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deviantARTtimes July 19th, 2009

=deviantARTtimes:icondeviantARTtimes: reports, 23h 27m ago
Providing you with Community News, Deviant News and more: read about what's going on on deviantART, find links to important contests and happenings, or simply be entertained. We are the deviantARTtimes - dA's leading news source.

The Give And Take: A Guide To Critique

*writeaway:iconwriteaway: reports, July 16
*writeaway, the new group for all you budding poets and wannabe novelists, pronounces a guide to giving and receiving critique on writing, written by ~Vampiress22.

Let's keep our perspective

`davincipoppalag:icondavincipoppalag: reports, 2d 20h ago
My friend posted this in his journal and I think it's important enough that the whole world should take a moment to reflect on it. Yes..the world lost a talented performer and artist in Michael Jackson..but there are many more tragic deaths occurring daily all over the world that go unnoticed. Please give these heroes your prayers and thanks too.
34 comments   Editorials  Last +fav: ~foxymew

Freedom

=3wyl:icon3wyl: reports, July 15
What does Freedom mean to you?
83 comments   Editorials  Last +fav: ~ALkazem

The Etsy Wars-CNN examines Etsy

^kkart:iconkkart: reports, July 14
CNN Money examines in depth the art site Etsy.com and the struggle it is currently facing to keep it's user base, fellow artist's like us on deviantART. It is a very interesting read, to say the least, and will surely raise a few eyebrows.

Gangs:No Peace Until There Is Peace In Our Streets

*DAPoliticalForum:iconDAPoliticalForum: reports, July 12
:star: Gangs in the United States are not a new or recent phenomenon. Their history has been traced back to the post Revolutionary War days and originally they formed as a means of self-protection and as social clubs.

Skills to Survive Life: Part One

=druideye:icondruideye: reports, July 11
Are you depressed? Do you feel like you are a failure? Do you feel empty inside? Do you sometimes end up harming yourself, or punishing yourself in some way? Do you find yourself unable to handle stress sometimes?

This might help. Give it a read, it might change your life. It changed mine.

deviantARTtimes Sunday July 12, 2009

=deviantARTtimes:icondeviantARTtimes: reports, July 12
Providing you with Community News, Deviant News and more: read about what's going on on deviantART, find links to important contests and happenings, or simply be entertained. We are the deviantARTtimes - dA's leading news source.

"Thanx Mr. Rorschach"

=dwk61:icondwk61: reports, July 10
Music by the legendary Rex Illusivii (Suba) set to an extraordinary collection of suggestive artwork.

Grammar: I can haz?

~Selenedragon:iconSelenedragon: reports, July 9
We all have grammar troubles sometime. Want some hints? Want to avoid some certain mistakes? Come and join! Class is about to start.
43 comments   Editorials  Last +fav: =chesney

Editorials This Week

deviantARTtimes July 19th, 2009

=deviantARTtimes:icondeviantARTtimes: reports, 23h 27m ago
Providing you with Community News, Deviant News and more: read about what's going on on deviantART, find links to important contests and happenings, or simply be entertained. We are the deviantARTtimes - dA's leading news source.

Let's keep our perspective

`davincipoppalag:icondavincipoppalag: reports, 2d 20h ago
My friend posted this in his journal and I think it's important enough that the whole world should take a moment to reflect on it. Yes..the world lost a talented performer and artist in Michael Jackson..but there are many more tragic deaths occurring daily all over the world that go unnoticed. Please give these heroes your prayers and thanks too.
34 comments   Editorials  Last +fav: ~foxymew

Freedom

=3wyl:icon3wyl: reports, July 15
What does Freedom mean to you?
83 comments   Editorials  Last +fav: ~ALkazem

The Etsy Wars-CNN examines Etsy

^kkart:iconkkart: reports, July 14
CNN Money examines in depth the art site Etsy.com and the struggle it is currently facing to keep it's user base, fellow artist's like us on deviantART. It is a very interesting read, to say the least, and will surely raise a few eyebrows.

The Give And Take: A Guide To Critique

*writeaway:iconwriteaway: reports, July 16
*writeaway, the new group for all you budding poets and wannabe novelists, pronounces a guide to giving and receiving critique on writing, written by ~Vampiress22.

Undiscovered, Vol. 4

=roguequeen:iconroguequeen: reports, 1d 20h ago
A new feature of an undiscovered artist.
2 comments   Editorials  Last +fav: ~Virgo1

Quotes of the Week: 7/11/09

*DAPoliticalForum:iconDAPoliticalForum: reports, 19h 41m ago
:firelite-photo:SKULL CHATTER FROM THE DA POLITICAL FORUM [link]

:thumb87695063:

:iconagent-sarah: and :iconswordofscotland: :firelite-photo:We had an abundance of SKULL CHATTERTM this week, so, we hope you enjoy the quotes we selected. Please, feel free to comment!:
2 comments   Editorials  Last +fav: =djberry

An Artists' Self-Respect

~Inexistences:iconInexistences: reports, July 14
The value of a favorite or a watch - how to use DeviantArt as a successful artist building community, and not a system for self-advertisement.

