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Fine Art FOCUS: LEONETTO CAPPIELLO: ADVERTISEMENT as FINE ART
the LEONETTO CAPPIELLO AESTHETIC He is credited to revolutionize the old thinking of poster illustration during his time. Cappiello’s concept of poster art was simple, to simply engage audience faster by creating unconventional visual impact. He was the first poster...
Let me introduce you: Chris, welcome to Los Angeles
Howdy! I've been living here for a decade or so and I've picked up a lot of new info. I'm a slow learner. I'm feeling kinda friendly, so I'm gonna share: Metro Not "THE Metro," it's just "METRO." It rhymes with "assault" and "dead-fentanyl-addict." And "urine." It is...
the POWER of the MANDALA
Though rooted in Buddhism, mandalas soon became present in Hinduism and other religious practices. Painters of the spiritual craft were often pious laymen, who were commissioned by a patron. They worked seated on the floor with a painting propped in their laps or in front of their crossed legs.
the HAWAIIAN SHIRT COLLECTION: MAHALO!
Hawaiian style is all about ease and comfort. It's also about celebrating the colors and forms of this unique tropical, Pacific location. As with most creative expression, we always seek out the most profane, bastardized version of whatever we are are admiring. A few...
Amazon’s a bitch
It's presumptuous to say that I know how to run a giga-trillion, global company who outpaced Kuwait's GDP this year. I do not know how to do that. I also do not know how to launch things into outer space, deliver anything by a drone or how to even hotwire a van. I do...
the ART of INDIA
the ART of INDIA The diversity of the world’s largest national population is astounding. 122 languages, including the planet’s oldest language: Hindi. 12 religions. 1.408 billion people (est. 2021). 29 states. This pluralism nurtures an insane wealth of art and...