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Think... Feel... Express

by `gilad, Oct 17, 2007, 2:46:20 AM
Journals / Art News / Photography

I, for one, believe that art is all about expression.
I'm a photographer (and a writer too) but this is not right just about photography, but for all kinds of art. There are many forms of expression, but ultimately it has to make you feel.
Isn't that what art is suppose to do?

Make us think, challenge us to ask ourselves how do we feel about what we see? Translate our vision to feelings. Every little thing can be expressive.
But, do we all try to express something with our work?

Looking at something beautiful or ugly can be expressive, as long as it not just showing it but making a statement. Transferring the atmosphere, putting an angle on things, making us look differently at the world. Isn't it expressive?

It's all a matter of what we are trying to show. Of our intentions while taking the photograph. I don't care what kind of a camera you have, If you thought we all want to see your dog, or your dinner. Put some creative effort into your work.

Think

Feel

Express

I don't care about technique, only intentions and resault.
If you wanted to show the connection between a father and a son, how do you do that? Is taking a picture of an old man and a younger one good? Is it creative? will it chalange people to think? to feel?
Mybe...
But if you use symbols and chalnge the viewer to understand, and feel - you made art. Don't get me wrong, It still can be bad art, but It's art, and a very good start.

The cetegory "Conceptual" is the closest thing to expressive ideas on DA. When the subject, or the technique, play no role in the basic intention of the piece - being expressive. Of course every other category can still show many expressive works, and I invite you all to search for that expressive elemnts in art, and think a minute if that is what draws you into one piece more than another.. I bet it is

Expressive Photography

by ~paint87, Oct 25, 2007, 8:01:17 AM
Journals / Art News / Photography

_{EXRESS[ik-spres]-to put (thought) into words; utter or state: to express an idea clearly.

deeply insprired by:
& his new article: Think. Feel. Express-->[link]

**express yourself
through a photo;through words;through others;
in walls;in your face;in everything.
everything is an expression.
enjoy. its your journey

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Express Yourself

by ~jenarose, Nov 22, 2009, 2:56:29 PM
Journals / Art News / Photography

_{I've put together this news article to celebrate expression. There's just something about expressive photography that makes me so excited, it makes me feel and it's powerful. I've chosen mostly ones that are underrated Enjoy!

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FaciaL ExpressionS

by ~seainside, Jun 17, 2009, 5:29:10 PM
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Do facial expressions reflect inner feelings?
Or are they social devices for influencing others?

BY BETH AZAR

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People expression

by ~ElenaCute, Feb 23, 2010, 10:55:23 AM
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I love people.I like to watching and studying them,their action,their feeling and their way to be.It's amazing that people can change their expression and their feelings very fast-I'm fascinating.Enjoy some of many feeling of people

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Black-white - expressive mood

by *tatianakurnosova, May 13, 2008, 3:41:41 PM
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A portrait that expresses itself

by ~DisturbedGhost, Oct 17, 2007, 2:51:33 AM
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Monochrome: great expression, one colour

by ~6igella, Jun 3, 2009, 8:59:56 AM
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Huge thanks to all the artists

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Expression through Art Craft

by ~Osa-Art-Farm, Jan 22, 2008, 9:21:13 AM
Journals / Art News / Artisan Crafts

What is the common denominator here?

Michelangelo ( [link] )
Tiffany ( [link] )
René Lalique ( [link] )
Christian Dior ( [link] )
Fabergé ( [link] )
Dale Chihuly ( [link] )
William Morris ( [link] )
Van Briggle ( [link] )
Antoni Gaudí ( [link] )

Artisan Crafts ! Just a macro-micro list of historical artists with spectacular art to enhance our daily lives.

9 Muses and no muse was identified with the visual arts of painting and sculpture. In ancient Greece sculptors and painters were held in low regard, somewhere between freemen and slaves, their work regarded as mere manual labor. Japan's Edo period artisan class was ranked below the samurai and the agricultural workers.
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Europe’s Middle Ages guilds had master artisans that were granted charters by the local sovereign authority. [They eventually came around!]

