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for the wip game: la vie boheme (LH44) 👀
oooh i’m glad someone asked abt this🥹 this one is very close to my heart but a little different than the regular! it’s based a lot on my own local arts district growing up, but is influenced by the musical ‘rent’🫶
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ੈ✩‧₊˚ LA VIE BOHEME — LH44 WIP
pairing: lewis hamilton x f!artist!reader
summary: lewis had his visit to new york planned out. fancy hotels, lunch reservations, and instagram content worthy of appeasing his agent. if only he knew it would only take one charismatic artist, determined to protect her part of the city, would uproot all of his plans (and maybe his heart)
— lewis had seen nightlife before. he’d seen it on every scale, from grandiose hotel suites turned into venues, to highrise clubs with penthouse vip sections, and drinks worth half a pay check.
but this? this was new to him.
the second you pushed the large piece of metal to one side, and the burst of color hit his eyes, lewis was enchanted. he could see your mark in the murals on the wall, enhanced by blasts of paint and explosions of light galore. he was stuck in just the entranceway, unaware of how the eyes of everyone around turned to assess the man accompanying their darling artist.
colored bulbs hung from strings along the walkway, illuminating every inch of the wall that was covered in paint and plants, old band posters covering the plain brick that would have seeped through. and under it all, you glowed.
the glitter sewn into your hair sparkled in the glow from the bulbs, your eyes doing much the same. it was clear this was where you belonged, and lewis would, at that point, give anything to let you keep that happiness.
it was bad for his health. a girl he had known less than a week, already so deeply woven into his heart that he was considering fighting whole governments to help her smile remain.
his career be damned, he was going to help you fight for it.
when i was writing this i wasn’t actually sure who i wanted to be the love interest But considering lewis is so supportive of Everything that this one shot stands for, he had to be it!!! the full one shot involves some class commentary as it’s about struggling artists vs obviously a major rich f1 driver but obvi, our lew is a sweetie so he felt perfect
also very self fulfilling fic as my dream is Forever art, and i used to live in a little arts district in canada before i moved to the uk for uni and then eventually france, and it was the best few years of my life. i really want to go back one day ee
#… [gigi and : anon]#lewis hamilton wip#lewis hamilton#f1 x reader#f1#lewis hamilton x reader#lewis hamilton imagine#lewis hamilton one shot#lewis hamilton scenario
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Crazy-ornate country house in Wraysbury, Staines-Upon-Thames, Berkshire, UK looks more like a castle than a castle. 7bds, 6ba, £3M/ $3.718.
This looks like an entrance with spiral stairs for the 2nd level and on the left, the entrance to the main floor.
Look at this brick work and the ornate woodwork on the ceiling.
I can't get over all this masonry and millwork and it's only $3M. Look at the fresco in the ceiling, too. The fireplaces in this home are magnificent.
This is the largest Inglenook I've ever seen. Look at the ceiling, it's like a giant framed painting.
The everyday dining area between the living room and kitchen.
Look at the kitchen cabinetry. Slap some black paint on them and you got some gothic showpiece. I know one thing, I'm not feelin' the lime green and yellow. I think it cheapens the look. Reminds of those retro disco colors from the 70s.
Formal dining room is very light and has a wall of beautiful windows and doors to the garden. Looks like a newer addition.
Check out the formal living room. Look at all the columns.
Beautiful stairs in the center of the home.
Yowzer! This primary bedroom is amazing. Look at the mural on that curved wall.
Updated bath.
Modernized secondary bedroom has a lovely skylight. Looks like a hotel.
Now, this is a courtyard.
The gardens are stunning. That looks like a little chapel back there on the left.
This newer addition looks like a Japanese garden.
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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
2002 wasn't a good year for me financially, so I took on a few non-palaeo projects to keep me going. The biggest commission I received that year was a mural (painted directly onto the wall) at the West Midland Safari Park, Bewdley, UK. I did manage to get the shape of a O. megalodon in there though, hidden in the vegetation!
This mural is still on show, by the way, but it has been cut in half by a dividing wall.
#Art#Painting#PaleoArt#PalaeoArt#SciArt#SciComm#DigitalArt#Illustration#Dinosaurs#Birds#Reptiles#Palaeontology#Paleontology
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Legions of Doom
Yeah, so my country’s leaders have decided to double-down on the anti-immigration rhetoric that they shamefully manipulated then rode to get them into power. You know, because that worked so well for Brexit. Let’s keep pushing that classic. One of the first things our newish PM, Rishi Sunak (note: a son of immigrants), did was to announce that they were going to be cracking down on the “small boats” - i.e. the ones that desperate people use to reach these shores. Pretty despicable, right? Don’t worry, our “anti-woke” Tory Party in charge has barely got started.
