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The Best of 2020
Tags: Neort, Artist, Digital Art, Art, Startup

Then (phi16)

It is an original artwork that continues to destroy and reconstruct the space while ticking the time. According to the concept of “art rooted in life”, it also functions as a clock, but on the other hand, it has an extraordinary duality that the space you have been looking at is destroyed. This is a good example of expressions that can only be made by programming techniques.

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water_200308 (mao tada)

This is an ambitious artwork that attempts to express the beauty of light and shadow seen through highly transparent media such as glass and water by programming. The realistic, virtual expression that combines multiple glasses creates the beauty of light and color unique to this artwork.

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日本人の心 (TSURIBU TOKYO)

This is a video artwork with the motif of Mt. Fuji, which was exhibited at the selection exhibition of “Fujisanten 3.0” held from January to February this year. This re-questions the image of “Mt. Fuji” that we think of by combining it with unrelated objects.

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sakae (tonoshake)

“Fan art” with the motif of the cityscape of Sakae, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture. It expresses the impression of “city” that the author himself felt in the city and his own perspective on it. This expands your imagination from the camera work that rotates and drifts around the city.

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ぱそこん (権田支配人)

This is pop voxel art that also got a lot of attention in the October-November “Gif” challenge. The combination of 3D and 2D expressions is unique and of high quality, making you want to watch it forever.

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2020年ベストアート
Tags: Neort, Artist, Startup, Art, Digital Art

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Working On A Japanese Animal Coloring Book
Tags: Draw, Art, Drawing, Artist

For the past few months I’ve been working on some new coloring books. I’ve also been learning Japanese. It’s really awesome to learn Japanese while also drawing really cool pictures. I’m also hoping it will be an educational coloring book and help people learn Japanese while there are relaxing and coloring. Here are the animal pages I included in my new book it’s available on Amazon.

It’s available on Amazon here; https://amzn.to/37LuAaB
Los Angeles Hip-Hop Artist Presidentrj Shares Insight Into his STREET PRIEST Projects
By: The Wrapper Staff
Tags: Artist, Street Priest, Los Angeles, Presidentrj, Hip Hop

Los Angeles hip-hop artist Presidentrj, aka Street Priest, is bringing the reality of life in the streets to the rap industry with his 2020 release. One extended length project, STREET PRIEST, and a handful of singles scattered throughout the year have allowed for the young rap hopeful to display both his tactical hip-hop skills in the studio, as well as his natural, smooth, eccentric persona. The rapper who stands before us all today is not the same person he was two years ago. It was only after a period of trial and tribulation that Presidentrj established a sound that was all his own.

In March 2019, a year after Presidentrj began pursuing a hip-hop career, the young rapper was facing eviction from his LA apartment. Unable to make ends meet, Presidentrj had to put his recording career on hold as he could not afford studio time to lay down his tracks on the mic. However, the hopeful artist began to focus more and more on his writing and lyrical abilities to keep his creative juices flowing. Taking his real-life experiences as inspiration, Presidentrj soon penned some of the most expressive and realistic writing in the LA underground rap scene. “I feel like a lot of people will be able to relate the place I come from,” the young rapper shares.

Presidentrj fought hard for his dreams, and when he made his triumphant return in 2020, the results were truly astonishing. His extended length release, STREET PRIEST, set the precedent that Presidentrj was a force in hip-hop. Earning fame in the LA underground scene, the young artist was presented with doors of opportunity he never knew were available. Now looking to build on that success, Presidentrj is prepping the release of STREET PRIEST II, the follow-up to his 2020 release. “The songs give listeners an idea of what life is like in the streets and what a lot of people have to go through to survive,” Presidentrj shares of the upcoming project. With the strides of improvement, he has shown over the past year, Presidentrj might just launch his career miles ahead with this release.

To hear Presidentrj’s music, check out his Spotify and follow him on Instagram for updates on STREET PRIEST II.
Shipping Paintings for the Amazing Artist Mikhail Turovsky
By: Ilya Kushnirskiy, Fine Art Shippers
Tags: Artist, Logistics, Shipping, Art, Painting

As you probably know, Fine Art Shippers has strong ties with Russia, Ukraine, and other post-Soviet states. We are happy and proud to serve many talented artists who were born in the Soviet era or to USSR-born parents, no matter whether they are living now on the territory of the former Soviet Union or abroad. These amazing people have much to tell, and they use different forms of art to share their experiences and life stories. One of them is the prominent painter and writer-aphorist Mikhail Turovsky. Shipping paintings for Mikhail Turovsky is always a pleasure and a great honor for our team.

Shipping Paintings for Mikhail Turovsky

Fine Art Shippers specializes in shipping paintings of any kind and size. We operate all over the United States and worldwide to provide our clients with an array of services to meet any need. As mentioned above, we have the pleasure of serving many amazing artists born in the Soviet Union, including Mikhail Zvyagin, Gene Kiegel, and Mikhail Turovsky, among others.

