Sometimes you gotta have to look beyond the picture to get the picture. The truth lies within the deception and within the conception of art itself.

Just added a new category called Photo of the day = PotD. Join in to check out some little random shots. Art is defined by the artist and not some money making institution. Art is defined by the artist and by the conception of each individual. Embrase creativity.

Some useful aditional information about Andy W.:

Andy Warhol [ˈændi ˈwɔːɹhoʊl] (* 6. August 1928 in Pittsburgh, PA; † 22. Februar 1987 in New York City; eigentlich Andrew Warhola) war ein US-amerikanischer Grafiker, Künstler, Filmemacher und Verleger sowie Mitbegründer und bedeutender Vertreter der amerikanischen PopArt. Warhol gilt als die zentrale Figur der Pop-Art. Er hinterließ ein umfangreiches Gesamtwerk, das von anfänglich einfachen Werbegrafiken hin zu seinen Gemälden, Objekten, Filmen und Büchern reicht. Überdies war er, wenn auch nur kurz, als Musikproduzent tätig.

Andreas Gursky new works calles oceans I-VI can be seen in Berlin at the SPRüTH MAGERS BERLIN    MAY 01 – JUNE 21 2010.

Press Release from Sprüth Magers (Berlin):

ANDREAS GURSKY
Andreas Gursky SPRüTH MAGERS BERLIN    MAY 01 – JUNE 21 2010 Opening Reception Friday, 30 April 2010, 4 ␣ 9 pm
Monika Sprüth and Philomene Magers are delighted to present an exhibition of new works by Andreas Gursky in Berlin. The series of works represents an important new development in Gursky’s practice in which the artist reassesses the way he works with photography.
Like many of Andreas Gursky’s works, the new, six-part series Ocean I-VI (2009-2010) goes back to a spontaneous visual experience. As the artist relates, while flying one night from Dubai to Melbourne he stared for some time at the flight monitor: the Horn of Africa to the far left, a tip of Australia to the far right ␣ and there in between the blue void. Then all of a sudden he saw the graphic representation on the monitor as a picture.
The path from diagram to large-scale photographic work proved to be very involved. Gursky used high-definition satellite photographs which he augmented from various picture sources on the Internet. The satellite photos are restricted however to exposures of sharply contoured land masses. Consequently the transitional zones between land and water ␣ as well as the oceans themselves ␣ had to be generated completely by artificial means. Given that they make up by far the largest part of the works, this resulted in a gigantic project that only compares with the efforts Gursky lavished on the series F1 Boxenstopp (2007). That all these pieces nevertheless convey the feeling of real subaquatic depths is due solely to the precision of Gursky’s visual work. He even consulted shoal maps to get the right colour nuances for the water surfaces.
At second glance one realises however that Gursky’s interest in the image is not cartographic in nature. The distances between the continents do not follow any systematic programme, such as “Google Earth” offers, but are slightly shortened or elongated according to compositional principles. But above all Gursky’s works foreground aspects that cartography only deals with schematically and quite incidentally, because they are of little economic merit: the seas. Steeped in midnight blues that depart distinctly from the colours for depicting seas on maps, Gursky gives his oceans a dimension of the sublime that is only otherwise to be found in painted seascapes.
If one peruses the old cosmogonies, the Earth first gained its countenance as the elements earth and water were delineated from the undifferentiated and formless mass; only then did the seas and landmasses start to mutually distinguish themselves. Seen in this light, it comes as no little comfort that landmasses and stretches of ice appear at the edges of Gursky’s pictures. In view of the yawning chasms that open up at the centre of the works, they grant the eye a foothold and orientation. But conversely the oceans gain their overwhelming power from the contrast to the landmasses that shine out from them in all their sharpness and wealth of detail.
By shifting the shapeless and ungraspable aspect of the oceans to the centre of the works and permitting only the edges and fragments of the continents to be viewed, Gursky goes beyond the representation of the cosmos as an orderly structure: they grow here from the heart of it is an indefinable, unnamed menace. With this the artist addresses a very topical attitude towards life: the feeling of hopelessness of ever trying to restore the old order of the cosmos when faced with mankind’s progressive destruction of nature. Gursky’s Ocean I-VI seems to anticipate a state of the world in which it has once again been rendered uninhabitable. And the only one of the pictures that features a continent at the centre ␣ Antarctica ␣ acts by way of a complement to the other motifs in the cycle. Since time immemorial every bit as hostile as the sea, under the portents of global warming this continent now seems to be raising an apocalyptic finger, for all the 1/4 beauty in its details.

By casting a distant eye on the world as a whole and simultaneously featuring the peripheries rather than the centres, the works stand in the way of economic interests and amenability. From the midnight blue of the formless, which we associate with superhuman magnitude, we gain instead an idea of a world quite unamenable to our desires. And with that the latest works from Andreas Gursky move to the forefront of the contemporary discourse.

