The Canvas of Artistic Flourish
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width="80")  ; The House of La Bella Oscuridad believes that everyone should have the freedom to express themselves through artistic means. The Hall is dedicated to showcasing member art in all its various forms and guises. We at LBO understand that art is a personal choice and personal art is a statement of personality. Our artists are encouraged to contribute their work and all the art displayed in our hall is for your appreciation.A Hall of Original Art Work
Contributing Members
Calea
Darkness Bound
Knight Levin
Kristiana
LizSara
Mortangia
Myrrhkuri
Types of Art we have displayed within
Digital Art
Drawings
Paintings
Photography
Sculpture
If you want to see more of the pictures on display click on them and you will be taken straight to the album
ARTIST OF THE MONTH
Sculpture by its very definition is the art of being able to mold or shape a block of metal, marble, copper, bronze or any other substance into a shape. It is the artist’s ability to bring to life that particular substance that they are working on. In other words, to create life from nothing. Such was the talent of Henry Moore, the son of a cool miner. He showed an interest early in life in the arts which lead him to sculpting. Sculpting was his life, quite literally, and through it he brought not only joy to others around the world but also, like many other great artists, brought constant debate about what his art really meant. His works often have the human element in them and the key is to find it. He was a fan of the abstract form of art.
Later, in life he would found the Henry Moore Foundation that would allow for young artists to pursue their dreams as well as informing those of us with less talent to appreciate the heart of this very talented man. Although, art is truly in the eye of the beholder, as well as its meaning, an aspect of Mr. Moore’s work represent tranquility and simplifies both nature and man.
Mr. Moore led an interesting life accomplishing and doing what he wanted something that only few of us can actually hope to do. The main themes of his art centered on human forms, the family unit, animal, and nature. Early in his work he was known for his carving abilities whereby, he would chisel out of wood his unique carvings. Places such as pre-Columbian Mexico, Sumeria, Egypt, and Africa would assist his early years of sculpting thus giving him a chance to perfect and explore other compounds in which to work from. The carving below is one of his early sculptures from wood and represents his fascination with pre-Columbian art.
He was able to transform the human body into different shapes using various objects and still project the form person. As can be seen in this example:
Whether this is a man or a woman is up to the person trying to decipher the form, but surely it can be seen as a person. The apparent shape of the spoon can be seen as a representation of a body reclining with the head being the cherry. Strange as it seems the sculpture provides the thought of someone relaxing in a pool of water possibly just daydreaming.
Later, abstracts from organic shapes would be at the forefront of his work. Creating art from fluid lines would leave someone with sense of amazement at how a basic object like a block of stone or marble could lend itself into a genuine work of art as seen in this example.
Please notice how the fluidness of the form appears not to be broken. It is just one continuous piece molded into human form.
Mr. Moore was born in Yorkshire town of Castleford, England, in 1898 and died in 1986. His work has been shown and is proudly displayed at many well known places around the world. His talent of bringing life and uniqueness to differing types of marble, stone, wood, and other materials was truly a gift. He brought beauty into the world and presented us with a chance to use our imaginations on what a given sculpture was meant to be. That was his goal in life to show the world another way of looking at the images around us and to allow us to learn a different way of processing what our eyes are looking at. In essence he wanted us to use our minds when viewing his artwork.
"The observation of nature is part of an artist's life; it enlarges his form [and] knowledge, keeps him fresh and from working only by formula, and feeds inspiration." ~ Henry Moore
Some of his other works are listed below.
 
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/M/moore.html
http://www.henrymoore.com/
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/mooreintro.shtm
http://www.nelson-atkins.org/art/KCSP/ArtistBio_Moore.cfm
http://www.google.com/search?q=henry+moore&hl=en&prmd=ivnso&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=qUDITaeyMZKG0QHI_cD_Bw&ved=0CD0QsAQ&biw=964&bih=554
RECENT ARCHIVES OF THE ANCIENTS
ANCIENT WRITINGSSandro Botticelli A few nights ago I was on the Ouija board and was asking for ideas for the art hall. It came back saying Botticelli, the painter, so here we are.
Botticelli the artist
Mr. Sandro Botticelli is and was a master of the early renaissance art of florence, italy. His works easily rivals Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Perugino, Ghirlandaio, Raphael and many more. When viewing his work one is struck with many different ideas. By that I mean, some works are melancholy while others appear to set to a theme of Noe-Platonism. Then again, there is the theme of women being portrayed as dominant figures, as well as, in their traditional roles.
He was commissioned by the Medici family from about 1475 to about 1492 until Lorenzo de Medici death. The Medici Family it seems only wanted him to paint for them on certain occasions, of course, he was paid more than enough.
Times being what they were and the catholic church being a huge part of peoples lives it is easy to see where and why a lot of his paintings offer themes of God and the Bible. Although, not all of his paintings were only on those themes. His themes changed through out his life as the times changed around him. As a result of political unrest he often painted scenes of current political historical occurrences of the day. An example of this is the known works of his effigies in 1434 and 1478. The latter pertaining to the assassination of Giuliano by the Pazzi conspirators. Although, the paintings and frescos did hang in the Palazzo del Podesta for sixteen years. They were unfortunately destroyed in 1494.
One thing that I had completely forgotten about the was work he did in the Sistine Chapel in 1481. He was responsible for the art around the windows and in the corner of the cathedral. Whereas, Michelangelo, it appears was responsible for the ceiling. What you have here is a wonderful work of art that has with loving care been able to last through the ages. Within the cathedral Botticelli painted 3 large pieces and seven papal portraits depicting scenes from the Bible both old and new testaments.
Later in life Botticelli hooked up with the famous Monk Savonarola. Savonarola who was known to be a bit of an extremist in asking the population to give up all worldly things. This ties in with botticelli because a number of his paintings here again were burned along with others items from other masters. Anything considered “ungodly” was purged from Florence's society unless otherwise hidden. Eventually, Savonarola was taken out, I believed burned at the stake. It was during this time Botticelli’s work had to take on a more somber religious tone.
Some time later towards the end of his life his paintings were hard to do, as he struggled to find a balance of what to paint or what message to show. He also had to contend with other artists of his time which at this point were old enough to give him competition. Here at this stage of his life he was competing against Michelangelo, Raphael and Da Vinci. His works portrayed any emotion that come into his mind.
Botticelli the man
He seemed to be gifted in the art of painting from an early age and at just 15 was able to go out on his own opening his own shop. The early influence in his life was from Fra Filippo Lippi. From whom he learned how to perfect the fine details on the faces he painted. Under his early apprenticeship he also became well adapted to the art of action in painting. In other words, Botticelli managed to make his paintings come alive and at times seem to want to jump off the canvas and into our lives.
Mr. Botticelli’s name was Alessandro Filipepi. We believe he was born on March 1, 1445 in Florence, Italy. Where he remained all of his life. The name Botticelli was given him a by goldsmith he briefly worked for. It stands for “little barrel.”
One last note. Because of the great artists of the middle and later renaissance Sandro Botticelli laid forgotten for close to 400 years before emerging once again. Below the links are a few paintings. My favorite is the “Venus.”
For more information on his works just google or try www.historylink101.com/art/sandro_Botticelli/bio_Botticelli.htm or www.nndb.com/people/734/000084482/
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