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PapercuttingsPapercutting is an art form that has been seen all over the world, adapted to regional styles based on cultures. It should come as no surprise that the Chinese have the earliest forms of papercutting currently known to us as the 'ancestor to paper' has been found in China. This was dated as far back as 2nd century B.C. and is considered as important as their discovery of printmaking, gunpowder and the compass.

~Thessatoria's It's Your Life
Naturally as paper spread throughout the world this art form evolved, spreading all over the Far East through to the Middle East. For example Japanese Kirigami where origami folds are cut and Indian Sanjhi.
This art form is popular to this very day, take renowned British artist Rob Ryan, which I am sure many of you here would have at least seen his work before! His work has been seen printed over everything you can think of, kitchenware, clothes, books and probably more!
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Famous Photographs: Lunch Atop A SkyscraperWhilst the most famous photographs from across the years often feature famine, death, destruction and war, it's sometimes refreshing to catch a glimpse of one or two that don't exhibit depression, demise and conflict. Photo-journalism can work both ways to brief the viewer of an image on what it's like to step into somebody else's shoes. It can shock, bring a tear or even, by some miracle - a smile.
Lunch Atop A SkyScraper does exactly that. It provokes a smile, it features across the world in postcards, books, greeting cards and other formats and ultimately it tugs at that part of your heart that knows there can be good in the world. So what makes it famous?
Source: Wikipedia
The Photograph itself shows eleven working men eating lunch, sitting on a steel girder. Nothing extraordinary about that right? Wrong. Their feet are dangling 256 metres above New York City. Nobody actually knows w

A History of Photography (Mostly)Art History Photography Month has begun and where better to start than with the History of Photography! I appreciate not everything is included, but here are some key main events and features, images and happenings that have impacted Photography across the years. If you don't want to read it all, scroll to the bottom for my tl;dr handy summary

1000AD
This is said to be where it all began with Alhazen inventing the first pinhole camera - known as Camera Obscura. Heard the phrase before? Now you know where it originates from! Aristotle observed and noted in around 330BC the optic laws that made pinhole cameras possible and questioned why the Sun could make a circular image when it shined through a square hole.
Source:LOC
1794
The First Panorama opens - the forerunner of the movie house invented by Robert

Famous Photographers: What we can learnThere are things that we can learn from everybody, whether it's as they say - sitting at the feet of an elderly person - or indeed reading from a book, looking at history in photos and so on. But what, if anything, can we learn from the Famous Photographers of the past? Well, plenty.
Julie Margaret Cameron
She was a shrewd business woman, and her fame came from having the only photographs of some very famous iconic people in History. And how did she manage this? By meticulously keeping details and registering her copyright with every single Photograph she took. We can learn a lot from her actions, particularly in an age where anything can be replicated, if you have the right tools. Equally, we can also learn the value of the equipment we have around us, and how easy it is now to capture a photograph and share it with the world. Julie's time in Sri Lanka served as a testimony that without pure water and chemicals, she couldn't continue with her craft and a

Stock and Resources:Interview with :devdan-heffer:

As part of Art History month for Stock and Resources we have interviewed the much loved `Dan-Heffer who was a Community Volunteer for the Stock and Resources Gallery in the past year. Dan creates a wide range of stock as well as general photographs and has given a bit of insight into his world.

Stock and Resources - how did you get into it and WHY?
I think somebody wanted a reference so i took one for them, then i got chatting in :#arstock: and there i found out how male stock wasn't as big and that there wasn't as much as female so started to contribute. The support grew and grew and yes! Thats pretty much it!

What's your favourite subject to shoot stock of?

Always people, because people allow for emotions and emotions make for the best stock!

How did you make the transition from stock photography to pure portrait work

Art History: History of Comic-con InternationalThe San Diego Comic-Con International (commonly known as just Comic-Con) is almost a household name these days. But how did it originate? Some of you would be surprised to know that the first Comic-Con was held way back in 1970 where approximately 145 people attended. That really expresses how large it has grown since then - the attendance rate being more than 130,000 this year.

In 1970, Comic-Con was founded by Shel Dorf, Richard Alf, Ken Krueger and Mike Towry. The first convention was a one-day event, not known as Comic-con - but Golden State Comic Con. A few years later in 1973, the convention was renamed and officially known as San Diego Comic-Con. In this same year, it held it's first celebrity brunch and was the first Comic-Con with a duration of five days.

