:: Arts and Crafts :: http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/forums/123 en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:11:00 GMT Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:41:46 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Yuku http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/forums/123 Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ <![CDATA[ Probe launched over claims winner of Wildlife Photographer of the Year faked wolf image ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17442/t/Probe-launched--claims-winner--Wildlife-Photographer---Year-.html The Natural History Museum is today investigating allegations that the winner of their acclaimed Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition faked his image.

The stunning first prize picture shows an Iberian wolf leaping over a fence, its eyes intent on a tasty meal in the next field.

feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/17442 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:41:45 GMT <![CDATA[ Bodypainter's naked ambition ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16945/t/Bodypainter-s-naked-ambition.html A New York artist is earning a living - by bodypainting surreal faces on to naked women.

Andy Golub's artwork /Rex

Andy Golub, 43, specialises in daubing exotic designs onto female skin, covering groups of girls from top-to-toe in his vivid designs.

He exhibits his group paintings in local galleries, but also works on individual women on a commission basis.

And... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16945 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:27:15 GMT <![CDATA[ Art with 'air and grace': Amazing images of floating people that HAVEN'T been digitally manipulated ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16911/t/Art--air--grace-Amazing-images--floating-people--HAVEN-T--di.html They appear to be suspended in mid-air, neither floating into the sky nor plunging to their deaths.

But these people are just the latest artwork by Chinese performance artist Li Wei, who uses a combination of mirror, metal wires, scaffolding and acrobatics to create his remarkable real-life montages.

feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16911 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:08:53 GMT <![CDATA[ Lost Renaissance masterpiece discovered after 60 years ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16846/t/Lost-Renaissance-masterpiece-discovered-after-60-years.html A lost Ludovico Mazzolino masterpiece from the Renaissance has been rediscovered after being left forgotten in a packing case for nearly 60 years, an auction house has disclosed.

Published: 7:00AM BST 21 Sep 2009

Ludovico Mazzolino lost... ]]></description> <!-- optional elements --> <author>feeds@yuku.com (TBE)</author> <guid isPermaLink=http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16846 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:51:15 GMT <![CDATA[ Self-timer moments ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16589/t/Self-timer-moments.html
Squirrel on self-timer
Picture: Melissa Brandts, National Geographic stock

Melissa Brandts was... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16589 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:01:13 GMT <![CDATA[ Getty Center art complex evacuated as wild fire nears ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16311/t/Getty-Center-art-complex-evacuated-as-wild-fire-nears.html The world-famous Getty Center art complex has been evacuated as a fire burned in thick brush on the steep slopes of the Santa Monica Mountains.

Published: 3:24AM BST 09 Jul 2009

Helicopter makes a water drop and helicopter flies over a wildfire in... ]]></description> <!-- optional elements --> <author>feeds@yuku.com (TBE)</author> <guid isPermaLink=http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16311 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:25:45 GMT <![CDATA[ Myra Hindley pig pot artwork on display at museum ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16165/t/Myra-Hindley-pig-pot-artwork-on-display-at-museum.html A piece of artwork by the Moors murderer Myra Hindley is being displayed at a Nottingham museum.

By Matthew Moore
Published: 7:05PM BST 26 Jun 2009

The artwork by Myra Hindley: Myra Hindley pig pot artwork on display at museum feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16165 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:02:30 GMT <![CDATA[ Cross-stitch recreation of Sistine Chapel ceiling ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16133/t/Cross-stitch-recreation-of-Sistine-Chapel-ceiling.html A needle-worker has created a jaw-dropping vision of the Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling in simple cross-stitch.
A close up of a part of Joanna Lopianowski-Roberts' Sistine Chapel ceiling called, Creation of Adam: Cross-stitch recreation of Sistine Chapel ceiling feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16133 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:48:11 GMT <![CDATA[ Famous Banksy mural defaced by paintballers ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16080/t/Famous-Banksy-mural-defaced-by-paintballers.html One of graffiti artist Banksy's best-loved murals has been defaced in a paintball shooting.

The image - on the wall of sexual health clinic on Park Street, Bristol - is less than a mile from the museum where Banksy's biggest-ever public exhibition is taking place.

