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HUGE collection of "Love" art

*rebeka-anne:iconrebeka-anne: reports, 3h 38m ago
"All you need is love"
Get a dose of it here!

A Guide For Help To Become Good - And Respected

*llama-doll:iconllama-doll: reports, 10h 55m ago
A guide for help to become good - and respected.

llama doll
5 comments   Editorials  Last +fav: ~ewytom

Artwork you must see!!!

*Iwien:iconIwien: reports, 3h 55m ago
Great yet unseen art!! + contest!!!

Watchers Feature!!

~Ch3M-X:iconCh3M-X: reports, 13h 39m ago
^.^

Holiday House Tour

=BlissfullySarcastic:iconBlissfullySarcastic: reports, 7h 30m ago
The Holiday House Tour is a dA Event where deviants can share their holiday spirit by sharing deviations which focus on the holidays at home. All visual art forms can participate, and all end-year holidays are included! See the News Article for more details.

STUNNING ARTWORKS!!

~Naoto-shirogane-chan:iconNaoto-shirogane-chan: reports, 1d 5h ago
This article is a feature of my friends, watchers and some really amazing artists who really deserve more love and recognition on dA. Please help support them! :love::love::love:

Art Thieves- Learn to spot them!

~Azureluck:iconAzureluck: reports, 10h 58m ago
Feeling suspicious about an art that appears to be stolen? Here are some things that make art theft easier to spot.
25 comments   Editorials  Last +fav: ~jcroxas

The Contest you have been Dying to Enter

=choirsoftheheavens:iconchoirsoftheheavens: reports, 19h 58m ago
Yet another literature contest, with prizes to die for. :D

Something's Fishy : A Feature

~Love2B:iconLove2B: reports, 21h 24m ago
A HUGE feature for fish.

helping-the-unknown: 25/11/09

*helping-the-unknown:iconhelping-the-unknown: reports, 16h 3m ago
Here is today's news article from *helping-the-unknown for Wednesday, 25th November. If you like this news article, please :+fav: it. Thank you. :thanks:

Culture News This Week

Wacom: Bring Your Vision to Life - Dreams Contest

$Moonbeam13:iconMoonbeam13: reports, 1d 7h ago
DeviantART and Wacom are proud to present the second Intuos4 "Bring Your Vision To Life" contest! Open to all artists all over the world, we challenge you to show us your dreams and aspirations for the future. Get drawing!

Darksiders: Your Last Days Contest

$chix0r:iconchix0r: reports, November 19
Darksiders: Your Last Days Contest - Create a piece of artwork in any visual medium depicting a creative and personal interpretation of the last days of Earth during an ‘apocalypse’ and earn a chance to win amazing prizes!

Challenging Yourself to Become a Better Artist

`Rahll:iconRahll: reports, November 21
Becoming a better artist means knowing how to challenge yourself, and maintaining a positive attitude even when nothing seems to be working out the way you want it to.

This article explores how to push yourself to do things you never thought you could do.

New deviantWEAR! All New T-Shirts, Gear & Reprints

$Waveswinger:iconWaveswinger: reports, November 20
New deviantWEAR Products are here. Check out our new hoodies, t-shirts and a brand new set of Emoticon Stress Balls. Whether you’re looking to shop for friends or for yourself, deviantWEAR has your devious needs covered.

Establishing a Process for Better Art

`Rahll:iconRahll: reports, 2d 1h ago
In this article I'll talk about establishing a process of working on art that will help you turn out much better work without as much struggling or confusion.

Secret Santa... With a Twist!

*ProjectComment:iconProjectComment: reports, 2d 8h ago
With Christmas around the corner, what better way than to celebrate with a fun rendition of Secret Santa?

The staff at *ProjectComment and =alwaysmotivated have teamed up to bring you our own Secret Santa 2009... but with a twist! :dance:

Wabi Sabi: "Beautiful Imperfection"

`johnpaulthornton:iconjohnpaulthornton: reports, November 21
The ancient secret of creating "mood" in art.

These works deserve more love PART 03

*Hieyizar:iconHieyizar: reports, 1d 11h ago
This article presents some features of some artists who deserve more love :heart:

Daily Literature Deviations- November 20, 2009

=DailyLitDeviations:iconDailyLitDeviations: reports, November 20
Daily Literature Deviations is a group that is dedicated to bringing literature to the forefront of the deviantArt community. We attempt to accomplish this by daily featuring Literature artists from around the community that deserve the recognition, but are not getting it.

Each day we will feature 5 deviations from the Literature categories in a News Article. In order to support the artists that we feature, we ask that you :+fav: the news article as well as check out the individual pieces. We understand that each day you may not be able to check out each and every one of the pieces, everyone has their own things going on. We just ask that you make an attempt to help support the growing Literature community.