Over the years, the attendance of Comic-con has increased significantly - now being one of the largest conventions in the world. With the att

Famous Photographs: The Afghan GirlIf you run a google search on what are the top famous Photographs of all time, The Afghan Girl is sure to appear. She is truly a face from History and one that many across the globe have tried to capture within others time and time again. But what exactly has made this image and its photographer so captivating?
Source: Daily Mail/National Geographic/Steve McCurry
Eyes, they say, are the window to the soul. And capturing such a piercing and expressive look in a photograph is a highly sought after skill. The Afghan Girl exhibits suspense, suspicion and a sense of distrust at the person behind the lens, she gives off an air of maturity, a foreboding feeling - a vulnerability behind years of strength. That, is what makes her so captivating.
Sharbat Gula is her name, although few even know this rather important detail. Sh

Brief History of ClaymationClaymation is a method of animation where clay figures are filmed using stop-motion photography.
Claymation (clay animation) dates way back to 1897, when the material plasticine was introduced to the artistic world. In this article, we will briefly explore the history of Claymation!

(scene from Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas)
So.. where have you seen this method used before? Films such as Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride, and Chicken Run were all made using Claymation. TV shows such as Wallace and Gromit, Gumby, and Bob the Builder also use this method.
Sammy Squid: Turns The Other Tentacle by SuperDaddytv
In terms of notable clay animators, Jan Švankmajer is someone worth talking about. Švankmajer created his first film in 1964 and has impacted the film and animation world

Interview with Sergi BrosaIn celebration of Digital Art Month, here is the first of a series of interviews done to the authors of some of the site's most popular digital deviations of all time. In this occasion I bring you *Brosa, creator of The Retro of Tomorrow

The Retro of Tomorrow

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I'm Sergi Brosa, a spanish artist located in Barcelona. I'm 25 years old, and I am an illustrator, comic artist and concept artist trying to survive in this wild world. I usually work as a comissioned artist, and I have tried two times to enter the french comic industry, with no success.
So, I keep just taking comissions, sometimes from companies and sometimes from usual people. I have to say that it is a fun job because it's never the same thing. B

Art History: Pixel Art in Real LifeWelcome to the first article of Digital Art History Month!
People around the world are re-inventing pixel art from the digital world into real life. Today, we'll look at a few ways people have made pixel art from every day items.
(Please note that I'm not saying the following ARE pixel art, but only an adaptation.

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For instance, Zach King on YouTube has created a pixel-styled Super Mario stop-motion using only Sticky Notes.
Wasn't that cool?
The next adaptation brings pixel art into 3D. Lego! We've all played with it at some point in our lives, but believe it or not, it's one of the most common adaptations in pixel art. Check out this LEGO sculpture by Nathan Sawaya.

Almost anything can be used to create pixel art in real life, even shot glasses, as demonstrated by Thomas Hoel!
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Eadweard MuybridgeSo Eadweard Muybridge, why should all animators know his name? He is an English photographer who moved over to America. So what is a photographer doing in our Film, Animation and Flash month?
Well his photography is really quite unique for the time, he set up multiple cameras for his shots in order to capture motion in the form of stop-action photography. He was also known for creating the zoopraxiscope, which plays a series of images in order to create the illusion of motion, in other words very early animation work! These series of images were on disc that were spun and projected, so the images loop in sequence. Kind of like your first generation animated gifs!
His photography work and his zoopraxiscope helped people to study in detail how things move. From the way people walk, jumping, running through to horses galloping. And as a tutor once said to me, if you can animate a horse, you can animate anything. These images surprised many people, such as when a horse runs, there is a pha

Famous Photographers: Julia Margaret CameronSource:Wikipedia
Julia Margaret Cameron was a British Photographer born in 1815 and living until 1879. She's relatively unheard of though, despite the faces that she photographed and the developments she made in her short career (spanning just eleven years.) Unlike many modern photographers and prodigy's, Julia is quite unique in that she didn't start photographing until she was 48 years old and was given a camera as a gift. Her style was not appreciated in her time, but like many who have made an impact on society, she became more famous and recognized long after her death.
Location: Inside Dimbola Lodge, Home to Julie Cameron
Source: Kathryn Dawson Photography
I was lucky enough last Summer, to be able to visit Julia's former home - Dimbola Lodge - on the Isle of Wight, England. It was here that I discovered the photographer and was both warmed and proud to find that a woman had made History with her

AUGUST Art History: Graphics -- Belgian Comics:iconarthistoryproject: :iconcommunityrelations:
BELGIAN COMICS
Another month, another topic for the art history-project.
And with this month's topic being Graphics, it's no more than normal that I show some patriotic pride in the amazing comic-artists that Belgium has brought forth (and that you guys probably grew up with!)
The Smurfs

