by Shan Fazelbhoy | Nov 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
HOW SCHOOLS KILL CREATIVITY Contributed by Neleisha Weerasinghe Mainstream Schools Stifling Creativity Children are the future and how we support or educate them now will determine how they tackle the issues of the future. This is important more than ever as we are... Continue Reading
by Shan Fazelbhoy | Aug 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Color Blue, is it really that popular? Contributed by Neleisha Weerasinghe. We all like different colors and for some time now we have tried to understand why we prefer one or more over others. From the early 90’s scientists and various industry specialists have... Continue Reading
by Shan Fazelbhoy | Jun 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
Living a Life that Feels Good Contributed by Neleisha Weerasinghe. We are living in an era where everything seems to be in a rush – rushing to get to work, in a rush to buy groceries, in a hurry to grow up. There seems to be a major issue in slowing down or a... Continue Reading
by Shan Fazelbhoy | Apr 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Art, A study in contemplation. Contributed by Alfiya Inamdar. This is the story behind the inspiration of my latest work – A Study in Contemplation. The inspiration for the artwork is two- fold and comes from two ideas – one a visual stimuli from the... Continue Reading
by Shan Fazelbhoy | Apr 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
Art in Dark Times Contributed by Neleisha Weerasinghe. Current times, especially the year 2020 can be defined as a dark time in human history. With catastrophes continuously affecting life as we know it, the possibility of everything getting back to the way it used to... Continue Reading
by Shan Fazelbhoy | Jan 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Click on the below link to view this touching watercolor created in order to capture the innocence of the young and tenderness of a priceless moment. https://s3.amazonaws.com/newpyl/pyl_showcase/2e71_1550682533022019.jpg Alt Attribute: Touching watercolor created in... Continue Reading
by Shan Fazelbhoy | Apr 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
Artful Eggs by Neleisha Weerasinghe When it comes to Easter one of the first things that come to mind is the Easter egg. These colorful eggs are not only sometimes made edible but are steeped in history and cultural significance. Did you know that the tradition of... Continue Reading
by Shan Fazelbhoy | Mar 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Pareidolia, a blog post by Neleisha Weerasinghe. Inanimate Objects Taking a Life of their Own Have you ever seen faces or animals on walls or even on inanimate objects? Do you have creative ideas popping off the walls? People tend to see faces a lot because we are... Continue Reading
by Shan Fazelbhoy | Dec 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Read about Photography Merging with Art Merging with Photography by Thomas Boldt. Art is both incredibly forgiving and incredibly strict. When a new medium is invented and forges its way into the limelight, the so-called art world isn’t always at its most... Continue Reading
by Shan Fazelbhoy | Jul 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
Interior Design Inspiration: Color in Nature 2018: A blog post by Wendy Dessler Exponential Innovation Gordon Moore once observed a trend in computer circuitry development which led him to postulate that computational ability will double on itself at repeating... Continue Reading
by Shan Fazelbhoy | May 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
What is Lucida? Read on to know what Thomas Boldt has to say about the new scanner by Factum Arte. Spread throughout cultural hubs in Europe, a team of artists and conservators have been working on something big. Perhaps it is better defined as something extremely... Continue Reading
by Shan Fazelbhoy | Apr 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Meditative Art of Ivan Peries is a blog post by Ana Brdar about the Sri Lankan artist. The ’43 Group was a Sri Lankan school of painting which yielded its most significant works during the 1940s and 1950s. It is regarded as one of the most influential art... Continue Reading
by Shan Fazelbhoy | Feb 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
Is Using the Photography of Other Art? This is of course an endless debate but read this blog post by Thomas Boldt to find out more. Our digital world creates a truly staggering amount of imagery. 95 million photos are shared on Instagram alone every single day, and... Continue Reading
by Shan Fazelbhoy | Sep 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
Thomas Boldt writes about Art and Neuroscience – Meet the PEMs newest member. In the midst of an increasingly overflowing media landscape, museums and galleries around the world have been exploring new ways to entice visitors (and patrons) no matter which side... Continue Reading
by Shan Fazelbhoy | Aug 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
Naoshima: Where Nature and Contemporary Art Become One by Ana Brdar Naoshima is a town composed of a cluster of islands that lies on the rugged coast of south Japan in the Seto Inland Sea of the Kagawa Prefecture. Once a sleepy fishing village with little tourist... Continue Reading
by Shan Fazelbhoy | Aug 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
Artist Profile: Anila Agha by Thomas Boldt The internet has an incredible power to remove boundaries in a number of areas of life, and few people know this better than Pakistani-American artist Anila Agha. Originally born in Lahore, Pakistan but finishing her art... Continue Reading
by Shan Fazelbhoy | Jun 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
Ana Brdar writes about Natalia Goncharova and The Art of Rayonism. One of the most prominent painters to come out of Russia in the first half of the 20th century, Natalia Goncharova and her groundbreaking style redefined the path of contemporary and abstract art in... Continue Reading
by Shan Fazelbhoy | Jun 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
Check out what Thomas Boldt has to say about the The SprayPrinter. Most of the hype in the world of printing lately seems to be focused around 3D printing. While it can be used in some fascinating ways by sculptors and installation artists, artists who work in... Continue Reading
by Shan Fazelbhoy | May 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
Read about The Colorful World of Yayoi Kusama by Ana Brdar Yayoi Kusama is one of the most prolific artists to emerge from Japan in the postwar period. The body of work that she created over the last five decades is extensive and diverse, and it helped establish... Continue Reading
by Shan Fazelbhoy | Mar 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
Building your online portfolio by Thomas Boldt Self-promotion is probably one of the most important tasks for any type of artist, but it’s not always as easy as we’d like. It’s an old story: a fantastic artist has an impressive body of work, but... Continue Reading
