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Wall art done right has the capability of transforming a place; good art does not only make a living space more inviting and colorful but also reflects the personality and lifestyle of the people living there. Decorative Art (D-ART) is a company which specializes in handmade oil painting, knife painting, Giclee prints, reproduction, photo to art, custom creations and offers other services such as framing, lamination, Plexiglas and more thus providing people the opportunity to not only view great art in the online fine art gallery but Decorative Art is also helping customers adorn their walls with great paintings and prints through the online store.

The Cognichrome (www.Cognichrome.com), being developed by Gene Ekster with a degree in Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science from U.C. Berkeley, is a robotic art installation that utilizes a user’s brainwaves and thoughts to create an actual painting on canvas. The Cognichrome uses an electroencephalogram (EEG) worn by the user which detects brainwaves which are then interpreted with machine learning algorithms and communicated to a robotic painter. The Cognichrome interprets actual emotions in real time as the user interacts with the installation. The user’s emotions are stimulated through various sensory interactions with the machine. These emotions create the painting which the user can then take home with them.

Is the world ready for a black ballerina? When the word ballerina is heard, it invokes the image of beautiful and radiant white woman dancing in the most graceful manner. Our mind never imagines black women as ballerinas, they are more likely to be thought of as hip-hop dancers, but not ballerinas. However, breaking through these shackles of racial discrimination, there have been five ballerinas in the world that have carved a niche for themselves and made a noticeable mark on the ballerina stage. Taking inspiration from these brave and beautiful black ladies, award-winning fiction writer Marian L. Thomas has come up with her most awaited novel, “Blue Butterfly”- a heart-touching story about a black girl (Precious Blue Johnson) that fights all odds in order to become a ballerina in a time when most people can only imagine white women in the famous leotard and tutu. "Blue Butterfly" will be released in a digital and print edition on April 4, 2014. It will be available for purchase through online retailers and bookstores nationwide.

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Pinot's Palette, a leading upscale Paint & Sip art studio, located in Oldsmar, Florida, is proud to say they are helping local Girl Scout troops earn their Painting badges. Pinot's Palette-Oldsmar recently hosted a local Brownie troop as they not only learned about Vincent Van Gogh, but also recreated his masterpiece "Almond Blossoms" under the supervision of a professional artist from their staff. Each Brownie took home their masterpiece once they finished painting it.

From a city of strip malls and a coffee shops, comes Nicholas Freeman's PRIMAL series. Freeman, an up-and-coming photographer and Los Angeles native, creates a powerful series of images that are a wild contrast to the landscape they come from. A woman, covered in only a coyote pelt, stretches her body out in Southern California's high desert. In the crashing waves off the coast of Malibu, a young man holds two octopuses out triumphantly. And, a girl lies curled in a bathtub, her body forming an S shape, her gaze pointed directly at the camera above while a dozen fish swim around her. Freeman's images, all of which feature a human subject paired with an animal motif, are a study and an exaltation of the human body.

Art and sport come together this month at the Barsky Gallery in Hoboken, where “Art’s Salute to Football” welcomes visitors with an exhibit celebrating America’s greatest game.

Higher Standard Performing Arts Preparatory (HSPAP) COMING SOON to the historically renovated GG Green Building located 108 So. Broad St. Woodbury, N.J.

‘Wallcotts Builds A Mosaic’ is a campaign to save a new independent, local-talent inspired gift store in Shoreline, WA. The proceeds from this campaign will go toward sustaining the store and in celebration of meeting their goal they will build a memorial mosaic. The mosaic will be designed at the end of the campaign with the river stone contributions. Wallcotts gift store is located in Shoreline, WA where it opened September 2013. They opened with six art enthusiasts, passionate about collaborating with local talent and connecting artists with the community. Wallcotts is more than a gift store it’s a place that believes in building community by providing space for local artists and encouraging the creative to learn and be a part of their great collection.  They have 18 local companies and artists in the store (and growing).   Wallcotts are working to build a stronger connection to the art gallery community by developing a business Art walk for the neighborhood and extended areas. They are providing events for their patrons to embrace their creativity and promote local shopping. Events they would like to host in keeping with their goals are; “Meet the Artist “, painting classes, and workshops with featured artists. Wallcotts’ mission is to create an inspiring place that serves and delights those who browse and shop while promoting community. This campaign will receive all funds raised even if it does not reach its goal. Funding duration: December 28, 2013 - February 17, 2014 (11:59pm PT). Indiegogo Page: http://bit.ly/1gqDWpb

