http://lilabstracts.over-blog.com/ A small intoduction to my blog. Lilabstracts is all about art, things that interests me and a series of smallish abstract paintings, all sized 405mm x 405mm, hence the name "lilabstracts". en Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:30:05 +0100 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:30:05 +0100 En.over-blog.com RSS 2.0 Engine Copyright 2012 lilabstracts.over-blog.com Artist http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification/ http://lilabstracts.over-blog.com/article-33202914.html
Ian Francis was born in 1979 in Bristol, England, and graduated from the University of the West of England with a degree in Illustration. His work concentrates on the particulars of modern experiences — things like television, world events, celebrities, and day-to-day living. He held his first[...]]]> Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:52:00 +0200 f04c3e80196baf3b2915da0aae100183 Art News http://lilabstracts.over-blog.com/article-33202914-6.html#anchorComment http://lilabstracts.over-blog.com/article-33134292.html
I found this amazing artist Russ Mills, I absolutely love the movement and energy in his work. A wonderful collection of urban art images with a creative abstract twist. link]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:33:00 +0200 90a7557fae0ef026a56fcb7896f52bc0 Art News http://lilabstracts.over-blog.com/article-33134292-6.html#anchorComment http://lilabstracts.over-blog.com/article-33099997.html
Diana Cooper - Mechanical Cloud 2004-05 [plastic, photo, paper, foam core, acetate, vinyl, felt, neopreme foam, Velcro, map pins] “Sometimes I feel as though I am making flowcharts for an imaginary world.” Her mind is like a filter constantly translating the world around her. Everything catches[...]]]> Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:48:00 +0200 2e876ab9cdfbae29107422bdbfd12206 Art News http://lilabstracts.over-blog.com/article-33099997-6.html#anchorComment http://lilabstracts.over-blog.com/article-33058932.html
Blue lines covering everything from the floor to the walls and all over the ceiling. If you look close enough at these gigantic blue roots, you realize that it’s all made of plastic rails, more precisely, of blue plastic toy rails we used to play with as kids! And if you look at the patterns[...]]]> Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:39:00 +0200 c556b59f693120de1e68cddb5adf672b Art News http://lilabstracts.over-blog.com/article-33058932-6.html#anchorComment http://lilabstracts.over-blog.com/article-32059331.html Sat, 30 May 2009 19:46:00 +0200 87306636692119e41df33a05c367e2ff Art News http://lilabstracts.over-blog.com/article-32059331-6.html#anchorComment http://lilabstracts.over-blog.com/article-31500469.html
I have always had a passion for fashion design and here I have found a desinger that has also found inspiration from ink blots! Swedish fashion designer Sandra Backlund has sent us photos of her Ink Blot Collection, which won the top prize at the international fashion festival at Hyères,[...]]]> Sat, 16 May 2009 19:49:00 +0200 65d0ea2a3e08971056fd7d91399e3a87 Interests http://lilabstracts.over-blog.com/article-31500469-6.html#anchorComment http://lilabstracts.over-blog.com/article-31427148.html Thu, 14 May 2009 20:59:00 +0200 0a5fc7c2193d1566a11bbce11cdac5ae Famous Quotes http://lilabstracts.over-blog.com/article-31427148-6.html#anchorComment http://lilabstracts.over-blog.com/article-30597809.html
"Baptism of Fire" My experience with this painting has been quite interesting. When I finished the painting I looked at it and thought to myself: “It just seems like such a spiritual painting.” Maybe because of the elements in the painting. The flames, fire is associated with cleansing, the[...]]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:17:00 +0200 4120c2e1a82189bedc81e37255489697 My Art http://lilabstracts.over-blog.com/article-30597809-6.html#anchorComment http://lilabstracts.over-blog.com/article-30479888.html
Abstract expressionism was an specifically American post-World War II art movement. It was the first American movement to achieve worldwide influence and also the one that put New York City at the center of the art world, a role formerly filled by Paris. After WWII, with images of the Holocaust[...]]]> Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:04:00 +0200 da780a4a7da95deb9d1f5a11e1c837b3 About Art http://lilabstracts.over-blog.com/article-30479888-6.html#anchorComment http://lilabstracts.over-blog.com/article-30395975.html
I use colour and texture to interpret emotional energy. I used blue in this painting because it is a calm and relaxing colour. Like the same as some people’s exterior personality. I softened the edges of the white over the black to put emphasis on the appearance of a soft calm even approachable[...]]]> Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:59:00 +0200 cb6e48ca63be8cde497b84621f1389b5 My Art http://lilabstracts.over-blog.com/article-30395975-6.html#anchorComment