Mikhail Turovsky was born in Kyiv in 1933. During World War II, he was evacuated to Samarkand where he attended the art school. After returning to Kyiv in 1944, Mikhail Turovsky continued his studies first at the Shevchenko State Art School and later at the Kyiv Art Institute. He also received postgraduate education from the Moscow Academy of Art. In 1979, Mikhail Turovsky immigrated to the United States, which gave the artist creative freedom and allowed his career to develop rapidly.

Paintings by Mikhail Turovsky have been exhibited in the United States, Ukraine, Russia, Israel, France, Spain, Italy, and other countries. They are in many private and public collections worldwide, including the Herbert Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University in New York and the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. It is no wonder that Mikhail Turovsky is considered one of the most famous representatives of Ukrainian contemporary art in the USA.

We enjoy shipping paintings by Mikhail Turovsky, and we highly recommend that you learn more about this amazing artist and his mesmerizing art.
ALAA EZZEDDINE MUSICAL ARTIST
By: Alaa Ezzeddine
Tags: Artist, Musicalartist, Music, Musical, Alaaezzeddine

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MOST IMPORTANT TIPS TO CREATE CONTENTS Inside the picture, total cost is less than 2500€. I do not have a proper work table. I do not have a fancy and expensive camera. I don’t have a fast…
By: Sourov Deb
Tags: Artist, Content Creation, Youtube Creators, Video Marketing, Filmmaking

MOST IMPORTANT TIPS TO CREATE CONTENTS





Inside the picture, total cost is less than 2500€. I do not have a proper work table. I do not have a fancy and expensive camera. I don’t have a fast computer. Your Expensive investment will be invaluable, if your idea and it’s execution is not good enough. It’s like tooth paste. You should use last Portion, before you buy a new and better ones.

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Submissions
Tags: Artist, Submission Guidelines, Poets On Medium, Writers On Medium, Writers Life

2020- 2021

Dear Readers and Writers,

A very warm welcome to ThINK.

We are open to submissions now. Here are a few pointers to help you :

You can send your original works only. If the work is published on other social media then it is acceptable but please do not send us work already published on Medium

You may send us articles on life, nature, philosophy, letters, love, relationships or anything that you may want to write about. Make sure you send us a .doc copy in 12 size font preferably Times New Roman. You may also send in your artworks, photographs or drawings. Send your submissions to thinkpublication@gmail.com

We look forward to reading and sharing your works.

Love,

ThINK
Contemporary Sculpture in the Work of Michael Levchenko
Tags: Artist, Fine Art, Art, Abstract Art, Sculpture

Art has always been one of the most complex yet effective means of communication between an artist and society. Not only does such an ephemeral dialogue reveal some truth about the community, but it also poses relevant questions. Today, we want to tell you about Michael Levchenko, a talented sculptor who translates his visceral emotions into reality through his remarkable contemporary sculpture. His distinctive and subtle art is a perfect example of how deep the relationship between sculpture and spectator can go.

Contemporary sculpture in the work of Michael Levchenko

Michael Levchenko is a Ukrainian sculptor with a rich portfolio and experience. He was born in 1976 in Kyiv in an art-loving family. Michael’s father, an architect and painter, and his mother, a graphic designer, surrounded him with an artistic atmosphere that would help the boy become a prominent artist.

Despite many difficulties, including Soviet propaganda against the Western world, Michael Levchenko managed to find his way to become a fine art sculptor whose works are displayed around the world. However, this process took a while. Throughout his art career, Michael Levchenko tried many different things, from theatre art direction to promotional videos, but his true passion has always been sculpture.

Today, Michael Levchenko works in contemporary sculpture with a focus on abstraction. His art represents a sophisticated mix of European traditionalism and modernity, which allows the artist to create shapes of unimaginable aesthetic beauty. However, his incredible sculptures are not only about beauty; Michael Levchenko imbues his public art with meaning and sends to the viewers a clear message that they can embrace and process in their minds and hearts.

Michael Levchenko’s contemporary sculpture is valued all around the world, and his masterpieces are held in numerous private and public collections in Ukraine and abroad, including in Argentina, Italy, China, France, Germany, and Turkey. You should definitely learn more about Michael Levchenko’s art, as the artist does have something to say to his audience!
Lindsay McCrum Featured in Resource Magazine
By: Lindsay Mccrum
Tags: Artist, Portrait Photography, Fine Art, Photography

Lindsay McCrum is a fine art photographer (BA Yale University, MFA SFAI). She exhibits her work in galleries in the U.S. and Europe.
What is the aesthetic key that most people don’t know?
By: Yofee Chua
Tags: Artist, Designer, Design, Art, Philosophy

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The designer community should talk about aesthetics the most, There are many design practitioners around me, so I have also heard a lot about aesthetics.

People often think that they have good aesthetics because they have been praised by friends more than once, or when many people around them involve aesthetic problems when buying things, they will consult themselves.

But this is not a sufficient condition for one’s good aesthetics.

