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FOODSCAPES

For most artists, the tools of the trade are easels, brushes and canvases. But Carl Warner just needs to take a trip the nearest grocery store to stock up on supplies.
Warner has carved an unusual niche for himself in the art world, creating his works entirely out of food fresh food.
Among his [...]

PICASSO PAINTING SETS ART AUCTION RECORD OF $106.4 MILLION

A 1932 painting by Pablo Picasso set a world art auction record on Tuesday (May 4) when it sold for a staggering $106.4 million.
The Spanish master’s painting, ‘Nu au Plateau de Sculpteur’ (’Nude, Green Leaves and Bust’) had been expected to bring in more than $80 million, but soared past that figure to eclipse the [...]

MEET AMY WINEHOUSE’S PERSONAL ARTIST

Artist Sam Shaker is an old friend of Amy Winehouse and she has been going to his club The Jazz After Dark with on-again, off-again beau Blake Fielder-Civil since before she was famous.
The Brit songstress asked him to do a series of paintings of her and her family members and the latest of these [...]

TOOTHPICK ARTIST BREAKS WORLD RECORD

Check out Stan Munro’s ToothPick City 2 displayed at the Syracuse Museum of Science and Technology in New York City.
The famous 39-year-old toothpick architect is set to smash the Guinness World Record for “Largest Toothpick Structure” with a masterpiece he has been working on for five years.
His creation, ToothPick City 2, already contains over [...]

ANTONY GORMLEY KICKS OFF PUBLIC ART EXHIBITION IN NEW YORK

British artist Antony Gormley is breaking America with a debut showing of public art in Manhattan.
Thirty-one life-sized cast iron and fibreglass sculptures of Gormley are to be erected in some prominent locations around the city.
The first statue was erected on March 09 and they will be up until May 15.
Twenty-seven casts of the [...]

LEATHER ARTIST CREATES WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE WALLPAPER

Artist Mark Evans is known for his incredible leather etchings and his increasing fame has led to an amazing commision.
He has been asked by a Russian billionaire to create what will be the world’s most expensive wallpaper.
At $23 700 per sq meter the project will cost a total of $2.84 million for Mark to [...]