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Examining the Video Game as an Art Form

admin — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

When most people think of Video Games, they think of kids playing all day ignoring the outside world. Well maybe they play too much, but there is a reason. Have you looked at a video game recently? Just the pictures alone make you think you are watching a movie. And that is only one part of it. Video games also have carefully constructed story lines, not just a main story line but hundreds sometimes thousands of story lines a player can follow to his hearts content. Video games also make cut scenes. That is scenes of important plot that the player gets to watch like a movie. The people who put these games together are artists. Many of them even go to art school to learn how to use the tools so they can make their ideas come to life on a screen. And, many times the concept art game designers made before they put it into computers is released with the game so players can get a feel for what the original design was before it became digital art. Even coding the game itself is an art form. So next time you go to the store take a second look at that video game art.

The Unheralded Genius of Video Game Artists

admin — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The vistas created by video game artists are absolutely amazing, a form of expression that deserve due credit. Whether gamers are brought into a fantasy world, the recreation of a film setting, or someplace that seems completely authentic, video game artists have brought their illustrations to new heights. Realism, imagination, and creative forces combine with the skillful work of the video game artist producing the behinds the scenes magic. In an industry that continues to thrive as more game systems are produced with greater levels of sophistication, the video game artists are the backbone that make the components and characters come together for a satisfying experience for the consumer.

There are a host of games including those intended for young children, games that are aimed at young adults, and games for mature audiences with adult themes and images. Some games are educational for children, some teach adults different skills such as cooking and gardening, others are for fitness, while the majority are for pure entertainment. Talented artists in the video gaming arena know how to create animation that will work to suit the game as well as the audience. One wonders what exciting worlds video game artists will develop next.

Modern Directors Whose Vision is Redefining Film

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

If you are a film buff, you know there is nothing quite like the feeling a truly good movie can give. A film crew is made up of a large group of people who do jobs to acheive a certain artisitc vision through film, but one of the most important jobs in the film industry is the job of the director. In order for a movie to truly be good, the movie must have a good director. If you are looking for up and coming directors who are taking the world by storm, here are a few who have the artistic vision to truly redefine film.

Darren Aronofsky

Darren Aronofsky is a truly visual director who takes his films to another level. From the depressing vision dislayed in Requiem For A Dream to his latest visual masterpiece, Black Swan, Darren Aronofsky brings his unique vision to make movies that truly redefining film.

Joel and Ethan Coen

The brother duo of directors create movies with an edge that are different from many movies of the past. They technically have been making movies for years, but it’s only been recently that their movies have had a major impact on society while redefining film with their groundbreaking movies like No Country For Old Men and Miller’s Crossing.

These are just 2 of the many directors who are creating groundbreaking cinematic experiences that are truly redefining film. Hopefully, we will get to enjoy their artistic visions for many more years to come.

Czars of the Canvas: Russia’s Greatest Painters

admin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Have you any idea why Russia’s Greatest Painters are deemed Czars of the Canvas? There are countless of painters, artists and musicians all throughout the world but then what makes the Russian Painters a cut above the rest? Well, it is perhaps how Russian Painters have made a remarkable impression as far as art, music and painting are concerned. After all; they have married their culture to their love for art. They have mingled art with the culture they have been born with – a culture that is not only inspiring but at the same time, truly eye-catching.

Russian Paintings Boast Of Genres And Concepts Of All Sorts

From the traditional Russian artworks to the contemporary Russian paintings being auctioned in various galleries all over the world, you will notice that each genre depicts a sense of class and culture that money cannot buy. It is so delightful to look at Russian paintings especially that they reflect concepts of realism, abstractionism, impressionism, surrealism, expressionism, post-impressionism, fantasy, or avant-garde. Truly, nothing can be more delightful than to have a look at such Russian paintings – both traditional and modern.

Russian Painters Offer A Wide Assortment Of Themes

One last thing, Russian painters always offer a vast array of themes. You may select the theme you like based on your need or preference. There are the so-called Russian landscapes where the beauty of Russia is displayed through painting; the genre scenes, paintings about still life or nude scenes, or portraits of both prominent and mediocre faces.

Explore the works of countless Russian painters who carried on the traditions of the late nineteenth century and you will feel the timeless power of their works. If you are bent on catching a glimpse of Russian art works, you may always check out the Russian Museum located in St. Petersburg. It is where a lot of the best Russian paintings of all times are stored.

