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The Wonderful World of Ceramics

Featuring: Local Ceramics Artists

THE NEOLITHIC AGE Though it survived in Africa and Scandnavia, the early naturalistic art came to an end in the Franco-Cantabrian region in the Mesolithic Age (about 10,000 B.C.) in the Azilian phase. The painted pebbles of the great cavern of Mas d'Azil (Ariege) are evidence of an art verging on the abstract, which was to prevail throughout the Neolithic period. Ceramics appeared in early Neolithic times, developed rapidly with the later (Bronze Age) invention of the potter's wheel and was no doubt favored by the expansion of agriculture. ------------------------- Source: A History of Art - from Prehistoric Times to the Present.

FYI - Just for Fun - posted August 20, 07

Cited: Hillary Mayell
for National Geographic News

June 26, 2002

Paintings done by elephants have been sold at the elite auction houses such as Christie's and shown in museums and galleries around the world. Now the rising stars in the elephant art world have their own dedicated art gallery on the Internet, at www.novica.com.

FYI - Just for Fun - posted October 20, 07

Strokes of Genius

Phil Hansen is not only tearing down the “gallery” walls that keep many people from seeing and enjoying art. He’s also showing us how it’s made -- all on the Internet.

Phil Hansen stubbornly adheres to one artistic cliche. He's willing to suffer for his art.

Take the giant portrait he made of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il as a protest against nuclear proliferation. He applied 6,000 adhesive bandages on a plywood backdrop. Then, using a quart-sized bag of his own blood, he painted Kim's face on the exposed gauze. His sister-in-law, a doctor, helped him draw the 500ml he needed. (See more at Yahoo.com).