February 4, 2012

Polish Artist Hangs Own Work

Posted on January 10, 2012 by in Art

Polish Artist Hangs Own Work

All artists long for their artwork to be publicly recognized. However, Andrzej Sobiepan, a Polish art student, was not prepared to wait decades to get his work hung in a museum. The stunt had a good outcome, in spite of the breach in the museum’s security. Read more…

Boxing Assists Base Players

Posted on January 4, 2012 by in Art, Society

Boxing Assists Base Players

Well known double bass soloist, Professor James VanDenmark, says he took up boxing as a sport, a couple of years ago. He was amazed to find an immediate huge improvement in his bow control and stamina. Now he has convinced several of his female student bass players, to take up boxing, with amazing results. Read [...]

The Thousand Year Long Concert

Posted on December 21, 2011 by in Art, music, Promotion

The Thousand Year Long Concert

Beginning at the end of December 1999, a concert called the Longplayer, will play for a full 1000 years. Longplayer is the longest non-repeating piece of music ever composed, using Tibetan singing bowls and gongs. Read more…

Deliberately Bent Living Trees

Posted on December 8, 2011 by in Art, Environment

Deliberately Bent Living Trees

In a tiny corner of western Poland is a fascinating forest of 400 pine trees grow with a 90 degree bend at their base. They are surrounded by a larger forest of normally straight growing pines, though the reason they are there is not known. Read more…

The Art Of Toothpick Art

Posted on November 21, 2011 by in Art

The Art Of Toothpick Art

Scott Weaver, an American artist, is employed by a Lucky Supermarket as a produce manager, but his passion is toothpick sculptures. It took him 34 years to produce this masterpiece. Read more…

India’s Gold Jewellery Car

Posted on November 15, 2011 by in Art, Business, Society

India’s Gold Jewellery Car

Mumbai is making a new name for itself in the millionaire market, with the world’s first jewellery car. The minature Tato Nano was created by the car company to celebrate India’s 5000 year love affair with jewellery. Read about India’s gold car…

Electronic Possessed Hand Device

Posted on November 14, 2011 by in Art, Technology

Electronic Possessed Hand Device

The process of learning to master a musical instrument is a matter of getting the fingers to move to just the right position, or so some experts say. Now technology has come to the fore, with an electronic device that will assist ‘wantabe’ musicians. Strapped to the arm, the device takes over the fingers in [...]

Famous People Collage

Posted on November 13, 2011 by in Art

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The Asian painting of famous people is something you can spend a lot of time on. This can be used in the classroom, or as a great party game. Read more and get the link…

Rembrandts Stolen Drawing Opens Can Of Worms

Posted on September 14, 2011 by in Art

Rembrandts Stolen Drawing Opens Can Of Worms

Two thieves walked into an art exhibition at the Ritz-Carlton. One thief distracted the curator, while the other one snatched a valuable, centuries-old supposedly Rembrandt drawing, ‘The Judgment’, off the wall and bolted out the door with it. Read how it has caused a controversy over ownership of the drawing…

Blatent Stealing Of Picasso Drawing

Posted on July 26, 2011 by in Art, Society

Blatent Stealing Of Picasso Drawing

Recently there have been a string of thefts of high priced art from 8 New York galleries and hotels, totalling over $600,000 in value. Read more…