Central Florida artists pay tribute to the late pop artist.

Andy Warhol wanted to do videos for Saturday Night Live. Since I was previously an "artist" I was picked to work with him. What an amazing experience! Not funny results, but a historical art   more...footnote I'll never forget.  less

A windy day....A beach scene...Teenagers, children, my nieces, my nephew. Andy Warhol. Jazz Music. Music by Kevin MacLeod. imcompetech.com "No Good Layabout"

This floor is sculptures and modern art? I don't understand how some of these works got in here...

A Happy Birthday Wish To Andy Warhol. August 6th, 2007 would have been the artist's 79th birthday had he not died in 1987. The music used is taken from the 1980s series Psalms Alive! The song is titled   more..."Selah II".  less

A short memorial to Andy Warhol. I did this video back in Feb 2007. Originally, I posted it on YouTube.

Now through September 29, artnet Auctions is featuring the Prints Masterworks Auction, a special online auction of prints and multiples by some of the most influential artists of the 20th-21st century.   more...The sale comprises 150 works by 50 artists including Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Pablo Picasso with estimates from $1,000-$150,000.

To view Multimedia News Release go to http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/artnet/40036/  less

I mention people and events that took place forty years ago in 1968.
Andy Warhol was shot.
Bobby Kennedy was killed.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed.
Riots erupted at the Democratic National Convention.

This song was part of Andy Warhol's Hot Parts Soundtrack. It was credited to Steve Martin, although it was written and produced by Mike Brown and featured original Left Banke members.

You can download   more...a hi res version at:
http://leftbanke.nu

PEW MAN FU STUDIOS
http://charlemange.net  less

Framing, Hanging and Storage of Artworks

When framing artworks on paper in order to hang and display them, it is important to use quality materials and conservation framing techniques in order to protect   more...and preserve the works. When a frame is assembled it should have a strong support board that will protect the back of the artwork. You have to decide whether you will use glass or Plexiglass. Always bear in mind that glass breaks but its easier to clean and take care of. And if the artwork is expensive it is much better to use Plexiglass for safety and protection.

In hanging artworks try to decide first where would be the right place for the artwork to be hang. Never hang expensive artworks near a fireplace. If you are hanging an expensive artwork consult a professional service with the appropriate type of art hangers to e used.
Storage of artwork involves defending it from extreme humidity and excessive dryness, from insects and rodents. In addition to the archival boards and papers, there are materials such as storage boxes and envelopes specially designed for storage use. Always keep in mind to keep artworks three (3) inches off the floor if you are storing it on a basement.
When you are on vacation it is very important to leave your artworks covered with blanket to prevent it from ultraviolet light and to help it keep from color fading. You must also place it in storage if you will be away for a long period of time.
To experience Spars incredible art creations visit http://www.SparStreet.com/Gallery call 888.277.4980. http://www.Sparstreet.com  less

What to do with a New Art Purchase
How to Protect Artwork and Your Art Investment
Purchasing an artwork requires you some things to consider. Don't purchase a painting or any art on impulse and just rush   more...it home. There are some things to consider. You must first ask yourself few questions. Will you get full artwork documentation from the gallery? How will you transport the art home safely? Where are you going to hang it? How would you take care of it? Is it covered by your insurance company? This article will give you some tips on how to become a wise art purchaser.
Documentation from the Gallery to be Secured
Documentation can weight marketability and importance. You should gather any documentation about the piece, such as certificates of authenticity, bill of sale or any other receipts, copies of publications and where the art was mentioned. You must keep documents well because all these can have some historical and commercial value some day. Also make sure that you have secured a copy of instructions on how to take good care and proper handling of the art. Check out who is the artist. Find his gallery listings, exhibit catalogs, and any reviews on the artists accomplishments. If possible consider the artists place of work, training credentials, residence, titles and the places where the artists work has been exhibited, how long does he exhibits and sells art? Secure signed photographs of the artist and artists resume and information.
Transporting and Shipping Artworks Home
Transporting your artworks home, you are first and foremost concerned for their safety. Sometimes valuable creations ruined because of careless handling and transporting. Don't let this happen to your art pieces. Make sure that the car or van is large enough to get the artwork home safely. Bear in mind the supplies that you will need to cover and protect the artwork from breaking and any other hazards such as heat. You can use blanket or cardboards to cover it. And always make sure that you have insurance while the artwork is being transported to your home.
On shipping artworks you need to consult the gallery with the best shipping companies theyve been using before. Seek for their advice and recommendations. Try to find out by asking or making a survey on what would be the best art transportation companies. And always make sure that they know how to package correctly that would protect your artworks for shipping. Be safe and go with trusted carriers to ship your artworks safely. To experience Spars incredible art creations visit http://www.SparStreet.com/Gallery call 888.277.4980. http://www.Sparstreet.com  less