Daily Literature Deviations - November 19, 2009

=DailyLitDeviations:iconDailyLitDeviations: reports, November 18
Daily Literature Deviations is a group that is dedicated to bringing literature to the forefront of the deviantArt community. We attempt to accomplish this by daily featuring Literature artists from around the community that deserve the recognition, but are not getting it. Each day we will feature 5 deviations from the Literature categories in a News Article.

In order to support the artists that we feature, we ask that you :+fav: the news article as well as check out the individual pieces. We understand that each day you may not be able to check out each and every one of the pieces, everyone has their own things going on. We just ask that you make an attempt to help support the growing Literature community.

Culture


Underlooked Abstract & Surreal 1: November 5, 2006

*gryphontamer:icongryphontamer: reports, November 5, 2006
Every week or two I'll be putting together a collection of underlooked abstract and surreal artwork and photography (I'm defining "underlooked" as "less than 300 views" if it was overlooked the views would be higher, right? ;) ). As this is my first time doing this feature, today's highlights could be anything - anything at all. Starting tomorrow I'll be collecting a few each day that catch my eye! If you see something good this week and want to see it featured, send a note to me with a link to the deviation.


Abstract Art
Abstract art is intended to evoke a feeling by the use of shape, color and imagery. The best abstract art will not represent actual objects such as candlesticks or rocket ships, but instead let the viewer's imagination run free and interpret what they see as they wish. When looking for good examples of abstract art, I think of Miro, Mondrian, Kandinksy, and Klee. Also, when I look for good abstract art, I look at framing and arrangement of the elements, color choices and contrasts, and - because this is dA - whether the thumbnail gives a good impression of the larger piece.

Abstract: Digital
"Digital" doesn't mean "easy!" (It also doesn't mean fractal art, or wallpapers - both of those are represented fairly well in other dA features.) My main criterion for this category, as well as for traditional abstract art, is that it is actually abstract, and not just random.



Abstract: Photography
Some of the best abstract photography makes you continually wonder what the heck the photographer was looking at. That's my main criterion for this category.



Abstract: Traditional
Again, my main criterion for this category, as well as for digital abstract art, is that it is actually abstract, and not just random.



Surrealist Art
Surrealist art is also intended to evoke a feeling, but unlike abstract art, it uses juxtaposition of often familiar objects to create a sense of unreality, or dreamlike feelings, as surrealism is heavily into exploring the subconscious state of mind. In my opinion, the definitive surrealist works are by Dali and Magritte, and that's what I'm looking for here as well. I also look at the same secondary considerations: framing, arrangement, color choice, and whether the thumbnail gives a good representation of the piece.

Surrealist: Digital



Surrealist: Photography
Surreal photography can be achieved by either juxtaposing familiar objects in unfamiliar ways, or doing camera tricks such as multiple exposures or variance in shutter speeds to achieve a dreamlike effect.



Surrealist: Traditional



See you next week!

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:iconaegis-strife:
Now it works! Well done, it's good to see some words apart of watching some nice selections! :nod:

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:icongryphontamer:
Thank you! I want very much to get the abstract and surreal art styles out there in the public eye again!

Tell your friends. ;)

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"Order... design... composition... tone... form... symmetry... balance..." - Sunday in the Park with George
:icontwenty4e:
Great article! Will be waiting for the next ones! :excited:

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"To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong."
:icongryphontamer:
Thanks! Please point your friends at this article, too! :)

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"Order... design... composition... tone... form... symmetry... balance..." - Sunday in the Park with George
:iconpfeight:
Thank you for including my painting in your news. I am relatively new to DeviantArt and I appreciate your choosing my work. There are so many good artists on this site, it is incredible. Thanks again.
:iconantwanio182:
Thanks so much for putting my work in your article, it really made my day and i'm really grateful for it. Thanks a lot.

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and it appears the sun is hiding from the moon...
:icongryphontamer:
You're welcome! Please +fav the news article - we'll BOTH get more exposure!

I am relatively new as well, but I got tired of not having any abstract and surreal art favored because it was that kind of art, you know? So I decided to do something about it. :) Hence, the article.

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"Order... design... composition... tone... form... symmetry... balance..." - Sunday in the Park with George
:icongryphontamer:
You're welcome! Please +fav the news article - we'll BOTH get more exposure!

I'm glad to hear it made your day - because hearing that made mine. :)

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"Order... design... composition... tone... form... symmetry... balance..." - Sunday in the Park with George
:icongemn2000:
How can I make sure to get this ever week?!!? This is such a great idea. Thank you so much for the exposure! It is greatly appreciated!
 

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