Perspective on Sight

~Skytrite:iconSkytrite: reports, July 15
Everyone has their own perspective, the way we percieve things is changable and uncertain. Yet, undeterringly we see things as good and bad, beautiful and ugly. I suppose this is my perspective on that kind of sight.

George Carlin on Religon

~TRegnier2795:iconTRegnier2795: reports, July 16
He's gone now, but George Carlin was a philosopher as much as a comedian. When he told a joke, he did it to make us think, and that is why he was a such a success: he told it like it is.

Here's lookin' at you, George.
4 comments   Editorials  Last +fav: Nobody

Editorials


Self-Portraits ShowCase #7

^Helewidis:iconHelewidis: reports, September 3, 2007
I've noticed that a great part of the Self-Portraits I like in deviantART comes from photography classes students whose Self-Portraits were class assignments. There must be a reason for that, don't you think? So, I did a research and I quickly found out an assignment page that begun with a beautiful and inspiring paragraph, that I'll be quoting:

"The self portrait has captivated artists and photographers for centuries—with good reason. In making a self portrait, you become, simultaneously, the subject and the object, the creator and the creation, the hunter and the hunted. Certainly, many artists have practiced it for self promotion and self aggrandizement. But self portraiture can also be a tool for introspection and self exploration. Of course, it may simply be a record of your physical appearance at a given time and place, if such a thing as a simple record is possible."
(Font: Self-portrait assignment. History of 20th century photography) )


I believe Self-Portraits aren't just something photographers do in the beginning due to a lack of models - although it can happen. One of the proofs for my assumption is the so many Self-Portrait we have around the world and through time! In the same research I found out some interesting sites about this genre's history. I encourage you to do the same!
( =Helewidis )



:star: Back to our news article's purpose:


*Madeleine-dA is one of our newest collaborators and in her first note she wrote something that made me smile. I've asked her for permission to post her words and she said yes:

"At the moment I am just a passer-by lending a helping hand. I like your project and I think it really comes at the right time - when people seem to think that the self-portraits gallery is a replacement for myspace photo gallery. Showing people the beauty and marvel of self-portraits might help fight this idiotic idea that deviantART is turning into myspace."


:iconmadeleine-da:
*Madeleine-dA's Selections:








:iconopioid:
^opioid's Selections








:iconcornucopiaoflov:
~Cornucopiaoflov's Selections






:iconwodanislav:
=Wodanislav's Selections







:iconhelewidis:
=Helewidis's Selections














:heart: I've also selected some Pink Self-portraits in honour of the Breast Cancer Awareness:





Click this link and Show me your Pink Self-Portraits! (hint: I may feature your works)

You can also see more Pink Portraits (some are also self-portraits) in My Tribute to Breast Cancer Victims & Survivors.

Support The Weekend to End Breast Cancer!

~


"All of these artists gazed into their mirrors and attempted to grasp their identities. They sought to portray their image, whether it showed a clear representation of their features, a walk through their childhood or an outpouring of emotions. Some self-portraits show only what the artist wants us to see, some chronicle the history of the artist, others reveal personal secrets and a sense of isolation. Whichever method is employed each artist took a long literal and figurative look at him/herself. Each portrait is a an exploration of the self." (Font: Background of Self-Portraits )



:teamwork: Collaborators so far:

~EternalDystopia
*imxanxillusion
*Madeleine-dA
^opioid
~Cornucopiaoflov
=Wodanislav


:pointr: If you'd like to be our next collaborator please read: Self-Portraits Showcase Expasion Project



:star: Previous Articles

. Self-Portraits ShowCase #1
. Self-Portraits ShowCase #2
. Self-Portraits ShowCase #3
. Self-Portraits ShowCase #4
. Self-Portraits ShowCase #5
. Self-Portraits ShowCase #6



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^LawrenceDeDark:iconLawrenceDeDark: Sep 3, 2007, 3:18:12 PM
Sweet. :camera:

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~alma-lunar:iconalma-lunar: Sep 3, 2007, 3:22:44 PM
Thank you so much.
~hombwoi:iconhombwoi: Sep 3, 2007, 3:42:49 PM Mood: Joy
thank you very much! ;]

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=Sertechaun:iconSertechaun: Sep 3, 2007, 3:47:48 PM
Thank you so much :heart:
Lovely features btw :)

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~fantasmica:iconfantasmica: Sep 3, 2007, 3:56:41 PM
thank you soooo much :hug: :)

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"No! this face is only a mask, a wicked ornament,
illuminated by an exquisite grimace,
Look and see, atrociously contorted,
The real head, and the sincere face
Turned back under the shadow of the face which lies"
Charles Baudelaire
^opioid:iconopioid: Sep 3, 2007, 4:16:58 PM
thanks for having me :D great features.

this is the best way to combat the influx of cruddy high angle too-high contrast self portraits that have been publicy decried lately: by showing the right way to do a self portrait!

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~semangatmembara:iconsemangatmembara: Sep 3, 2007, 7:40:16 PM
thank you.. :hug:

and such beautiful pictures.. :)

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