Okay, so you have a great artistic product, be it music, photography, video footage of Bigfoot, etc. Now you need a way to let people know that you have these amazing artistic products that will enrich their lives, and of course you would really like to sell a few in order to pay your rent. So what now? It used to be difficult to break into the Internet market as an unknown artist or entrepreneur, but not anymore. Thanks to the concept of “social networking”, artists and entrepreneurs are finding it simpler than ever to promote themselves and their work, meet other artists in related industries, and enhance their own skills through contact with other successful individuals.
“The Outer Post” is one such site that has appeared on the scene, providing feedback on artists’ products and promotion, and enabling artists to find not only each other but also customers for their wares. One of the biggest challenges for artists is marketing their products. For an artist to create, they must have time and energy…but time and energy cost money, which means that the artist must develop an income. This means getting their products to potential customers, and social networking helps that happen. It also helps artists to meet each other and learn from each other, furthering the skills and creativity of all involved.
Hopefully we will see more of these types of sites popping up, supporting artists in their endeavors and helping them to build successful businesses from their craft.
It appears that Louis Vuitton has done it again, only this time in Hong Kong, as the “Passion for Creation” exhibit is on display with the blessing of Hanry Tang, Chief Secretary for Administration. Within this collection there is deemed to be a connection between the worlds of art and commerce, depicted in the pieces themselves. This collection includes pieces by artists from Europe, America, and China. Many of the pieces are mythical or fantasy in nature and dream-like in quality.
While modern art may not be the favorite of some, this is a wonderful opportunity to see works from several world-renowned artists who have shaped the landscape of the modern art world. Though definitely not the peaceful scenery of a Renoir, these pieces speak of the mindset of more than a century of artists who have blazed new trails and created a place for their talents where previously none had existed. The skill and imagination exemplified in this display are enormous, as are some of the pieces themselves!
Newly arriving artists are also on display among the more well-known, adding to the enjoyment of this collaboration. Anyone who has opportunity to partake of this event will definitely be glad they did. Louis Vuitton was founded during the Industrial era and obviously continues the tradition of hard work combined with creative ingenuity, clearly on display in Hong Kong.
The Vision Grove is definitely onto something! If you learned anything from art-actually.com, you realize that art is meant to be enjoyed, shared, spread around among communities and loved ones, and that is exactly what Vision Grove is all about. This is not a place to sell your artwork, as it is specifically designed to be a portal for free enjoyment of beautiful creations. But if what you’re looking for is a place to browse the work of talented artists and perhaps to share your own work, you will enjoy this website.
Most of us visit art galleries in person because we just want to set our eyes on something lovely, or perhaps to relax in an atmosphere designed to simply bring pleasure to the senses. Usually that means driving into the city nearby, finding parking, and braving the elements to get to the little artsy spot of our choosing. Not anymore! Into the age of the Internet comes the ability to browse such galleries within the comfort of our own homes right from our own computers. Of course, this also gives artists a greater opportunity to display their work, and that is always a positive thing.
Enjoy visiting the Vision Grove, an excellent art tour available right there on your computer! And be sure to leave a comment of gratitude for the effort that goes into each piece. After all, art is work, too!
Claude Monet is one of the painters who doesn’t seem to get talked about as much as some others, but the works that he created are very beautiful in many cases, and they are important to the art world.
Monet was born in Paris but didn’t grow up there. When he was still a little boy he started to show a lot of artistic talent, which his family encouraged.
He served in the military and then later took painting lessons. Those lessons coupled with his natural talent and abilities, allowed him to produce works such as Water Lillies, Iris, Nympheas, and Impression – Sunrise, among many others.
One of the most notable things that Monet did was paint the same subject, over and over, under different lighting. The light changed more quickly than he could paint, so he worked with several canvases set up at once, moving from one to another each day as the sun moved across the sky. Eventually Monet’s health started to decline and it was more difficult for him to paint but he continued right up until the year that he died from lung cancer. He was eighty-three.
Iris
Water Lillies
Impression – Sunrise
Nympheas
Salvador Dali was considered to be the greatest artist where the surrealist movement is concerned. He was a very eccentric individual, however, and had a lot to express with his art in paintings like The Great Masturbator and The Metamorphosis of Narcissus.
Not everyone understood what Dali was trying to say with his creations but there was no doubt that he was a very talented man. He also painted The Persistence of Memory and Sistine Madonna, along with a lot of other works. The main problem he had with his art was that he couldn’t go through schooling for it because he believed that he was more talented than those who would be grading him.
Because of that he never took the final exams for his studies and was twice expelled, as well. Dali believed that his exhibitionism and eccentricity helped him to be creative and that he needed to be able to express himself so that he could continue to produce artwork. He eventually stopped painting because of palsy and died a few years later from heart failure.
The Persistence of Memory
Sistine Madonna
The Great Masturbator
The Metamorphosis of Narcissus
Artist Vincent Van Gogh has many paintings that people would recognize on first sight, and others that people aren’t as familiar with but that are equally as beautiful. Two of his most popular creations are Starry Night and Sunflowers.
Most people have seen these paintings more than once, or at least seen representations of them. They might not be sure who painted them but they know that the paintings are popular and that they have a lot of beauty and creativity. Van Gogh also painted Irises, and The Potato Eaters, two paintings that you don’t see represented as much in textbooks and other media. Van Gogh was born in the Netherlands to a family that was involved with the art world, so it seemed only natural that he would be involved with it, as well.
He went to school for theology but failed miserably and hated what he was doing. Eventually, however, he committed himself to his art, which was his true calling, but struggled with depression and mental illness, even being institutionalized for a period of time. Eventually, Van Gogh took his own life.
Starry Night
Sunflowers
Irises
The Potato Eaters
Pablo Picasso was one of the most famous artists that the world has ever known.
Paintings like Guernica and Sleeping Gypsy come to mind when his name is mentioned, but there are others as well, such as La Toilette and Family of Saltimbanques.
Picasso was born in Spain and he was the son of a man who was an academic painter. At an early age he started drawing and it wasn’t all that long before he had art exhibitions. He also often painted about what affected him in life and what affected his country.
Guernica, for example, was painted because he was affected by the Spanish Civil War. All of his paintings had meanings behind them, some of which were more obvious than others. It is clear, however, that Picasso was a man who cared deeply about art and about his country, making him one of the greatest painters of his day and keeping his work highly prized even now.
Guernica
Sleeping Gypsy
Family of Saltimbanques
La Toilette