Month: May 2020

Painting

Tanjore Paintings

Tanjore Paintings : Culture is a dynamic force that complements the life pattern of a society. It reflects the procession of time and the crisscross patterns of migratory influences in arts and other progressions of life. Ancient Tamil Nadu, in the Southern part of India, comprised of three kingdoms, the Chera, the Chola and the Pandya. The Chera kingdom roughly corresponds to the area of the present Kerala state, the Chola corresponds to the northern area of Tamil Nadu and the Pandya to the southern area of Tamil Nadu. Chola kingdom it's capital Thanjavur can be called the gift of Cauvery. The word Thanjavur reflects the meaning of "a place of refuge" (thanjam) in Tamil. The land of Tanjore has been a background of mythology, the God of Wealth, Kubera ruled from this place. During th...
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The History Of Pop Art

Pop Art is "popular, transient, expendable, low-cost, mass-produced, young, witty, sexy, gimmicky, glamorous, and Big Business", as quoted in the Art world. The term "Pop Art'' was first used by the English critic Lawrence Alloway in a 1958 issue of Architectural Digest to describe those paintings that celebrate post-war consumerism, defy Abstract Expressionism, and adore materialism. Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, and Roy Lichtenstein are the leading artists that started the movement of Pop Art, which brought art back to the material realities of everyday life, to popular culture, in which ordinary people derived most of their visual pleasure from television, magazines, or comics. Pop Art is a direct offspring of Dadaism in the way it incorporates images from the street, the superma...
Painting

Craft Kits – Experimenting With Art

Craft Kits - Experimenting With Art : Since the economic climate has not been so promising more and more people are turning to hobbies and leisure activities that do not cost as much as a family day out or, for instance, a family trip to the cinema. People are becoming more interested in art and the art supplies that go with it, especially arts and crafts in which you can customise home furnishings and create really unique gifts and items. Any hobby craft of course costs money, but in the long term you can really benefit from your small investment in art materials. This is because after all your hard artistic work, you have a beautiful and personal end result to treasure. Craft kits are becoming increasingly popular and they are a favourite of budding artists who wish to experiment with...
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Art Supplies – Finding the Right Art Materials

Art Supplies - Finding the Right Art Materials : Given the current economic climate people are less inclined to spend huge amounts of money in order to fulfill hobbies and pastimes. People are turning to different methods of shopping, including online shopping where supplies compete with high street rates, so you can usually find what you are looking for at a reasonable price. This is a convenient method of shopping given that you aren't wasting time and petrol browsing many shops trying to find the best price. Many budding artists and professionals too are turning to online art suppliers to source their preferred art supplies. This allows for people interested in art or who are new to art to purchase art supplies at the click of a button. Finding art materials online is also useful for ...
Painting

Art Materials – Sourcing Materials for Your Hobby

Art Materials - Sourcing Materials for Your Hobby : Many people are turning to arts and crafts given the popularity and availability of art materials and craft kits now available to us. It used to be that only professionals would source art suppliers for their art materials but now even amateurs and budding artists are extending their collections and becoming a lot more experimental with their ambitions and ideas. This is excellent given you can create artworks for the home or even as gifts for friends and family. The materials you need to acquire for any hobby can become expensive so finding a reputable source can really help keep the costs down and you can be assured of the quality of the products you wish to purchase. Many beginners do not want to trawl the high street uncertain of wh...
Astrology

The Importance of Being a Capricorn Moon

A client came to me and had calculated her own natal birth chart, and she was concerned. Her main complaint was that she had a Capricorn Moon. In a female's chart, often times, the Moon is more significant than the Sun Sign. Her immediate concern was that she was figured she had a Capricorn Moon, and that issue, weighed against the rest of her chart, it would leave her cold. Her interpretation was she would be loveless, due to the inharmonious nature of a Capricorn Moon. Her perception was that she would remain unloved because the planet associated with Capricorn -- Saturn -- seems to be harsh and unforgiving. True, Saturn can be a relentless taskmaster, and true, there can be the appearance of a cold and unemotional side, but there is hope. Astrology, at best, is a series of guidelin...
Astrology

Significance of the Aquarius Moon

Significance of the Aquarius Moon : The familiar presumption is that the moon is female. From that, typically, the females tend to resemble their moon signs while the males are less forthright with the moon's influence. Honestly, the natal moon is important, and this is new-age astrology with no gender bias. The planet associated with Aquarius is Uranus. In more formal astronomical taxonomy, Uranus is a strange planet. While every other planet, and some asteroids, have a basic orientation, with a north pole/south pole, the planet rotating around that planet's central axis, then orbiting is a basically circular orbit around the Sun, Uranus varies dramatically from this understanding. The shorthand version is that Uranus is 90 degrees off from every other planet in the system so the Ura...
Astrology

An Astrology Guide to Your Sun Sign

An Astrology Guide to Your Sun Sign : The below qualities will not necessarily represent your birthdate 'sun' sign. These traits will show where you have major planets and in your house positions. Aries 21 March to 20 April Fire - cardinal Ruled by Mars and 1st House Adventurous and energetic, pioneering and courageous, enthusiastic and confident, dynamic and quick witted, selfish and quick tempered, impulsive and impatient, a bit of a daredevil. Taurus 21 April to 21 May Earth - fixed Ruled by Venus and 2nd House Warm hearted and loving, persistent and determined, placid and security loving, jealous and possessive, resentful and inflexible, self indulgent. Gemini 22 May to 21 June Air - Mutable Ruled by Mercury and the 3rd House Adaptable and versatile, communicative and w...