Mark Ryden’s artwork has been described as captivating and disconcerting, mysterious and enthralling, unsettling, mystical, cuddly and frightening all at once. Ryden has been referred to as the king of the Pop Surrealism movement. Mixing joyful child-like imagery with disconcerting pieces of body parts or bizarre sights in nature, forming […]
Year: 2023
So what are pearls anyway? Pearls are made of calcium carbonate and may be considered nature’s little accidents. Sometimes in the life of oysters, mussels, conch and some other shellfish, a tiny parasite or grit of sand gets ingested in the folds of the shellfish body. The animal will secrete […]
Ernst Barlach (1870-1938) was an accomplished German artist, with interest ranging from writing and printmaking to sculpturing. Despite his popularity as a writer, he faced stiff State level opposition against art and most of his sculptures were either destroyed or confiscated, after Nazi Regime termed them as ‘degenerate art.’ Ernst’s […]
Time for your music dreams to come true – playing live onstage to masses of screaming fans…or at least a room full of people listening in to your creations. Though the ultimate goal is a good-paying gig, an artist or band just starting out may have to take on some […]