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Abstract Art, Abstract Art on Canvas, Contemporary Abstract Painting petesoriginalart.com FIRE UP YOUR IMAGINATION WITH FIRE ART Fire art is a remarkable mélange of media conformed by the simple act of combustion: blacksmithing, glassblowing, metal casting, welding and the purely artistic freeform display of fire sculpture. When we think of fire art, we naturally consider practicalities and think of an outdoor spectacle, perhaps on the Fourth of July or other jubilant holiday, something with a demonstration of fire art on a grand scale. Its true, the nature of fire makes us remember happy camping trips and the way that fire played the role of ending the long days filled with outdoor activities. When we roasted wieners over the open flames, all sorts of primal memories stirred, that of camaraderie between clan members as they roasted the results of that days hunt, or moving along in history, the bonfires of a nineteenth-century American election night. Outsized emotions grow from any display of fire and a fire festival such as the Crucible in West Oakland, California, has entranced audiences for ten years. Growing from a simpler festival having to do with the straightforward uses of fire in artistic endeavor, it now encompasses the disciplines of dance and opera to enthrall the people who attend each July. Even the science fiction aspect of fire art comes into play, as a Tesla coil has been used in the festival, and each observer took away with him the frazzling snaps of …

Making of thangka paintings

Most of the thangkas are painted on a canvas. Some are painted on paper or leather. Other are embroidered, appliquéd, woven and patchwork thangkas, but theSketching else forms are not discussed here. Technically making a painted thangka occurs in four stages.

Preparing the foundation:

The kind of thangka under discussion here, the canvas you buy, is made of a woven material: cotton, linen, and sometimes silk. A finely woven structure, made of a single piece of fabric, is best, because paint easily chips off of thicker to rougher fabrics when the thangka is rolled up. The painted canvas is rectangular in shape, taller than it is wide, ideally measuring on the average 30inches tall by 20 inches wide (75 by 50centimeters). The same 3:2 ratio f height to width can also be found in other formats: 12 by 8 inches (30by 20cm); 48 by 32 inches (120 by 80 cm); 120 by 80 inches (300 by 200 cm) for exceptionally large specimens. These proportions generally also apply to the huge thangkas – measuring up to 180 by 130 feet (55 by 40 meters) that are hung out side the wall of the monasteries during festivals. There are also elongated thangkas that are wider than they are tall, with a size ratio of 2:3.The edges of the canvas are folded over twice, rather than hemmed, to prevent them from unraveling. Then the canvas is fastened with thread to four laths that are firmly attached with twine to a wooden frame, and strung tightly, so that it looks like an upright trampoline.The front and the back of the cloth are swabbed with a sizing of anima; glue consisting of boiled bones and skins, often of a water buffalo. After this layer has been applied, it is polished with a smooth stone or shell. This produces a smooth, even layer on rough or uneven cloth that will function well for sketching and painting and will keep the paint from seeping into the cloth.

Sketching

For orientation, the painter will often first lay down a grid of coordinates in the form of eight lines: two diagonal lines with a horizontal and a vertical axis drawn through their intersection, and four lines drawn parallel to the frame. Sometimes the painter will do this on the back so that the lines show through when the canvas is held up to the light the next step is a charcoal sketch. When the painter is satisfied with the result, the lines will be accentuated with ink.There are separate drawings, of templates, available for many of the figures that are to be painted. They can be transferred to the canvas by pricking holes through them along the contours and on the most important lines and components. Powder is blown through these holes, resulting in a dotted outline on the canvas. Another technique for transferring figures uses block prints. The wood or metal blocks are painted black; the figures are colored in at later stages.

Painting

                                When the sketch is finished, it is time for the coloring stage. Large color area areas are often applied by brushing or writing numbers or syllables into the area in question. Black, for instant, is indicated with the number two or with the syllable Na, yellow with five or SA. When applying the colors, a particular sequence is commonly followed. First, the area furthest away in perspective, the sky, is colored. Then the closer landscape is done, followed by trees, rocks, and water. After this come the deities and other figures. The throne, clothing, and nimbus are painted first. Light colors are applied before dark colors, and then details in gold are added.

Framing

                Once the painting is finished, the canvas is loosened from it’s stretchers and framed with textile edging. The silk or brocade trim is of an established width, so that the depth of the bottom trim is half the length of the painting, the top one fourth, and the sides are one-eighth of the length. Still, the framed thangka is not completely rectangular but splays out a little toward the bottom, and metal caps are usually slipped over the ends. If a thangka is not in use, but not rolled up either, a thin piece it from soot and smoky lamps, and to avoid the image being visually touched bye uninitiated eyes. Often the curtain will be yellow silk, with red or blue dots, or sometimes it has a flower motion on it. Over this lowered curtain two bands of red silk hang down to the very bottom. At the top between these two strips hangs a lightweight read cord with which the veil can be tied up. At the very top there is a cord by which the thangka can be hung or with it can be tied together when it is rolled up.

