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The Importance of Limited Edition Prints & Why Choose Museum Grade Prints Are you looking to add a unique and lasting piece to your art collection? Limited edition museum-grade prints offer a perfect blend of beauty, exclusivity, and investment potential. When considering the purchase of fine art, whether it be photographic prints or original painting prints, one of the most critical factors is the quality of the piece. This is where limited edition museum-grade prints come into play. These prints are not only beautiful additions to any space but also valuable investments for art collectors. In this post, we'll explore what makes limited edition museum-grade prints special, the printing process involved, the materials used, and why they are worth considering for your art collection. Read guide here: https://lnkd.in/g7rJqEBP

AHH, LOOK AT WOMAN! The art of collage is a relatively young form of artistic expression, believed to have been introduced by the Dadaists in the early 20th century. This innovative technique involves using ready-made elements from printed magazines or newspapers to create unique works of art, allowing for a faster and more expansive means of creativity. However, artists have not limited themselves to printed fragments alone, as they also incorporate real objects into their collages. Collage art offers a contemporary touch to traditional artistic works, providing a commentary on current realities through the selection and arrangement of various elements. The choice of collage materials plays a crucial role in determining the overall message conveyed by the artwork. In my picture titled "Ahh, Look at Woman," I utilised portraits and silhouettes of women from 1920s women's magazines. During that era, color photography was not as advanced as it is today, resulting in predominantly grey tones in printed materials. Despite this limitation, the women depicted in these magazines were portrayed as beautiful and idealised figures. The grayscale aesthetic of these vintage magazines holds a special allure for me, as it reflects a bygone era where beauty was synonymous with grace and elegance. Through my collage, I engage in a dialogue with the societal norms and perceptions surrounding women during that time. I aim to challenge the notion that a woman's worth is solely based on her physical appearance, emphasising that womanhood encompasses a multitude of qualities beyond mere beauty. https://lnkd.in/diDpJaeH #jolantajohnsson #womanart #1stdibs

Art made of plastic? Think outside the box!   The artist Otmar Alt made the sculpture Der kleine Querdenker (The little lateral thinker) from original Ensinger plastic parts.   In many industrial sectors, almost nothing works without plastic today. But what does plastic have to do with art? Quite a lot, if you take a look at the sculpture Der kleine Querdenker. The little lateral thinker was made by the artist Otmar Alt - from original Ensinger plastic parts. The sculpture consists of a total of 42 high-tech plastics in different industry-specific material qualities, symbolising the variety of application areas.   "The little lateral thinker embodies our claim ASK. THINK. SUCEED."   But what does the little lateral thinker symbolise? "The little lateral thinker embodies our claim Ask.Think.Suceed"   "We realise technically perfect solutions for our customers with the optimal materials and the most suitable production processes. Our solutions are innovative, high-quality, functional and economical. They benefit our customers and give them competitive advantages. #ensingerplastics #highperformanceplastics 

————————————————————— #IMPORTANT I’m not available to those who do not support me. ♦. I’m leaving his network IMMEDIATELY 👌 “The ART as a MIRACLE “ ▪️. Throughout time, man has felt the need to immortalize what he believed to be beautiful throughout his entire existence. Everyone agrees with sculpture, painting, graphics (miniature, pastel, engraving, engraving, etching, mezzotinto, linocut, book illustration, etc.), decorative arts (ceramics, jewelry, art glass, etc.). Others add photography, film and computer graphics, animation, textile art, installations, video art, fashion art, comics, caricature, collage, take-off drawing (hmmm), design, graphic design, cartoons, graffiti, tattoos and even typography. Things’re complicated by the fact that there is a lot of diversity within. For example, it is not easy to accept that they are part of the same art: "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci or “Black Square” by Kazimir Malevich. This is why, the works of fine art’ve been conventionally registered in various currents, styles and trends: Mannerism, Baroque, Classicism, Academicism, Realism, Romanticism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Abstractionism, Futurism, Incoherent Arts , vorticism, Precisionism, lyrical abstractionism, situationism, postminimalism, algorithmic art, stuckism, superstroke, toyism, etc. ▪️. The today’s question is that: - it’s hardly to paint like Rembrandt or sculpt like Rodin ? We don't want or can't anymore ? 👌. That is the question… ▪️. Anyway, it doesn't more matter, because, “Thank GOD” there's room for everyone and everything and the ultimate criterion of appreciation is aesthetic and emotional pleasure. . . .

