Posted in: Arts, Featured by Miruna Sfia | February 16th 2011 | no comments
The mistery concerning the change of shading in some of Van Gogh’s paintings has been revealed. Apparently, the deterioration of the pieces is due to a chemical reaction having to do with the UV and sunlight.
Some of the Dutch master Vincent Van Gogh’s paintings curiously changed their colors, as bright yellow turned to brown. In order to be able to stop the transformation, scientists had to [...]
By Adriana Stanciu | September 3rd 2010 | no comments
Arts in general and performing arts especially, I mean here music, theater and dance, are those kind of arts that allows improvisation and direct link of the artists with the audience. Sometimes, they involve the whole community in their projects, unlike other visual arts, that are mostly created by the artist alone and then exhibited in a place or another. As my article's subject is [...]
By Adriana Stanciu | September 2nd 2010 | no comments
Jazz is the music that comes from the soul, with its improvisations and rhythms and artists with strong, powerful voices. It has successfully gained a place into people's hearts and in the panoply of musical genres, therefore a lot of festivals have been made that brings jazz upfront. Tomorrow, September 3rd will begin the 31st annual Jazz festival in Detroit, that will bring together [...]
By Adriana Stanciu | September 2nd 2010 | no comments
I don't know about you, but I like theater a lot, as it is one of the most permissive of arts, and at the same time very easy to understand. Sometimes, even if you get out of the theater hall and say to yourself 'I didn't get anything from this', after a while, after some thinking, you could come to some conclusions about what you have seen there. Another reason for which I like theater [...]
By Adriana Stanciu | September 2nd 2010 | no comments
I adore going to art festivals more than visiting a museum just because the atmosphere during a festival is more relaxed and more entertaining. Moreover, the natural setting offers artist the opportunity to improvise, to create on the spot, to be original and to involve the audience in the process of creation. In this way the audience and artists with their works get closer to each other [...]
By Adriana Stanciu | September 2nd 2010 | no comments
When I first saw the title Edges of the World and I made a connection between it and the field of art, I immediately thought of Some kind of sculptures that should be sharp, made of metal and very bright, in some sort of a manner. This is why when I dug on and searched more about this exhibition I was amazed to see the discrepancy between my ideas and the artist's. In fact this is a [...]
By Adriana Stanciu | September 2nd 2010 | no comments
Christie's is the world's leading art business, a name and a place that offers expertise in the filed of fine arts and at the same time different auctions of glamorous international pieces. Founded in 1766 by James Christie the business now hosts over 450 auctions annually. The categories are varied, ranging from paintings to jewelery and from photography to wine, making thus sales for [...]
By Adriana Stanciu | September 2nd 2010 | no comments
Music is one of the arts that brings together speakers of many languages and make them forget the language and cultural discrepancy between them. One of the universal languages in the world, in my opinion, classical music especially is what makes people communicate to each other no matter where they are from. And when people meet in festivals to listen to good music they feel like they [...]
By Adriana Stanciu | September 2nd 2010 | no comments
I wonder if there is someone in this world who has never heard of Titanic. Either the ship with its story, the documentaries or the movie with Leonardo di Caprio and Kate Winslet. Everybody knows that Titanic really existed and the tragedy on board is still something people remember. I believe that in part this is due to the fact that the unsinkable ship sank. Perhaps anyone who [...]
By Adriana Stanciu | September 1st 2010 | no comments
I have always been fascinated with the patience and skill the Asian people use when they create art. Either origami or ikebana are my favorites, but the way they paint on minimalistic settings has always amazed me. I have seen artists painting on rice or on very little pieces of rice papers and their work was simply exquisite. Everything about their work an skills is so elegant and [...]
By Adriana Stanciu | September 1st 2010 | no comments
Labor Day is very important for Americans and they usually celebrate this day by having off their work. Therefore, when you see that a museum, a national institution, is open that day, you might wonder why. The answer is very simple. In this way they show their respect and gratitude for their ancestors. Tyler Museum of Art is not the only museum which will offer a normal program on Labor [...]
By Adriana Stanciu | September 1st 2010 | 2 comments
Some museums are traditionalist, some other are modern. Some of them can host only classics, others can host the work of contemporary artists. Sometimes, it all depends on the architecture, at other times on the specific of the museum. This is the reason for which you can see paintings of Van Gogh, for example, in almost all museums but you cannot see an Anime object in Louvre or [...]
By Adriana Stanciu | September 1st 2010 | no comments
Art is sometimes so desired to be viewed and owned outside the museum that people usually would pay no matter how much to get one of the exhibits to accessorize their houses with. When they cannot buy their desired works of art from the exhibitions, they wait for auctions to be able to purchase the works that they want so much. When it comes to American art every American would surely [...]
By Adriana Stanciu | September 1st 2010 | no comments
Because I consider myself an open-minded person I believe that art can be created from a variety of materials and in a variety of techniques. Therefore, when I see something unusual that goes into the category of art I try to freshen up my mind and eyes and all my senses and to look through the eyes of the artist. In this way, I can understand their work and the work of art in front of [...]
By Adriana Stanciu | September 1st 2010 | no comments
Arts are those aspects of the human life that appear to be necessary, educational or entertaining, depending on the needs we have when we find a few minutes a day to return towards art. You might think that you cannot do this every day, but you are wrong. Every time you listen to a song, every time you watch a movie, every time you help your child to do their paintings for school or [...]
By Adriana Stanciu | September 1st 2010 | no comments
Music is the art that appeals to our soul and feelings through sounds and rhythm combinations. Since the first songs and plays that have been performed music has found artists that would bring innovations regarding instrument combinations, sound combinations and rhythms. No wonder then that music has its own festivals and festivities and they are so numerous just because every music [...]
By Adriana Stanciu | September 1st 2010 | no comments
What is most relaxing than going to a festival during the Labor Day Weekend and enjoy all the activities proposed to you there? The Shelter Valley Folk Festival promises you and your family great fun and wellness opportunities to go back home fully relaxed and joyful. Taking place between September 3rd-5th the festival proposes you music, crafts and wellness methods during the whole [...]
By Adriana Stanciu | August 31st 2010 | no comments
Photography is an art that transcends reality in a very direct way. It transcends it and reveals it at the same time. Photographers are artists that can depict the deepest emotions in one's soul with just a simple click on the button. Sometimes they can succeed in depicting reality with its plentiful shadows and layers in ways that are to be discovered by the human eye and filtered [...]
By Adriana Stanciu | August 31st 2010 | no comments
Theater festivals may be looked at with both interest and boredom, depending on every person's taste. However, the Shaw Festival at Niagara-on-the-Lake promises to offer nothing but pleasure in the following to months and in September especially.
The Shaw Festival has known a tradition of 48 years, its first opening being in 1962. The one who had this idea of making a [...]