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All original abstract paintings by Peter Dranitsin at PetesOriginalArt.com ABSTRACT ART IS COMPLEX TO EXPLAIN Abstract art will delight some and mystify others; therefore, it is necessary to define it, so that the viewer may decide for himself what is real and true. Abstract art springs from many sources, from the roots of Art Nouveau with its curlicues and swirls of industrial designer-type art and Cubism, that jagged sense of geometry imposing its will upon the natural world so that few can understand it, though many would discern in the angular line of a cityscape, for instance. But abstract art? From its beginnings in the breakaway schools of Impressionism and Picassos beginnings at the turn of the 20th century, abstract art departs from reality. This is strange for artists coming from a traditional school, with its emphasis on being true to reality and using the tools of the lines of perspective and the color wheel. Abstract art uses form and line and color to depict a subject abstractly, that is, its basis and not the uttermost detail of the artists view. Now and again the term abstract arises in modern day usage and indeed many are the painters of today who call themselves abstract artists. An abstract artist may use digital art via the computer or other methods that do not use canvases and paint, but the enduring lure of a canvas is that it is solid and real, a thing to hold, take down from the wall and over to the window to see what sunlight does to its colors …

Changing Your Floor With Paint

Back in the day you would never even consider painting a floor, because it would never wear well. However, paint products have improved so significantly, that you can paint virtually any surface, have it look great and last as well. Floor paint and deck paint is made to withstand the rigors of foot traffic. You will want to select quality paint and properly prepare your surface, and your new floor will be stunning.

Getting Prepared

To prepare you want to measure the floor so that you know how much paint you will need. Before buying your paint you should have a really good idea of how you want it to look when you are done. For example, decide on the finish that you prefer. While a high gloss finish is easy to take care of, it can also be very slippery. However, if you do opt for a glossy finish, you will want to use a good quality urethane product. If you want less of sheen, then you may want to select an acrylic latex paint. It is a little less slippery and a little less shiny. You will also have the choice of latex or oil base paint. While oil base is probably more durable, latex paint dries much quicker.

Prepping the Surface

Before you start painting you want to make sure that you prepare the surface of the floor that you are planning to paint. Make sure that it is spotless. Any dirty or greasy spots will not hold the paint properly, so make sure that the floor is squeaky clean. If the floor has been painted before you should probably clean it with TSP and remove any flaking paint. Lightly sand to improve adhesion, and sweep up any sanding dust. Once the floor is really clean, make sure that you let it dry completely. Then just before painting sweep one last time and dust mop to remove the tiny bits of residual dust.

Quality Primer

Before you ever paint a floor, you will want to prime the entire area first. Use a roller with a long handle to apply a thin, even coat of paint, and make sure to let it dry completely before painting it. Priming your floor surface allows the new paint to make a solid bond with the existing surface. If you are planning to paint a new concrete surface, make sure that you let it cure for about six months. Use muriatic acid to etch a new concrete floor before painting it for the first time to make sure that the paint sticks correctly. Again, after treating with the acid make sure that the surface is completely dry before applying your first layer of primer to it. When selecting your primer and paint, make sure that you have the right product for the surface that you are painting, because paint formulations are very specific to the surface which they will cover.

Final Coat

Once your primer is dry, now comes the fun part. Apply your color layer of finish paint. Again use the extension pole and a roller and make sure that the first coat was completely dry before beginning the second coat, so that your paint will always adhere correctly. Let the floor dry and harden before walking or placing furniture on it.

Excellent Chinese Oil Painting Artist Yan Peiming Art Appreciation ? The Funeral Of Mona Lisa

Yan Peiming Portrait Oil Painting Work – The Funeral of Mona Lisa

Painting Title: The Funeral of Mona Lisa

Artist: Yan Peiming

Painting size: 300*300cm

Media: Fabric, Oil painting

Creation Time: 2001

Most of Yan Peiming’s oil painting works are huge black and white portrait paintings, you will been shocked and have fear at first sight. These characters faces were been painted out wildly and haphazardly, as if they are mummies, as if they are rubber or leather masks which had been stretched out and distorted in S & M games, they were seemed strange and weird, paradoxical, dark, angry, terrible, full of strength as well as sadly.

Yan Pei Ming is specializes in the creation of huge size oil paintings, he like to create two-color paintings, most of his oil painting works are portraits. His oil painting works have participated in the Venice Biennale and other important international art exhibition.

In the evening of February 11, 2009, Yan Peiming held an art exhibition themed “Mona Lisa’s Funeral” in Louvre, France. In this exhibition, Yan Peiming with gray tone, with projection-like manner, celebrated a funeral for Mona Lisa. He extended the mystical background Mona Lisa lived in, dotted with numerous skull heads. On both sides of the Mona Lisa there is the self-portrait of Yan Peiming, the side face to face is his withered aging father, who is witnessing the death of his son.

Chinese artist Yan Peiming is the first modern artist who is still alive and can held an individual art exhibition in Louvre.

About Artist Yan Peiming:

Mr.Yan Peiming, who was born in Shanghai in 1960; In 1980 moved to Dijon, France;

1981-1986: studied at the National Academy of Fine Arts in Dijon, France;
1988-1989: Studied at the Paris Advanced Institute of Plastic Arts in Paris, France;
1993-1994: Studied at France College in Rome, Italy;
1995-now: Act as a professor at the National Academy of Fine Arts in Dijon, France.

Exhibitions:

1988: Studio 88 (Paris Modern Art Museum)
1991: Sports 2 (Pompidou Art Centre)
1993: China Avant-Garde Art (Berlin, Rotterdam, Oxford etc.)
1995: Venice Biennial
1997: Lyons Biennial
2000: Kwangju Biennial (Korea)
2000: Shanghai Biennial (China)
2002: Pusan Biennial (Korea)
2009: Mona Lisa’s Funeral (Louvre, France)

In 2009, Yan Peiming held his individual art shows in China, France and U.S.A. respectively.

During June 19 to October 11, 2009, Yan Pei Ming launched his individual art exhibition themed with “Landscape in Childhood” in Lawrence Contemporary Art Centre in Beijing, with 34 paintings of huge size children portraits, he explained his understanding on poverty, hunger, inequality and war.

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