You may already have heard about the plan headed up by Suella Braverman (another child of immigrants), UK Home Secretary (reinstated after being fired for being a security risk) to deport “illegal immigrants” to Rwanda, an expensive (and apparently illegal) notion that hasn’t really got off the ground yet, and you might be thinking: there’s no lower they can sink. Hold onto your life jackets.
The Immigration Minister, Robert Jenrick, decided that the lobbies of the children's asylum centres were too welcoming, with their colourful, cheerful murals of famous cartoon characters, so ordered the walls to be painted grey; like a dull, battleship grey.
Then it was revealed that the asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants who were currently being housed in hotels (rather than, you know, having their applications to live here properly processed so they could earn money, house themselves, and contribute to society) were costing us too much money. So, you’re going to process them? Oh, no, you’re going to put them on a barge.
But not just any barge… the Bibby Stockholm is special. It’s been the place to house folk temporarily for a few decades now, in various parts of Europe, including homeless folk and asylum seekers in Germany and the Netherlands, plus oil rig and off-shore windfarm construction workers, and is currently moored off the Dorset Coast in the south of England. It’s designed to house about 200 people. It’s been retrofitted to fit 500. Yes, you read that right. And not by enlarging so much as putting bunk-beds in. I’m sure that won’t make anyone feel like they’re being housed in a floating prison… It’s got, you know, a multi-faith prayer room and a gym and catering and medical facilities. And inhabitants will get day release. And 24 hour security.
So it’s safe, right? It’s got extra fire escapes now and… no? No. It’s been assessed and there are some severe worries about how fire safe it is (when professionals start using the term “death trap”, it does tend to make one think, you know?), and how 500 people in there are likely to not be able to get out in case of a fire. Also that any outbreak of disease is likely to spread like wildfire. Ironically. But it’s not like you’re going to put people at risk like that, huh? Oh, and there’s a lot of standing water in the system because it’s not been inhabited or sorted out for a good long while, so you’re going to check for things like mould and legionella bacteria, right?
Wait, you’ve asked for legionella tests but you’re going to start putting people on the thing anyway, before the results come in? That’s… bold.
And… wait, you’ve now put a man on board who has tuberculosis? And you’re threatening people who don’t comply with being put on board that they’ll get no benefits? Even though they’ve been advised that they’re allowed to refuse to go, legally? But the Tory Deputy Chairman went on record to tell people who didn’t want to go that they could, and I quote, “Fuck off back to France.” So that's okay then. Problem solved.
And now you’ve found legionella in the water on the barge. Oh, three days ago? Uh, haha, that seems odd. So… you’re evacuating, right? Well, look; there’s a bar you’ve finally managed to clear. It’s somewhere in Hades, but sure… Have a gold star.
I’m sure there’s something I’ve missed, but that’s the crux of it. I’m not saying, you know, death camps, but, if anything, I might well be saying… death camps…
Oh, and then there’s the whole thing with the hotels where over 100 asylum seekers who are unaccompanied children have been kidnapped in the last year. Nothing to see here. Our coasts and waterways are filling with raw sewage, but everything’s fine. All part of the plan.
#tory party#uk politics#asylum seekers#refugees#bibby stockholm#legionella bacteria#rishi sunak#suella braverman#legionella braverman#(apparently trending on twitter)#oc#robert jenrick#lee anderson#united kingdom#britain#uk#we're so screwed#human rights#long post#rant#immigration#immigrants
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Taro Okamoto
Exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
Taro Okamoto was a prolific avant-garde artist, a trickster who forged his own path and encouraged others to do the same with his famous exclamation-cum-exhortation "art is an explosion". Completely modern in his output, he nonetheless had a deep respect for elements of traditional Japanese culture (Okinawan) and pre-historic art (Japanese Jōmon, Pre-Columbian in Mexico),which formed a basis for his practice and theorizing, for he also wrote on art a great deal, particularly focused on promoting a modern Japanese aesthetic unshackled from the wabi-sabi conventions he felt had dominated Japanese artistic creation for too long. He produced a wide variety of work in different media and placed a great deal of importance on public art.
This exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in Ueno was well mounted, the works appearing on the first of three floors in particular being very effectively presented brightly spot lit against black walls and dark carpet, which made his bold, colorful canvases really burst forth. The second and third floors took a more historical and chronological approach, ending with his last canvases in the early 1990's, including one unfinished work. The famous gigantic Myth of Tomorrow mural, painted then somehow "lost" in Mexico City in 1967, then rediscovered in Mexico 30 years later, then restored and mounted in Shibuya station in Tokyo in 2008, is represented by a large scale painted sketch. There are also a few films, one on the making of the famous Tower of the Sun for the 1970 World Expo in Osaka (and there are a couple of models of it as well), and extensive slide shows of photographs he took while researching Okinawan and pre-Columbian arts and culture.
As is often the case, while the sections had good English introductions along with the Japanese, the exhibition texts on the placards accompanying most works were exclusively in Japanese. Yes, this is Japan, and yes, if you attend a comparable exhibition in the United States or the UK, for example, there will not be Japanese explanation anywhere, but English is an international language and particularly for an artist with a global outlook like Okamoto's, one might hope for more English for the exhibition texts. Given that the museum is pretty undeniably overstaffed, with dark-suited individuals standing around doing nothing more than holding a sign or making an unnecessary announcement that someone else is also making 10 yards away (a very common sight here), some of the money used for excess staff could be used to pay a proper translator to do all of the explanatory texts (I don't want to take anyone's [part-time, contract work] job away, but the number of people is pretty ridiculous at some of these institutions). To their credit, they allowed photography, which is very often not the case at large Japanese museums.
Okamoto sold little work during his career, partly because he was in a position which made sales unnecessary, but also because he wanted to have available for display as much of his work as possible, rather than having it secreted away in the homes of collectors. Somewhat ironically for a resolutely non-commercial artist, the gift shop was larger and had a wider range of goods than I think I have ever seen at an exhibition of similar size. I assume the proceeds at least in part go the foundations running the two permanent museums housing his work in the area.
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#taro okamoto#modern art#japanese art#art is an explosion#tokyo metropolitan art museum#sculpture#岡本太郎
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D*Face’s “Painting Over the Cracks.”
On view beginning August 6th, 2022 at Corey Helford Gallery in Los Angeles, California is artist D*Face’s highly anticipated solo exhibition, “Painting Over the Cracks.”
Instantly recognized as one of the UK’s most prolific Urban Contemporary artists, D*Face (Dean Stockton) has occupied the forefront of his practice since his first sell out show in 2005. Born and raised in London, his childhood interests of graffiti, California skate culture, and punk aesthetic were well nurtured from an early age. Having come across the likes of Jim Phillips and Vernon Courtlandt Johnson amidst the pages of Thrasher Magazine, he was initially inspired to follow a path of graphic design and illustration, before eventually taking a more freelance approach to his art. After learning to screen print his own stickers, he took the public domain of the street as his canvas, blending art, design, and graffiti in a manner that pre-dated the emergence of street art as it is known today. It was in this newly found outlet that D*Face quickly gained attention from others, mainly for the clean, vivid nature of his designs that quickly spread across the city. Even today, D*Face continues to approach his work with the same anarchic energy that drove his career from the outset. His murals can be found across the globe and his subversive-pop style and iconic D*Dog logo have become an inseparable part British Urban art and it’s ever-expanding medium.
Often describing his work as ‘aPOPcalyptic,’ D*Face seeks to pick up where the masters of 1980’s American Pop left off ─ to establish a very real, albeit tongue in cheek criticism of our consumer dominated world. By subverting the images and icons of the everyday, the artist encourages the eye of the beholder not just to ‘see’ but to carefully consider that which they may otherwise take for granted. By re-appropriating media from decades of materialistic over-consumption--advertising, comic books, and on-screen romance--and reshaping it with cleaner lines and the vibrant hues of his pallet, D*Face’s work acts as a necessary wake up call to overly conspicuous society of the 21st century.
Regarding his new works, D*Face shares, “Yes, yes, I’m aware the actual expression is to ‘paper over the cracks’ but for obvious reasons, painting felt more appropriate to me and to this show ─ with nearly one hundred murals under my belt, I’ve spent my fair share of time painting over real cracks in real walls. If you haven’t heard the expression before, it essentially refers to the act of ignoring or hiding an issue in both the literal and metaphorical sense ─ it’s putting on a brave face and pretending that ‘the issue’ doesn’t really exist.” Adding, “After living through an unprecedented, historical moment in time that saw us globally locked down as a result of the pandemic, I think we’ve witnessed our fair share of ‘cracks’ appearing across society and culture alike, some fresh, some older, and some deeper than before. In many of these cases it felt like the approach was to apply a big dollop of metaphorical paint to cover them up, only for the cracks to reappear slightly worse further down the line. This show and body of work is a collection of my own personal observations and feelings from the last couple of years. My intention is not a love letter to what we have lost and nor is it a celebration of the change that was catalysed by the pandemic, because, let’s face it, there’s been good and bad in both. Rather, it’s a visual acknowledgement of the altered society in which we now find ourselves and which we must strive to make better.”
