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Dark and twisted art of Michel Valentino

sanela — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:00:05 +0000

German photographer Michel Valentino is presenting us this excellent collection of a bit dark and twisted, but still very moving and expressive photos. The most important thing at this work is creativity and here’s what he himself says about it:

“Creativity is the basis of self-expression. Why are some people supposedly more creative than others, and why can’t others open themselves up enough to be able to express who they are?

Creation is the birth of something, and something cannot come from nothing. When someone creates something: a painting, a poem, a photograph, the creativity comes from an idea, from a feeling, from emotion, or from a combination of ideas, feelings and emotions that are somehow ‘reborn’ from all our experiences and perspectives.

Creativity is the desire to express ourselves. To formulate these expressions, we have to draw from our reservoir of experience, dreams, desires and experimentation and mix together what was, what is, and what could be… I don’t think you can learn it, it is rather something that evolves. Your perception of everything in your life fills up this reservoir.

Some people are drawn to create and express themselves, others are drawn to reflect, to analyze. But in the end, they all could be creative if they had the desire to explore the way in which they are integrated in the world of their experiences. Because creativity is really a rebirth, a true tone we feel for ourselves and for our world. Then our work becomes a real part of who we are. Maybe all this is a question of how deep we are willing to go…”

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Beautiful subway artwork

sanela — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 09:00:14 +0000

These beautiful paintings in the subway are work of unknown artist unfortunately, but nevertheless they are amazing and they make the subway look much nicer, cleaner and friendlier. It would be great if all public transportation vehicles could be decorated this or any other way.

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Erotic caricatures and creative illustrations

sanela — Sun, 09 May 2010 13:58:21 +0000

Have a look at these great erotic caricatures and a bit dark and twisted illustrations. They are extremely passionate and awaken the senses and imagination of the spectators. Unfortunately, I didn’t managed to find out who is the author of these great illustrations, but it would be great if someone knew his name and could provide with info.

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Wonderful art by Odwin Rensen

sanela — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:16:25 +0000

Have a look at these great pieces of art made by Odwin Rensen. His work is really amazing and realistic. Odwin is mostly painting figurative oil paintings, and his models are celebrities, people from everyday life and children and even animals.

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Amazing oil paintings

sanela — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:50:57 +0000

The amazing oil paintings in these photos are the work of Paul Robert and they really show off his incredible artistic talent. He takes everyday life scenes and turns them into pieces of art. His work is fulled with supple details and that is what makes his paintings look so realistic at the end. Enjoy!

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The most expensive paintings

sanela — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:17:04 +0000

This is a list of the highest known prices paid for paintings. Since that time sales of the most valuable paintings have usually been made at auctions, though that had by no means always been the case before, and the list below still shows some “private sales”, including the three most expensive. The current record price was paid for a work from No. 5, 1948 by Jackson Pollock sold at US$140 million in 2006, (approx. $150.6 million in CPI-adjusted 2010 US dollars)

1. No. 5, 1948 by Jackson Pollock - $150.6 million

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Magical realism photography

sanela — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:57:15 +0000

Magic realism, or magical realism, is an artistic genre in which magical elements or illogical scenarios appear in an otherwise realistic or even “normal” settings. It has been widely used in relation to literature, art, and film.
As used today the term is broadly descriptive rather than critically rigorous: Matthew Strecher has defined magic realism as “what happens when a highly detailed, realistic setting is invaded by something ‘too strange to believe’.” The term was initially used by German art critic Franz Roh to describe painting which demonstrated an altered reality, but was later used by the Venezuelan Arturo Uslar-Pietri to describe the work of certain Latin American writers. Today, there are many writers whose work falls in the category of magical realism.

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