Let look at this practically, take a moment to evaluate the facts. Seven out of ten Americans suffer from stress related illness anxiety, depression, insomnia, high blood pressure, heart disease, coronary   more...disease, eating and digestive disorders, eye sight problems, cancers and addictions. And most of us know the havoc stress can have on our relationships and financial well-being.
When we are feeling love, we cannot feel stress. It is impossible to feel stress at the same time as we are feeling love. Love is felt fully in the absence of stress. Love has a calming, empowering, healing effect on our mind, body, spirit, relationships and financial world. It is the healthiest of all things we can feed ourselves. Love matters.
At the end of our day, or the end of our lifetime, when we reflect upon the best things that happened to us, inevitably the best things will be those things that touched our heart, that opened us up to the beauty and grace of the feelings of love that closeness, openness, intimacy, trust, vulnerability, passion, excitement, and connection that lights up every aspect of our life. When we look at it the bottom line really is that our life feels rich and fulfilling in direct proportion to how open we are to experiencing love.
So given that love is what makes life feel rich and fulfilling (and that science has proved that it heals our mind and body) how do we amplify, intensify and expand that experience in our lives? How can we create an environment in which the feelings of love can grow, and even thrive? What are the qualities of that environment, that support system for health and well-being? How can we create this for ourselves and our loved ones?
If freedom from stress (and its related diseases) matters to you, then love matters to you. And we must place a high priority on this experience that we know we value. How do we make it our primary life experience? What will bring it to the forefront of our minds; make it the object of our attention in a sea of things that would otherwise dominate our attention?
Since early childhood art has been a vehicle for deepening and heightening the experience of what love is and what it can be for me. And others, from royalty, to celebrities, to major corporations, to highly successful business owners, to ordinary people have made my work part of their collection, for the deepening and heightening of their own experience of the feelings, the people and the things they love most in life. For more than four decades I have been and because of this deepening, my life continues to improve and evolve exponentially.
To learn how art can accentuate your experience of love, visit your favorite artist or gallery, grace your living and working environments with artworks that really move you and inspire you, that open your heart to what you love most. Why not? When you look into your life can you think of anything that really matters more than the love that you and your love ones feel every day?
Life is full of choices. Live for what matters. Make choices that will make your life extraordinary. Live for love.To experience Spars incredible art creations visit http://www.SparStreet.com/Gallery call 888.277.4980.  less

well, the story is long and sad and deep and way to much to go into here but if you are bored and want to read this well while my son and I were asleep in our beds someone came into our kitchen and stole   more...my canon rebel great camera and I had to revert to this Olympus to make some creative photos I had in mind and so this is what came about in that creative moment this morning as I clicked off frame after frame at about eight seconds apart. Guess I didn't need that high fluting digital SLR anyways. Sometimes we don't pay attention to the important things. Like love and Art.  less

Everybody in their lifetime will have 15 minutes as Johnny Cash

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i am man

chasing dogs

Buying the blue chip works of art history has been the domain of the ultra-rich. The art sales that you hear about - the occasional Picasso, Van Gogh, Degas or a work from the older masters generally   more...gets high-profile press coverage before, during and after its visit to Christie's or Sotheby's.
It appears that only works of art that are at least 40 years old and that are appraised at over a million dollars are desireable for the ultrarich. Maybe that's the only buys we hear about. No small time purchases get the kind of attention that the mega-auctions generate.
So is this about art, or is it about that grandiose sort of connoisseurship that begs history, or is it just the dollars. I have a feeling that the big auction houses, news agencies and billionaire collectors would like for us to believe it as all three.It's not hard to get your fifteen minutes of fame passing around a Van Gogh. For a billionaire it's possibly the easiest way to be remembered for more than fifteen minutes. Not all billionaires with art buying habits are equal in their connoisseurship. The collections of many of them have been spectacular while others have acquired a second -level collection.
Having recently visited the Getty Museum near Los Angeles again, I found myself with a lot of questions about Getty's buying habits and his taste. Of course what is shown may not be a true reflection of his tastes or his buying habits. Many collections suffer adulteration at the hands of heirs and foundations.
Getty has one fair-sized gallery for each century, each gallery with the 10-12 necessary period canvases to fill the room. But I wasn't bowled over buy his picks. I have seen many more coherent and more impressive collections by men and women of lesser wealth. So much for his connoisseurship.
It is true that the holdings of some of the world's greatest museums were began with the donation of a single private collection - often from a deceased royal. This is also true of some of the least interesting museums.
Collectors of note, like publisher S.I. Newhouse and hedge fund magnate Steven A. Cohen, have different buying habits and entertain personal goals that we may only guess at in retrospect. Cosmetics moneyed Ronald Lauder bought his first drawing by Austrian Expressionist Egon Schiele with money from his bar mitzvah and went on to fund and found the Neue Galerie New York for showcasing German and Austrian art.
Bill Gates, the world's richest man, can buy what ever he wants - he bought Leonardo da Vinci's "Codex Leicester" for more than $30 million. Does Bill Gates buy contemporary art?It seems to me that if a billionaire was truly concerned with connoisseurship he or she would look at contemporary art. That is where the real test is. Can he choose the future, as opposed to the very, very established past. Buying a da Vinci or a Renoir takes little sense but a lot of dollars. I wonder if Getty and Gates somehow just couldn't pass up a cheap deal on a blue chip.
If a billionaire, or anybody for that matter, steps up to the plate and chooses works by somebody who is not yet a blue chip, then that buyer could be seen financially as a "speculator", but if he chooses correctly he could be seen in the art world as a true connoisseur. Someone who had the savvy and feeling for the future of art.Nobody gets any prizes for loading the Elgin marbles on a ship and taking them home to London. But what about a buyer who collects 600 works by 100 artists who eventually become the da Vincis and Degas of the future. That takes eyeballs, brains and heart.
The saying that the second million is easy gets some play here if you consider that the easier those millions get, the lazier the buyer can afford to be. I cannot be enthusiastic about someone who sends his attorney's assistant to Christie's to outbid some other billionaire for a work at three times the rational price - as is happening with the over-inflated Warhols. Of course there is a lo  less