If you think about it, others praise you for good aesthetics. First, it means that his aesthetics is not as good as yours. Second, it means that people in his environment have worse aesthetics than you, so he will praise you for good aesthetics. Will compliments from someone worse than you make you happy? Make you think what he said is right?

When talking about aesthetics, what is most easily overlooked is “independence.” Only with independent aesthetic standards can we talk about good and bad, high and low.

If this person praises “your aesthetics is unique”, then this is a good compliment. This is because it shows that the people in his environment have no insights like yours on the matter of “beauty”. They are unique and have different dimensions from others, not just “better than anyone.”

In the matter of aesthetics, “comparison” has no value. Who is better than who is talking about different scales on the same scale? This is completely reproducible; The wonderful aesthetics should be reflected in independence. This independence is similar to personality independence.

To give another example, we all know art critics, When an art critic publishes a good or bad art review, and other critics want to publish opinions on this artwork, they need to avoid the former way of understanding and publish their opinions from other angles. If he just repeats the former argument and adds the sentence “I agree”, even if it is better, then this comment is worthless.

It does not mean that a good aesthetic is “different” for “different”, but the independence of the way of understanding, not just a preference, it is the independence of a system of judging beauty.

There may be many elements in the system that are the same as others. After all, the composition of the world is objectively the same, but the entire subjective system constructed can represent “who you are” and is unique.

Speaking of this, you may have to say again, “Isn’t this metaphysics?”
МОНГОЛД УРЛАГ ГЭЖ ЮУ ВЭ: ХУУРАМЧ ЭЛИТИЗМ, ХООСОН ДАГАН ДУУРАЙЛАЛ, БЯДУУ ТЭМЦЭЛ (3-р хэсэг)
Tags: Artist, Curator

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Breathe out
Tags: Artist, Prints, Artwork, Art, Photography

Breathe out

Title：Breathe out

Artist: Albeswood

Project: Breathe out

Creating Date: 2015

Medium: Photography

Materials: Chromogenic print

Size: 59×33×1.57in、150×84×4cm

Quantity: Unique（One of a kind piece, created by the artist.）

Signature: Hand-signed by artist, Signed on verso.

Photographer: Albeswood

Keywords: #art #photography #artwork #prints #artist #minimalism #digitalart #wallpaper #gray #gradual #psychological #contemporaryart #creative #zen #abstract #visualart

Independent artist Albeswood , By using minimalist visual forms in this series of art works , To express the zen wisdoms that people show in daily life . He is good at expressing oriental minimalist aesthetics，And there are various forms of artistic works . The theme of most works of art is related to the inner state of the Orientals，Whether it is the “ gradual gray “ that the audience sees from the work , or his unique perspective on daily life . The audience can feel the author’s artistic creation process by observing the details of the works , Or reflect on yourself in your daily life .

In his decades of artistic creation , Initially he used graphic to express minimalist aesthetics , Then it evolved to interpret “ Zen in life “ in artistic creation . The theme of creation has evolved from pursuing various ideas of the past to focusing on things in daily life . In a recent series of works , He did not deliberately express his opinion , Instead , it objectively presents the “ existential relationship “ between the subject and the observer . On this point , he explained : “There is always a distance between us and what we see , A few centimeters or hundreds of meters apart . There is always a substance between them , that is air . I hope the audience can feel the air in my work . “

He uses a minimalist art form to create a zen atmosphere , Let the audience feel the emotion when the author creates . Although this series of vivid artworks looks very concise , it is full of deep emotions . Minimalism is not the purpose of artistic creation , but to filter out redundant interference in works through minimalism , so that the “ gradual gray “ between subject and object emerges . Let people feel the existence of “ air “ in the works . The “ air “ here can be understood as : artistic conception , atmosphere , etc . This is also one of the ways in which Orientals feels things through artistic conception and conduct vipassana .

You can keep track of the artist’s work on instagram , And check out all the other works on his website .

Artist Website: https://albeswood.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/albeswoodart

Email: Albeswood@gmail.com

All images © Albeswood
Raykatanna Releases His Energetic Banger “Black Mona Lisa”
By: The Wrapper Staff
Tags: Raykatanna, Artist, New Music, Black Mona Lis

Raykatanna

Everyone who went to school should know about the iconic Mona Lisa. Raykatanna, a rapper from Newark, New Jersey, created a song based on the art piece and titled it “Black Mona Lisa.” This would be the rapper’s 6th single of the year and is by far his most energetic and iconic.

Also going by “Rayka,” the rapper starts the song off by spitting bars immediately when the beat comes in. In his verse, Raykatanna says, “In the streets, I made more than a scholarship,” referring to Newark’s urban lifestyle. “Black Mona Lisa” comes with a unique energy that will amp up anyone who had a similar upbringing as Raykatanna.