Probably the most well-known one, due to the somewhat recent movie-release, these blue little fellas were created by Peyo, a born and raised "Brusselaar".
They were first created in 1957 and initially appeared as a set of side-characters in a comic of Johan and Peewit, "The Flute With The Six Smurfs". It wasn't until 1958 that they got their own series of comics and later on cartoons and even a movie, but they have been immensely popular

Studio GhibliA Tokyo based animation studio that needs no introduction! Studio Ghibli is best known for their traditionally animated anime films. It was originally founded by the legendary pair, Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, back in 1985. Ghibli is named after an Italian war plane that was used for scouting, this reflected Miyazaki's love for not only airplanes but also Italy. The name itself means "hot wind blowing through the Sahara Desert".
Takahata and Miyazaki
It was formed after the great success of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, which both Takahata and Miyazaki worked on. Their first feature film hit was Laputa, or some of you may know it as Castle in the Sky. Most of the films that Studio Ghibli produces is by Miyazaki, followed by Takahata, although they have worked with other film producers and directors as well.
Family favourite, My Neighbour Totoro
Walt Disney later acqui

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Film Legends: Stanley Kubrick

Tue Feb 5, 2013, 2:37 AM

Stanley Kubrick (July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) is one of the most influental directors of the last century. If there is one thing most obvious that his works have in common, it is a strong inclination to the unsettling, sometimes disturbing and most likely controversial.

"2001: A Space Odyssey" via imdb.com

From ancient history over horror to science-fiction and erotica, there seems to be no topic he did not create a master piece in. He always avoided to repeat himself, yet you just know when you watch a movie of his.

"Full Metal Jacket"

He was a perfectionist who often drove his actors to the extreme. Repeating seemingly simple scenes 5o times or actually endangering their health for a certain shot.
Obsessed with every detail of the movie, from camera to costume, he was also immaculate about researching whatever theme he had choosen for his next project.

"The Shining"

Most of his movies were based on novels or short stories, often with the implication to make a better movie than the book was. "Lolita", a very controversial book due to its theme, was turned into a satire. Similar to the dark humour of "Dr. Strangelove" which featured a brilliant Peter Sellers.

"Dr. Strangelove"

Especially in his the later works he used classical music very often. In films like "2001: A Space Odyssey" this formed a high contrast to the sci-fi theme of the movie. But also in "A Clockwork Orange" classical music played a main role in the movie.

"A Clockwork Orange"

His photographic background is clearly one of the reasons for his movies being visually extremely strong, creating fantastic worlds for the viewer to dive into.

"2001: A Space Odyssey"

Using the one-point-perspective to the extreme, for example, is one of his many trademarks, often unsettling yet always managing to catch the viewer.

He inspired a countless number of other directors and artists from pretty much every medium with his amazing works.

"Eyes Wide Shut"

His Most Memorable Movies:

Spartacus (1960)
Lolita (1962)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
The Shining (1980)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

There is a pace an rhythm to his movies, unusual in modern cinematography. He let the visuals of his movies speak for themselves and gave them time to fully sink in.
He created almost iconic styles and images, which are immediately recognizable as sprung from possibly only his mind.

Questions for the reader!

Are you familiar with Stanley Kubrick at all?
If so, do you like/enjoy his work?
What is it that you like/do not like about it?
Has his work ever inspired you to something? (For art or just sparked an interest for something)
If you haven't seen his movies, will you try them now?

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Film Legends: Stanley Kubrickby ^pica-ae

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=Vashtastic Feb 5, 2013 Digital Artist

this is awesome

^pica-ae Feb 7, 2013 Professional Interface Designer

Thanks

~sinnelius Feb 5, 2013 Student Filmographer

Clockwork orange was some dirty violence fetish. But it was beautiful as ****.

^pica-ae Feb 5, 2013 Professional Interface Designer

Indeed, but at the same time it was very revolting to me and also showed how bad violence is and what actually cannot be done against it. If that makes sense.
And yeah, from a cinematic point of view it is beautiful

~sinnelius Feb 5, 2013 Student Filmographer

Yeah, the presence of the show was like a statement against control of free will and to support whatever animalistic human behavior that anyone may or may not own.
So yeah, it make sense.

^kingmancheng Feb 5, 2013 Professional Filmographer

Great article! His works are nothing short of iconic, and to all those people who snubbed one point persective -

^pica-ae Feb 7, 2013 Professional Interface Designer

I always read that as ironic

which eventually may not even be wrong

I think every way of doing something has a right to exist, when it comes to cinema at least, the question is why you do it, and Kubrick used it awesomely!

^kingmancheng Feb 7, 2013 Professional Filmographer

I absolutely agree, people who try to strike these 'bad methods' out are just snobs.

People say don't point the camera towards the sun, I've seen many artists do so and have produced fantastic results.