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The art of choice

by Daria on July 27, 2010

in Art is Everywhere

Image via Wikipedia I just watched this TED video of Sheena Iyengar’s speech on the topic of the art of choice. It clearly fascinated me enough that I want to share it with everyone who is interested in learning some surprising results of the studies on how people choose, what makes them think they are [...]

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Arizona pictures

by Daria on July 5, 2010

in Nature Art

Roughly the size of Italy, Arizona offers more parks and national monuments than any other state in U.S., has more mountains than mountain-famous Switzerland, and more golf courses than Scotland.

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Tellman Knudson – Run Tellman Run

by Daria on September 12, 2009

in Art is Everywhere

Tellman Knudson is not an artist and I have no idea what kind of art he might appreciate. He is an eccentric online entrepreneur who decided to to something unheard of – to help the homeless youth: Tellman Knudson is on his way to raise 100 million for kids with no home – by running [...]

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Inspirational Art: Paintings

by Doroteja on September 11, 2009

in Art is Everywhere

Image via Wikipedia Just a few beautiful works to brighten your day and spark some creativity. . . . “Seven Wonders- The Holy Tree” by PearlEden . . . . . “Inspiration” by TrollGirl . . . . . “Burning Inspiration” by jayalders . . . . . “Inspiration to Science” by PAUL-HUMAN . . [...]

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Graffiti Art

by Doroteja on July 9, 2009

in Street Art

Perhaps you’ve never heard of him, but a famous English graffiti artist known only by the name of Banksy has been making headlines for some time now. His controversial graffiti has appeared all over Europe and America. Banksy even snuck some of his work into the Louvre Museum in Paris, France which upon…

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Wildlife Paintings by Ruth Read

by Doroteja on June 28, 2009

in Sunday Art Exhibit

Ruth Read is an American artist who grew up in Oregon surrounded by animals. In 1971 she married and moved to California, where she still lives. She began taking art lessons in 1999, and began painting beautiful pet portraits…

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Something Green – Rocket Moms Photo of the week

by Daria on June 24, 2009

in Art contest

The first week Photo of the Week challenge on Rocket Moms is Terry Boroff aka flipflopnana. Here’s her description of the winning shot: “This photo is one of my favorites and was taken on a family outing with my kids and grandkids to Silver Springs in FL. It is taken from the top of the [...]

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Art contests from around the web

by Daria on June 23, 2009

in Art contest

Art contests from around the web: most talked about, children art, fun art, photography, nature conservancy, around the world

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Father’s Day Art

by Doroteja on June 20, 2009

in Art is Everywhere

Happy Father’s Day! Did you know that this is a celebration on the 3d Sunday in June in over 52 countries? It is believed to have started in 1908 in West Virginia, USA. Father’s Day was only made a federal (official) holiday in the US when President…

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Recent Art Market Trends

by Doroteja on June 18, 2009

in Art is Everywhere

A 2008 report by ArtPrice.com shows that prices in the art markets of USA, UK, and France dipped in the 1990′s, rose steadily into 2007 where they peaked sharply for 2 years and then dipped back to the pre-2007 prices just as sharply. The report states that “at the end of 2008, the total value of global Fine Art auction sales amounted to…

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