The word art is derived from the Latin "ars", which, although literally defined means, "skill method" or "technique", holds a connotation of beauty.

During the Middle Ages the word ‘artist’ already existed, but the meaning was something resembling craftsman, while the word artesan was still unknown. An artist was someone able to do a work better than others, so the skilled excellency was underlined, rather than the activity field. In this period some "artisanal" products (such as textiles) were much more precious and expensive than paintings or sculptures.

Applied arts refers to the application of design and aesthetics to objects of function and everyday use. Whereas fine arts serve as intellectual stimulation to the viewer or academic sensibilities, the applied arts incorporate design and creative ideals to objects of utility, such as a cup, magazine or decorative park bench.
The fields of industrial design, graphic design, fashion design, interior design, decorative art and functional art are considered applied arts. In a creative and/or abstract context, the fields of architecture and photography are considered applied arts.
Decorative arts are traditionally defined as ornamental and functional works in ceramic, wood, glass, metal, or textile. The field includes ceramics, furniture, furnishings, interior design, and architecture. They are often categorized in opposition to the "fine arts", namely, painting, drawing, photography, and large-scale sculpture. Some distinguish between decorative and fine art based on functionality, intended purpose, importance, status as a unique creation, or single-artist production.

Why can't we make up our minds?

Let’s Unite

^{I hope we can now agree:}
An artist is: A person who expresses themselves through a medium: People who use imagination, talent, or skill to create works that may be judged to have an aesthetic value. "Technician", "entertainer" and "artisan," "fine art", "applied art", it doesn't matter.  Who is going to deny that (Painter, Sculptor, Printmaker, Ceramicist) Picasso wasn't an artist?

AC facts

----jewelry
Artisan jewelry dates back as far as 7000 BC when gold and copper began to be sculpted to adorn the human form.  Artistic display has clearly been a function of jewelry from the very beginning. Artisan handmade jewelry is prized for its uniqueness, variety and often unsurpassed beauty.  Art jewelry where design and creativity is prized above material value. Reflecting the talents of the artisan onto the wearer, the broad spectrum of artisan jewelry is available to provide satisfaction to queens, rock stars and "everyday folk." Jewellery is one of the oldest forms of body adornment. Who cared? Cro-Magnons, Aztecs, Egyptians, Greeks, Celts, Napoleon, Queen Victoria, and us! We are wearing metals, glass, wood, gemstones, shells, bone and ivory, natural clay, polymer clay, plastics.

----Fiber art and costume design
Fiber art is a style of fine art which uses textiles such as fabric, yarn, and natural and synthetic fibers. Weaving, felting, braiding, macramé, knitting, crochet, dyeing, quilting.
Artwear describes the making of individually designed pieces of usually hand-made clothing as artistic expressions. The nature of the medium requires craft skills as well as artistic skills, an advanced artist can be expected to study color theory, chemistry, sewing, clothing design, and such computer skills as Photoshop and Illustrator.

----Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping hard or plastic material; stone, metal, wood, glass, paper. Some sculptures are created directly by carving; others are assembled, built up and fired, welded, molded, or cast. The first known sculptures are from the Indus Valley civilization (3000 BCE), found in sites now known as modern-day Pakistan.  The earliest art favors three-dimensional artworks over two-dimensional works. [It's public and permanent]. Now the sculpture categories have expanded to include Dolls, Floral design (Ikebana), Glassblowing, Masks, Pottery, Sugar sculpture, Light sculpture, Pumpkin carving, Blacksmithing, Basketry, Furniture making and more.

---Pottery: The art form is as old as dirt.

To contribute to Artisan Crafts Month on deviantArt I present these fine features in many materials. Please encourage our artists with a visit to their gallery and comments on their hard work. We are just like you.

Want to know more? See AC GD`Myana's journal entry Artisan Crafts FAQ!
for [link]