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Extremely Unique Artist Julian Beever

Julian Beever’s Art is extremely Unique and very Amazing. This Guy makes his Paintings on the Footpaths and Pavements but when youlook at Them from a Certain Angle, they Appear to be 3D. And In Some Cases They...

New book! SWEET CALL & RESPONSE By Steve MacDonald & Dana Smith

Sweet Call and Response was developed with an emphasis on experimentation with the materials - digital printing on canvas, photo collage, machine sewn thread, and sewn collage. Instinctively, messages are sent...

Rock Ukulele Artist Picks-Up Major 'Pickup' Endorsement

Known as an industry leader in providing acoustic amplification, pickup and preamp systems, for more than 30 years, for a list of top music performers that reads like a People Magazine "Who's Who," (Paul Simon,...

World's Oldest Working Musician Dies at 103

Ukulele legend and jazz guitarist, Bill Tapia, known to many fondly as "Uncle Bill," passed away in his sleep today at his home in Westminster, CA. Born on New Year's Day 1908, he was less than one month shy of his...

'Another Face', Caroline Jaine's Cambridge-Karachi project

Caroline Jaine, a UK based artist, writer, film-maker, with a background in diplomacy and media strategy, had paid a short visit to Karachi a few months ago for her very interesting Cambridge-Karachi project. As...

Hard Done By: When stars have to promote their own projects

By 1977 the hit CBS show Kojak was showing some weakness in the ratings. Sure, it was still popular and all but the audience was beginning to drift. Always on the lookout for the next best thing CBS decided to go...

Doonesbury Slams Dem Lobbyist for Defending Ivory Coast Dictator

from PolitisiteDoonesbury artist  Garry Trudeau slams Democratic Strategist  Lanny Davis on his Lobbying for Ivory Coast dictator Laurent Gbagbo in a six-figure deal.   Lanny not liking this,...

YankeeJim signing off at 100,000 points

YankeeJim signing off at 100,000 points Since last October, I have had the pleasure of sharing stories and conversations with the NowPublic crowd. I enjoy the polite and feisty conversations. The structure of...

Eccentric Dandies and Roger Courtney

The EndWhen one thinks of eccentric dandies, who pop in mind, Oscar Wilde, perhaps? A dandy is a gentleman who affects extreme elegance in clothes and manners; a fop. Sebastian Horsley is one who just passed away...

Toronto's 12th Annual CONTACT Photography Festival is everywhere!

Considered the biggest of its kind worldwide, the CONTACT Photography Festival is back, and it's everywhere! While photo exhibits will be featured in gallery spaces, participating artists are also...

Gallery Three presents, Ramblin Worker / Steve MacDonald

Gallery Three is proud to present “Upstairs Is Where The Magic Happens,” a new body of work by Steve MacDonald. Intermixing gold, silver and explosive colors, MacDonald creates enchanting worlds made of thread...

50 Cent Threatens Beat Down on Kanye West For VMA Outburst

Bad boy rapper 50 Cent was in Toronto yesterday where he did an interview with Much Music, Canada's equivalent to MTV. Of course, he was questioned about his opinion on Kanye West's VMA outburst, where he rudely...

Banksy work is ruined by mistake

Once again out of touch council officials destroy an irreplacable art work by Banksy. Thank goodness for his hometown of Bristol whose council has pledged never to destroy any of his work found there. " A mural by graffiti artist Banksy, which once featured on the cover of...

Hitler's art of self-delusion

" As a German auction house prepares to sell off three of Adolf Hitler's watercolours, new evidence has emerged suggesting that the Nazi leader remained convinced he was an artistic genius and was often...

Husain left out, but gets an artistic tribute

For artist Ravi Gossain, the protest has taken the form of an 11-piece exhibition titled Husain Par Fida that will open on the same day as the summit at Ragini Art Gallery in New Delhi Anindita Ghose New Delhi: Pioneering Indian contemporary artist M.F. Husain’s absence...

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