3D Street Art

Below are some 3D street art from Hongkiat.com. I just find it so fascinating that I can't really tell if it's real or not. They look so realistic that it makes you scared to go near it! I've never seen 3D street art in real life and would love to have the chance to. I want to see if it looks realistic in real life or just in a 2D photo. Anyway, these are some amazing artworks and definitely grabbed my attention. Follow the link at the bottom for more.

http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/absolutely-stunning-3d-street-art-paintings/

Lincoln at the White House

I remember I heard about this news a few years ago. A photographer during President Lincoln's times had snapped a photo of the White House. This photo was kept at the President Grant's library. Upon closer look at the photo, you can see a tall man walking towards the center of the White House. It also seems like the man had a full beard and was taller than the rest of the people. Lincoln was 6'3 tall and had a full beard. You can also see the people that are following him and the people welcoming him. Many historians are saying that this is the only photograph of President Lincoln at the White House and could be the last photograph of him before his assignation. It's an interesting photograph that froze a moment in time.

Scottie Pippen Statue

On April 7th, one of my favorite basketball players from my childhood will have his statute placed permanently at United Center. I'm wondering what materials will be used to make it, who is the artist and Scottie Pippen's pose. Since Michael Jordan already has a statue outside of the United Center, it will be interesting to see what Scottie Pippen's statue will be like. As soon as his statue is revealed to the public, I will be blogging and offering my critique :)


"The Chicago Bulls have plans to unveil a bronze statue of Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen that will be displayed permanently in the United Center at some point towards the end of the 2010-11 season.

"Not only is Scottie Pippen one of the greatest players to ever wear a Bulls uniform, but he's among the best players in history of the league to play the game," said Bulls Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf. "He had a tremendous impact in bringing six world championships to Chicago and there is no better way to pay tribute to him than with a permanent statue that honors his inspirational career.""

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Scottie-Pippen-is-getting-a-well-deserved-statue?urn=nba-265329

$69 million Chinese Vase

I remembered looking at this story last year. Family members were clearing out a house of a recently deceased uncle. They didn't put much thought into the vase and just left it on top of a bookshelf.  It was when they took it to a local auctioneer they found the vase to be made in the 1740s, and was almost certainly made for the powerful Qianlong Emperor (1711-1799).


Art is not only an expression of thoughts and history but also a great place to invest as a storage of value. There must be thousands of items just like this one kept in dark corners of people's basements and attics. Only during garage or estate sales will they ever be found and sold.


"Chinese porcelain vase discovered during a routine house clearance has sold for $69 million, the highest amount ever fetched by a Chinese artwork." http://www.aolnews.com/2010/11/12/chinese-vase-found-in-storage-sells-for-69-million/

Living portrait

I think Alexa Meade's paintings are so unique, as it's almost a reverse of what should be. Someone posted her works on a forum I go to and I am just so fascinated. She uses real life people and paints them in acrylic paint to make them look like a 2 dimensional painting. She uses shadows, lighting and texture to make them look like a 2 dimensional oil painting.

This is the artist and her real life work on the right.

This is a painting by Beijing artist Yue Minjun: http://abcnews.go.com/WN/popup?id=4649499 and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yue_Minjun

My friend took this photo of me in front of his painting around the time of the summer of the 2008 Beijing Olympics at the 798 Art Zone His art work usually depicts himself in a state of laughter. No matter what the surrounding troubles entail, his paintings always depict him laughing. There's definitely a social and political message in each of his shifu paintings and really gives people something to think about.