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NAXART — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:54:37 +0000

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Original Fine Art Prints

NAXART — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:42:35 +0000

Original fine art prints are multiple impressions of the same image, created with the direct involvement of the artist or by a professional artisan under the supervision of the artist. They can be created digitally within a computer or made upon a plate, stone, wood block, or any other material. Etching, aquatint, monoprint, lithography, and collograph are some of the printing techniques used in making original prints.

Original fine art prints are personally approved and signed by the artist. Along with the artist's signature, they should hold the edition number and the total number of art prints produced. Some original fine art prints contain information about the techniques and materials used in printing.

The Print Council of America has issued certain guidelines necessary for a print to qualify as an original print. The guidelines demand that the master image on the stone or any other material should be created by the artist. They also require that the art print, if not printed by the artist, should be hand-printed by a professional artisan under the direct supervision of the artist. Moreover, they stress the importance of signature by the artist in the print. The guidelines also demand that once the edition is completed, the master image should be destroyed so as to prevent using it again.

Buy Posters Online

NAXART — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:51:59 +0000

Buying posters is always a very tricky task since you need to be visiting not just one art store to make a decision. Since easy poster has an aesthetic value related to itself, you always would want to look at several posters before making the purchase. Thus try to buy posters online for ease and affordability since you shall not only be able to compare different prices but also be able to make the best decision while sitting in the comfort of your home.

Internet today offers several opportunities to the consumer who can make his desired purchase in the most efficient manner all this while sitting in the comfort of their bedroom or office. All he needs to do is, go to an online poster store and choose their favourite poster to decorate their walls. It not only gives them immense variety of choice but also ease in which a decision can be made to purchase their poster.

The Abstract Art of Kazimir Malevich – Expressionist Abstract Artist

NAXART — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 03:52:23 +0000

Kazimir Malevich was an art theoretician and designer is considered to be one of the 20th century’s most influential artists. He is regarded as the originator of Suprematism - a Russian abstract art movement that was characterized by the use of just a small number of colours and a few fundamental geometric shapes. Suprematism focused on pure form and its spiritual qualities. Malevich was one of the Russian avant-garde movement’s most prominent members. He was also a pioneer of geometric abstract art.
Kazimir Severinovich Malevich was born near Kiev of Polish parents on the 11th of February 1878 and was the eldest of fourteen children. Malevich’s father was an expert in sugar beet processing machinery. The family had to move frequently as sugar beet processing plants were generally built far away from big cities. Malevich’s formal education was only rudimentary. At the age of fifteen he got his first paints and started painting. He took up studies at the Kiev School of Art in 1895.
While living in Kursk Malevich painted his earliest landscapes. In 1903 he joined the Moscow Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. The early years of Malevich’s career were characterized by his participation in various avant-garde exhibitions. At the Donkey’s Tail exhibition in 1912, he exhibited his Primitivist depictions of peasants.
It was in 1913 that Malevich began painting in the abstract art style which he named Suprematism, making abstract geometric patterns in the process. That same year, he had created the first ever suprematist painting – ‘Black Square on White’ which in his words conveyed "the supremacy of pure feeling in creative art". Only two years earlier, he had painted ‘Morning in the Country’ in a cubic abstract art style with cylindrical shapes of peasants being a prominent part of this painting.
1913 was also the year when Malevich was swayed by the way Mikhail Larionov interpreted futurism, an important abstract art movement, resulting in works such as ‘Woodcutter’, ‘Peasant Woman with Buckets’, and ‘Morning after a Snowstorm in a Village’. These works incorporated shapes that looked as though they were enveloped in metal. Malevich designed the costumes and sets of the first Futurist opera – Victory over the Sun. At an exhibition held in 1915 in Petrograd, Malevich exhibited his geometric non-objective Suprematist paintings. After a sequence of White on White paintings in 1918, Malevich practically withdrew from abstract art painting and devoted more time to teaching and writing. He also created three-dimensional models that played a significant role in the development of Constructivism.
The year 1919 saw Malevich investigating how Suprematism could be applied in a three-dimensional way in architectural models. In 1922 he went to Leningrad where he was to remain for the final years of his life. He was given a solo exhibition in Moscow in 1929 in the Tretiakov gallery. Malevich used the representational painting style in the works he created during his last period. He passed away on May 15, 1935, a victim of cancer. The coffin he was buried in was one which Malevich himself had adorned with suprematist patterns.

