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• Print Title: Amoureux de Vence
• Artist: Marc Chagall
• Size: 20 x 16 inches
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Amoureux de Vence Abstract Art Poster Print by Marc Chagall, 20×16

There are few people in the world who understand what it feels like to have a pet in the family who is so loved, and so appreciated by the family that owners want to do everything in their power to somehow express to their pet how much they love them.

Now, it’s debatable whether pets have a sense of what it means to love or be loved – however anyone who has lived with and fell in love with an animal knows that animals certainly do feel and express love in different ways. And that love is often deeply meaningful and moving for pet lovers. This article will help those pet owners show their pet how much they are loved, with several unique and fresh ideas to completely pamper your pet more than they’ve ever been pampered before.

Pet Portraits

There are few more meaningful and heartfelt ways to express your love for your pet than having a painted portrait made of them. Pet portraits can be especially meaningful because when you see a pet portrait on the wall, it is a statement that this animal isn’t just “another animal”, but it shows that your pet is a loved and cherished member of the family. You can find the best style of pet portraits from Nikky Hughes of Los Angeles. The great thing about these pet portraits is that they can be done from a photograph – so it is possible to purchase artwork like this from skilled artists like Nikky regardless of distance.

Nikky was classically trained at the Mission Renaissance art school. Her art is soft and romantic – with a dreamy quality to them. They are lifelike and impressive representations of everything that makes a pet beautiful in the eyes of its owner. Nikky’s art reflects an appreciation and love of animals – and that depth of feeling will come across clearly when you place the portrait of your pet on the wall along with other family portraits.

The aspect of her paintings that truly make Nikky’s art stand out from the crowd is the setting in which she places the animals. The surroundings are sometimes whimsical, other times wonderfully surreal, but always intriguing. Nikky’s art represents the work of a rising artist, so purchasing one of these portraits would be an excellent investment, and a wonderful addition to your home décor.

Charms and Pendants

There are very few more noticeable ways to spoil your pet rotten, than to buy them “pet jewelry”. While most people think of Paris Hilton and her jeweled pet, or little dog-show poodles wearing crystal collars – there is actually a mainstream market for putting a little bit of “bling-bling” on your dog.

Companies such as petcomfort.com offer reasonably priced necklaces, charms and other jewelry made specifically for animals. These include crystal necklaces, pearl jewelry, and collar charms of all varieties. If you want your pet to get noticed – dress them up with one of these. People will be wondering if you are royalty.

Buy Your Pet a Date

Do you think only people use social networking websites to find a date? Well think again – pets get lonely too. That desire for companionship extends beyond the simple biological function of procreation. Even animals that have been neutered still get a great deal of enjoyment and comfort from the presence of another animal.

This is why one of the greatest ways to pamper your pet is to find them a date. Websites abound, such as Petsdating.com, which will help you to find your pate a date from your local area. If you think your pet won’t appreciate a date – show him a picture or two from the website and see his reaction!

Spoil-Your-Pet Pet Sitting

Think only people find relaxation at a resort? Pets get stressed too…and sometimes the best solution after going through a very stressful time in a household is for you to get away for a while. Whether you would enjoy going to a resort or just an overnight outing somewhere – do your pet a favor and treat them to a Pet Resort.

A pet resort is a kennel service that takes caring for animals to the next level. Pets are treated like royalty with “condo” accommodations that sometimes can include a private room and miniature bed, impressive outdoor play areas, gourmet food, and sometimes even in-room television!

Getting away for a weekend can relieve a great deal of stress in your life – so don’t forget that your pet can feel stressed too. Treating your pet to a pet resort can result in a more calm and well-behaved pet when you return home after your vacation.

Humans have been making use of textiles for a high amount of reasons from the ancient times. Textiles have been used in virtually all characteristics of life such as to supply warmness in the form of blankets, complex woven fabrics for trade, etc. Our wish to Enhance our houses in conjunction with the demand of textile has led the creation of a considerable amount of arts on sophisticated woven textiles as well as on colored cloth. Two essential sorts of this art are wall hangings and tapestries. A huge sum of artists coming from several cultures have created art in the form of wall hanging made from textile. Some of these wall decors date back to thousands of years. In the recent years, the popularity of wall hangings and tapestries are on a rise as a substantial number of individuals prefer to have modern home embellishment.

