Sale of South African art will help UNE bolster collection
March 12 The works don’t fit the gallery’s collecting mission, and their sale will support new acquisitions. by Bob Keyes Writer The University of new England will offer five works by noted South African artist Irma Stern at auction in … Read more
Contemporary Furniture – Iconic Design Pieces
Contemporary furniture is never labelled homogenous or humdrum, but rather eye-catching, captivating and thought provoking. A fascinating combination of bold adventurous designs, geometric sculptured shapes, plump leather upholsteries and bright colour palettes have given us some of the most iconic … Read more
A Simple Conversation About Bronze Buddha Statues
Gautama Buddha was born in 563 bc in northeast India. The Buddha was the son of the King of the Sakyas. Suddhodana, who ruled at Kapilavastu. The Bronze age for smelting bronze from tin and copper alloys began in 3000 … Read more
Canadian Free Press Release Service
Canada’s largest online retailer of framed Fine Art and ready-to-hang Poster Art has built an innovative online Art Search tool designed to help Canadian Shoppers find Art faster. The Art Search tool provides the most accurate search results by focusing … Read more
Observational and Experimental Research in Psychology
There are essentially two different kinds of scientific research: observational and experimental. The astronomer relies mainly on the observational and measurements of events and variables out in the cosmos, whereas the earthbound physicist has the distinct advantage of being able … Read more
Abstract Painting – Abstract . What does the Word Mean?
Webster defines abstract as: a.considered apart from a particular instance, b.expressing a quality apart from the object or c. having only intrinsic form with little or no pictorial representation. In other words; taking an object and focusing on its core … Read more
USA TODAY Pop Candy: Unwrapping pop culture’s hip and hidden treasures
Note: In the Pop Traveler, readers name their city’s favorite pop-culture hot spots/events. Wanna write about your town? Holler at popcandy@usatoday.com.By Brooke Bridenstine, Special Correspondent for Pop CandyA few reasons to spend time in Des Moines:1. 80/35 Music Festival — … Read more
2011 year in review: Best in art
William Leavitt: Theater Objects, Museum of Contemporary Art. after 40 years of making mass media-inflected paintings and installations that hummed along just below the larger public radar, Leavitt stepped forward in a retrospective survey that had the quiet force of … Read more
Seacrest’s Role at NBCUniversal Will Span News, Sports and Entertainment
Look for Ryan Seacrest to be appearing soon on NBC’s “Today” show and on the network’s coverage of special events like the Olympics.The appearances are included in a new contract between Mr. Seacrest and NBCUniversal. Signed Friday afternoon, the two-year … Read more
Burglary glut busies police
Printer-friendly version Proper property protection Leave a comment!Alert us to inappropriate commentsInappropriate comments include those which:• are libelous or defamatory• are obscene, pornographic or sexually explicit; substituting characters for letters is not acceptable• degrade others on basis of race, gender, … Read more