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Art Posters Meet the Expectations of Art Lovers

NAXART — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 02:31:07 +0000

It is really very difficult to define art work because everyone has a different kind of a definition for art. It is just not possible to give a thin line definition for the term art because everyone has a different meaning for it. People who are really fond of artistic things prefer collecting art posters that represent different genres of art. Art posters surely help to enhance the beauty of the surroundings, as artistic things have their own beauty.
Poster collection is also an art that is not everyone's cup of tea, as very few people have a taste for good art depiction. Art posters since ages have been accepted by art lovers and these posters are later framed and hanged on the walls of the rooms. Apart from enhancing the decor of the place, art posters even help in creating positive vibes.
Some of the antique posters are also a good collection of art that are appreciated by artists. Art posters are deeply related and interlinked with nature that motivate people on a positive note towards life. When it comes to natural posters it is seen that these posters are not only important for personal development but even effective socially.
Online art galleries are a good option for art lovers to buy art posters of their choice after browsing effectively. These-days online poster companies are also a good option to buy posters belonging to different kinds of categories. After browsing completely one can buy art posters and other kinds of posters by simply clicking mouse.
So, if you love art and artistic things then make sure that you buy some of the fantastic art posters. Posters of all sizes within the budgeted amount are also available and these kinds of posters are beneficial for buyers.

Art Collecting: Basics of Buying Art

NAXART — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:52:53 +0000

Buying and collecting art intelligently can be done by anyone. That's right, anyone. You do not need to have experience in collecting art, previous knowledge about the art business, or even a degree in art history. The truth is, all you’ll need is love for and appreciation of fine art; plus a yearning to collect; lastly, willingness to learn a some simple techniques that would help you evaluate any kind of art work coming from any period of history, whomever the artist is and whatever his or her nationality is.

Anything Goes

Although you might read some specific suggestions and recommendations describing specific works of art, you should take note that there is really no right or wrong kind of art and that there’s no right or wrong method to collect or buy art.
Everyone has the freedom to collect whatever it is that they feel like collecting and buy whatever pieces they feel like buying. It doesn’t really matter whenever and wherever you feel like purchasing art, for whatever reason, and for how much you feel like spending on the purchase. As a result, the following tips are not for everyone, but are typically designed for those who want to spend their money wisely on worth it pieces.
If you happen to be one of those people, then here are some tips on how you can be a better art collector.
Four Way Questions On Buying Art
If the time comes that you see a piece that you want, whether it be a painting, sculpture or a print, there are generally four questions that you should ask yourself to start your decision making.

The Skill of Buying Art

NAXART — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:47:55 +0000

If you don't love art, and are simply considering buying art as an investment, the best advice is to find something else to invest in. Collecting and buying art should be a labor of love, not a cold-hearted financial calculation. When buying art there are many factors that a serious art collector should look at in order to get the best deal. In no particular order they are:

1. Know Your budget
No matter how much you like an art piece, don't put yourself in enormous debt to acquire it. If you can't afford it, so be it. Just let it go and wait for something to show up that fits your budget. No art collector in the world gets every piece he is attracted to.

2. Know Your Art Dealers
Once you know what kind of art you like, find the galleries that sell it. Introduce yourself to the gallery owners. Form a relationship with them. Let them know what types of art pieces you're interested in. Then when they get a new piece or art in, your name will be near the top of the list of people that they notify. This is an excellent way to get first crack at art pieces that normal people will never see, because they simply are never put up for sale. Developing relationships with reputable art dealers also helps to protect you from scams. You can have faith that the art pieces you get are original pieces and not simply knock-offs. Also, if you come to love the work of a particular artist, you may find that his or her work is carried primarily through a particular dealer. All the more reason to become friendly with as many art dealers as you can.

3. Know Your Own Tastes
Never buy something just because an "art expert" tells you that it is a beautiful, classic piece of art. If the art piece means nothing to you, it's not worth you buying it. Unless you're a professional trader, the art piece you buy is going to be something that you own and look at for years. So choose art that speaks to you. And to do that, you need to know what you like and what you don't like. An important secondary benefit of knowing your taste is it gives you the ability to clearly state your desires to art dealers that you work with to help build your collection.

How to Buy Art

NAXART — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:42:04 +0000

Hundreds of thousands of people buy, sell, and trade original art works every day. It is a multi-million dollar industry. Arts in demand include many different techniques and many different textiles. Artworks include items made from prints and paintings comprised of inks, oils, watercolors, pencil sketches, chalk and charcoal to sculptures from wood and ceramic to any of a thousand other types of crafts. There are many different ways to sell or buy art and even more ways to trade artwork. Whether it is original art, pop art or modern art it seems that the more controversial an art piece is, the more popular it becomes and the more money it is worth.

Pieces of art are made to induce emotional feelings from its onlookers. The stronger the emotion is the more likely it is to be controversial. Original art carries so much value in all societies all over the world and with each wave of artistic technique to come; there will always be people willing to buy it. Often it is the emotional feelings that a piece of art evokes from people that make them want to buy art in the first place. Unlike food, gasoline, water and medical expenses, art is not a necessity. For most people who buy art, they do it because it carries a substantial amount of status. Buying art is an emotionally driven act.

People buy art to enhance their décor and the right piece of art can truly add beauty to a room. It may be a gorgeous painting or a piece of sculpture that the consumer chooses to use, but there is no doubt that the original art piece chosen is the one that created emotion in the buyer. The right piece of art for you is the one that takes you away to another place when you gaze at it, one that makes you feel good on a mediocre day or one that makes you smile. When you buy original art, make sure it is the piece that really captures your own personality.