One other reason why people prefer tapestries is because of its tangibility along with their substantial history. Modern design tapestry You will see an ample variety of tapestries in ordinary designs but lately, there has been development in modern art for the purpose of making tapestries with new designs. As long as the weaver has the critical talents, it is possible to have any kind of designs on the tapestries with the help of advanced weaving method. It is because of this that a large amount of of modern-day artists are thinking of creating their art in tapestries instead of prints or canvases. You will come across many artists who have permitted producers to use their work in tapestries. The works are not only impressive but they are becoming very well-known too.

Some top modern-day artists whom many art lovers like are Stewart Sherwood, Elizabeth Brandon, Trick and Malenda. A quantity of modern-day subjects such as fantasy art, the modern-day cityscapes, peaceful coastal sceneries, etc are being combined with conventional methods of weaving to form above average tapestries. Though prints are also popular in many homes but more and more people are taking advantages of the special characteristics of woven fabrics. Intensity and feel is created by the moveable wall tapestries which can add live to any home. This is one of the reasons why a growing number of people are using tapestries instead of prints in their homes for the purpose of home décor.

Contemporary tapestry designs offer more alternatives to decorate homes with wonderful pieces of art. Tapestry is different from a conventional painting in the sense that tapestries focus on the colors and texture of the design to match the home’s atmosphere rather than making the subject matter too simple, traditional, contemporary or picky. It is due to such a reason that tapestry offers flexibility when embellishing the home décor with a modern-day design.

The Vatican`s greatest treasures are its Greek and Roman
antiquities, which have been on display since the 18th century.
The 19th century saw the addition of exciting discoveries from
Etruscan tombs and excavations in Egypt. Then there are works
by many of Italy`s greatest Renaissance artists housed in the
Pinacoteca (art gallery) and decorating the walls of chapels and
papal apartments.

The Egyptian collection contains finds from 19th and 20th century
excavations, as well as items brought from Rome in Imperial times.
There are also Roman imitations of Egyptian art. Genuine Egyptian
works include the tomb of Iri, guardian of the Pyramid of Cheops
(22nd century BC).

The Chiaramonti Museum is lined with ancient busts and its
extension, the Bracco Nuovo, has a 1st century BC statue of
Emperor Augustus.

The Etruscan Museum houses a superb collection, including the
bronze throne, bed, and funeral cart, found in the 650 BC
Regolini-Galassi tomb in Cerveteri.

In the Vatican Library is the Aldobrandini Wedding, a beautiful
Roman fresco from the 1st century AD. The Pio-Christian Museum
has Early Christian art, such as inscriptions and sculpture from
catacombs and basilicas. The first two rooms of the Pinacoteca
house medieval art, including Giotto`s Stefaneschi Triptych,
which decorated the main altar of the old St. Peter`s. Other rooms
in the Pinacoteca contain Renaissance works. 15th-century
highlights are a Pieta by Giovanni Bellini and Leonardo da Vinci`s
unfinished St. Jerome. Exceptional 16th-century pieces include an
altarpiece by Titian, a Depositian by Caravaggio, St. Helen by Paolo
Veronese, and a whole room devoted to Raphael.

The Sistine Chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV: it was
built in 1473 at his request. The walls were frescoed by some
of the finest artists of the age, including Signorelli,
Botticelli, Roselli. There are 12 frescoes on the side walls,
painted between 1481 and 1483. Their subjects are parallel episodes
on the lives of Moses and Christ.

In 1508-12 at the request of Pope Julius II, Michelangelo created
what has become his most famous work, the chapel ceiling. The main
panels chart the Creation of the World and Fall of Man. They are
surrounded by subjects from the Old and New Testaments. In 1534-41
Michelangelo completed the chapel walls, painting The Last Judgment
on the altar wall. It depicts the souls of the dead rising up to face
the wrath of God and the damned being hurled down to hell. The
artist`s own tormented attitude to his faith is seen in his
self-portrait, painted on the skin held by the martyr, St. Bartolomew.

Article written by Vasilena Dranchovska.

There was a time when the karate man was looked upon with respect and feared. A time when, if someone said they were a black belt, it caused others to be impressed. You can say that karate has become outdated. But what has really happened is that karate has become exposed. There has been an interesting development in the martial arts in the late 20th Century and into the 21st. Martial arts have evolved and become much more true to life than ever.