To stay on top of Raykatanna’s next moves, follow the rapper on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/Raykatanna/

Check out “Black Mona Lisa” here: https://open.spotify.com/track/5i80B7YDGRWYyvBsWlRyPs?si=zV4dP7FtSZCgE70eUiCq7Q
‘Wonder Woman 1984’ grabs $38.5 million overseas
By: Bmohan Sanjeewa O
Tags: Entertainment, Artist, Beauty, Fans, Startup

This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Gal Gadot in a scene from “Wonder Woman 1984.” The superhero sequel earned an estimated $38.5 million in ticket sales from international theaters, Warner Bros. said Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. (Clay Enos/Warner Bros. via AP)

The superhero sequel “Wonder Woman 1984” has earned an estimated $38.5 million in ticket sales from international theaters, Warner Bros. said Sunday. The film starring Gal Gadot started its rollout abroad last week, opening in 32 markets including China and playing on upwards of 30,000 screens. The studio said admissions totaled over 6 million and that the largely positive reviews bode well for its future.

Most of the earnings came from Chinese theaters, where it earned an estimated $18.8 million. It wasn’t enough to take first place in the country, however — that honor went to a local release.

“ Wonder Woman 1984 ” won’t open in U.S. theaters until Christmas Day, when it will also debut on HBO Max. The pandemic has forced studios like Warner Bros. to embrace unconventional release plans to get films out to audiences.

Originally, “Wonder Woman 1984” was supposed to open in theaters worldwide this summer, but its release date kept getting pushed back. The first film made over $821 million worldwide in 2017 and absent the pandemic, the hope was that the sequel, which cost around $200 million to make, would even surpass that total., , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Warner Bros. has tried a few different strategies with its films this year, including releasing “Tenet” in theaters and sending “The Witches” straight to HBO Max. Finally last month the studio decided to embrace a hybrid release for “Wonder Woman 1984.” “Tenet” opened internationally first as well, taking off with $53 million from 41 markets in late August.

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Reasons To Be On Patreon As A Patron
Tags: Artist, Content Creation, Patreon, Content, Subscription

Reasons To Be On Patreon As A Patron

Photo by Joseph DeFrancisco on Unsplash

Patreon is a membership platform where content creators — writers, digital artists, yoga teachers, video editors, musicians, authors — post their work and get paid by their patrons aka fans or subscribers.

How much does a patron pay each month?

It depends on the amount that was set by the content creators. I’ve seen some patrons who ask for $1, $10, $15, and even $45 monthly. Each tier comes with rewards and benefits. The higher you go, the more you get.

What are the benefits of being a patron?

Think major exposure to an expert of a skill, a lifestyle, a sport, or art that you’re crazy about.

When I started getting interested in minimalism, turning to Patreon became my inspiration and motivation to get serious about it.

Why should I pay when I can get free content?

Paid content means different things. It could be the first access to the latest video. Or getting freebies especially made for patrons. Or that feeling of exclusivity.
Gene Kiegel — A Talented Artist Exploring the Theme of the Anthropocene
By: Ilya Kushnirskiy, Fine Art Shippers
Tags: Artist, Fine Art, Contemporary Art, Anthropocene, Art

What is the Anthropocene? According to Wikipedia, it is an unofficial unit of geologic time, dating from the commencement of significant human impact on Earth. In simpler words, it is the most recent period in our planet’s history when the human activity started to affect Earth’s ecosystems and climate. Many contemporary artists explore the theme of the Anthropocene, trying to turn people’s attention to expanding technologies, rising water, runaway climate change, and other disastrous effects of humans on Earth. One of them is Gene Kiegel, an incredibly talented artist from New York.

Gene Kiegel — A Talented Artist Exploring the Theme of the Anthropocene

Gene Kiegel is a Ukrainian-born interdisciplinary artist living and working in New York. He received his BA in Architecture and Environmental Design from the University of California, Berkeley. Gene Kiegel is known for his multi-media works that explore the theme of the Anthropocene and universal language, which the talented artist creates by experimenting with innate material properties.

In his work, Gene Kiegel creates alternative, hidden worlds that exist as evidence of the lasting effects of humans or, on the contrary, those existing untouched by our activity. His art often takes a sculptural form, resembling geological and biological formations that deeply familiar and alien at the same time. All artworks are purposely left untitled to allow for the freedom of interpretation driven by the personal associations of the viewer.

Works by Gene Kiegel have been exhibited during Miami Art Week, at Pelham Art Center in New York, Mana Contemporary in Jersey City, The Dina Collection in Beverly Hills, Publicis in London, Manezh Central Exhibition Hall in St. Petersburg, and other venues across the world. They can be acquired internationally on Artsy via Cardi Gallery (Milan, London).

Gene Kiegel is an incredibly talented artist who creates meaningful works using new materials and their expressions. At Fine Art Shippers, we highly recommend that you learn more about his innovative art at your earliest opportunity.
Artist creating artwork on banana
Tags: Artist, Coronavirus, Artwork Wallpapers, Artwork, Banana

Coronavirus and its devastation have spread all over the world. People are only bound to live in inner places. But many people used the opportunity to use their mind and hidden potential in a creative way. With limited access to the materials and space, the artist feels a desire to create.

