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NEW YORK - Composition and colour. Composition and colour: the mantra of many photographers. This may be due in no small part to William Eggleston. Eggleston, a photographer born, raised and still living in Mississippi, is credited with ushering in the era of colour photography.
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Religion Calendar
Harvest fair — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. Art, crafts, auction, raffles, food and children's activities. Benefits the church. St. John's Episcopal Church, 11201 Parkfield Drive. 836-3974, www.austinstjohns.org.
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Art & scrapbooking flea market, Saturday
We’re doing it again! The first one was so popular we are bringing it back for the holiday shoppers! Saturday, November 8, from 9am to 3pm at Luna’s Memories. The Flea Market will be held in front of our store. Our customers and teachers will bring their gently used scrapbooking and art materials for resale at discounted prices. Some will be selling original artwork as well. Cash and Check only ...
Coastsider |
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Art review: SFMOMA show invites 'Participation'
In introducing "The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now," which opens today at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Rudolf Frieling, SFMOMA curator of media arts, made reference to Facebook. The existence of such social networking sites, he said, confirms...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Art review: Martin Puryear sculptures at SFMOMA
The sculpture of Martin Puryear, surveyed in an exhilarating show that opens today at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, situates itself like no other contemporary art. Puryear, 67, belongs to a generation of American artists much concerned with where...
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Election result one for the birds
The kakapo today declared election victory in Forest & Bird’s annual Bird of the Year contest.
Scoop.co.nz |
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San Rafael planners to consider Marin rock 'n' roll museum
Marin Rocks. It looks like we'll soon have a new museum exhibit, called just that, to honor Marin's rock 'n' roll past - and present.
Marin Independent Journal |
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Young people learn to turn experiences into works of art
The new art gallery in historic Warehouse Row on P Street has the look and vibe of a metropolitan salon. Artwork hangs on walls of white expanse or red bricks, and the floors are a sleek concrete. Read comments
The Fresno Bee |
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Travel Agenda: Ryanair launches new route; India Festival kicks off; Beyond Babylon: Art Trade and Diplomacy opens
Today... Ryanair launches a new route from Edinburgh to Poland's third-largest city, Lodz (ryanair.com). This week...
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Moses Lake school explores history through art
MOSES LAKE - In one painting, a place of voting is overcrowded with men, some of them inebriated. The piece is called "The County Election" and it depicts life in 1852.
Columbia Basin Herald |
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Anish Kapoor
Anish Kapoor: 'I think we've gone totally public sculpture mad. I hate public sculpture ... Oh God, even the phrase makes me feel tired'
Guardian Unlimited |
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A life in art: Anish Kapoor
'I think we've gone totally public sculpture mad. I hate public sculpture ... Oh God, even the phrase makes me feel tired'
Guardian Unlimited |
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Harper government cancels portrait gallery
The Harper government has abruptly cancelled plans for a national portrait gallery which has been in the works for years.
Times & Transcript |
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A poisoned legacy: Why Spike Milligan's family will be deprived of their birthright
This month, against all his children's wishes, Milligan's widow will auction a treasure trove of his memorabilia. Here, the son he sired by a lover tells her: You're selling off my birthright.
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Get Out Tonight!: Gallery Opening @ Roq la Rue
The new joint show (plus a mini) opening tonight at Roq la Rue (2312 Second Ave., 6 - 9 p.m.) is a bit of a departure from previous shows that were heavy with dark themes. The three artists on display tonight each borrow heavily from distinct cultures (Japan and Mexico, respectively) to create elegant, whimsical paintings. Tessar Lo, an Indonesian raised in Canada, uses his soft, ...
Seattlest |
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Sotheby's posts 55 per cent Q3 loss; plans restructuring
Sotheby's the world's largest publicly traded auction house, posted a 55 per cent rise in its quarterly loss, hammered by losses on auction guarantees, and lower private sales commissions and commission margins.
The Economic Times |
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Weekend Festivals
Harvest Music Fest, Pasadena Fall Art Fest, Actorfest LA and more!
LA.com |
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News and views on Linux on the desktop ...
Google updates photo editor for Linux — Oct. 07, 2008 — Google has released a new Linux version of the popular beginner-level photography program, Picasa.
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What’s Your Favorite Photo Sharing Site?
This article is part of the Open Web Awards , an open, international contest for the best websites and services. Recently, we all got some perspective on just how huge online photo sharing has become – Facebook announced that more than 10 billion photos have been uploaded on the social network, while Flickr soon after reported that it had passed the 3 billion mark. Even President-elect ...
Mashable |
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Paintings of polar landscapes at Peabody Essex Museum are cool
From Paul Gauguin's sensuous Tahiti to Winslow Homer's austere New England coast, visionary painters invested exotic locales and landscapes with human emotions that still touch viewers on many levels. Video: Studying the polar landscape
The MetroWest Daily News |
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Barber Sculpts Obama's Face in Hair
A barber has taken hair cuts to a whole new level by sculpting Barack Obama's face into a friend's hair.
WJHG Panama City |
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Seeing through to great art
It's not every day an art gallery in Utah features glasswork. The fragile pieces make it difficult to transport.
Park Record |
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This Day in History: MoMA Opens to the Public, 1939
The MoMa was founded in 1929, and moved into, and out of, temporary locations, but in 1939 finally opened the doors of the building it still occupies in midtown Manhattan. The most stunning reinvention of the museum — the ‘New MoMa’ — opened to the public on November 20, 2004. Read more about the building’s [...]
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Art Prof Featured on National Magazine's Website
A University of Guelph studio art professor is featured this week by Canadian Art, the country's leading visual arts magazine. Prof. Will Gorlitz, who teaches drawing and painting in the School of Fine Art and Music, is spotlighted in the magazine's new web-based program that highlights exhibition activity of Canadian artists. The segment , which includes both video and audio, features ...
University of Guelph News |
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Friday November 7, 2008
In Rita Uhlenhake's eyes, a simple deck of cards stirs inspiration. Even at 4 a.m., creativity was flowing from her fingertips as she created henna artwork on a friend's back several months ago.
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