Framed art needn't cost the earth. In fact framed artworks can be very inexpensive way when you allow yourself to reconsider exactly what constitutes a frame and, indeed what determines art. First of all, one must reconsider the nature of art and its role in our daily lives. As an Art Director of Urban Fine Arts which is a contemporary framed art company I hold what is perhaps nowadays a slightly out of vogue opinion on the nature of art for somebody in my position. That is, I do believe that art should be beautiful (even if it's only a face that mother could love) and I do also believe that >> Continue Reading. Click HERE .......

INTRODUCTION For the avoidance of doubt, the concept of the arts can be viewed from two perspectives. On the one hand, the arts could be understood to mean the subjects one can study at school or university which are not scientific, which do not employ scientific methods. Subjects such as history, languages, religion, literature, and so on, would be appropriate examples. On the other hand, it could be interpreted to encompass a wide range of creative activities bordering on the skillful and imaginative expression of ideas, feelings, actions or events. Music, literature, theatre, and art (in th >> Continue Reading. Click HERE .......

What actually is art? Give me ten people and I'll give you ten different definitions of the word. What it means to you is as unique to you as your fingerprints. But who's to say what qualifies as art, or fine art? What distinguishes the art of Jean Michel Basquiat from Rembrandt van Rijn? Besides the time differences, each artist's art have been met with different types of criticism. Was one art, and the other just crummy art? Who's to say? What we can say though is there is an unmistakable mainstream art circuit with art dealers and galleries, critics and fine artists with or without their MF >> Continue Reading. Click HERE .......

There are two major different types of art galleries, but once you get past those two distinctions, there are as many different types of art galleries as there are types of art. Art gallery is the name given to a place where some type of visual art is displayed. The two different types of art galleries are the art museum and the contemporary commercial art gallery. An art museum is usually publicly owned and is not in the business of making a profit, but rather displaying and preserving art. It also exists to educate people about art. Some examples of famous art galleries in the United States >> Continue Reading. Click HERE .......

Have you ever tried to remember the first time when you found yourself looking at an abstract art or an abstract painting? Do you remember the thoughts or feelings you had about what you were looking at? This article is a reflection of some of my own personal and subjective viewpoints and realities as an artist about abstract art with certain references to facts that are in agreement with what I believe myself as to the nature, birth, growth and the evolution of the abstract art outside the boundaries of the esoteric terms of the art academia. To have a basic and fundamental look at the subjec >> Continue Reading. Click HERE .......

Art tables are an important asset of professional or budding artists. Working on art tables makes you much more productive and the comfort of working on an art table can enable better flow of creative ideas. However, like any other piece of furniture that is valuable, it is important for you to know some tips for caring for your drawing desk. If your table is wooden, you must ensure that you keep it in a climate controlled environment. Keeping them in extremely high or low temperature environment may result in cracks or losing its shine. With wooden versions, always use a soft cloth and polish >> Continue Reading. Click HERE .......

Even if selling your art is not the main reason for creating it in the first place, you are probably still going to want to sell your work, even if only for purely practical reasons. If you are making art for a living, then not only do you have to sell it, but you have to sell a significant amount of it at a high enough price to pay your bills. Whatever the reason for creating art, most of us either want or need to sell it too, and no artist today can say they are doing this as effectively as they might without tapping into the vast online market.   The internet opens up a huge new a >> Continue Reading. Click HERE .......

Over the recent years art market has seen a steady rise all over the world. Prices of any form of art be it paintings, sculpture, and installations have touched the skies. Young upcoming artists are quoting exorbitant prices for their art and upcoming nouveau riche art collectors caught up in this art frenzy are paying such high prices for it. Yes, art has become a trendy alternative for investment, however one should remember that art like gold is not a sound investment. It will not give you easy returns like real estate or jewelery piece. So then should you stop buying art as investment? The >> Continue Reading. Click HERE .......

'What counts most is finding new ways to get the world down in paint on my own terms.' Said Michelangelo. Medium is not bar in art. We are already equipped with multiple art techniques and art mediums. When I talk about art; it is not limited to only watercolor painting or oil painting in terms of painting, only sketching or drawing with pencil in terms of sketch or making sculpture using stone or wood in terms of sculpture. It is more than that. Artists use multiple methods, processes or means of expression to state their points. What would you imagine when it comes to painting? Multiple colo >> Continue Reading. Click HERE .......

'What counts most is finding new ways to get the world down in paint on my own terms.' Said Michelangelo. Medium is not bar in art. We are already equipped with multiple art techniques and art mediums. When I talk about art; it is not limited to only watercolor painting or oil painting in terms of painting, only sketching or drawing with pencil in terms of sketch or making sculpture using stone or wood in terms of sculpture. It is more than that. Artists use multiple methods, processes or means of expression to state their points. What would you imagine when it comes to painting? Multiple colo >> Continue Reading. Click HERE .......