Anna Chojnicka

Anna Chojnicka has worked in the Global Social Enterprise sector for 10 years. Firstly she worked as a social entrepreneur, then supporting innovative social enterprises to grow in the UK and East Africa. She has an intellectual and creative mind, who stunned the people with the masterpieces on the banana peel. Instead of canvas and paper, she uses banana and their peels and creates amazing artwork with the short tools she owns.
Why ‘Me and the Music’ Is An Exciting Release For Me
By: James David Calderon
Tags: Artist, Sharing, Music, Life Lessons, Producer

Original photo taken by: Hunter Rayl

We’re just going to jump right in! Cool? Cool! Been a minute since the kid has written an article. I’ve had so many damn alias’ and tackled so many endeavors in my short life span, I cant even keep up with me. However, here we are once again, brushing off the cobwebs and excited to share that the music and I have reunited! After 17 years of NOT releasing any new music, this past summer, James David(Sounds so grown, huh?), released his first single, Breathe. Why am I talking in third person? Moving on. Breathe was not intended to be the first single. I wanted to come out of retirement blazing like the Vegas sun in the summer. The times, however, called for something different. Something that wasn’t about me. Something much bigger than I. Breathe would turn out to be the perfect song to release first. Be sure to check out Breathe on my YouTube channel and you’ll understand why.

Following the first release in 17 years, I delivered another song with yet another conscious message, titled, Control. And again, it delivered a message that was timely and much bigger than I. I was happy and honored to set my desires aside for the greater good, you know? Plus those songs are DOPE! You can peep that one out on the YouTube channel as well. Just hit those linkies up there! Yes, I called them linkies.

Photo taken from ‘Me And The Music Video’ shot by Hunter Rayl

So, why so excited about this upcoming release, James? I’m excited because it is the first song that begins to invite the fans into my life. It is the first song after 17 years in my opinion, that calls out to the fans and says, “Yo, come chill with me for a bit.” It’s also the first song that I recorded back in February of 2020 that reminded me that the kid still had gas in the tank. Not to mention, it’s about one of my favorite relationships; my relationship with the music.

Don’t get me wrong, this song has a message as well. All my songs do. One of my favorite lines in the hook is ‘It lifts me up so I can lift you up.’ That’s facts right there, people. Music has saved me countless times and has lifted me up from some of the darkest places. I am so very grateful for the gift of music! I am grateful to be able to create it, share it and be a part of lifting the spirits of others. Cheesy? Yeah, but I am one with the cheese, people! I’m in the business of “feel good!” Thats my lane and I love it!

Photo taken from ‘Me And The Music Video’ shot by Hunter Rayl

So here we are on the eve of an exciting release for me. The song will be on all streaming platforms and drops Tuesday, Dec. 22 at 6pm PST. The visual to the song will drop just an hour after that on YouTube, FaceBook and possibly IG, depending on what kind of mood I’m in. Consider yourself invited. I’d be honored if you came to chill with me for a bit.

Looking forward,

James David Calderon
Art Process: Printmaking and Lithography — Robyn Tang
By: Robyn Tang
Tags: Artist, Printmaking, Art, Quarantinelife

In a technologically advanced world, there is a charming antiquity about prints. They are not quite like drawings, however infinitely more precious than something taken straight out from an inkjet printer. Each print can look like it is was carefully and uniquely made. The effect is delicate and personal.

I was first introduced to the world of printmaking when I took a graphic art class in college. I was impressed by the mechanics involved in a large-scale printmaking operation, from noxious acid baths to centuries-old machinery that could take up a bedroom in my small Queens apartment. There is also a comradery and tenderness within printmaking communities who have to learn to live in harmony with each other through necessity of shared studio equipment and technique.

Printing studios are often organized chaos, with various essential products (like ink) on perpetual backorder. I once overheard an instructor complain that the lithography presses in New York were serviced by a single man, that this man was the only person who could really fix them up properly (irritation in his voice rising) — however this same man simply did not feel like fixing the broken press in the studio this month. I couldn’t tell if it was hyperbole, but I laughed imagining printmaking in New York being brought to a standstill by one dilatory printing press savant in Farmingdale. But that anecdote is reflective of how printmaking and printers are in general: impractical and wonderful.

In 2018, in the years prior to quarantine and other challenges of studio space, I was making lithographs at the Art Students League in Midtown. I chose to work in lithography, as I wanted to make prints with a lighter ‘pencil-like’ effect. In the image above, I have side-by-side comparisons of my crayon sketch on the stone (left) and the final print (right). Depending on what sort of crayon you use, the effect of a lithographic crayon can be similar to pencil or charcoal. The crayons contain a wax that repels etching fluid, turning untreated areas into an ink repellent surface.

Historically, printmaking was a process that was used to replicate art prior to photography. Printmaking has now taken on a second life as an artform living for itself, and I couldn’t be happier. Entering into a printmaking studio, one can feel transported into an older world than one’s own.

Working primarily in paper mediums, printmaking was the instant friend that flew out from the darkness. Hopefully, it is something I will return to in the not-too-distant future.