For further information and press inquiries please contact Jan Salewski (js@spruethmagers.com).
Opening Reception: 30.04.2010, 4 ␣ 9pm Hours: Tue ␣ Sat, 11am ␣ 6pm
Opening Hours during Gallery Weekend Berlin:
Friday, 30 April: 4 – 9pm (Opening Reception) Saturday, 01 May: 10am – 7pm Sunday, 02 May: 10am – 7pm

one of the major art faires in the world. This is where the art dealing is taking place. Within the first few minutes a new picaso was sold and 15 Million Dollars were transfered from one bank account to another. The Art Basel takes place June 16th -  20th in Basel/Switzerland.

Art 41 Basel takes place June 16 – 20, 2010.

The world’s premier international art show for Modern and contemporary works, Art Basel features nearly 300 leading galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa. More than 2,500 artists, ranging from the great masters of Modern art to the latest generation of emerging stars, are represented in the show’s multiple sections. The exhibition includes the highest-quality paintings, sculptures, drawings, installations, photographs, video and editioned works.

61,000 people attended Art 40 Basel, the last edition of this favorite rendezvous for the global artworld, including art collectors, art dealers, artists, curators and other art enthusiasts. The Neue Zuercher Zeitung am Sonntag titled
“Die Königin strahlt in neuem Glanz – Von Krise keine Spur.” (The Queen gleams in new brilliance – no sign of crisis.), Le Figaro observed “La Foire de Bale confirme sa place de reine.” (Art Basel remains the Queen) and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung says “Die Art Basel ist nicht zu schlagen. Seit vierzig Jahren unaufhaltsam an der Spitze: Diese Messe wankt nicht.” (Art Basel cannot be beaten. Since forty years irresistably on the top: this fair does not falter).

With its world-class museums, outdoor sculptures, theaters, concert halls, idyllic medieval old town and new buildings by leading architects, Basel ranks as a culture capital, and that cultural richness helps put the Art Basel week on the agenda for art lovers from all over the globe. During Art Basel, a fascinating atmosphere fills this traditional city, as the international art show is reinforced with exhibitions and events all over the region.

I have been watching the art scene for quite some time now. I was in art, especially photography for quite some time. Let’s take the example “large format photography (LFP). LFP was dominated and had a major influence by many german foto artists, such as Andreas Gefeller or Andreas Gursky (as seen on arnet). Those Artist did really push photography to a whole different universe. Combined with high end technology and superb photoshop techniques they really have pushed the boundaries. They have surpassed the mega-pixel camera’s and the last frontier of analog cameras, which was named resolution, has been smashed alot earlier then most of us though. Right now, the scene is evolving with it’s technical revolution. Nowadays, we have photoshop cs 5, and affordable digital cameras which allow every day people to take extraodinary pictures, process them on their home computer device and printing them out on high quality papers.

On the other hand, its the art scene itself, which is ruleing their market. The market ssems to be mainly controlled by a few gallery owners, which seem to be dominating the are sales or auctions…..

If not, you are right here to find more Details and explanations. Well if you hit google, you’ll find alot of information about this well known and well covered guerilla artist. Or just go to his site to find out more about him: http://www.banksy.co.uk/.

So,”Where is what we so call Hollywood”? Banksy is a british street artist, which has gathered a quite interesting reputation. Banksy is an artist which is known for communication-geruilla art, which covers many controversal topics “political, economic topic and many more”. Besides his controversy point of view his art often seems to be satirical. Today many collectors aquirred rare Banksy art pieces. Collector like the royal family and many more. Today, his artwork is sold through many places around the world facing up to several thousand pounds/dollars.

Banksy who started of as an graffity artist always used to spray paint rats around the world. The rat theme plays a major role in his life. I do wonder if there is a coincidence with the word rat itself, cause if you keep juggeling around the letters il also speels ART = RAT.

Below you will find some random art pieces from banksy.

Recent Banksy Artwork:

Banksy in Toronto 2010 Banksy in San-Francisco 2010 Banksy in Detroit 2010

Sometimes contrast is needed to point out a difference.

Well,.. as you see, still in the testing process. Haven’t quite figured out what to do with this site. Just messing with some text and pictures, throwing them around, moveing them from left to right, from right to left and wondering when the color will disappear.

After messing for quite some time, i finally figured out how to make the ugly pink dissapear.

Leave a comment if you like pink.

Dont shoot at me

Danceing again…..

Well, if you threaten me I just pull my gun. This site is for testing purposes only, maybe I will do something with it, or just use this as a test chamber. Be aware of nukes.

I sure do love the purple… NOT. I just don’t bother with it. Maybe I’ll do some changes later. Well what else is on my mind….?