art or die

“A thousand years” by Damien Hirst, I cannot decide...

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:08:17 +0200

“A thousand years” by Damien Hirst, I cannot decide if I would have it at home. Hard decission.

This is what happens when you think a lot before shooting:...

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:19:44 +0200

This is what happens when you think a lot before shooting: balanced, beautiful and coherent work. Christophe Gilbert.

Pigeons as art critics (it makes you think...)

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:19:15 +0200

Pigeons as art critics (it makes you think...)

"Happiness is an angel with a serious face."

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:42:29 +0200

“Happiness is an angel with a serious face.”

- Amedeo Modigliani 1884-1920

Soon it will be my birthday. When I think of it I always...

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:04:12 +0200

Soon it will be my birthday. When I think of it I always remember this painting by Chagall. Everything in it has a meaning, and everything in it is beautyful. The detail in the textures, the common objects, the emotion in her, the daring present of him. This is how life is supossed to be.

“One should really use the camera as though tomorrow...

Thu, 28 May 2009 11:39:43 +0200

“One should really use the camera as though tomorrow you’d be stricken blind. To live a visual life is an enormous undertaking, practically unattainable. I have only touched it, just touched it.”

Dorothea Lange 1895-1965

"To be an artist you have to give up everything, including the desire to be a good artist."

Tue, 26 May 2009 11:52:12 +0200

“To be an artist you have to give up everything, including the desire to be a good artist.”

- Jasper Johns (1930- )

This is the kind of thing that makes me really angry. I can only...

Tue, 26 May 2009 11:38:29 +0200

This is the kind of thing that makes me really angry. I can only say one word: parasitism.

Trying to go LIVE

Sat, 23 May 2009 00:28:00 +0200

I am working on several videos for art or die, that way you will know me better and maybe you will find some interesting information about art (old and new). Also I am configuring a livestream channel to go live, if you know someone who would like to speak about art in a live channel please leave a comment (just webcam and mic needed). Thank you!

Dust, wire, sugar… art.

Fri, 22 May 2009 20:58:05 +0200

Dust, wire, sugar… art.

Some humor on what happens when you over-analyze art.

Thu, 21 May 2009 20:54:21 +0200

Some humor on what happens when you over-analyze art.

"All colors are the friends of their neighbours and the lovers of their opposites."

Wed, 20 May 2009 11:33:00 +0200

“All colors are the friends of their neighbours and the lovers of their opposites.”

- Marc Chagall 1887-1985

Top 10 artists in 2008

Thu, 14 May 2009 06:08:25 +0200

Top 10 artists Turnover (m$) Sold Lots
1 Pablo PICASSO 262 1,764
2 Francis BACON 256 100
3 Andy WARHOL 236 1,164
4 Damien HIRST 230 445
5 Claude MONET 174 25
6 Alberto GIACOMETTI 132 111
7 Gerhard RICHTER 122 166
8 Edgar DEGAS 111 81
9 Lucio FONTANA 95 227
10 Yves KLEIN 91 59

Innovative, aesthetic and useful way to watch music videos

Thu, 14 May 2009 03:20:03 +0200

Innovative, aesthetic and useful way to watch music videos

I was looking for some Giuseppe Arcimboldo pics for a video and...

Wed, 13 May 2009 22:04:48 +0200

I was looking for some Giuseppe Arcimboldo pics for a video and I found this funny, interesting, great homage by Till Nowak. It has made my day. Please do some research on this intelligent CGI artist.

Beautiful, inspiring,…

Mon, 11 May 2009 23:41:40 +0200

Beautiful, inspiring,…

"Every man’s work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or anything else, is always a..."

Mon, 11 May 2009 01:28:00 +0200

“Every man’s work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or anything else, is always a portrait of himself, and the more he tries to conceal himself the more clearly will his character appear in spite of him.”

- Samuel Butler (1612-1680)

His technique is perfect, I can clearly see the thousands of...

Mon, 11 May 2009 01:12:00 +0200

His technique is perfect, I can clearly see the thousands of hours Mr Glenn Brown spent developing his style (and trying to scape from Bacon’s long shadow). Each painting is admirable, organic, eye-challenging.

But I think he lost something. He lost the current time, the present. He makes rendition to Velázquez, “El Greco”, Dalí and many other great masters but all of them were dedicated to their present. They knew the people they were portraying, they portrayed their time.

A portrait has a lot to explain about the time when it was made, about the society, about the model and most of all about the artist. I feel really sad when I look at his paintings, all his innovation, his technique, his “brush power” don’t show the true soul of the artist. I would love to see a Pamela Anderson or an Obama portrait made by him, or maybe just a portrait of his neighbour. That would show me the true emotions, the true feelings, the true, brave, ‘first-hand’ art that sleeps in Glenn Brown.

Please, don’t miss this artist, whatever my opinion is, he is a must-see.

Lots of light-drawing or light-graffiti in the Internet, it is...

Sun, 10 May 2009 01:45:00 +0200

Lots of light-drawing or light-graffiti in the Internet, it is everywhere, from Flickr to Youtube. LEDs and digital photography have helped a lot in creating these new “one-shot art” pieces. Maybe you didn’t know Picasso did that before. Was he the first? I don’t think so but I can’t be sure until I find a previous light-drawing. Please if you know some artist who did light drawings before Picasso leave a comment, I am really curious.

"I don’t think art is propaganda; it should be something that liberates the soul, provokes the..."

Sat, 09 May 2009 06:42:41 +0200

“I don’t think art is propaganda; it should be something that liberates the soul, provokes the imagination and encourages people to go further. It celebrates humanity instead of manipulating it.”

- Keith Haring (1958 - 1990)