NEW YORK Fine Art is hot.
Despite turmoil in the financial markets, there are no signs that the art market is softening.
The fall auction season in New York saw robust prices across most categories, with   more...postwar and contemporary works in particular going through the roof. It seemed like a new record was being shattered every time an art auction was held.
This record haul generated billions of dollars for auction houses such as Sotheby's, contributing to solid earnings but also exposing auctioneers to volatility when sales didn't go as well as expected.
The reason for the art market's strong showing? The weak dollar, expanding world wealth and new buyers from countries not previously associated with the art collecting community, experts say. Over the last five years, wealthy buyers from Russia, China, India and the Middle East have greatly helped fuel the art market.
The boom has occurred against the backdrop of a dreadful year for the financial sector in the U.S. a slump that seems to have been offset by the influx of foreign buyers and big American buyers who have not been affected by the uncertain economy.
These buyers paid astronomical amounts for art. An Andy Warhol painting sold for more than $71 million in a May auction that brought in a total of nearly $385 million. A Matisse fetched more than $33.6 million in a November sale that also took in nearly $400 million. A limestone lion sculpture that measures 3 1/4 inches hauled in $57 million earlier this month.
Still, the art market hasn't been immune to turbulence.
Sotheby's suffered a lackluster modern and impressionist sale in November in which Van Gogh's The Fields, estimated at $28 million to $35 million, failed to sell and many other works sold below their estimates. Sotheby's stock plunged 28 percent that day because of investors' fears that the company had overextended itself in guaranteeing sellers' reserve the price the house promises to pay if a certain item doesn't sell.
"What the market was saying was that the property being offered was very heavily estimated and the quality was not there to support this value," said Ian Peck, CEO of the art-finance firm Art Capital Group.
"If you try to sell stuff for twice what it's worth, the market's going to say no," said Peck, adding that he heard that the Van Gogh later sold privately for about $20 million.  less

Let look at this practically, take a moment to evaluate the facts. Seven out of ten Americans suffer from stress related illness – anxiety, depression, insomnia, high blood pressure, heart disease, coronary   more...disease, eating and digestive disorders, eye sight problems, cancers and addictions. And most of us know the havoc stress can have on our relationships and financial well-being.
When we are feeling love, we cannot feel stress. It is impossible to feel stress at the same time as we are feeling love. Love is felt fully in the absence of stress. Love has a calming, empowering, healing effect on our mind, body, spirit, relationships and financial world. It is the healthiest of all things we can feed ourselves. Love matters.
At the end of our day, or the end of our lifetime, when we reflect upon the best things that happened to us, inevitably the best things will be those things that touched our heart, that opened us up to the beauty and grace of the feelings of love – that closeness, openness, intimacy, trust, vulnerability, passion, excitement, and connection that lights up every aspect of our life. When we look at it the bottom line really is that our life feels rich and fulfilling in direct proportion to how open we are to experiencing love.
So given that love is what makes life feel rich and fulfilling (and that science has proved that it heals our mind and body) how do we amplify, intensify and expand that experience in our lives? How can we create an environment in which the feelings of love can grow, and even thrive? What are the qualities of that environment, that support system for health and well-being? How can we create this for ourselves and our loved ones?
If freedom from stress (and its related diseases) matters to you, then love matters to you. And we must place a high priority on this experience that we know we value. How do we make it our primary life experience? What will bring it to the forefront of our minds; make it the object of our attention in a sea of things that would otherwise dominate our attention?
Since early childhood art has been a vehicle for deepening and heightening the experience of what love is and what it can be for me. And others, from royalty, to celebrities, to major corporations, to highly successful business owners, to ordinary people have made my work part of their collection, for the deepening and heightening of their own experience of the feelings, the people and the things they love most in life. For more than four decades I have been and because of this deepening, my life continues to improve and evolve exponentially.
To learn how art can accentuate your experience of love, visit your favorite artist or gallery, grace your living and working environments with artworks that really move you and inspire you, that open your heart to what you love most. Why not? When you look into your life can you think of anything that really matters more than the love that you and your love ones feel every day?
Life is full of choices. Live for what matters. Make choices that will make your life extraordinary. Live for love.To experience Spar’s incredible art creations visit http://www.SparStreet.com/Gallery call 888.277.4980.  less

Andy Liu - The Warlords

Jason Liebman performs The Velvet Underground's "I Found A Reason"

My reply to Mr. Milonakis

by Andy Mckee