Lithographs (2018)
Neighbors never meet
Tags: Artist, Artwork, Art, Installation, Sculpture

Title：Neighbors never meet

Artist: Albeswood

Project: Neighbors never meet

Creating Date: 2020

Medium: Installation、Painting

Materials: Plastic material、Black resin、

Size: 150×84×16cm

Quantity: Unique（One of a kind piece, created by the artist.）

Signature: Hand-signed by artist, Signed on verso.

Photographer: Albeswood

Independent artist Albeswood,In the past few years, have been thinking about the relationship between the senses and space.In his series of works, he created a series of art installation works with new materials for the partial model of human body.Each work represents a state of body and space,And the space itself is hidden,We can only feel the hidden space by observing the local structure of the body.The project is part of his broader artistic practice,This art practice combines senses and space,Try to bring people into a kind of artistic conception.

You can keep track of the artist’s work on instagram , And check out all the other works on his website .

Artist Website: https://albeswood.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/albeswoodart

Email: Albeswood@gmail.com

All images © Albeswood

#art #installation #artwork #sculpture #artist #minimalism #psychological #contemporaryart #body #creative #zen #abstract #visualart #artgallery #blackandwhite
Connection: The role of the artist in the 21st century
By: Christopher Boardman
Tags: Artist, Creative Process, Film, Creativity

Authentic connection

It is easy to take for granted someone’s gentle smile. How it instantly brightens your day and lightens your load. That moment when your eyes connect and you peer into each other’s soul can be magical. Providing a simple act of kindness has as great an impact on the giver as it has on the recipient. A moment of authentic connection is the tie that binds us together. It is an example of our desire to belong.

When we are stressed or under threat (like Covid 19) we tend to rely on methods that we have used in the past to cope with our situation. One could say it’s a version of the fight/flight response. But what if that doesn’t work? What if it exacerbates our discomfort? What if we don’t have adequate skills to respond? Human connection is more important now than ever.

Music and memory….

Our memory records our lives like our own virtual reality game. We remember not only the words or images, our brain documents feelings, the environment we are in, everything we experience. When you attach music to that moment the experience becomes tangible, albeit abstract, because music triggers our memory.

“All we are saying…”

The music of the 1960s was used by youth to share their disillusionment and discontent. Music was the vehicle that allowed those emotions to be freely shared. Ask any baby boomer about Woodstock and they will tell you how the music is inextricably tied to the emotions of the moment. The depth of these memories and shared experiences fueled change in America (and helped end the Vietnam War).

Yet again we find ourselves at a moment in time where our connection to one another has been lost. We need a do over. We need a reboot. We need to reacquaint ourselves with our intrinsic need for belonging and find new ways to connect with one another in meaningful ways.

The noble role of the artist moving forward

Artists are in the “dreams” business. We do it every time we sit down to go to work. What we sometimes take for granted is the impact our work has on others.

So, here is my challenge to you:

Be responsible for the memories you help create. Know that your work is desperately needed and that there will be a place for you if you stay true to being your authentic self. The rewards will be immeasurable. And, if we are in the business of creating experiences and memories, then what better memory to cherish than knowing that, if only for a moment, you have helped someone smile.
9 Ink Artists Redefining the Medium
By: Lauren Amalia Redding
Tags: Artist, Life, Creativity, Culture, Art

These nine artists primarily work in pen and ink — and aren’t just reviving an often-forgotten medium, but redefining it.

Artist Rick Shaefer at work on “River Valley.” Image courtesy the artist.

In a world of glowing screens, pen and ink seems elegant and antiquated, like writing in cursive. Each of the artists below, listed in alphabetical order rather than ranked, creates ink drawings that are diverse and wide-ranging in both their own personal style and the subjects they portray. However, they share mastery over a medium that’s equal parts demanding due to its permanency and need for control, and transparent, as their hands have nowhere to hide. Their artwork proves that the agile-yet-disciplined nature of using ink—and producing inerasable lines and washes ranging from the bold to the nuanced to the expressive — hasn’t faded away.
Cheers to All the Inner Artists in You
By: Teresa Funke
Tags: Artist, Lifestyle, Gratitude, Creativity, Life Lessons

Photo Courtesy of Unsplash

If I were a visual artist, I’d be a fiber artist, using the tools and traditions of all the women who came before me and whose artistry was often overlooked.

If I were a singer, I’d be a folk singer or maybe a soft rock artist, the type who tells stories in their songs.

If I were an actor, I’d gravitate towards the stage. There’s nothing wrong with film or television, but nothing beats the energetic connection between an artist and a live audience.

If I were a poet, I’d write poems about history and the unsung individuals history so rarely celebrates.

As an amateur or an enthusiast, I’ve dabbled in all of these arts, and I cherish memories and mementos from those dabblings that bring me joy and a sense of accomplishment. I am all of those artists, and each of them have informed the art I love the most — writing — the only one I do professionally.

As we look back on one of the world’s most challenging years, let’s take note of how all of the artists inside each of us stepped up to help us get through this difficult time and how all of the professional artists leaned into their talents, skills, and passions to give us hope and inspiration.

