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Limited Edition Screen Prints

jennyhicks — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:46:21 +0000

Limited edition screen prints of musicians and singers are becoming very popular for display in the home, in shops and a wide variety of businesses. Screen prints make a welcome change from a piece of canvas art and are usually very striking making a statement on a wall. Limited edition screen prints are especially sort after due to their exclusivity. Screen prints of contemporary musical artists are available and one such is the Beth Ditto screen print.

French illustrator Marine has created a number of stunning limited edition screen prints, which are clearly inspired by her love for music and fashion, the Ye-Ye movement in sixties France, her childhood and all the different people she meets.

Marine was born in Paris, grew up in South of France and moved to Brighton to study Graphic Design.

Now living and working in Brighton as an illustrator she divides her time between commissions for clients such as The Guardian, Penguin, Coca-Cola, TruThoughts, Amelia’s Magazine, Jazeera Airways … and personal work that she exhibits regularly. Her work has been described as vivid, vibrant, sometimes retro or slightly surreal and has been published in Computer Arts, Etapes Graphiques, Illusive and the Secrets Of Digital Illustration.

Most recently Marine is noted for four quality portraits including Gossip’s singer Beth Ditto, Dance Girl, Guitar Girl and Tea Girl, which are all printed on 400 gsm uncoated Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) approved paper are available in a very limited edition of just fifty signed and numbered screen-prints.

This Beth Ditto print is exclusively available from Design Supremo, which is an online creative hub that brings together cutting edge design, illustration, photography, street art and other hybrids in between. Design Supremo collect and supply original, vintage and limited edition prints, art posters, unique t-shirts, and other assorted creative products.

A Visit to New York City

statensisland@gmail.com — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:59:53 +0000

New York City once founded by Dutch as their commercial centre has now become one of the most populous cities in the world. The City of New York is the most populous city in the United States and metropolitan area covered by New York is the largest urban area around the world. For some time, New York City was the Capital of United States too.

Now the Capital of United States has been shifted to Washington DC, even though New York has its own importance for United States. The most important benefit of New York City is that this place is situated at one of the best Natural Harbors, making it Ideal for Trade and Commerce. It is one of the most helping factors for NYC, because New York developed as the centre or trade in United States just due to this benefit. The city is also a major center for several international affairs. The headquarters of the United Nations is also situated here. New York City is also home to some tallest building establishments of world like Empire State Building and Rockefeller Centre along with several other skyscrapers. Once twin towers of World Trade Centre was also a part of this list. But now that is a matter of past.

New York City is also among hot favorite tourist destinations of world. It provides tourists with several hotspots with happening places to visit and various fun activities. The New York City comprises of five boroughs; The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island within five counties, respectively: Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, and Richmond.

Richmond County and specially Staten Island attracts tourists from all over the world due to collection of several cultural places to visit, along with unique natural diversity, never seen in any of the metropolitan cities of world. The Staten Island ferry between Manhattan to Staten Island is now among one of the World Heritage which provides a nice view of Ney York Harbor, Statue of Liberty and coastal New York surrounded by Pacific Ocean.

Staten Island is like a crown for New York City, it’s among must visit for every tourist visiting New York City. It is said that New York visit is incomplete, until you see Staten Island. Tourists can visit 9/11 memorial here, which is a place to pay homage to Staten Islanders who lost their live in World Trade Center tragedy.

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Kris Hardy Canvas Art

webpred — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:00:46 +0000

Based in Yorkshire, Kris hardy is an art graduate who has exhibited work in various exhibitions, show homes, bars and salons around the UK and abroad, working with a number of interior designers to supply art work to them.

This year has been very exciting for Kris hardy as he exhibited at Grand Design Live at London Excel 3rd to the 11th of May 2008. In its 4th year, Grand Designs Live boasts over 40000 visitors and Kris will be amongst a staggering 450 exhibitors. Kris showcased his latest work and he demonstrated his canvas art live on the stand. It was a very successful week for him.

Kris graduated from the University of Huddersfield in June 2000 but he is no stranger to London after completing a 2 year MA at the Royal College of Art between 2000 and 2002. He has been producing contemporary canvas art since graduating and have exhibited work in various exhibitions, show homes, bars and salons around the UK and abroad, working with a number of interior designers to supply art work to them. Since 2003 he has exhibited his work in over 20 John Lewis departments stores, primarily in London. Through exhibiting at Grand Designs Live, he is hoping to showcase his artwork to a wider audience, different to those of John Lewis and his home town of Hull.

The launch of his website in 2006, http://www.krishardy.com, has meant he has a travelling portfolio of his past, latest, bespoke and John Lewis work. Incorporating an eccommerce system has enabled his work to be purchased online delivered to anywhere in the world.

