Artist Quirk - quirky facts about the arts by Morgan Bell

Narrative. Expressionistic. Surrealistic. Eclectic. Grunge. Raw. Dark. Drawing - Photography - Sculpture To visit the full gallery of Mathew Reed CLICKHERE. Photography by Mathew Reed: Drawings by Mathew Reed: Mathew Reed is currently studyi...

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You have entered the robbiejayy's show, he is from United Kingdom. He wrote on his BlogTV minibio: hi, my name is Robbie Jay, im a teenage boy from London and im here to try and make my ambitions more of a reality, i'll be on from time to time performing songs and hopefully if you all like it...

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Take a look at Scott Wade's Dirty Car Art Gallery. Scott lives on a mile and a half of dirt road. The road base is a blend of limestone dust, gravel, and clay. Driving along Scott's road causes a fine white dust to billow up behind the vehicle and cover the rear windscreen. ...

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I was moving in March so I forgot to report on the 2009 Arichibald Prize. The winning artist was Guy Maestri with his portrait of blind Aboriginal singer Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu. The work beat 708 entries and 39 finalists to take the $50,000 prize. Maestri, 34, said he saw Yunupingu play l...

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Sara Watson, from Lanchashire in the UK has taken a battered old Skoda Fabia and painted it to merge with the surrounding car park. It took Sara three weeks to transform the car's appearance. Sara is a second year student of drawing and design at the University of Central Lancashire (Uclan). She...

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CREATIVE SYDNEY is a series of free, public events that celebrate the wealth and diversity of Sydneys creative talent. Running for three weeks at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Circular Quay, with an additional event at The Roxy in Parramatta, CREATIVE SYDNEY offers a provocative discussion a...

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Craig Kosak - Seattle USA I recently discovered the work of Craig Kosak - and it was an invigorating experience. Kosak has stated he strives to capture the feeling and emotion of the wildlife and landscapes he encounters when travelling, he is trying express how his spirit is enhanced by the j...

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Lena Headey is a 35 year old English actor, a favourite in the queer community, and a rising star in the sci-fi and fantasy realm. With her role as Queen Gorgo opposite Gerard Butler in the film 300, and her lead in the American TV show Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Lena has started t...

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In honour of the upcoming release of Marilyn Manson's seventh studio album, I have put together a TOP TEN of my favourite Manson tunes. You may notice all of my selected tracks are all from the trilogy of albums individually known as Anti-Christ Superstar, Mechanical Animals, and Holy Wood. Ma...

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The Bed - The Big Sleep Will Ryman Charles Saatchi's King's Road art gallery, UK The Bed began as a personal play with scale. I remember as a child coming into my parents' bedroom and having the impression of their bed being much bigger than it actually was. Here, it's a metaphor for ...

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Valentines Day first became associated with romance when Chaucer penned a poem called "The Parliament of Fowls" in 1381 in the English High Middle Ages. The Valentines day Chaucer spoke of was actually the one on May 2 rather than February 14, as there were many Saint Valentines celebrated on th...

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This is a fascinating video comparing the depiction of women in art over the ages. Female faces morph through classical, romantic, impressionist, expressionist, and even cubist eras of painting. You are bound to recognise at least a few of these familiar faces! <a href="http:vids.mys...

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Congratulations, Mr. President. "To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict or blame their society's ills on the West, know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of d...

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My favourite starlet Jennifer Lopez was in fine form at this years Golden Globe awards, looking molten hot in slinky liquid metallics. The plunging golden dress is from Marchesa and transformed J.Lo into the embodiment of a Golden Globe. Jennifer set a glowing tone as the first presenter of ...

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The Pink and Blue Project "This project began with my daughter. My five-year-old daughter loves pink. She wants to wear only pink clothes and only own pink toys and objects. My daughter is not unusual. Most other little girls in the United States and South Korea love pink clothing, accessories an...

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Guillermo Habacuc Vargas is a Costa Rican artist who caused a worldwide controversy when he displayed an emaciated stray dog, named Natividad, as part of his August 2007 exhibit in Managua, Nicaragua. The starving dog element of the art exhibition prompted widespread uproar, petitions, forwarded ...

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Meet a fresh face in film: introducing Steven Strait Age: 22 (born 1986) Partner: Lynn Collins Band: The Tribe Steven Strait's Filmography Sky High (2005) Undiscovered (2005) The Covenant (2006) 10,000 BC (2008) Stop-Loss (2008) <object width="425" height...

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Mos Def (born Dante Terrell Smith, 1973) is an American actor and hip hop artist. Selected filmography: Bamboozled (dir Spike Lee, 2000) Monsters Ball (2001) The Woodsman (2004) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) 16 Blocks (2006) Film clip for the song Umi Says (from...

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Pink has whipped Australians into a ticket-buying frenzy! Her concerts are sold out and people are clambering for more. There is something about the outspoken litlte rockstar that Australia just cant get enough of - she is a gay icon, female role-model, and brutally honest lyricist - does she app...

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Australian cartoonist Bill Leak is expected to take about a month to recover from two brain operations after a nasty fall from a friends balcony last week. Leak was feeding parrots and cockatoos at the central coast home of John Singleton when he fell and suffered serious head injuries. Neurosurg...

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