A new year beckons, with new art to explore and new solutions to uncover, and our souls have grown stronger and wiser through this year’s tribulations. We’re coming out of a long, dark sleep. It’s time, as Carly Simon says, to “Let all the dreamers wake the nation.”
goodbye’s
By: Nik Levi
Tags: Artist, Daily Thoughts, Poetry On Medium, Poetry, Creative Writing

“george, do you see that, there in the distance”

“see what maryann, i see nothing so different”

“you have to try hard, its past all the clouds”

“i try hard all year, i don’t want to come down”

“oh but you must look, for its quite the sight,

i’ve never seen something so odd in this night”

“i’m sure it’s quite fine, wait! i see..i see something not right.”

“yes! yes! it’s there we should go take a look”

“lets run, before it has a chance to again disappear”

meanwhile, with the safe barrier of clouds

the girl felt she could finally sit down

she had been searching for a safer place

to unpack her heavy suitcase

she had been afraid to put it down

but it didn’t matter so much now that she had left town

“ah! george it doesn’t look well”

“must you be frightened — holy hell!”

“maryann i believe we should leave her be”

“george i didn’t realize it was a she”

“it seems her journey was no mistake,

if we leave now we will miss the ache”

as the girl opened the latch and began to unpack

a spark had flown out of her chest

with a gust of wind it set everything ablaze

she began to scramble and reach for things she could save

but nothing was quicker than her own flame

the faster she moved, the faster the pace

she stopped, for there was nothing to save

but what she carried in this suitcase

seeing it burn made her feel in a way

she just might begin to have lighter days
Aidin Salsabili is the Winner of the Sketchfab Kaiju High Poly Challenge
By: Mike Haggerty
Tags: Art Stories, Artist, 3d Art, Sketchfab, Art

Mike Haggerty: Where did you go to school, what was your experience like there? What are some of the best non-school resources you have used for learning on your own time?

Aidin Salsabili: I have a degree in art from Tehran University. But then I started reading and seeing different books and tutorials. I saw and learned almost everything I could find for 2 years. After that period, I started learning software and techniques to create game characters and props. I got acquainted with PBR texturing workflow and software. Also, one of my friends, Ehsan Ebrahimzadeh, gave me valuable tips in this regard. Ehsan is a talented artist in the industry now. We worked 14 hours a day as planned for training and progress. There is still not a day that I go to bed without learning something new in this profession.

Mike Haggerty: What were the inspirations for this piece?

Aidin Salsabili: The Kaiju are diverse and inspiring in their stories. Seeing anime and a little searching gives us interesting things. But I wanted more than that. My references are more collected than real creatures. Some bugs and some reptiles. But more than anything else, my mind is involved in building muscle movements and anatomical logic. Creating creatures is like discovering them. So what I make must be able to survive in the world of my imagination. It should move and be terrifying. Some of the creatures in the real world very inspiring.

Mike Haggerty: The Anatomy of this creature is very, very cool. There is a sense of realism to it because of the musculature you went with. Did you start from a quadruped model as a base or was this all from scratch?

Aidin Salsabili: No, I started sculpting from a simple cylinder in the ZBrush. If you start a creature like this from a basic mesh, such as a lion, you don’t permission to think creatively, and you will probably end up with a lion-like creature, not a new creature. So it is better to check the function of muscles and bones in different creatures like animals or bugs and do not use the base mesh when creating a new creature. For example, in this case, I have made his hands from a combination of Mantis hands and bird wings mechanism. But as you can see, he is neither a bird nor an insect. It is a completely new creature. Just one point I would like to add at the end. I believe that in this job we create a new world within the world in which we live.

This new world is our world and we are allowed to build anything in it and invite others to see it. It does not matter how many people see it or how many people like it. What matters is how it affects others. Some of my work, like this Kaiju, may make others eager to learn the profession or take them one step further, maybe it will spark an idea or dream.

So I try to do my best.

Thank you

No Thank YOU Aidin for taking the time to speak to me and for creating such motivating art, you can catch his work at all his links here:

https://www.artstation.com/aidinsalsabili

https://sketchfab.com/aidinsalsabili
The Sketchfab Kaiju Challenge Brought 3D Modelers of all Shapes and Sizes to the Forefront
By: Mike Haggerty
Tags: Artist, Art Stories, 3d Modeling, 3d Art, Sketchfab

The Sketchfab Kaiju Challenge Brought 3D Modelers of all Shapes and Sizes to the Forefront

Art Challenges are a beautiful way to test an artists skill, interact with the community and get the recognition that they deserve. Mike Haggerty Follow Dec 21, 2020 · 2 min read

The Sketchfab Art Challenges that have started up this year have been a fine addition to the roster of organizations hosting community challenges. With a tumultuous year keeping many locked into their households, keeping the creativity high and the motivation alive has been an ongoing struggle.

Over at GameTextures.com we have been trying to do our part by reaching out and sponsoring as many of these challenges as we can. The amount of interaction within the 3D art community surrounding these are a breath of fresh air and truly are great inspiration for artists. The prizes are always a nice touch too!

