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Dale Chihuly Glass Sculpture Inspiration

By Cheryl Trowbridge 8 Comments

"Fireworks of Glass" is the largest permanent sculpture of blown glass by renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly. This 43-foot tower mesmerizes children and adults alike at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis. If you're curious about the art of glass blowing and how it's done, visit "Fireworks of Glass" at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis website, where there are all kinds … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art Games / Activities, Art Web Sites, Chihuly, Dale Tagged With: artist Dale Chihuly, computer art, glass

Computer Art ala Picasso!

By Cheryl Trowbridge 7 Comments

There are so many ways to be creative with a computer!  Here's a site where you can click and drag to create your very own Picasso-like portrait. This would be a fun activity for students after learning about the real Picasso!  Be sure to check out this site's "gallery" to see the fun others have had at PicassoHead.com!1. Go to http://www.picassohead.com/create.html 2. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Abstract (Representational), Art Games / Activities, Art Web Sites, Cubism, Digital / Computer, Drawing, People, Picasso, Pablo Tagged With: artist Pablo Picasso, computer art

What Is Art??

By Cheryl Trowbridge 8 Comments

So what is Art, anyway?? Not to get all philosophical or anything, but you have to admit that's a good question! If you ask 100 people, you're likely to get 100 different answers. I recently attended an exhibit at the Denver Art Museum titled, "What is Art?". This question was posed to exhibit viewers who responded on sticky notes that covered an entire wall. Reading … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Abstract (Non-representational), Abstract (Representational), Art Web Sites, Digital / Computer, Philosophy, Picasso, Pablo, Pollock, Jackson, Quotes & Stories Tagged With: abstract art, art websites, artist Jackson Pollock, artist Pablo Picasso, computer art, philosophy, quotes

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