As of Monday the 12th of June Blue Horizon Prints. https://www.bluehorizonprints.com.au/ now accepts payments in the following Crypto Currencies: Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin and to celebrate this unique step forward we are offer a massive 20% discount on all art on the site for 1 month, until Mid-day on the 12th of July. We seriously…
5 Essential Tech Gadgets for Photographers & Photo-editors
Photography is an art of sketching objects in a beautiful way to make it look stunning. It requires skills to zoom in different objects and personalities to make it picture perfect. Once an image is captured, the skills of a photo editor come to test. An error in photography is rectified at the later stages…
The Golgotha Painting
The unanswered questions in the painting of “Golgotha” amaze me. It has these features that would strike anyone who knows a thing or two about painting, the mystical yet grisly features. It is combination of worldly impermanence and divine eternity; depicting the dismal site of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion at the Golgotha, “Place of Skull. This…
The Creation of Adam
One of the paintings that still grabs the attention of every scientist and philosopher, trying to answer the mysterious questions that revolve around it is the “The Creation of Adam”; this piece of work is without a doubt one with the most deeply bewildered posterity. In this creative work, we are given a single awe-inspiring…
The Pokémon Culture Clash
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock we can safely say that almost anyone that reads this article will be aware of the Pokémon sensation, it’s spreading around the globe like wildfire causing bedlam in many places such as the recent near riot in Taiwan recently after a rare Pokémon (a Snorlax for those in…
Controversial Art
What is art? Did you make your bed this morning? If you did, perhaps you missed an opportunity. In 1998, Tracey Emin displayed an unmade bed, complete with dirty underwear, overflowing ashtray and stained bed linen, as an entry for the Turner prize. She didn’t win the award but the bed with its ‘ornamentation’ was…
The Theft of the Mona Lisa
Introduction If asked to name the most famous painting in the world, the chances are you would say the Mona Lisa. Why? Is it the best? That is a personal opinion but most will agree that it is the most iconic. At the beginning of the last century, however, she remained largely unknown outside of…
Themes Of Banksy’s Work
Nihilism Towards Contemporary Views The biggest theme that drew me into Banksy’s art was his view on society. The way he portrays how the expectations and values of the past do not perfectly align with those of with present. People tend to reminisce to the “golden days” while turning a blind eye to the present….
20 of the Most Prominent Street Artists of 2015
2015 has been a great year for street artists so far; we have seen some jaw-dropping, eye-catching pieces of art this year. Let’s jump in to find out 19 of the most prominent street artists in 20. 1. Banksy First on the list is the master himself, British street artist Banksy, he burst into global…
Gold Digger
If you thought being a gold digger only had one definition, then Raffi Stepanian would prove you wrong. A self-proclaimed “urban prospector”, Stepanian literally spends his days digging for gold – in the gutters of the Big Apple. Six years ago, Raffi Stepanian was working as a stone setter. When he discovered gold scraps on…
Sand Sketching Goes Viral
Chloe Dickey’s sand sketches are anything but typical, and people are taking notice They’re big, they’re intricate, and like nothing you’ve seen before. But if you want to catch a glimpse of them, you’d better hurry! Artist Chloe Dickey’s magnificent sand art has become a big hit in New South Wales. And would you believe…
An Introduction to BANKSY – The Great Street Artist
Street art refers to an illicit visual art developed in public spaces. It became popular in the 1980s with the rise of graffiti art. Street artists are generally associated with vandalism, political activism and antisocial behavior. This urban artwork is a powerful medium to associate with the public and a platform for the oppressed to…
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