Who says that art has to be limited to pictures, paintings and other such mediums? There is no reason why furniture, even office furniture London, can’t be an artistic statement as well as a functional piece. There are many designers that will happily create something for you and you can be safe in the knowledge that no-one else will have anything quite like it.
One such designer is I.A.Keer who has produced some amazing mirrors, tables and cabinets. His work takes on a very modern feel with pieces ranging from classical style to pop culture pieces. He has a selection of items that are regular products, as well as being able to design and create custom items to fit the requirements and artistic flair of the client.
Getting married is and always has been a very special and intimate occasion. With the ever growing commercial aspects of weddings getting in the way of what your special day is really supposed to be about it can be easy to lose your way when making your wedding plans. But don’t dismay!!! There are many great sites out there offering you some invaluable advice and inspiration to ensure your wedding day is beautiful and unique whilst not forgetting about the true meaning of marriage…
Everyone knows when planning a wedding the most important thing is always the dress!!! Finding the ultimate wedding dress is not easy, there are so many shops selling boring and standard wedding dresses that just don’t reflect the true personality of the bride.
Why not try taking a look at some arty wedding websites and blogs for inspiration on finding the perfect dress for you…
www.artcouturebridal.co.uk - brings to you a collection of truly unique and stunning dresses for brides who want something different on their wedding day. Their choice of Bridal Fabrics is out of this world. elabortae lace work, pearls, ruffles and so much more…. you will be sure to find a dress to die for here!!!
www.myvintageparty.co.uk - is another great site that will add something extra to your wedding day. Hire out their vintage crockery and vintage caravan to create a day to really rememeber! They also have a online shop where you can buy cake stands, and candle holders all in a vintage style.
If you want your wedding day to reflect the artiness inside of you then go DIY and design and make your own invitations, place cards, favours the lot!!! You can find loads of great ideas online for these projects and you can really have fun making them, a bit of therapeautic arts and crafts will definately take the stress of the day away.
Plus nothing will make the day more special than the thoughtful and artistic touch of the lovely couple themselves…
In the art world – especially if you learn art in a workshop situation – there’s a lot of talk about using lines to get perspective. But one thing to keep in mind is that it’s not only about lines. There are plenty of other ways you can use to get perspective, and one of the best is shading.
I’m going to use my sketch of Looe Hotel as an example. We stayed there the other month and had some time to kill so I decided to create a kind of how-to drawing which would demonstrate how to use different types of shading to literally illustrate this point.
Imagine I have drawn a large, traditional-looking hotel – like a typical B & B you might find in Bournemouth of Brighton. The hotel stands proud of the other buildings it is next to, but this doesn’t show up well in a regular drawing. So to show the exact way the hotel is, it’s crucial to use shading.
Use your finger to smudge the pencil as much as you like, and this will create a soft effect
In the drawing I have shaded with a 4b pencil on the left hand side, where the shadow comes up sharply against the wall. It is a summer’s day, and the shadow appears very dark. Never be afraid of using a dark shadow because, contrary to popular belief, it will really bring out the light qualities of the piece and make it appear all the richer.
Another shading technique you can use is blurring or smudging. Use your finger to smudge the pencil as much as you like, and this will create a soft effect – perfect for showing bushes in the far distance or a line of trees on a distant horizon, obscured by mist. Using these two techniques alone you should be able to create a lot of perspective that previously wasn’t there at all.
One thing to be mindful of, though, is using too many different types of shading in one piece, which can confuse the entire concept. For example, cross-hatching – with lines going different directions across one another – works well, but may be best for a more analytical illustration as it can appear quite harsh.
One last thing to consider is giving the sky perspective; it’s quite possible, in the right hands, to create a sky which has various layers of clouds. You can use the smudging technique here to create a wonderful illusion that will really add depth to the piece.
The problem with high art, is that no matter how much they try, the promoters are still preaching to the choir. In these tough economic times, getting out to see a work of performance can be more difficult than one imagines. Everybody who is anybody who works at the high end of live performance went to see The Life and Death of Marina Abromovic at the Lowry in Manchester. Robert Wilson used his unique talent of combining striking visual stage More
Recently, for some obscure reason, I’ve come across a lot of people who say they can’t do art. To this, as an artist, I always say Rubbish, but you can! Of course, I don’t mean to sound condescending. I know only too well that not everyone can be a master painter, and that not all personality’s are suited to sitting in a room alone conjuring up beautiful images. But that said, most people can do something. Here’s how to More
My friend and I were looking at different styles of pvc banners to use to advertise his business when I asked him if he had a website and how it is to be designed. I suggested CSS and here is why.
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) describes the presentation, or the look, of a document that is done using a markup language. CSS is considered a language of its own, a “style sheet language”. Most well-designed, successful websites today utilize CSS.
Historically Live Art or Performance Art has not had a large audience. It can be alienating, difficult to understand, and boring. Ironically, it is often all of the above by choice. An ex partner of mine used to say that the worse a live art event was, the more likely you were to see full frontal nudity (this was a positive thing). Pierre Bourdieu, a French cultural theorist, however, has inspired me to help people understand live art. He posits More
I was recently doing some email marketing for my business when a friend of mine declared that they were going to put stained glass windows in the new home. I wasn’t sure about this so I tried to find out a bit more on it.
Almost everyone that is exposed to it loves the stained glass artwork mostly seen in churches and museums. These days apparently it is steady growing as an alternative to regular glass windows in both commercial More
Her name is Alexa Meade. Who’s she? You might say. Or you might not, you may well know her name already, because as some of you are bound to be aware, her work has been featured in the Saatchi gallery and it’s really quite impressive.
Creating some of the most original and frankly awe-inspiring acrylic paintings in decades, Alexa has a winning formula: great concept, brilliant execution, excellent results. Nothing in this artist’s world is ordinary, and that makes for More
Sometimes you’ve got to look for inspiration in strange places in the art world. The search for inspiration should be just as unique as the actual work that you produce if you really want to continue to evolve as an artist and a person. Finding inspiration that allows you to see the world from a very different viewpoint is the sort of thing, along with natural talent and genius, that can really distinguish you from the competition. And unlike natural More