🖌CONSTRUCTING A FACE WITH THE FACEMAPPER ART TOOL-🖌 The foundation of a natural looking portrait lies in it proportions. This is something that needs to be done FIRST, before adding any detail. The problem with this is, and you know this very well if you're a portrait artist regardless of your level, is getting those proportions properly placed. The FaceMapper was developed to address precisely that, to save us countless hours of trial and error AND giving us accurate results! Follow @facemapper to learn more, and join the waitlist if you're in the US for an upcoming limited quantity sale very soon!! Art device Facial proportions Facial symmetry How to draw a face #oilpaintings #oilpaint #oilpaintart #oilpaintartwork #oilpaintings #colorwheel #colorwheelchallenge #complementarycolors #complementarycolours #complementarycolor #oilpaintingtechniques #oilpaintingstudy #oilpaintingportrait #oilpaintingportraits #arttools #arttool #productdevelopment #productdeveloper

What are my digital hybrids? I certainly continue to paint on canvas but I also now create digital-hybrid paintings These are NOT AI generated images but rather digital paintings done with my own hand, based on my own work. I start with repurposed high-resolution images of my own large-scale in-process, early version or incomplete acrylic on canvas paintings. I finish them on my iPad where I add various marks, graphic overlays and enhancements to the base image thus creating a very different version of the painting. I exhibit these digital-hybrid paintings on very large TV monitors, as projections as large as a theater screen or as 400 dpi ultraHD prints on aluminum Dibond 48 inches or larger. All of this allows me to quickly respond to exhibition requests and opportunities given that I can easily send digital prints or image files. More at www.williamstoehrart.com #survivors #victims #williamstoehrart #williamstoehr #addiction  #spacegallerydenver #expressionism #dengallerykw #neuroaesthetics  #alcoholism #victims #witnesses #nida #nationalinstituteondrugabuse  #abstractportraits #USAOart #cudenverart #fulginitipavilian  #nesbittgallery #foothillsartcenter#opioidcrisis #opioidaddiction  #addictionrecovery#addiction #alcoholism #FurlongGallery #UWStout #substanceabuse #tenetpodcast#LivingUndeterred  #CPDD #ConferenceonProblemsofDrugDependence #AddictionAffliction

Introducing our A0+ Contactless Digital Scanner: WideTEK 36ART enables contact free scanning of works of art like oil and acrylic paintings, watercolours, charcoal and pastel drawings, mixed media collages, and antique works of art; at 600dpi in formats up to 914mm x 1524mm / 36 x 60 inches. The WideTEK 36ART – 600 was designed for archiving and reproduction of works of art. Museums can digitise their own collection for sale as a print or for publication on the internet or in catalogues. Reprography specialists can offer fine art digitisation as a service. Original artwork is moved under the CCD camera elements completely contact free, protecting the art from any damage and making it possible to scan a painting that is still wet, as long as it is framed or the sides are dry enough to place the artwork on the scanning bed. #art #artscanning #artists #printers #business #localtome #museum #antiques #reproduction #print #publication #catalogues #reprography #ccd #cameras #ccdcamera #fineart #fine_art #ccd_cameras #digitisation #archives #archiving

To prove the authenticity of a piece of fine art, art researchers use various technologies, including X-ray imaging to determine if the painting has hidden layers and other techniques that can detect rare chemical compounds. A comprehensive technical investigation on a famous Paul Gauguin painting that included X-ray imaging revealed some surprising new elements of the work, provoking speculation that it was originally part of some larger work. https://lnkd.in/egh_wSYs #artautheticity #arttech 

In hiperrealism, we’re talking about details on the level of skin pores. If there is a single hair of mustache of 2mm, you draw the mustache as well as it’s shadow. So it’s very-very detailed and that’s high definition. Therefore, at least for a start, it would help if you make your artwork BIG. If an A4/A3 size paper is too small for a drawing of a face, go for an A2/A1/A0 size. That way, it’s easier for you to draw the details. Beside, working on a huge paper/canvas would give you that unique feel: from upclose, it’d look like an abstract drawing/painting. Only from a proper vantage point you would see the big picture. That feel is unique to hyperrealism. After that, you can approach your work by doing a scale transfer. Make x and y lines to make coordinates on the high definition photograph as well as on the paper. Enlarge it and later on you will work cell by cell. It’s not so hard as long as you have a proper observation. It just takes some times and focus. To avoid ruining the value, it helps to first define the contrast. The paper is white, yes? So the paper—by default—has defined your highlight, the brightest of the bright. Your job now is to define the shadow. So do the darkest of the dark first and after that, you’d have value points for the darkest and the brightest part of your drawing. After that, you could also define your middle-tones. Try to identify the 50% gray areas of your object and define that on your paper. It doesn’t have to be big and thorough, just some small parts so that you’d remember that *that* value is the middle-tones. And finally, the rest is the journey. Work slowly, cell by cell. Observe closely and patiently. Focus. Use the guidance of shadow, middle-tones and highlight you defined earlier. It’s a long ride but if you enjoy it, you’d be there in no time. Happy drawing. hashtag #artistsiva #abstractexpressionism #abstractexpressionist #abstraction #abstractors #abstracts #acrylic #art #artcall #artcompetitions #artcontest #artist #art #color #colour #creative #drawing #drawings #grafiti #graphic #graphicdesign #linkedinartist #creativity #socialmedia #digitalmedia #digitalmarketing #motivation #timemanagement #trending #contentmarketing