His very contemporary approach to his artwork style and attiitude to artist - client relations is refreshing. The approach he takes with his work is to produce high quality, original acrylic-on-canvas paintings that complement the client’s interior. All artwork is painted to order by himself and comes in standard sizes depending on the painting format. The refreshing approach is highlighted greatly by his comment “I more than happy to do bespoke sizes and colours, as I believe if you want a piece of art for a specific space then you should not have to compromise”.

Staten Island Ferry - Not Less than Wonders

statensisland@gmail.com — Tue, 06 May 2008 07:52:52 +0000

Staten Island is the most rich in cultural heritage than other boroughs of New York City. There are several attractions here, and no doubt the most important attraction is the Staten Island Ferry, which is in the list of favorites for people in all age groups as well as in the list of must see and experience of travelers to New York City. The crowd visible on Staten Island ferry is the best proof of its popularity and charm among people. This is also the lifeline of people commuting Daily from Staten Island to Manhattan.

The Ferry operating between St. George on Staten Island and Whitehall Street in lower Manhattan carries 20 million people a year that means 60,000 passengers a day. This number does not include people travelling on weekends. The Staten Island ferry is operated by NY-DOT (New York City’s, Department of Tourism). This is only non-vehicular mode of transportation between Staten Island and Manhattan. This 5 mile, 25 minute ride provides a wonderful, unforgettable view of New York Harbor, skylines of Lower Manhattan, as well as the best possible view of Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.

New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) ensures everything to make this ferry ride more comfortable, safe and memorable for daily commuters as well as tourists. Smoking or any type of hard alcohol intake is strictly prohibited, only beer is permitted. The Staten Island Ferry is completely disables friendly, people with physical disability can also enjoy the ferry ride. There is a separate entrance and other facilities for disabled.

One more thing which is most important to know for people, The Ferry ride is absolutely free. There was a charge of 5 cents for the journey; it increased to 50 cents later bit by bit. But after a decision of NYC DOT the Ferry ride has been declared free, that means all excitement and pleasure of this exclusive and marvelous journey comes for free without any burden on your pocket.

There is no wrong saying that Staten Island Ferry is “One of the world’s greatest (and shortest) water voyages.” You’ll accept it, when you come to New York City and experience the pleasure of travelling to Staten Island from Manhattan via this heritage ferry ride.

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A Glimpse into Music School of US

mischool — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:07:00 +0000

Music is the most sought after hobby and activity all over the world. There are several music schools in U.S. that claim to train the students in highly professional and skilled manner. But Musicians Institute has bagged the tag of best music school imparting music lesson in various areas of music. Here we would see different types of music training given at this music college. We help our students build up a lucrative music career by giving state of the art training in various musical instruments and music programs. Music knows no limits in terms of geographical location or religion. Students from all over the world come here to take training and polish their skills.

Musicians institute of music offers excellent degree and certificate courses in bass lesson, vocal lesson, guitar lesson, keyboard lesson, percussion, audio engineering, music recording, music video production and setting up of music business. Students choose the music program they wish from the wide range of music course curriculum. Those who are aspiring for music engineering can join in the music production school where topics related to it are taught like music mixing, digital signal processing, practical recording, track programming, etc. The student should carefully study the available music programs, facilities, career opportunities, fees, etc of an audio engineering school before taking in the admission.

Music video production is also another career option for music lovers. There are various aspects related to this concept, like- editing, directing, producing, filming, cinematography, etc. A good music production school would cover all essential topics that go in designing state of the art music course. Are you searching for a good music recording school? Then your search ends at Musicians Institute. Song analysis, visual media, recording, etc are taught here in a professional manner. This institute offers degree program, certificate, majors and non-certificate in many music programs.

Take a Dive Into The World Of Bonsai

scholar — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 05:02:03 +0000

Bonsai trees are not forms of genetically dwarfed plants. Instead, these miniature trees are created from nearly any tree or shrub. The potted bonsai tree stays small through a process of pot confinement and by specialized pruning. Crown and root pruning is performed on bonsai trees to keep them at their small size.

Bozen / Bolzano

MarcoItaly — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:36:25 +0000

This Italian mountain town near to the Austrian border features the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology. The Ötzi museum, as it is also known, charts the history of South Tyrol (Alto-Adige) from the first glacial period (150 000 BC) to the Carolingian period. The famous Ötzi is the star attraction. The “iceman” was found in 1991 near the Similaun glacier in the Ötztaler Alpen. He is estimated to have been about 45 when he died and was preserved in ice for 5300 years. He is now preserved in a cold chamber which keeps a constant temperature of less than 6° C.