The Kaiju Challenge was interesting in that it split its prize into two categories, a high poly and a low poly variation of the challenge that allowed for an awesome cross-section of 3D modeling and generated some incredible contenders. I have picked out some of my own favorites from the lineup but you can see the winners, Aidin Salsabili and Tom Breuer, below as well as links to some interviews I did with them and some more of their art!

You can read more about High Poly Challenge winner Aidin Salsabili here and you can read about Tom Breuer here!
How Two Guys Earned the #1 Box Office Movie in America Using Zoom and a $0 Budget
By: Krista Brown
Tags: Artist, Work, Film, Zoom, Creativity

How Two Guys Earned the #1 Box Office Movie in America Using Zoom and a $0 Budget

Photo by Charles Deluvio on Unsplash

It’s December 2020, and I have heard the words “these unprecedented times” more times than I can count. They are almost always a gateway into the same conversation. A conversation about how challenging things are, about how we need to persevere, about how the world will never be the same.

Today though, I want to use those words as a gateway into a different story. A story of the underdog taking an unusual opportunity and turning it into a victory; a victory only made possible by “these unprecedented times.”

This past week, I was browsing YouTube and found a video from an aspiring actor, Eric Tabach. Getting a break in Hollywood is hard at the best of times, and the historic events of this year have only made it more challenging. He wanted to get the attention of Hollywood.

So, Eric decided to take matters into his own hands. He realized that the movies at the top of the box office charts were only making around $20,000 — an insanely small amount compared to “normal” (for context, Avengers: Endgame is currently the highest single-day box office earner in history at $157,461,641).

Eric dared to ask the question: could I make a movie that gets #1 in the box office?

He reached out to Christian Nilsson, a writer and director, to see if he would be interested in co-creating a short film that they could play in theaters, hopefully earning them the #1 box office spot in America for a day.

And spoiler alert, they did it! They made a movie with a $0 budget and got it to the top of the box office chart.

Before I get into the details of how they pulled it off, I want to encourage you to support these creatives by watching their YouTube videos or renting their short film, Unsubscribed.
Casey Bell’s Insights on Writing, Art and Life
By: Kreative Circle
Tags: Artist, Writer, Songwriter, Design, Books

Casey Bell is an author, playwright, screenwriter, poet, and A.S.C.A.P. songwriter. As an author he has published over twenty books in multiple genres from poetry to children to horror to non-fiction to young adult. His latest work, American History is a children’s book series. He has also authored many plays one of which has been produced three times, twice for the stage and once as a play reading for YouTube. He has also produced a short film for YouTube. Casey Bell is also a member of A.S.C.A.P. as a songwriter. His motto in life is to be as unique as your fingerprints. Learn more about Casey here. Credit: Casey Bell, Theatre Art Life

Casey Bell’s Book Club — Visit Here | Audio Interview — Visit Here
Mithu: The Spectrum
By: Shringi Kumari
Tags: Mithu Sen, Artist, Self, Poetry, Kohl Rivers

Mithu: The Spectrum

Mithu Sen. From Elle

The morphing enchantress.

From between her teeth, floating blood wipes her hair — her ribs — her self

— like she were only kohl — not eyes. She doesn’t exist.

The blood-smog is —

clustered-reformed-hibiscuses that were rotting on trees — attached.

From the silence of a closed throat to the eruption of mad sirocco

. She doesn’t exist. She erases herself as she writes on mutating billows

She has a song as vapour as herself

— it speaks of three dots and their elaborate deskew —

to the river in the hyaline to cracking coals of the belly

from the ravenous mouth of a howling cow to hands making milk

through fenestrations comes the smoking kohl — an air to be eaten — alone

She doesn’t exist

Except as a disentanglement of herself.

Except as music found in the absence of songs.

Except as an image cast by the moonless night on the heart of a child

— yet to be born

Except as the opposite of all existence in a place

— which is an imaginary illusion of this earth

In her non-existence. She is the spectrum

The greedy/ The giver. The entertainer/The sadhoo.

The fume/ The sculpture. The inviter/ The rejector.

The poem written as a touch/ The touch written as a poem.

I find her between flashes and lose her when I search

I find her everywhere — ant sized miniatures crawling in my hair

I lose her all the time — in my mouth, up my navel

I lose her in the sparks of electricity that make this city visible at all

Firefly. Venus. Street light maybe. The train that passes by every 45 minutes but never brings a single letter/passenger home. The cloud that could be a patch stitched to hide splinters in the sky. The death.

The kohl mountain breaking into a river. The kohl cave sucking in the floods.

She doesn’t exist except as a prophecy

She doesn’t speak except in burls

She never blinks for her eyes drink the earth

She never rests for her feet are busy squishing false architectures

I write to find her — she wriggles to another page

I write to pour her — she becomes a statue instead

I write to merge our rivers — she becomes another root

She births a thousand other river mouths as I stitch myself to her flowing head.