Look Out For This Kid

I have a close friend named Antarah Crawley. He's one of the most talented and intelligent people I know. He attends School Without Walls, and was excepted into George Washington University's Early College Program where he is getting his Associates Degree in Liberal Arts.

Among his many talents are playing guitar,skateboarding,and most of all,his artwork.

Antarah has been drawing since he can remember,and painting for about five years now. He is a student at theWashington Studio School , which gives him the opportunity to showcase his artwork at various art galleries and cafes all over D.C. and Maryland, including Tryst in Adams Morgan, March of this year. He was also paid $500 to paint for the Capitol Fringe Festival.

If he had to choose a label for his artwork, he would say it was 'folk art', but he doesn't really have a defined style of art. He does landscapes, portraits, and abstract art, which are all very different from one another.

'If someone were to ask why I paint, I suppose my only answer would be that I paint for the sake of painting. I guess I just like putting my ideas on a canvas, or a wall, creating something that will last, thus in a way, making me immortal. And, with portraits, make other people immortal. I suppose this connection derives from ones fear of being forgotten after death.'

Antarah has a lot to offer, and is well on his way to becoming a phenomenal artist, especially for his age. Many 17-year-olds haven't gotten this far in their careers--not even close!

If you like what you saw you can visit his blog 'Brainwash Your Face', to see more of his artwork, and even buy some if you'd like.

That Eye Catching Art Gallery & Boutique!

Anacostia art gallery and Boutique is a unique house decorated with lots of colors, graphics, symbols, and words. From the looks of the pictures on the website the house is painted from the very top to the very bottom. Every color in the house or outside oft the house is bright and eye catching. And it looks like everything about this gallery is "afrocentric" or has an African style to it. The jewelry that the boutique sale are created with different types of beads, stones, and sculpted wood. There colorful bags but the main color you will see from the pictures is red, yellow, black, and green. The House is not just a gallery and boutique but it also has a bookstore and garden. But over the entire house has a loud appearance, and just from look at the pictures make me want to go and see the house myself. I like the jewelry, pictures and artwork that are shown in some of the pictures that represent the gallery and boutique. And I can tell that if I was to be driving or walking pass the gallery I would definitely stop.

What Is Art? Do You Know What It Is?

WHAT IS ART?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS?






What is art? Art is the products of human creativity and works of art collectively. Art can be expressed in many different ways. One way that art can be viewed is called a linear perspective, which means that the art is 3 dimensional. People and artist have their own opinion on how they view art. I think of art as a way for people to express what they are feeling at the moment. Some examples of how art is expressed are if there is a lot of blue, maybe the artist is sad or maybe if there is a lot of really bright, than maybe the artist is happy or cheerful. A question that some people may ask is “Why do people make art?” Well the answer to this question is that people make art to seek personal enjoyment and satisfaction or to express thoughts and feelings. Art can be seen everywhere. It can be seen in museums, galleries, and it can also be seen on the street. Anything that you have can be made into a work of art. However, before you start working on your art, you need to make sure that you have all of the materials that you need. Some materials that you may need are paints, brushes, a computer, or the material that you need if you are trying to make a sculpture. Some names of some famous artists are Diane Arbus, Michelangelo, and Leonardo Da Vinci.
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Flickr Artists

When I think about art I think about photoraphs. Photos capture life around us and can inspire people to do new things and have new experiences. One place to find a lot of good art is on Flickr. Flickr is an image sharing site that lets users upload their own pictures that they have taken and edited. Some good examples of that is : Philipp Klinger :.'s profile on Flickr. Philipp uses his camera to create art that he sees and likes and that's the best part about photos. His website also shows his portfolio with some of his best works. I think that Philipp is such a great artist because he knows how to recognize a good picture and manipulates the light and angle to make it as good as possible. He specializes in cityscape, architecture, and landscapes. The fact that he has traveled all around the world and shares his experiences through his pictures makes him as good as he is.

Another great artist from Flickr is Adam Clutterbuck. His profile name is g r e e n g a g e and he specializes in landscaping pictures. Adam uses black and white compositions of places he has been and wanted to share.

The Frederick Douglass house located at 1411 W Street, S.E. dedicated to the life of Frederick Douglass this is also the place where he lived. Douglass moved to this house in 1877 with his wife Anna. Frederick Douglass named the house Cedar Hill but Im not sure of the reason why. This house is related to the Anacostia area because its around the area.

Downtown's Sweetheart

Vashtie Kola a wave of innovation.  She basically reintroduces the whole eclectic “80’s” downtown style to hip hop.  Vashtie Kola is a well known director, model, party promoter, designer, and entrepreneur.  She was born and raised in Albany, New York. In 1999 she moved to New York City to attend the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, from there her career blossomed. She worked with Box Fresh Pictures as a director.

There she created and wrote music video treatment for Common’s Testify.  She went to work for Def Jam as the Director of Creative Services but left a little while after due to the fact that she felt the corporate world was taking a toll on her creative expression. To keep her creative “juices flowing” Kola teamed up with her best friend and started the 1992’s.  1992 was a monthly party that only featured 90’s music and the total essence of the 90’s. 1992 became so popular that Q-tip asked Vashtie to join forces with him in doing a monthly party called Party Favors. Party favors became so popular that it became a weekly Friday party called Open. 

In 2008 Kola launched her brand Violette she says "if Louis Vuitton had a daughter living in the Lower East Side. She'd be rocking a cool t-shirt, kicks, and a great handbag" Violette is like a collaboration between ghetto and goth.

Vashtie's most known work 

Uprising Of Graphic Design

Graphic Design is a media that is used around the world to communicate information involving advertisment such as world issues, clothing, and new technology being presented. Graphic Design is used to catch the eye of the audience by color or maybe a certain design that triggers someones attention. Many companies every year search to find experinced graphic designers to promote there companies name. This could be easily done simply by word of mouth, but how many people you know purchase things just because someone says its good. It takes commercials, posters, t-shirts, and maybe even an radio presentation. However you decide to promote, graphic design will be a big part of your success. Being as though visual art is my area of study its easy for me to understand the work that's put into the big Billboard signs that we see everyday. When Im doing graphic Design I like to use color. I think that color attracts attention within the human mind. Dark media colors to me doesn't get the attention that I feel it needs. Such as if I see a all black Billboard sign that have white words on it I might look at it, but nothing about it captures my eye. Instead if there was a CVS sign that show people smiling and showing they enjoy CVS service than Im going to look more because it shows action and people, and where there is people there is more color to be added. Im intrested in Graphic Design because it allows me to be myself within my work.