art galleries...

Hey guys, sorry for the lack of posts recently, but I have been travelling overseas. During this time, I got the fantastic opportunity to see many art galleries and enjoy some of the worlds most famous works, including Michelangelo’s David, the Mona Lisa and Monet’s Water lilies. Since these artworks were all at separate galleries, it made me realize one thing: that about 80% of people who came, walked through the door, saw the famous artwork, and then continued to the exit. Essentially, they came, ticked the box that they saw a famous artwork, and then left. This, I thought, was extremely unfortunate, because there were some truly beautiful other artworks that these museums had, and so few people just walked by them without even giving them a glance. I found that one of the best bits of these places was just seeing some new artworks and different exhibitions that I would never be able to see otherwise. So, main lesson that I learnt: when you go to a gallery, don't just tick the box, see some of the other artworks that are there.

a personal project...

Since one of the original aims for this blog was to share with you guys some of our original projects, I realised today that you guys are yet to see what these 'personal projects' are. To put thing straight out there, I am a shocking at all art froms, but am hoping to improve (although I realise that this will take alot of time). So, to start things up, heres a simple soft pastel drawing (please excuse the poor quality of the photo).

books on art...

Today, they're are books on how to do basically everything, from cooking, to rock climbing to essay writing and everything in between. The same thing applies to art, they're are books on how to paint, draw, do pottery (I think you get the idea). To me, this large number of books seems quite ridiculous, but, they're is obviously enough people who buy all these books to warrant their making.

So, it made me think...is the best way to improve an individuals art skills to really buy a book and read through it? Although looking through a book may be helpful, just buying a book and reading it will not improve your artistic skills overnight. The way that I feel that you can improve your skills is simply by practising. The more you do it, the better that you will become. Even just for 5 minutes a day (on the train, bus, waiting for an appointment), over time, you will see how much you improve without even noticing it.

tea and art...

Recently, while enjoying an ice tea at the T2 cafe near uni I was thinking about the relationships between artists and their tea. Many people often enjoy a cup of tea in the morning to wake up, help them go to sleep, etc. But, many 'creative' people often also enjoy a tea while they are painting, drawing, sculpting,whatever they specialise in. This type of tea is often of the herbal sort, such us mint, green and camomile. I know that I, personally, enjoy drinking a herbal tea when I am doing anything creative at all.

The atmosphere of this specific T2 cafe was also something that it is very easy to fall in love with. If you should get out your sketch book, your senses are often immersed in their surroundings with many flavours, different personalities, making it all the easier to immerse ones-self in the world of art. The openness of the T2 customers and staff easily make one feel that they need to sit back, enjoy their tea and just stay a little longer.

Open Happyness..the art of Coke

Coke is a large soft drink on the commercial market and therefore, the artworks that Coca Cola produce in order to make their product more appealing. Coke easily spend millions of money on their advertising each year, and therefore, what they do create, always turns into something that is amazing and effective in turns of advertising, mainly because customers know who they are. So, here are some well designed artworks about coke, representing the power that they have in modern day society...

Googling art...

There are many different ideas of what art is, its form and, and at core, what art means. Everyone has a different idea of what art means, and therefore exploring the idea behind art is something that is quite fascinating to read into. One dictionary meaning of art is "the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power". This definition made me think about perceptions of art, and, as a result I went onto Google and searched for 'art' to see what come up (in the picture search). Here are a few pictures that I thought were interesting and all viewed art in a interesting way...