Delhi's Street child to represent India at the prestigious 'The Art of Photography Show 2011'.

The prestigious 'The Art of Photography Show' which is gonna held at San Diego, US, this year(2011) will be having a sole Indian representative. Vicky Roy, a street child-turned ace art photographer, talent will be show cased at the prestigious 'The Art of Photography Show 2011' later this month.

Vicky Roy's photograph was one of the 109 entries from 72 countries chosen from among 15,444 photographs."

The chosen photograph, "In all colors and sizes", is from Roy's new photography series "A Better Life".

Delhi's Street child to represent India at the prestigious 'The Art of Photography Show 2011'.

Who started Google's Doodle?

On a special day, Google comes out with their own way, making that special with Doodle, mostly designed by professionals and some time by kids, who's doodle get chosen by the competition organised by Google itself.

All of this Google doodle tradition was started a decade ago in 2000, Summer. Dennis Hwang, who was doing a internship with Google, was a Stanford graduate in art and computer science. He did his first doodle for Bastille Day in July 2000.

Who started Google's Doodle?

Alcohol, drugs can stimulate artistic creativity

The idea that alcohol and drugs can stimulate writers, musicians and others to create great works of art is a "dangerous myth" because they can actually stifle creativity, says a psychiatrist.

Iain Smith, consultant in addiction psychiatry at Gartnavel Royal Hospital in Glasgow, said that while many artists and writers were known for their use of intoxicating substances, most produced their greatest work when they were sober."

Smith said: "The reason that this myth is so powerful is the allure of the substances and the fact that many artists need drugs to cope with their emotions. Artists are, in general, emotional people, and the use of these substances to deal with their emotions is more likely to happen."

Alcohol, drugs can stimulate artistic creativity

Picasso masterpiece auctioned in Britain .

A masterpiece from Picasso's "blue period" sold for 34.7 million pounds (.8 million) at a major auction of Impressionist and Modern Art at Christie's in London Wednesday.

The 1903 painting, Portrait of Angel Fernandez de Soto, had been expected to fetch between 30 and 40 million pounds at the evening sale, which Christie's said could yield a total of 230 million pounds.

However, the price for the Picasso, formerly owned by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Britain's foremost musical composer, remained well below expectations.

Christie's had billed the sale as the "most valuable art auction ever to take place in London."

Picasso masterpiece auctioned in Britain .

Picasso Sells at Auction for $106.5 Million, a Record for a Work of Art

Article appeared on artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com

A painting that Picasso created in a single day in March 1932, “Nu au Plateau de Sculpteur (Nude, Green Leaves and Bust),” sold for $106.5 million, a world record auction price for a work of art, at Christie’s Tuesday night. The painting, more than 5 feet by 4 feet, shows Picasso’s mistress Marie-Thérèse Walter, both reclining and as a bust. Picasso’s profile can be discerned in the blue background.

The painting broke the record price for a work of art set in February when a Giacometti sculpture, “Walking Man I,” was sold for $104.3 million at Sotheby’s in London. Bidding for the Picasso lasted 8 minutes and 6 seconds; there were six bidders. Nicholas Hall, an expert at Christie’s, took the winning bid by telephone. He declined to say who he was bidding for.

Giacomettis were also selling well on Tuesday night. “Grande Tête Mince,” a distinctive narrow bust, was bought by Guy Bennett, a private New York dealer, for a final price of $53.3 million, well over its estimate of $25 million to $35 million. “Le Chat,” an elongated bronze cat, sold for $20.8 million. And “La Main,” an outstretched arm and hand with fingers spread wide, went for $25.8 million in about six and a half minutes of bidding. It had been expected to bring $10 million to $15 million.

Picasso Sells at Auction for $106.5 Million, a Record for a Work of Art