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I want to use famous art as a party theme where can I buy supplies?

A woman in my office is retiring and she’s really a great artist herself and I wanted to acknowledge that with an “art” theme but am having trouble finding supplies, I mean other than wall prints. I find it hard to believe that there aren’t plates etc with depictions of famous paintings (I know it’s a little sacreligous but …). If anyone can point me in the right direction it would be very appreciated, or even if you have other ideas for an art themed party

Try allposters.com, they have a ton of pics of all sizes and might be a good place to start. I included a link. GL

Portraiture?

For my gcse final piece i have to create a portrait of my choice, but to gain the best marks it has to be related to another artist and done in their sort of style-but of course your own version.
Any ideas on a famous artists portrait work i could use for my final piece?
I dont like pop art in any way so dont mention please!
And anything other than the ovbious would be very helpfuL!

Picasso? That man was a genious

I Love Touring Paris – the Fourteenth Arrondissement

The fourteenth arrondissement is located in southern Paris on the Seine River’s Left Bank. The arrondissement covers about 2.2 square miles (over five and a half square kilometers) and is home to over one hundred thirty thousand residents and about seventy thousand jobs.

Some people will want to visit its famous Catacombs, Roman limestone quarries converted to burial grounds more than two hundred years ago. In all my years in Paris I never saw the Catacombs but never felt that I missed them. But hey, that’s just me. The Catacombs were created because improper burials caused lots of disease in the famous Les Halles market district and in fact all over Paris. These quarries by no means limited to the fourteenth arrondissement definitely reduced disease but did cause many safety problems. During the construction of Paris’s newest subway line the courtyard of an elementary school collapsed. What luck that there were no children present.

You can take an authorized tour of the catacombs or explore them on your own. There’s a word for such people, cataphiles. Among the authors fascinated by the Catacombs are Umberto Eco and Edgar Allan Poe. With all the underground visits it is interesting to note that only a single death has been confirmed in the Catacombs during the last 250 years.

The Cimetiere de Montparnasse (Montparnasse cemetery) is the final resting place of many famous French intellectual and artists including Charles Baudelaire, Samuel Beckett, Simone de Beauvoir, and Jean-Paul Sartre. The cemetery also has monuments to Parisian police and firefighters killed in the line of duty.

The name Montparnasse comes from “Mount Parnassus,” said to be the home of the Greek muses to the arts and sciences. To my knowledge this neighborhood was not very important for science with a single, extremely important exception. Montparnasse is home to the world-famous Pasteur Institute, one of the leaders in the fight against the AIDS virus and numerous other viruses. This neighborhood has been a center of the arts since at least the Seventeenth Century. As many other artistic neighborhoods, it boasts numerous cafes, bars, restaurants, and nightclubs. But in the old days many Montparnasse artists lived in extreme poverty. In the local cafes the rule was simple; waiters did not wake sleeping artists. In some cafes such as La Rotonde, actually in the Sixth district on the other side of Boulevard Montparnasse, the artists “lent” their work to the cafe owners until they could pay their bills. In the words of Marc Chagall, “The sun of Art then shone only on Paris.” And while some of that sunshine was in Montmartre, most of it was in Montparnasse.

The famous music hall Bobino was and still is a neighborhood fixture on the Rue de la Gaite, which lies just west of the Montparnasse Cemetery. Among its famous non-artistic residents were Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky, and Symon Petliura, an anti-communist Ukranian political leader. History does not record whether the three ever met at Bobino or other Montparnasse nightspots.

You can immerse yourself in the spirit of the times at the Musee du Montparnasse (Montparnasse Museum) located at the former studio of the Russian-born Montparnasse painter, Maris Vassilieff. Vassilieff was quite a character; she founded a canteen for starving artists and once pushed the Italian-born Montparnasse painter Amedeo Modigliani down the stairs. Afterwards she did a drawing of the incident. The Museum offers members a monthly cultural gathering. Try as they might, I don’t think they can capture the flavor of old Montparnasse.

La Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris (International University of Paris) is a complex consisting of several dozen residences for students and visiting academics. First started in 1925, many of its buildings were designed by famous architects; for example Le Corbusier designed the Swiss and Brazilian pavilions. North of the Cite is the lovely Parc Montsouris (not translated as Mouse Mountain Park) designed as an English garden.

La Sante is one of France’s most famous prisons. It includes both VIP and high-security sectors. Founded in 1867 it owes its name (which means health) to the nearby Ste-Anne hospital. La Sante was divided into four blocks to place prisoners with others from the same geographic or ethnic environment. During the Twentieth Century it was the sight of many executions by guillotine, the last one in late 1972. Near the end of World War II on July 14, 1944 political prisoners revolted. Many were massacred by the Vichy (collaborationist) forces.

Of course you don’t want to be in Paris without sampling fine French wine and food. In my article I Love French Wine and Food – A Bordeaux Rose I reviewed such a wine and suggested a sample menu: Start with Andouillette (Chitterling Sausage). For your second course savor Esturgeon a la Libournaise (Sturgeon cooked with White Wine). And for dessert indulge yourself with Fanchonette Bordelaise (Puff Pastry with Custard and Meringue). Your Parisian sommelier (wine steward) will be only too happy to suggest appropriate wines to accompany each course.

