yet. click here for animation video It’s called “Thought of You” and here’s how it was made by Ryan J Woodward: click here (Via FrenchWeb in French)
Chrome artist Sean Guerrero continues to shine
I always love to see unique ways an artist uses their imagination. Sean Guerrero, chrome artist, was featured on the History Channel’s modern marvels about chrome. Sean uses chrome bumpers to create some very beautiful works of art for over 20 years…see here. However, I wish I could send you directly to Sean’s gallery, but...
Designer Reusable Drinking Straws Made of Glass
Michigan Mom Combines Passion for the Arts and Environment to launch reusable drinking straws made of glass. Daedra Surowiec launched Strawesome.com in March 2009 to sell reusable glass drinking straws that are both durable and stylish with creative, fun designs. Hand crafted by Surowiec from clear or colored borosilicate glass, each drinking straw is guaranteed...
Artists Mark Dickson & Richard Taylor opens with Layers & Dimensions in Chicago
Layers & Dimensions is a new collection of abstract oil paintings by artist Mark Dickson and mixed media standing and wall sculptures by artist Richard Taylor. Layers & Dimensions opens November 5, 2010 through January 4, 2011 at Gallery KH in Chicago. “Mark Dickson has been with the gallery for more than 30 years, so...
Nathan Sawaya, LEGO Brick Artist, Returns to Agora Gallery
Internationally famous LEGO brick artist Nathan Sawaya returns to Agora Gallery in RED – an exhibition featuring his all new work, which presents for the first time the recent artistic shift which Sawaya’s work has undergone. While the sculpture retains its surrealist charm, the artist says that his work is in many ways “the antithesis...
Robert Rauschenberg birthday (1925)
One of contemporary American art’s most prolific and influential figures, Rauschenberg was a painter whose three-dimensional collages, known as “combines,” incorporated objects—such as soda bottles and stuffed birds—and anticipated the emerging pop art movement, of which he became a pivotal figure. He later used silk-screening to transfer images from print media to canvas. What did...
TheMemoriesPlace.com Lets Customers Make Personalized Photo Blankets
I thought this was an interesting idea as an outlet for your artwork or photos. One idea is to send them some artwork to let people choose to put on the blankets or you could have some blankets made with your artwork to sell. The Memories Place can make favorite people, pets, and events last...
Exhibit Marks Austin Art Space Second Anniversary
Austin Art Space opened in November 2008 as a cooperative space for established and emerging artists to create, collaborate and present their work. The official two year anniversary of Austin Art Space will feature the nine artists that make the space possible. The “9+Art=2” exhibit includes all nine resident artists that currently occupy studio space....
