WHoArtNow NewsNews and updates from WHoArtNow and some interesting snippets of news in the world of art, design, and the printing industy.Smashed Sculpture Halts Exhibition- July 31, 2008 The peace and quiet of the London Royal Academy was smashed at the weekend when a visitor to the exhibition lost her balance knocking a 9ft ceramic sculpture to the floor smashing it into hundreds of pieces. The sculpture entitled 'Christina' by Costa Rican Artist Tatiana Echeverri Fernande which was valued at over 6000 was totally destroyed at the Summer '08 exhibition curated by famous (if slightly controversial) British artist Tracy Emin. The Royal Academy confirmed the incident and said...http://www.whoartnow.co.uk/blog/2008/07/smashed-sculpture-halts-exhibition.html Website Updates- July 28, 2008 WHoArtNow Website Updates July 2008We have made a few tweaks to the site, as part of the start to the WHoArtNow V2 site. As well as giving a bit of a face-lift to the top navigation sections, we have now created a brand new "Help and Utilities" section and started added some content to this section & the "About Us" section. The main aim is to give you guys a bit more information about what we offer, and to answer some of the common questions that you might have.Over the years we have...http://www.whoartnow.co.uk/blog/2008/07/website-updates.html New Stencil and Street Art on Canvas- July 18, 2008 Artwork Update: July 2008We are well into July now, and deep in the middle of this fluctuating seasonal summer of 2008, & we have a cheeky art update that might brighten up your day! We have just finished furnishing the site with load of brand new street inspired designs and prints which we are very happy with. Featuring a mixed of street art, from abstract macro cross sections of graffiti, to some hand produced pieces that have been put together in-house by some of our outstanding new...http://www.whoartnow.co.uk/blog/2008/07/new-stencil-and-street-art-on-canvas.html New Floral Canvas Art- July 11, 2008 Artwork Updates: July 2008We have a brand spanking new selection of floral designs, and photographic prints which are now live and up on the site.There is a beautiful selection of commission produced art, which are all brushed painted on canvas, and produced as prints, followed by a number of subtle photographs of Flowers, some quite abstract in their composition."Coffee Rush" & "Pastel Pods" have been created for an obvious reason in mind. The browns, light tones and latte hints,...http://www.whoartnow.co.uk/blog/2008/07/new-floral-canvas-art.html Inflatable Street Sculpture- July 10, 2008 Its hard to be unique and creative these days, yet American artist Joshua Allen Harris has managed to be so unique he's been making world wide news with his breath taking garbage bag balloon art.The idea started by creating small dogs out of used white plastic bags. The bags were then tired to subway grates in New York so that when a subway train goes by, air rises through the vents and the dog stands up.Taking things to a new level, Harris has now moved onto bigger and better animals, now...http://www.whoartnow.co.uk/blog/2008/07/inflatable-street-sculpture.html 2009 Interior Trends: Oriental Sweetness- July 8, 2008 WhoArtNow: Interior Trends 2009Oriental Sweetness:After Woolmark has launched its new interior colour trends for 200910 at the start of the New Year, it looks like Japanese Inspired themes are going to be prevalent. It is still early days as far as interior predictions for 2009, but we are going to look into one of the trends that is looking hot for next year, Oriental Sweetness & produce a dedicated range of canvas art prints to compliment it.It's all about the East: Asian & Oriental..http://www.whoartnow.co.uk/blog/2008/07/2009-interior-trends-oriental-sweetness.html New Organic Canvas Art- July 1, 2008 Artwork Updates: June 2008We have a new selection of Organic Canvas art prints fresh on the site. This is an update on the Organic section, featuring loads of beautifully photographed shots of nature.So, black and white is a key theme for 2008, so there is plenty here to choose from. "Bare Trees" is one of my personal favourites, it is quite unlike anything on whole of the WHoArtNow site. It's blurry, out of focused trees and branches make it quite abstract in nature, and I just love the whole..http://www.whoartnow.co.uk/blog/2008/07/new-organic-canvas-art.html |