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Ceadogán Rugmakers is an artisan studio based in the Bannow Bay area of the south east of county Wexford with a long standing tradition of working with some of Ireland’s most respected designers and artists. Their striking handtufted rugs decorate the walls and floors of embassies, hotels and private homes all over the world. “Island” is an ambitious undertaking where Ceadogán have invited twelve of Ireland’s leading artists to collaborate in creating a unique one-off rug or wall hanging based on each artist’s designs.
Mary O’Connor makes paintings, screen prints, and large-scale wall murals influenced by the many vast landscapes she has encountered. These works are flat and gestural with recurrent shapes and forms. They are made using bold abstract geometric designs and a strong colour pallet. “Throughout my life I have experienced much flux and flow moving from the UK, New Zealand to Belize, Central Asia and finally back to Ireland. There are a lot of floating and moving shapes in my work. Our planet is constantly moving; we sit on continents, these continents themselves are on plates, plates that are constantly moving. These small shifts, over millions of years can move mountains, can separate the land from itself. Moving small amounts at a time, change may happen slowly. Little steps can move mountains.”
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Detail of “Jet Lag” (2022) Do Ho Suh, courtesy of the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York, Hong Kong, Seoul, and London
Australian artist Tanya Schultz works as Pip & Pop to create immersive installations and artworks from an eclectic range of materials including sugar, glitter, candy, plastic flowers, everyday craft materials and all sorts of objects she finds on her travels.
Her practice embodies both independent and collaborative processes across varying disciplines including installation, painting, wall-works and sculpture.
Often ephemeral, her meticulously constructed and highly detailed works embrace notions of abundance, utopian dreams and fleeting pleasure. She is fascinated with ideas of paradise and wish-fulfillment described in folk tales, mythologies and cinema.
Pip & Pop began as a collaboration with fellow artist Nicole Andrijevic in 2007. After four years Nicole left the partnership to pursue a different career. Tanya now works solo and with other friends and artists creating projects in many parts of the world.
Tanya has exhibited her work in Australia, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong, Germany, Netherlands, Mexico, the UAE and the UK.
Artist : JAN KALÁB
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Naoshima, Japan | Pumpkin, Yayoi Kusama
Naoshima, Japan | Pumpkin, Yayoi Kusama
Balloon Dog,Jeff Koons
Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman‘s Rubber Duck
Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The London Mastaba, Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park
Bertrand Lavier's fountain
Sydney University Graffiti Tunnel
Jerkface 🚬 Artist NYC IG: incarceratedjerkfaces
Public Art - Sky Mirror Anish Kapoor
Massive mural "Red Brick Building" on Shanghai Street by Italian artist Pixelpancho
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Happy Birthday to ex Runrig singer Donnie Munro born 2nd August 1953, Uig, Isle Of Skye.
Munro made his name as vocalist and guitarist with the highly successful Scottish folk rockers Runrig, before opting to leave the band at the peak of their commercial success to pursue a career in politics. The Skye born singer was brought up in an English and Gaelic-speaking household. He initially resisted calls from his old friend Calum MacDonald to join Runrig, concentrating instead on his job teaching Art at Inverness Royal Academy, but eventually relented in 1974 and, after several years with the band on a part-time basis, joined as a full-time member in 1982.
Runrig went on to enjoy great success in their native Scotland but were even more popular across the border in England, placing successive albums in the UK Top 10 and broaching the Top 20 with their single ‘An Ubhal As Airde (The Highest Apple)’.
IN the 90’s Donnie launched a solo career with On The West Side. The follow-up, Across The City And The World, featured eight Munro originals and the traditional Gaelic number ‘Calum Sgaire’, and detailed his experiences of growing up on Skye. A Gaelic language album followed later in the year. The multi-talented Munro is also a painter and has exhibited his work at the National Gallery. In 2021 he painted a mural on a wall in the heart of Portree
Donnie might not have written the words to this song, but without his lyrics, it, and many other songs from Runrig would not have had the appeal that has endeared many fans to the group.
Hearts Of Olden Glory.