The Cathedral is a Church of pink sandstone consecrated to winegrowing and grape-harvest. It has involved construction spanning the Early Christian, Carolingian, Romanesque and Gothic periods. The campanile, built in the 16C and modernised with the addition of Gothic windows, reaches 62 m. On the right side you will see the small Wine portal, which is decorated in imagery associated with winegrowing and grape-harvest. The church used to have exclusive rights to sell wine in front of this door.

In the Dominican Church (I Dominicani), you’ll see Frescoes by Friedric Pacher and by the Giotto school. This Church was Built in a Gothic style. It was than modified and then damaged during the secularisation of 1785. You must see Saint Giovanni Chapel (after the Rood Screen) for its frescoes by the Giotto school and its cloister, decorated in Frescoes by Friedrich Pacher.

At the Franciscan Church (I Francescani), admire a sculpted wood altar and a retable by Hans Klocker. This church burned down in 1291 and was then rebuilt in the 14C and the original arches put back a century later. The interior is marked by an Altar of the nativity in sculptured wood, decorated with a retable by Hans Klocker. The charming little cloister has elegant arches decorated in frescoes from the Giotto school.

Italian Paper

MarcoItaly — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:25:15 +0000

Paper was not invented by the Italians, but by the Orientals, but its manufacture was greatly developed and improved by them and furnished an extremely important adjuvent for the art of printing. Fabriano of Anoona made excellent paper early in the fourteenth century and the extant manuscripts on Italian paper from that period excite admiration for its good quality even in our day. Most of the North Italian cities took up the manufacture of paper about this time and their product became famous all over Europe. It was they who developed the making of rag paper and also linen paper. About the middle of the fourteenth century the use of paper for all literary purposes became well established in Italy and gradually spread all over Europe.

What needs to be well recognized, however, is the fact that Italy’s inventions were not limited in any way to merely material things. There are many inventions which represent shortcuts of various kinds for the accomplishment of mental processes and in facilities of this kind the practical genius of the Italians has been particularly fruitful. It was they who invented the various processes in arithmetic that have so simplified calculations. It is to them also that we owe as is made clear in the chapters on Mathematics and Astronomy the algebraic solutions of equations of various kinds that had seemed impossible or could be done only by long time taking guess-work before the Italian mind ordered them.

Some idea of Italian practical genius

MarcoItaly — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:03:15 +0000

We owe to Italy the first books in Greek and Hebrew types. The first complete fonts of Greek types were used in Rome in 1465 and in Venice in 1472, as quotations in Latin text. The first book in Greek was printed in Milan in 1476. Before Aldus first book in Greek (1495), thirty-four Greek books had appeared in Italy. Aldus gave us the cursive model of Greek types that has generally prevailed until our time; prior to his types the Greek models were crude. The first books in Hebrew appeared in Italy in 1475. Almost needless to say these represent inventions in the making of types which were to influence deeply all the after time.

Some idea of Italian practical genius in printing may be obtained from the fact that they invented paragraphing in print as we now have it, introduced pagination, invented capital letters, first arranged punctuation and added all those features which make the modern printed book so much more easy to understand than the old manuscripts or even the first books that were printed. To them too we owe the title page with the information that it now conveys at a glance and many other features that are real discoveries.

Italy has a lot more history to discover on location, and one of best ways to do it is touring with your own private driver-guide.

Italian marine and printing

MarcoItaly — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:34:16 +0000

Although the Italians are not usually associated with naval development some of the most important evolutions in naval vessels have been suggested from Italy. In the second part of 19th century they made the first very large iron clads of the Dandolo type. Cuniberti conceived and designed the battle cruiser type with unit calibre guns in the main battery and with subsidiary batteries and high speed. It was he who also suggested the further development of this into the “dreadnought” and actually went to England with the permission of the Italian government to direct in building the first one of these vessels that was laid down some fifteen years ago.

Italy must yield to Germany’s claim for priority in the invention of printing, but while the Germans invented, no nation did so much as Italy for the diffusion of printing, for the development of the art, it very soon became in their hands and for the encouragement of every detail of fine bookmaking that came with it. Above all Italy was the fruitful mother of inventions that made the printing art of immensely greater value to mankind than it was as it came from the hands of the original German inventors. Henry Louis Bullen, the curator of a museum of typography, said in 1914:

“From 1465 to 1501 thirty-five years printing was established in seventy-three Italian cities. Each printer had to make his own presses and types and cases and other appliances; there were no manufacturers or merchants making or selling these necessaries. Sixteen hundred and eighty (1,680) distinct type-faces have been identified as the product of the Italian printers in that brief period, including the most beautiful Roman and Text types ever used, and the first Italic. Was ever a greater boon in the printing industry? Was ever an art more eagerly adopted? Printers outside of Germany have been influenced more by the early Italian workmanship than by the German. Every printer or typefounder among us is the debtor of the earlier Italian printers, none the less so if unconscious of the obligation and ignorant of the benefactors.”