| It’s Called Art, Darling | | Is art purley about aesthetic appeal? Does art need to transcend reality or should it attempt to imitate life? Must there be a preconceived concept or can you chance upon the creation of art through absentminded happenstance? We talked to artists and conceptual photographers Adèle Mathieu, Bárbara Bezina and Alfonso Aguilar to get their opinions on this highly subjective issue. Brace yourself for a captivating, charismatic and controversial read and remember to add your opinion to the discussion in the comments section! | | |
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| Experimenting With Abstraction | | Filmmaker and photographer, Motagu Fendt, was inspired by a visit to Centre Pompidou in Paris and set about attempting to craft an entirely new way to approach photography. In awe of Picasso’s cubism, Tinguely’s kinetic art, Kandinsky’s expressionism and Newman’s huge abstract canvases, Fendt got seriously experimental and broke new ground. Dive into a dozen abstracted concepts and learn how Fendt created new imagery using masking techniques, multiple exposure, blurred bokeh and color studies. Inspiring stuff! | | |
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| Tell Your Own Story | | Artist Katie Eleanor weaves her own world of gothic romance and fantasy through her photographic visualization. Eleanor often starts with the written word before crafting exceptional concepts with her camera which span dreams, fiction, character and sometimes unearthly creatures. She is greatly inspired by the Pictorialism movement and strives to capture the divine mind in her creations…a quality more easy to feel than describe. Take a look at her enchanting masterpieces and read about her thoughts on defining one’s own art. | | |
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| Essential Tools for Artists | | Feeling amazed and inspired by our articles? Ready to craft your next work of art? Add some of these essential tools to your artistic arsenal and up your experimentation game! |
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