Sava Šumanović – A Tragic Painter In A White Suit
Life is only one sad nothing. – S. Šumanović Sava Šumanović’s life was brilliant, joyless, inspiring, sad, noble, tragic – all at once. This artist was born in 1896 in Continue reading
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Takashi Murakami – Everything’s Melting
“In Japan, the line (between high and low) is less defined, both by the culture and by the post-war economic situation. Japanese people accept that art and commerce will be Continue reading
Discussing Watercolours With Candice Leyland
As an artist myself, I like to know what makes other artists tick. There are so many different mediums an artist can apply to their work, with each having its Continue reading
Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia Multimedia Artist Živka Suvić – An Interview
As an artist myself, I am drawn to other artists. When I come across an interesting artist, I look at their work and imagine what caused them to create it. Continue reading
Animation in 2018 – It’s Not What You Think
For most of the medium’s history, animation meant thousands of hand-drawn and painted transparent cells flashing on-screen 24-times (or less) per second, just the way Uncle Walt used to do Continue reading
Cartoon Design and Character Development Basics with Animator Carlos Campos
Today I had a good talk with my buddy Carlos Campos, a freelance animator who I’ve worked with on many smaller productions, generally of the short animation variety. In fact, Continue reading
Still Lifes of Suzanne Valadon – Where No “Decent” Woman Would Tread
Much has been said on the nudes of Suzanne Valadon, and rightly so. Truly, they are wonderfully composed and naturally iconoclastic in nature. Women. Real women portrayed in natural scenarios Continue reading
Best Painting and Art Making Apps for your Smart Phone – ArtFlow, 8bit PhotoLab, TextArt, and More!
by: A. Martellacci My art is made from wire, garbage and string. Until a few years ago, I did not have a smart phone. It seems odd I would bother Continue reading
Niki de Saint Phalle – Ready To Kill
In 1960 I was a very angry young woman. Angry at men and their power. I felt that they had robbed me of my own free space in which I Continue reading
François-Auguste-René Rodin – Father of Modern Sculpture
In front of the model, I work with the same desire to copy the truth as if I were making a portrait; I do not correct nature, I incorporate myself Continue reading