The Suzanne Connors Fine Arts Gallery is proud to announce the Grand Opening of its new home—a street-level, 3,000-square-foot exhibition space located at 544 Northwood Rd., in Historic NorthwoodVillage, West Palm Beach, Florida.. The gallery’s relocation to Northwood Village contributes to the life of this burgeoning block, which has emerged as one of the most inviting, eclectic, funky and hip micro neighborhoods in South Florida.

Contemporary artist Agent X has been recently voted top entry by Art-Pie in London in the “The Curious Art-Pie Show.” His contemporary art works will be displayed in a group show at the Curious Duke Gallery in London between 6 and 12 February, 2014. Agent X’s work will be displayed among top 50 artists during the show.

For over 20 years, Mike Kunkel has been working as a cartoonist telling stories and creating characters for all-ages audiences. Mike has animated characters for animation features, designed cartoon kids and creatures, and written/drawn stories in films and books. He has also worked on Feature Films for Disney, Warner Bros, Sony, and Paramount Studios, and TV Shows for Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and Disney. The Squiggle Project began for Mike as an opportunity to create artwork with his kids. They would draw a line and start the creativity flowing, then Mike would create an image based on that little squiggle. The drawings became more and more involved and Mike loved the visual journey so much, that soon, he found himself drawing from his own squiggles. “Each one was turning into a one-of-a-kind exploration into imagination,” says Mike. “It has been so much fun, that now I want to share this way of being creative, and I hope this new book inspires people to draw and create from their own imagination.” The book is being prepared for press. The plan is to send it off for printing, get it printed, delivered back and then mail it out to all supporters by July/August of 2014. This fundraiser’s goal is $18,500 to cover all of the printing and production costs for the book. This project will only be funded if at least $18,500 is pledged by Friday Jan 31, 1:11pm EST. Kickstarter Page: http://kck.st/1gBjcvG

Art in all its forms has the quality to evoke different emotions, inspirations and passions among people. One does not have to be from a specific class or lifestyle to understand or to appreciate art. Artzila.com is a website that has been created as an online art gallery to connect artists and their work to the people who value and enjoy buying great art and photography.

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The popular multimedia and micro-cinema artist Marko Stout makes his Berlin introduction on St. Valentine’s Day (2/14/14) at the well regarded Die Bachmeier Gallerie. Marko Stout is a New York City best known for his stimulating narratives of contemporary urban society, where subjects often appear in a moderate state of distress, overwhelmed by their modern high-tech uber-paced environment, while still maintaining a chic detached sexy demeanor of a sophisticated twenty-first century city dweller.

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KM Fine Arts, listed this year by Blouin Media among the TOP 500 GALLERIES in the world, achieved significant sales from their blue-chip secondary market collection with the placement of a Robert Indiana sculpture and Julie Mehretu work along with sales for each of the KM represented artists offered in the fair.

Save On Tapestries, announces increased interest in William Morris tapestry sales. Considered one of the most talented English artisans to have transformed the art movement of the late 1800s, William Morris is credited with creating some of the most attractive and stylish tapestries found anywhere today. These exquisite tapestries offer impressive designs that include vibrant colors, life-like creations and beautiful artistic expression. Saveontapestries.com has been offering a wide selection of William Morris tapestries for the last several years, however due to the increased demand has committed to increasing its inventory of these elegant art pieces.

Vancouver British Columbia musician Kaden Harris has released his first Eccentric Genius EP on the Brazilian label Schtum Logic Records. The six-track EP “The Tao of Chaos” features a compilation of tribal dark ambient tracks produced since 2000, representing Harris’ diverse and extensive body of work.

The ‘Martini Dog’ of Marko Stout not only gets high acclaim but an appreciation worth $64K and this makes people wonder about the remaining undisclosed works of the artist this year.