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Putting the "Art" in "Chart"

photo close-up of the tip of a paintbrush brushing salmon colored paint on a white surfaceimage by Marco Verch on Flickr

Faintdreams posted the neato Free Mixed Media Art Supplies Compatibility Chart by artist, designer and educator Nela Dunato: "the most detailed free art mediums compatibility reference!"

03/18/24
by taz

#TreasureTrove

vibrant, sinuous painting of wild irises with long bright green stalks and deep purple heads, with one white iris visible, and smaller orange-yellow flowers in the background -- possibly marigoldsIrises by Vincent van Gogh

adamrice posted The Getty Makes 88,000 Art Images Free to Use However You Like, featuring a huge trove of images released under a CC0 license.

03/12/24
by taz

😻 Who's a good kitty? 😻

There is a cat named Fraggle Rock in this world! Come check out the illustrated diary (shared by Pallas Athena) of the adventures of settling in to their home, as told by the artist 'AM'! 🐈🐈‍⬛

Oh, look!

abstract black and white image of swirling lines creating a column somewhat similar in form to a tree trunk with roots at the bottom and foliage on topScreenshot via bleuje.com

Oh, look, it's a rabbit hole! Or vortex! Or swirling, snaking, spinning, curling, looping, rippling, throbbing, tumbling, bubbling, pulsating, erupting sinkhole of digital diversion. AlSweigart posted random computer and mathematical animations by Etienne Jacob.

01/30/24
by taz

And now for something completely comics

illustration of two book covers side by side with the text SHUBEIK LUBEIK on one and YOUR WISH IS MY COMMAND on the other, with DEENA MOHAMED at the bottom of each. Both panels feature dark backgrounds with a vintage-style drawing of disembodied hands holding a glowing bottle with a label on itRitesh Babu's choice for best of the year:

chavenet posted Comics were real good last year, a short list of lists for best comics of 2023

01/16/24
by taz

Ted's Little Dream

Surreal image of artist Ted ChinImage created by the artist Come spend some time in the dreamy, surreal imagery of artist Ted Chin. AlSweigart has made a post about artist and is inviting discussion about what you think and feel about the art

Sketchpaddy

image of Akala, a Buddhist deity, holding a sword and surrounded by flames with a dark cloud and lightning bolt, over several rice paddies in shades of yellow, red, and blackvia Wikimedia, Tanbo art, Inakadate, Aomori Prefecture. Acala from the 2012 work “Hibo Kannon and Acala”. Viewed from village administation building

Wow! Athanassiel posted about rice paddy art — huge and incredibly clear images made by planting different strains of rice seeds.

12/19/23
by taz

Cracker Barrel

illustration showing huge neon text ENTER THE DEMOSCENE atop a futuristic cityimage via generationamiga.com

Z303 has crafted an amazing megapost on demoscene history, techniques, creations, social scene, and more.

12/12/23
by taz

BESTiary

black and white vintage wood block illustration of a blended octopus body with white owl headThe majestic Snowyoctopowl, perhaps?

In case you missed it, Brids, Sfish and other Amals, a fun browser toy by dng that mixes up Victorian animal illustrations to create amazing new hybrid animals every time you click.

12/05/23
by taz

Fresh rage

Photo of the physical piece showing 39 elaborate place settings on a large triangular table for 39 mythical and historical famous womenThe Dinner Party, installation artwork by feminist artist Judy Chicago

In Ask Metafilter, bunderful is seeking subversive art and resources: "I’m looking for visual art that is anti-establishment, subversive, created for the female gaze, ugly, non-pretty, or outsider..."

11/26/23
by taz

Loons, so many loons

a flag drawn in crayon or colored pencil showing a red eye, a butterfly wing, moon and stars, and sunny day

"nice to see someone leaning in to the core imagery of the loon as a red-eyed nightmare being by really focusing in on the eye part to the exclusion of the rest of the bird; I feel like this is the one Minnesotan who's going to be straight with me about the Horrors" – taquito sunrise.

Minnesotans are submitting their new state flag and seal design ideas, and Mefites have opinions.

11/11/23
by taz

Oil, societal change, and energy transition

A scene from The Black Gold Tapestry by Sandra SawatzkyScene from The Black Gold Tapestry Come view this breathtakingly beautiful embroidered story of oil in human history, created by Sandra Sawatzky, in this great post by 'They sucked his brains out!'

You Thought You Could Throw Me Away

Photo by Thandiwe MuriuA Cycle of Joy” (2023). All images © Thandiwe Muriu Heyho created a post that showcases Kenyan photographer Thandiwe Muriu and her work with wax fabrics common in Central and West Africa.

The Overcoat

Black and white montage of three images with a younger Yuri on the left and younger Francheska on the right, and a snippet from the film in the middleScreenshot showing animators Yuri Norstein and Francheska Yarbusova

"The Animators Who've Spent 40 Years on a Single Film": Rufous-headed Towhee heehee posts about the beautiful, unfinished stop-motion film that has taken the record for longest animation production of all time. (and trig links to the fantastic "Hedgehog in the Fog" by the same duo in the comments)

09/16/23
by taz

Rare Jewels

Didsbury Old Parsonage Sundial Panel Install 1Didsbury Old Parsonage Sundial Panel Install 1 by Sundials by Carmichael (cc by)

zamboni posted Time in the Sun about the site "Stained Glass Sundials" featuring hundreds of amazing stained glass timepiece installations with sundial faces that allow you to tell the time from inside or outside.

09/09/23
by taz

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