Cosplay... Is An Art: DoKomi 2016 - Düsseldorf, Germany

via Hollandian Ground Productions

Cosplay... Is An Art: Momocon 2014

Love Never Felt So Good ft. Dante Basco ( Michael Jackson Dance Tribute )

via Nerd Reactor

Cosplay... Is An Art: Calgary Expo 2016

via YMMPodcast

Richard Wagner - Lohengrin (Prelude)

Music Appreciation

German composer, theater director, and conductor Richard Wagner was born on May 22, 1813. He is primarily known for his operas. One of those operas he composed and wrote was Lohengrin, which was first performed in 1850.

Conductor: Claudio Abbado

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Wagner
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lohengrin_(opera)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudio_Abbado

Black Holes

via Vox

Cosplay... Is An Art: Romics 2016 - Spring Edition

via Thumb Stream

I've been a little preoccupied

So... I met a great girl about three months ago in the most unlikely place I would have ever thought of meeting someone--OKCupid. She caught my attention from the very start, and I've been focusing all of my attention on her.

Since things seem to be falling into place, I think I may have a little more time on my hobby--blogging about anything and everything ART.

So... bare with me if you do follow this silly little blog. 

Thanks.

Eddy Stevens

ART APPRECIATION

I came across a monochromatic painting of eight perching parakeets over a seated nude girl holding a jar while surfing my favorite art blog, Art Odyssey. The painting, which is titled Ressemble, is by Belgium artist Eddy Stevens who is known for blending modernism and fantasy.

You can see more of his wonderful work HERE.

Ressemble via artodyssey1

No Smoke Without Fire via anwarnadaart

Give and Take via surrealistisch

Sources:

http://www.eddystevens.be/
https://www.facebook.com/eddy.stevens.9
http://angelakinggallery.com/eddy-stevens
http://www.juxtapoz.com/current/eddy-stevens-photorealistic-paintings
http://artodyssey1.blogspot.com/2009/09/eddy-stevens-in-grip-of-supernatural.html
http://cromoforalapalomaonlinegallery.blogspot.com/2013/11/eddy-stevens.html
http://tvorchestvof.blogspot.com/2014/05/eddy-stevens.html
http://anwarnadaart.blogspot.com/2014/02/eddy-stevens-belgian-artist.html
http://surrealistisch.blogspot.com/2013/02/eddy-stevens.html

Aqua - Barbie Girl

Music Appreciation

Danish Eurodance group, Aqua, was best known for their 1997 Barbie Girl. The song was such a controversial issue with toy maker Mattel filing suit for the use of the Barbie brand, which was later dismissed in 2002.

The song reached the top 10 in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.


via AquaVEVO




Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie_Girl

Cosplay... Is An Art: WonderCon 2016

via Sneaky Zebra

Dance: Daughter - Still

Dance Appreciation

Dancers and Choreographers: Lara Bottega and Adriana Subasic


via Adriana Subasic

Dance: 30 Seconds to Mars - Stay

Dance Appreciation

Choreography: Jasmine Woodjack
Dancer: Jenna Stockman

via Ms4Ang

New Radicals - Someday We'll Know

Music Appreciation

This is perhaps one of my favorite 90's songs. I think it's more because of the many questions in the song's lyrics, which I found myself asking after breaking up with a girl. "I bought a ticket to the end of the rainbow, watched the stars crash in the sea, if I can ask God just one question, why aren't you here with me tonight?"

Someday We'll Know was the second single released from American alternative rock band New Radicals' 1998 album Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too.

The music video, which was directed by David Barnblatt, features the band playing in a warehouse, with scenes of lonely people on a bus, in a diner, next to a swimming pool, and in a laundromat.




via NewRadicalsVEVO

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Someday_We%27ll_Know
http://www.metrolyrics.com/someday-well-know-lyrics-mandy-moore.html

John Alexander

Art Appreciation

I had the pleasure of meeting American painter John Alexander at Earth Day Texas. He was signing prints of his oil painting titled "Lost Loves." The beautiful painting features all types of birds from quails to woodpeckers to owls.

You can see more of his wonderful paintings at his website HERE.

Lost Loves via McClain-Gallery Facebook

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Alexander_(artist)
http://www.johnalexanderstudios.com/NewGallery/NewIndex.htm
https://www.facebook.com/McClain-Gallery-113208828695641/photos_stream