If you are one of those people who like to question things then maybe this thought has gone through your mind. Why are there so many different martial arts systems in the world. We all have two arms and two legs don’t we? So why all the different systems of self defense? I know that systems were usually born out of a need such as one group of people having to fight another group who were better armed. So they developed systems to fight those men who used certain weapons a certain way. Unfortunately these men thought their system more effectual than they should.

So let’s look at what we have in the world without going into a deep history lesson. You basically have karate and ju-jitsu from Okinawa and Japan. You have a multitude of kung fu systems from China. You have Tae Kwon Do and a few others like Tang Soo Do from Korea; boxing and wrestling from Europe of course. Of these there is every variation under the sun. You name it and someone has tried to develop it into a fighting system. But what do we really have. The fact is that all we really have is three men out there. It all boils down to THREE. You have boxers or people who fight predominantly with their hands, kickers who like to use kicks as their main weapon and grapplers who like to take people to the ground and finish them there. That’s really it. Just those three. Now there are people who are good at one, two or even three of those methods. Those guys are now known as mixed martial artists.

Someone once asked, what is truth? I think we can ask that same question here. I mean how can the average guy deal with someone who is skilled in one or even three of the main fighting methods? You know, the grappler who can kick and box. If the guy is good at all three methods then do I have to be good at all three methods, too? Do I have to fight in the same manner? I know karate won’t do the job. Definitely Tae Kwon Do will not do. How about adding a self defense class or two. Will that help? I don’t think so. What about kung fu and all the various animal styles? No. You can pretend to be an animal but that won’t beat the skilled boxer, kicker, grappler. So how do we deal with this guy. It can’t be using his own methods. You can’t box a boxer and expect to win if he’s really good at what he does. Let’s just assume this guy is a really good mixed martial artist who happens to be a thug and wants to rob and maybe even kill you. What’s the answer if you don’t have a weapon at hand?

The answer is elementory yet intricate. In order to effectively deal with a skilled thug you must first put away all your preconceived ideas about what real combat is. Forget the ring. Forget what you see on TV. How can an older man; say middle-aged, defend against a group of younger, stronger and faster opponents. It will not be by speed and power. If he is to win; and he must, he has to do something all together different. Yes the older man is a master of self-defense. But his system is highly evolved. He relies on a core group of concepts rather than techniques. Of course he uses proper technique but it is all grounded in his core principals. He also has the amazing ability to fight in a very apropos manner because he is guided by highly developed contact reflexes. In other words, if he is touched by an aggressor, the older man instantly knows all about him and deals with him in proper time with super preparatory application. That means he stops the first attack and all future attacks immediately. He also uses skeletal alignment to enhance his power. He is able to hit much harder than his younger counterparts who use muscle to deliver their blows. The skilled older man delivers his strikes with his bones which feels like being hit with the end of an iron rod.

The answer is to unite with the opponent’s energy. No struggling or resisting but moving according to “the now”. To be able to discharge a highly potent “motion martial art”. Not static or choppy, muscular movements but relaxed yet aligned motions that can deal with an attack as if it were just a crude language. Yes, the answer is to have a highly developed and fluent martial language as a complete and elaborate communication. Yes, self defense can be like this. The only martial art I know that achieves this elevated dexterity is Wing Chun.

If a person truly dedicates him or herself to only doing and developing a system that is fit for the 21st Century real world self defense, then he must use external defenses guided by internal faculty. A system that encompasses the most effective techniques a person can deliver with the most advanced internal concepts one can make manifest. Now I mentioned Wing Chun earlier but not every Wing Chun teacher has developed in this manner or to this level. It is rare to find people who have this high level skill. But they are out there.

If you really want to get involved with a martial art and want to find verity, then take a few steps back. Get back far enough away from what is traditionally known and taught. Take an honest look around and see if the martial art before you justifies itself intellectually. Ask the hard questions. Will it work against the boxer, kicker, grappler guy? Can it be done effortlessly? What makes the most sense? Study and do research before you join a school. I can tell you right now, forget karate and Tae Kwon Do unless you just want to do a sport. Don’t be too reverent with any martial art system. Be honest with yourself and hopefully you’ll find a good teacher.

Contemporary Art Daily. A Daily Journal of International Exhibitions. Thomas Bayrle at Barbara Weiss. July 30th, 2010 in Exhibitions … States Venice Venice Biennale Venice Biennale 2009 Vienna Zurich · – Contact Contemporary Art Daily -

The Kwanyin Clan crew, lead by EDGE Creative Collective member, NATO, are up to their old tricks again: mixing and mashing different mediums, cultures and.