About the Author

In his younger days Levi Reiss has authored or co-authored ten computer and Internet books. Now he prefers drinking fine Italian, German, or other wine, accompanied by the right foods and the right people. He knows what dieting is, and is glad that for the time being he can eat and drink what he wants, in moderation. He loves teaching various and sundry computer classes at an Ontario French-language community college. Visit his Italian travel, wine, and food website www.travelitalytravel.com and his Italian wine website www.theitalianwineconnection.com.

Do I need permission to do this in my writing?

Let’s say I want to slide in a few pronouns into my writing from time to time. I know there is a legal issue with using a musician’s song lyrics in writing without their grant of permission, but I’m talking stuff like “McDonald’s” or “WalMart”–simple pronouns that are well known enough for the majority of people to know off the top of their heads. Am I liable to be held accountable for any copyright issues? Now what if I go a little further and maybe insert a famous person’s name like a philosopher’s or an artist’s or maybe even a title of a major work(s). Am I voiding any legal policy?

You raise a variety of issues on multiple fronts.

“WalMart” and “McDonald’s” are proper nouns (not pronouns) and they are not copyrighted; they are trademarked. For example, you cannot open a restaurant and call it McDonald’s and paint golden arches on the side of the building.

If you write an essay or personal narrative and talk about a time that you went to McDonald’s, you can just write that. Generally, you can do the same in a work of fiction. (Example: Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts. The author used WalMart as the setting for a good bit of the story. She painted WalMart in a favorable light. I’m certain WalMart was made aware of this and given the opportunity to approve the story.)

In the movie “Little Miss Sunshine,” there is a scene where the family is using some promotional glasses from a fast-food restaurant. Originally, the script called for drinking glasses from Burger King, and Burger King did not wish to be associated with the movie, so that detail was changed. That’s about trademark.

If you write a report or an academic work, you must use the trademark sign immediately after names like WalMart and McDonald’s and Apple.

Citing an author or an artist or a philosopher and referencing a work is not copyright violation. Citing a bit of a song’s lyrics is one thing; printing the lyrics to an entire album is another. There are lots of factors.

You should read about what copyright is to get a better understanding.

Also, if you were to publish, the publisher will vet the work to make sure there are no legal issues. If you want to self-publish, you would do well to have an attorney (one who specializes in publishing) vet the work for you.

Generally, in order to be held liable, there must be stakes, preferably high ones. In other words, no one is going to bother coming after you unless it’s worthwhile. This is not to say that this gives you a license to violate any copyright as you please, but rather to understand that it’s a long way off before it becomes a problem.
I don’t think there is a link listing any and all “legal issues concerning publication.” There is much to be considered; it’s not all just black and white.

In the meantime, don’t worry about it. Write and get the writing done. You can fuss with the details and the legalities later.

Check out:

http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html

http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html

What were the names of 10 artist that were made famous by jazz band leader Miles Davis?

The question I need help answering is:
Name 10 Artists (at any time throughout his career) who played with groups in which Miles Davis was the leader or co-leader and then went on to
a)lead their own groups.
b)become significant jazz players in their own right, and/or
c)pioneer new styles of jazz.

Tony Williams
John Coltrane
Wayne Shorter
Joe Zawinul
Cannonball Adderley
Philly Joe Jones
Paul Chambers
Red Garland
Ron Carter
Herbie Hancock
John McLaughlin
Marcus Miller
Mike Stern

Career Opportunities in Animation and Multimedia

In recent days, it is not unusual to see Indian children chatting about mythological stories of Indian culture like Ramayana, Mahabharata and the legendary characters such as Lord Hanuman, Lord Ganesha, Lord Krishna and many more. This re-introduction to the Indian culture can be attributed to the enthralling animated movies that have summarized the good old Indian epics for our young generation. And who could forget the ever so famous characters Tom & Jerry, Mowgli, Stuart Little, Popeye, and many more that were brought to life by animation. In this world of animation, inert images are brought to life through diverse tools and techniques.

Animation finds its place in the filming industry and in television but there are several other areas that animation plays a large part in. The biggest scope for freelance animation comes from the gaming industry. –

Animation hit upon its place in the film and television industry, however there are quite a lot of other areas that animation plays a vital role in. The leading scope for animation comes from the gaming industry. The archetypal roles for people hunting animation as a profession in computers, depending upon their skills, consist of digital film animator, visual artists, graphics designer, senior animator, web artist or web designer.

The essential prerequisites for animation as a career, despite knowing the essentials in computer education, engage an unusual skill and startling versatility in drawing. A person who takes pleasure in drawing and computers can simply make a winning career out of computer animation. Associate degree in Animation normally takes about two years, and most individuals can start working straight away after graduation.

Those animators who acquire a higher level of education are typically the ones who are proposed the superior positions as they come available. Salary can vary from employer-to-employer, but many animators are able to set their own working hours and prices for the work they do, if they decide to freelance. Career as an animator will be more than rewarding for a person who is full of creativity and it offers a real sense of fulfillment when you see how much others valued your work.

About the Author

This article has been provided courtesy of www.animationprojects.net. Animation Projects is A B2B marketplace offers a wide range of freelance animator for buyer and animation projects, freelance work and jobs for provider.