There’s thunder clouds
Round the hometown bay
As I walk out
In the rain
Through the sepia showers
And the photoflood daysI caught a fleeting glimpse
Of life
And though the water’s
Black as night
The colours of Scotland
Leave you young insideThere must be a place
Under the sun
Where hearts of olden glory
Grow youngThere’s a vision
Coming soon
Through the faith
That cleans your wound
Hearts of olden glory
Will be renewedDown the glens
Where the headlands stand
I feel a healing
Through this land
A cross for a people
Like wind through your handsThere must be a place
Under the sun
Where hearts of olden glory
Grow young
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How to Write on a Chalkboard Using 4 Easy Chalk Options
🌟 Master the art of chalkboard writing with these 4 easy chalk options! 🖌️ Whether you're crafting chalkboard signs and artwork, designing a chalkboard menu for your restaurant, or sprucing up a pub chalkboard, these tips will elevate your skills as a chalkboard sign writer. 🎨
Traditional Chalk: The classic choice for chalkboard writing. It's affordable, readily available, and gives you that nostalgic chalkboard feel. Opt for high-quality chalk to minimize dust and ensure smooth writing. Remember to sharpen it for precise lines and invest in a good eraser for clean corrections.
Chalk Markers: Perfect for vibrant and bold designs on chalkboards. Chalk markers come in various colors and tip sizes, allowing you to create intricate artwork and eye-catching lettering. They're also easy to erase with a damp cloth, giving you flexibility to correct mistakes and update your chalkboard creations effortlessly.
Chalk Pens: Similar to chalk markers but with a finer tip, chalk pens are ideal for intricate details and delicate lettering. They offer precise control over your writing, making them a favorite among professional chalkboard artists. Plus, they're smudge-resistant once dry, ensuring your designs stay pristine for longer periods.
Liquid Chalk: Want the look of chalk without the mess? Liquid chalk is your solution. It goes on smoothly like a marker but dries to resemble traditional chalk. Use it for smooth and consistent lines, especially when working on larger chalkboard surfaces. And just like chalk markers, it's easy to wipe off with a damp cloth when you're ready for a new design.
Whether you're decorating your home with chalkboard signs and artwork or creating professional-grade menu boards for your restaurant or pub, these chalk options will help you achieve stunning results. Experiment with different techniques, combine chalk types for unique effects, and let your creativity flow! 🌈✨ #ChalkboardArt #SignsAndArtwork #ChalkboardMenu #PubChalkboard #ChalkboardSignWriter
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Because surely children are fleeing across the world alone and vulnerable, leaving all the love and security they've ever known, purely for the opportunity to look at cartoon characters painted on an interior wall in fucking Kent.
Hans, are we the baddies?
I mean we did keep some Disney characters. The villains, in government.
#Fuck the Tories#I say this in the worst possible way and from a place of hate#What the hell is wrong with these cunts#Robert Jenrick#suella braverman#No walls no borders#Will trade racists for refugees#Asylum is a human right
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You’ve got to see the decor in stylist/designer/artist Maude Smith’s Victorian house in Stockwell, UK. Owner of the home decor company, Maude Made, she has redone every inch of this house from the hand-painted bathroom tiles to the once-ugly kitchen cupboards disguised with pretty broken crockery.
Her kitchen walls are covered in wine corks. Floral curtains frame French doors that lead out into the garden.
Maude decorated her kitchen cupboards with corks, shells and broken china
Dried hops hanging from the ceiling separate the kitchen and dining areas.
A gallery wall, including some of her own pieces, and a chair collection occupy one side of the dining room.
A reading spot in the dining room.
A library area in the first-floor sitting room.
Feathers hang above a stove that she found at an antiques market.
Wallpaper in the hall was designed by Maude for her final project at Edinburgh College of Art, while many of the doors feature her hand-painted murals.
Hand-painted tiles decorate the bathroom walls.
The main bedroom features cut-out paper birds hanging from the ceiling, and a paper trim along the chest of drawers.
Her own clothing creations are on display in the bedroom.
A hand-painted fireplace in a sunshine-yellow bedroom.
Maude painting a mural on the white-brick wall in the garden.
https://www.houseandgarden.co.uk/gallery/a-stylists-south-london-house
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Finding London Mural Artist hand painting wall murals and wall art across UK. Contact us now !
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The Kraken Voyage- Research
Mural Republic create large scale artwork for the world's biggest brands. They spearheaded the resurgence of this forgotten artwork in the UK over 10 years ago.
They believe hand painted wall art gets attention. It gets people looking up from their devices, smiling and sharing what they see. They create big art for big brands with big impact.
I love the Kraken wall art they did for the "Kraken" rum brand, though their logo is black and white, it still is very bold and looks like it is tearing through the building.
MURAL REPUBLIC. (n.d.). Kraken. [online] Available at: https://www.muralrepublic.com/kraken [Accessed 12 Feb. 2024].
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