Mahl Stick for the artists !!!

 Mahl Stick.

A mahl stick is a stick or thin pole about a metre in length (three feet) with a ball-shape pad at one end, used as an aid in painting, particularly in oil painting. A mahl stick is useful when painting detail or when painting in a large area where the paint is still wet and you want to avoid touching the surface accidentally.

A mahl stick is something you can make yourself, from a piece of bamboo or dowel; simply tie a folded-up bit of cloth to the one end with a piece of string, or use an elastic band. Ideally you want a bit of cloth that won't slip or scratch the canvas; a piece of chamois leather is ideal. A round stick is better than a square as you never have to orientate it so you don't rest your arm on an edge.

mahl stick.

CUBISM ART..CUBES AND CUBES!

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·        Cubism was one of the first truly modern movements to emerge in art. It evolved during a period of heroic and rapid innovation between Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. The movement has been described as having two stages: 'Analytic' Cubism, in which forms seem to be 'analysed' and fragmented; and 'Synthetic' Cubism, in which newspaper and other foreign materials such as chair caning and wood veneer, are collaged to the surface of the canvas as 'synthetic' signs for depicted objects.

·          "The square is not a subconscious form. It is the creation of intuitive reason. The face of the new art. The square is a living, regal infant. The first step of pure creation in art."as quoted by  Kazimir Malevich, in 'From Cubism and Futurism to Suprematism: The New Realism in Painting' (November 1916).

Pointillism..magic of dots !!!

                                                Pointillism..magic of dots !!!

Pointillism is a form of painting in which tiny dots of primary-colors are used to generate secondary colors.

The term "Pointillism" was first used with respect to the work of Georges Seurat, and he is the artist most closely associated with the movement. The relatively few artists who worked in this style also included Paul Signac and Henri-Edmond Cross.

Instead of mixing colour pigments on a palette and then applying the mixture onto the painting, the Pointillist applies small dots of pure unmixed colour directly onto the picture and relies on the eye of the viewer to mix the colours optically. Viewed at the right distance, (supposedly three times the diagonal measurement) the dots of colour give a richer and more subtle effect than can be achieved by conventional techniques.In the below painting by Paul Signac, Femmes au Puits, 1892, showing a detail with constituent colors.

FAUVISM ART

Fauvism..What is it ?

• • FAUVISM

• The Fauves ("wild beasts") were a loosely allied group of French painters with shared interests 

• ·      A radical use of unnatural colours that separated colour from its usual representational and realistic role, giving new, emotional meaning to the colours.
• ·      One of Fauvism's major contributions to modern art was its radical goal of separating colour from its descriptive, representational purpose and allowing it to exist on the canvas as an independent element. Colour could project a mood and establish a structure within the work of art without having to be true to the natural world.

·      Dance (II) - Henri Matisse   

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SOUL BLOWING,ISN'T ART?

When you see Paintings,Sculptures,Figurines,Crafts and Creative 3d paintings the effect is on the eyes itself or also on the soul?

Art surely blows the mind but it has to blow the soul too!
Artists put their soul in creating Art and that is felt by Observers!

Yet the best of Art is to come always it is never right or wrong,it is never good or bad,it just gets better with ages just like an old wine.

Respect goes out to everyone creating Art and dealing in Art!

What is an ART?

Art is mesmerizing for the one who creates art and also for the other who looks at the beauty of it. It has always been the SOUL INVESTMENT factor by the artist; which plays a mega role in the final art product.

Love for art is in heart. Piece of artwork is not only attraction but the colours speaks the characteristics of humanity, the tone of the painting speaks the moods, the texture portrays the nature , the shapes and lines speaks the volumes of creativity.

And at ART TANTRA, we try to capture the beauty in immense way. Art is not just a passion but dreams are woven for creating better artworks in future.