30 May 2020 - TOP SAMPLES OF AUSTRALIAN GRAFFITI

TOP SAMPLES OF 

AUSTRALIAN GRAFFITI

G'day folks,

Welcome to some more examples of our graffiti. Some of it is brilliant. Love the final two.

Clancy's comment: I left the best two until last! That, my friends is our revered prime minister and, like much graffiti around the world, both images depict a political message. 

Oh, those images were floating on Facebook for weeks, but Facebook wrote to me and asked me to remove them because 'they did not meet community standards.' Well, here they are on my blog, but I have different community standards. It's called freedom of speech. Enjoy them. Both are brilliant works of art.

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29 May 2020 - World's Longest Wood Carving!

World's Longest Wood Carving!

G'day folks,

It took Chinese artist Zheng Chunhui 4 years to enter the Guinness Book of Records for the world's longest wooden carving. Chunhui is a famous wood carver, and his creation, his magnum opus, is over 40 feet (12 meters) long and made from one single tree trunk. 

 

 This amazingly intricate work features three dimensional boats, buildings bridges and 550 individually carved human figures, who are carrying cargo, shopping in markets, talking to each other and going about their daily business. 

 

 

The scene depicted is actually a copy of a very famous Chinese painting 'Along the River During the Quinming Festival', which was painted over 1,000 years ago during the Song Dynasty by artist Zhang Zeduan. Many consider it the 'Chinese Mona Lisa'. This painting is one of the best indications of what ancient Chinese culture was life. 

   

In addition to being so long, it also stands at 3 meters tall (10 feet) and is 2.4 meters (8 feet) wide. 

 

Clancy's comment: The talent of some people leaves me totally gob smacked. What an extraordinary piece of work.

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28 May 2020 - Beautiful Artworks We Probably Walk Past Every Day

Beautiful Artworks We Probably Walk Past Every Day

G'day folks,

Most of us are familiar with the big names, like Da Vinci, Picasso, and Van Gogh, many of whom gained fame only after their deaths. But some incredible artists spend their entire lives and passing completely unrecognized. And chances are, you've walked past their works of art at some point, without even realizing. These beautiful paintings are proof that the world is a canvas and inspiration can be found anywhere. And the best part about it is that it's all open to interpretation. What truly makes it art is the feeling it can awaken inside of you if you just take a minute to stop and look.

 

 

 

Clancy's comment: Gob smacking talent!

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