Drawing the Line Between Graffiti and Urban Art

admin — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The line between Graffiti and Urban art continues to draw controversy. Is it public defacement or an expression of artistic temperament? Opinions vary with some saying Graffiti is not an art form and others indicating it can be amazing art but only when it doesn’t destroy private property. Still another person commented, “Its like a footprint on a foundation. makes you think about who left it behind”. As a gorilla art isn’t the purpose of graffiti to make passersby think about where they are and who else has been around?

As a sporadic thought provoking expression can it then be classified and reigned in as an art form? Perhaps it is meant to be disturbing. By creating a disruptive sense of space, graffiti has its purpose by speaking to the community at large. In defining it with traditional constraints under the label of Urban art the ‘consumer’ might consider it more comfortable but does that negate its purpose?

The arena of urban art shifts its umbrella to include formerly banned projects such as Heidelberg in Detroit into becoming a playground and learning center. Does this remove its original purpose of creating a statement of street life, poverty and urban community?

Breaking Down Bach: Composers Inspired by Johann Sebastian

www.artistsilove.com — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Johann Sebastian Bach was a man who has inspired millions of musicians, composers, artists, and writers worldwide. His work is among the most recognized and he is considered to be one of the greatest composers of all time. Several of the musicians he inspired were his own children, who grew up to be fantastic composers and musicians themselves. (Wilhelm Friedemann Bach and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach from his first marriage and the six children from his second marriage: Gottfried Heinrich, Johann Christoph Friedrich, Johann Christian, Elisabeth Juliane Friederica, Johanna Carolina, and Regina Susanna.) Bach has even inspired world leaders such as Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Kothen and the King of Prussia with his ability to play and compose wonderful music. Want more? Click here.

Some of the people Bach inspired are also well known throughout the world and include the following: Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Haydn, Brahms, Berlioz, Robert Schumann, and Felix Mendelssohn, just to name a few. In short, Johann Sebastian Bach was a man who inspired millions in different ways throughout the history of the world. In fact, it may be easier to answer the question of who was not or has not been inspired by this amazing person who was a musical genius.

Exploring the Hidden Roots of Jazz Music

admin — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Understanding music, both as a listener of it and a player of it, is a never-ending journey, with multiple layers of meaning and revelation. It seems that every time you get to the true essence of a piece, a genre, a performance, or an artist you find that you can go deeper still. One of the great joys of music is this discovery of meaning. Getting to the hidden roots of jazz music enables this joy.

Jazz is so encompassing of so many genres that discovering the sources can take a lifetime. It may be a lifetime well spent, but it there seems to be no finally definitive moments that caused the birth of the sound. Rather, it is an ongoing amalgamation of a wide variety of sounds and sources, and that is one of the reasons that the field remains so vital and fresh.

One good way to get to the beginnings of any style of play is to find out what any given performer’s influences were. Then listen to them, and then on to those influences, and on and on back through time. This is not only an enjoyable experience; it is wholly educational as well.

Jazz is a music that may have no real beginning at all. Rather, it is an organic outgrowth of all of the things that make music speak so dearly to a listener’s heart and mind. There will be layers upon layers of meaning and nuance, and looking deeper and deeper still can create a whole new understanding and appreciation of the art form.The information doesn’t stop now. Keep looking: The Anti-JAzz campaign 1934

Who Silenced the Poets? An Examination of Modern Poetry

admin — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000

What can one say about poetry today other than that it’s conspicuously absent and that hardly anyone even realizes the silence left in it’s wake. This is because that silence is loud indeed. The hole left behind where poetry once occupied our culture is of course filled in with the meaningless cacophony of radio, television, video games, cell phones, the internet and so on.

Our media environment makes no room for poetry. We are too busy for it. We have allowed the raging chatter of the media marketplace to drown out our ability to contemplate a thing like poetry. We make no time for it.

Before electronic media poetry was an important part of the culture. Words like “musicality” and “song” were used to describe the printed poem. People had time for it and appreciated the tremendous value that is still there today but forgotten.

Poetry is alive but not well. Like street saints and artists poetry goes hungry. Under the total domination of electronic media only the rare and the few make room for poetry.

Modern poetry is not silent. It screams and yet is drowned out. We have silenced them. We have silenced the poets with our deafness.