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Artistic, musical, creative, and entertaining topics of art about all things geek.
Fantasy To Reality
Ever since I was 4 years old I loved to draw and play with action figures; I eventually grew a hobby for creating and drawing my own superheroes and other fictional characters whenever I found an opportunity to do so. I drew on all sorts of things; from the walls in my room to the driveway outside, and as I grew older in test booklets in school. I began to notice through all of my doodling, I tended to draw a particular character more frequently than I drew the other characters. This fantastical dragon, looking individual, took the name of “Drago'' and became my favorite character that I would draw constantly. The more I drew him the more I started to become distressed in the thought of knowing that I would not be able to actually play with Drago as an action figure like I did with most of the figures I drew.
By Kamran Young5 years ago in Geeks
Snippets of love
I had been sewing for a few years when I saw beautiful quilts on display at the local fabric store. I was in awe - how amazing that someone could attach tiny pieces of fabric together and create art from nothing! I decided I needed to make my first quilt.
By Angel Whelan5 years ago in Geeks
LMKworks
This story takes me back as far as I can remember. My grandmother use to sit all the grand children in one room to watch animated Disney movies. we would watch them so much we new the word and songs by heart. my love for animation did not stop there. Saturday morning cartoons were my absolute favorite. They had an edge to them that Disney did not have back then. like any other kid cartoons where my life.
By Leanna Mosley 5 years ago in Geeks
The Garden of Earthly Delights, by Hieronymus Bosch
Hieronymus Bosch is often regarded as one of the forerunners of Surrealism, and it is not difficult to see why. His highly detailed paintings depict human beings and animals in fantastical and nightmarish situations that, because of his use of translucent oil glazes, produce a strange sense of reality. This is the key to Bosch’s work, because he used his art to offer a moral message.
By John Welford5 years ago in Geeks
Dining Room on the Garden, by Pierre Bonnard
Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947) qualified as a barrister in Paris in 1889 but his main interest was in art, having already enrolled in the Académie Julian in 1887. While there he was encouraged by Paul Sérusier to adopt a style of painting that used pure colour in flat areas with strong outlines, as developed by Paul Gauguin. Bonnard became a member of the “Nabis brotherhood” of painters (Nabi being Hebrew for “prophet”), led by Sérusier and which included Maurice Denis and Edouard Vuillard, that was devoted to this approach as an alternative to Impressionism.
By John Welford5 years ago in Geeks
Must-see exhibits at the National Gallery, London
London’s National Gallery, which occupies one side of Trafalgar Square, is one of the world’s greatest collections of Western European paintings, containing around 2,300 exhibits dating from the 13th to the 19th centuries. For any art lover visiting London, it is a “must see” destination. Here are brief descriptions of just a few of the many treasures on display.
By John Welford5 years ago in Geeks
Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel Ceiling
Michelangelo did not want to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling and only started the job because he was ordered to by Pope Julius II. He was, after all, a sculptor first and foremost and that was what he wanted to spend his time doing. As he wrote in his journal, “This is not my profession. I am uselessly wasting my time”.
By John Welford5 years ago in Geeks
Hiding Behind Masks: How to Survive Interactive Theatre in One Piece
Put on your masks. I repeat: there has been a tuberculosis outbreak, put on your masks! And so, in the reception room of the funeral parlour, amid closed caskets and surrounded by three dozen or so other flummoxed folks, my friend and I obediently put on our paper face masks. You know, your typical Thursday night.
By Angela Volkov5 years ago in Geeks
The Artist, the Sausage Dog, and the Stripper
Not that I’m much of an artist; my passion for life drawing far outpaces my current level of skill. I’m not going to go so far as to pretend I think chiaroscuro is a model of Korean car, but I don’t use an easel, and I don’t hold my pencil the right way (between thumb and index finger). I sit with my sketchbook on my lap, and, consequently, I’m always drawing the models at an unflattering low angle. The one thing I do right, I think, is not to use (or even own) an eraser: one must commit.
By Angela Volkov5 years ago in Geeks
Three paintings by Joseph Wright of Derby
Joseph Wright (1734-97) spent much of his life in his birth town of Derby and is thus often referred to as “Joseph Wright of Derby”. He was an original painter who is generally renowned for his paintings that used science and industry for their subjects. He was, however, also an excellent portraitist and painter of landscapes. These three paintings were typical examples of his output
By John Welford5 years ago in Geeks
Joseph Wright of Derby
Joseph Wright (1734-97) spent much of his life in his birth town of Derby and is thus often referred to as “Joseph Wright of Derby”. He was an original painter who is generally renowned for his paintings that used science and industry for their subjects. He was, however, also an excellent portraitist and painter of landscapes.
By John Welford5 years ago in Geeks
