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Gerd Harry Lybke from Galerie EIGEN+ART talks about the paintings by David Schnell with Jody van den Villaart from Art.sy at the annual Armory Show 2010 which showcases fine contemporary art around the world every year in New York City.

The Armory Show is the United States leading art fair devoted to the most important artworks of the 20th and 21st centuries. In its twelve years, the fair has become an international institution. Every March, artists, galleries, collectors, critics and curators from all over the world make New York their destination during Armory Arts Week.

The Armory Show 2010 also features The Armory Show Modern, specializing in modern and secondary market material on Pier 92. Pier 94 continues to be a venue to premiere new works by living artists. With one ticket, visitors to The Armory Show on March 47, 2010 have access to the latest developments in the art world, and to the masterpieces which heralded them.

Piers 92 and 94 on 55th Street and 12th Avenue, NYC
March 4-7, 2010

http://thearmoryshow.com

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Art needs exposure and survives on appreciation. Art has always appealed to a niche category and remained confined to the interests of a particular segment of society. For years, art galleries have been the only platform of exposure for artworks. Thanks to the global technological development, art has found a new platform to gain more exposure and popularity. The World Wide Web has given way to multiple internet art galleries that offer all kinds of information on art- art events, exhibitions, artists, auction, etc.

Online art galleries are a treasure house of paintings by renowned masters as well as new artists. Now you don’t have to go far and wide to visit an art gallery. Amazing masterpieces are just a click away! The best part of online art galleries is that it serves as a direct platform for artists to showcase their paintings for sale. Supported with modern technology, artworks by budding artists are displayed in an attractive fashion.

Online art galleries are the favorite hub of art connoisseurs who want to own highly prized masterpieces but cannot afford to buy them at exorbitant rates. Art reproductions are being enormously acclaimed worldwide and are highly demanded by art lovers. Modern day geniuses reproduce the masterpieces of veteran artists like Pablo Picasso, Leonardo Da Vinci, Van Gogh, or Rossetti, that you hang in your living room and lose yourself in its magnanimous charm.

There is yet another avenue that has been opened up by online art galleries, i.e. exposing viewers to all possible genres of art and artistic movements. Today we know more about abstract art, fantasy art, gothic art, or modern art on account of internet art galleries.  Web art galleries are oriented to reach a greater section of society and increase awareness of this aesthetic culture.

Suzanne
http://www.articlesbase.com/art-articles/online-art-galleries-bringing-creativity-within-easy-reach-697739.html

On November 7 and 8, 2009, Victor Beltran, Peruvian modern artist created 4 original artworks, while perched on a scaffold with four other artists, as the Bach Choir of Pittsburgh performed a world choral premiere of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition arranged brilliantly by director, Thomas Douglas. Beltran demonstrated his unique ability to conceptualize artistic images of vibrant colors and abstract shapes, reflective of the choral musics tones and rhythms. The audience gazed as Beltrans paintings emerged from the blank canvas, stroke by stroke, there was an evolution of new born works of modern art.

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Watch one of my Pollock inspired abstract drip paintings being created. Large works of art are great fun but need concentration. The soundtrack is provided by Basement Jaxx. See the finished painting in all it’s detail on my website.

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How to use tools like an oyster shucker and others for creating texture on your abstract painting on wood; learn this and more in this free online art lesson about abstract painting taught by expert David A. Clemen.

Expert: David Clemen
Contact: www.davidclemenart.com
Bio: David A. Clemen has a BFA in Fashion Design from Virginia Commonwealth University and a one year Graphic Design degree from the Art Institute of Atlanta.
Filmmaker: Reel Media LLC

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Current Paint Color Trends

Interior: The most common paint color is white; white is a good choice for many, as it goes well with anybody’s style. It has a tendency to make a room look larger than it is, so white is especially good for smaller rooms. The second most popular color would have to be light brown, like a light latte color. This is best for larger rooms, as it doesn’t make it look bigger like white does; it also brings a nice warm feel to the space. The last color, is one which has become very popular but is normally used as an accent wall, if you haven’t guessed it already, the color is red. You will sometimes find red in kitchens and bathrooms too, only they usually have more of a Cranberry tinge to them. 

Exterior: The most popular color when it comes to painting the exterior of your home is white or off-white, often these homes have a dark trim and sometimes shutters. After white it’s really a toss up, it seems that depending on the area you live in the second most popular would either be, browns/tans or blue/grey. Following these colors are yellows and greens, with red and pink falling behind. Mainly due to the fact that people in general like their homes to blend in with the rest of the neighborhood, and the brighter the color, the harder it is to match with the permanent fixtures on your home.

Paint Colors That Are Always Stylish

An easy way to remember the colors that never lose their appeal is to think of nature, nature never goes out of style. That being said colors such as white, beige, brown, tan, and grey used in moderation. Paint with these colors and you can’t go wrong.

Home Styles

Classic Style Description – A classic styled home usually works best in a heritage home only for the reason that to get a true classic look you need rooms rather than open spaces where the rooms flow into one another. Classic looks are composed by much planned out decorating, décor is very symmetrical. The objects you have in a room aren’t nearly as important as the way they’re arranged.

Contemporary Style Description – A contemporary look is one which is very clean, with smooth lines. It’s the most simple of styles, brought together by the use of glass, steel, and stone. Also the colors you use need to be solid, normally in beige, creams, whites, and blacks, homes with a contemporary style have minimal use of detail such as carvings and even the light you use should be lighting that focuses not on the fixture but just of the light it gives out.

Country Style Description – To achieve a country style look in your home, just utilize the use of woods, some furnishings will have the use of chicken wire instead of glass, on cabinet doors. A popular fabric choice is plaid, of all the styles this one would be the most likely to look a little cluttered but if you decorate accordingly you can achieve a beautiful country tone, but with a clean up-to-date appearance.

Eclectic Style Description – Anyone can easily create an eclectic looking home, mostly due to the fact that pretty much anything goes with this style. The purpose is to mix and match different types of furnishings, woods, colors, and textiles. This is a good choice for large families or ones with different ideas of style since you can actually mix earth tones with color and antiques with new pieces.

Modern Style Description – Geometrical shapes and colors such as dark brown, black, and chrome are use to create a modern look, often with hints of deep colors throughout a room. One of the main goals when creating this style is to have the furniture to appear to be floating. For example platform beds, glass bowl sinks, and big wall size windows all help creating a modern style home.

Art Styles

Abstract Art – Abstract art is very colorful and bright, the most distinctive thing about it; however, is the fact that it doesn’t represent any visual object; rather it normally is an expression of emotion or sound.

Classic Art – This type of art is one that has become very famous with artists such as Van Gogh and Edvard Munch, these artists don’t represent classic art just because their work is so old, but also the fact that artists such as these had a way of expressing their thoughts, visions, and dreams in their paintings, this is what makes up classic art.

Naturalistic Art – This would be one of the easiest to describe and to remember, it’s exactly what it says it is, nature. These are the most realistic paintings, sometimes they are so perfectly painted that they almost would appear to be a photo. You could pretty much describe this style as scenery and landscape pictures.

Representational Art – This style is very much as it says it is. When you see representational art it will very much represent something or somewhere, a picture of the statue of liberty for example, most people would instantly know what this is and where to find it, unlike a picture of a house or a mountain, you wouldn’t know exactly which house or mountain it is. So representation art is an exact replica of an object, person, or place.

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Sofia Rucci
http://www.articlesbase.com/interior-design-articles/home-painting-trends-art-interior-design-styles-553625.html

A photo of every painting on display from the painting galleries in the MoMA on April 10, 2010.
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