Art
Russia's New Mariinsky Theatre Woos the Doubters
Enlisting the drama of Prokofiev and the elegance of Tchaikovsky, St Petersburg's new Mariinsky theatre staged a gala opening on Thursday designed to silence critics of the starkly modernist building erected in the heart of Russia's imperial capital.
Thursday, May 02, 2013
Painter Mark Rothko's Latvian Hometown Opens Centre for his Art
Modernist painter Mark Rothko's hometown in Latvia devoted a new centre to the late artist's work on Wednesday.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
New Andy Warhol Exhibit Features the Artist as Subject
More than 30 years ago in the south ofFrance, the camera switched its focus to the celebrity-obsessed artist Andy Warhol, who became the reluctant subject of a photo study that was then relegated to a storage cabinet filed under "W."
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
What Makes your Life Lively? Sairah Ali's Acrylic Animals Paintings-blend with its Background
Life without art is like living in "black & white", like the beginning of the Wizard of OZ when Dorothy is in Kansas. Life is dull and colorless, bleak and disparaging. Art (for the artist) is mental escapism. Nothing needs to make sense, yet it all makes sense. Painting, drawing...our medium...is like our diaries. We "paint" the emotions, as a writer would write the words.
Friday, April 19, 2013
New Baudelaire Self-Portrait Illuminates Face of Dark Poet
The discovery of a lost self-portrait of Charles Baudelaire has rekindled interest in the 19th century French poet, revealing a lighter, painterly side to a literary "enfant terrible" known for his dark, erotic poetry.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
It Isn't a Disco Ball! It's a Stunning Chandelier Made Out of 8,000 LEGO Bricks
Designer Tobias Tøstesen just uncovered a stunning oversized chandelier made from 8,000 LEGO bricks at Milan Design Week. It is a stunning see-through, floor-to-ceiling chandelier. Since, it is far cheaper than a similarly sized chandelier made of crystal, but no less stunning; this approach for decoration is great.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Hopi Masks Snapped up After French Court Allows Sale
An auction of ancient masks revered as sacred by a Native American tribe fetched more than 750,000 euros on Friday, disappointing prominent opponents of the sale after a French court ruled it should go ahead.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Sculptor Whiteread Explores the Simple Life in New UK Show
Garden sheds, tin cans and other everyday objects form the backbone of a new show by British sculptor Rachel Whiteread which celebrates the simple things we take for granted in life.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Photographer Salgado Captures Untouched Nature in New UK Show
Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado considers the eight years he spent documenting the world's most dramatic landscapes and indigenous communities a small price to pay for his art.
Tuesday, April 09, 2013
Perfect Tea Cup for Intimate Lovers-"Two for a Tea"
Many lovers share their romantic chat over a cup of tea. Well, tea is warm, aromatic, and lovely. Two of them sharing something usually mean they are comfortable with one another. Nevertheless even the closest mates need some degree of separation. Have you ever shared breath with a lover? It is an intensely intimate sharing experience.
Monday, April 08, 2013
Camera Shoots Laser Beams to Create 3-D, High Resolution Images from 1 Kilometer away
A new camera system can shoot laser beams to create 3-D, high-resolution images of objects up to 1 Kilometer away.
Monday, April 08, 2013
Diet Wiegman's Amazing Shadow Sculptures and Posing Objects Created out of Trash
Dutch artist Diet Wiegman creates sculptures out of random pieces of scrap and then focuses a light in a key spot to create a shadow with far more zest than one would initially guess.
Saturday, April 06, 2013
Fierstein, Lauper Forge "Kinky" Show that's Safe for Broadway
Take an obscure British film about a failing shoe factory, hand it over to openly gay actor and writer Harvey Fierstein, add music by pop star Cyndi Lauper and what have you got?
Friday, April 05, 2013
Creative and Sensational Permanent Marker Installations by Heike Weber
When you think about art that can change people's lives, what things might come to your mind? When you are designing a highly prominent area that simply must have that "wow-factor" or a high-traffic area that needs to resist heavy use and still look like new, remember the German artist, Heike Weber-who needs only two tools in her work: permanent markers and endless patience.
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Madonna Sells Abstract Painting to Fund Girls' Education
Madonna is selling an abstract painting by French artist Fernand Leger worth up to $7 million, saying she wants to trade something valuable for something invaluable - art for education.
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
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Robotic Fire Ants: Water-Defying Rescue-Robots to Change US History
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IBM Solar Collector to Breakthrough-Collects the Power of 2,000 Suns; Still Keeps it Cool
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Window Socket: Plug the Portable Solar-Powered Outlet to Your Window, it Draws Energy
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DNA: Ancient Europeans Disappeared 4,500 Years Ago, Today's Genetic History Uncovered?
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Minoans Were Europe's First Advanced Civilization, DNA Analysis Says
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