It depicts a naked lover hanging out of a window while his mistress' husband peers out looking for him.

feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16080 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:10:18 GMT <![CDATA[ £1.5m Pissarro painting looted by Nazis withdrawn from auction ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16067/t/-1-5m-Pissarro-painting-looted--Nazis-withdrawn--auction.html A £1.5 million painting by Camille Pissarro which was looted by the Nazis has been withdrawn from auction at the last minute because of infighting between the descendants of its original Jewish owners.

By Aislinn Simpson
Published: 7:47AM BST 24 Jun 2009

feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/16067 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:43:01 GMT <![CDATA[ Artist recreates Jade Goody's final moments in controversial live art exhibition ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/15316/t/Artist-recreates-Jade-Goody-s-final-moments--controversial-l.html An artist has recreated Jade Goody's deathbed - and dying moments - in a controversial exhibition.

The Re-enactment of the Death of Jade Goody featured actors playing the parts of the late reality TV star, her husband Jack Tweed and mother Jackiey Budden.

Each performer wore a cardboard box with a photograph of their 'character' over their head.

Jade Goody feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/15316 Tue, 05 May 2009 11:14:42 GMT <![CDATA[ Wooden wheels ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/15089/t/Wooden-wheels.html
http://www.aircraftresour...cs002/1901-2000/066.shtm

feeds@yuku.com (Muso76) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/15089 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:56:26 GMT <![CDATA[ Irish Taoiseach ridiculed in 'lavatory' painting ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/14644/t/Irish-Taoiseach-ridiculed-in-lavatory-painting.html Two Dublin art galleries acquired unusual new nudes, when mystery donors hung paintings of Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen naked on their walls, state broadcaster RTE reported on Tuesday.

Last Updated: 12:45AM GMT 25 Mar 2009

The nude painting of... ]]></description> <!-- optional elements --> <author>feeds@yuku.com (TBE)</author> <guid isPermaLink=http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/14644 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:24:45 GMT <![CDATA[ Artists flout copyright law to attack Damien Hirst ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/14063/t/Artists-flout-copyright-law-to-attack-Damien-Hirst.html Damien Hirst's work has been being 'ripped off' by a group of artists who want to make a point about the multimillionaire's stringent use of copyright law.
Damien Hirst: Artists flout copyright laws to attack Damien Hirst
feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/14063 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:28:14 GMT <![CDATA[ EU sculpture hit by sense of humour failure ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/13436/t/EU-sculpture-hit-by-sense-of-humour-failure.html A Sculpture designed to test the European Union's ability to laugh at itself has been hit by a serious sense of humour failure.

By Bruno Waterfield in Brussels
Last Updated: 12:54AM GMT 15 Jan 2009

EU sculpture hit by... ]]></description> <!-- optional elements --> <author>feeds@yuku.com (TBE)</author> <guid isPermaLink=http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/13436 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:07:02 GMT <![CDATA[ Art gallery fooled into showing work of a two-year-old ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/13319/t/Art-gallery-fooled-into-showing-work-of-a-two-year-old.html In the world of art, things are not always what they seem, especially when it comes to the abstract paintings of an unknown artist.

By Bonnie Malkin in Sydney
Last Updated: 5:41PM GMT 08 Jan 2009

Art gallery fooled into showing work... ]]></description> <!-- optional elements --> <author>feeds@yuku.com (TBE)</author> <guid isPermaLink=http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/13319 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:42:06 GMT <![CDATA[ D'oh! Homer Simpson wins the Turner Prize in a decidedly uncontroversial year ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/12795/t/D-oh-Homer-Simpson-wins--Turner-Prize---decidedly-uncontrove.html Cultural landmark: Mark Leckey's video art featuring Homer Simpson is a favourite to win

Cultural landmark: Mark Leckey's video art featuring Homer Simpson won the prize

A naked shop dummy sitting on a lavatory, a woman smashing china, and a collection of unwashed cereal... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/12795 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:56:33 GMT <![CDATA[ This curse of Hirst: Queen's composer blasts 'commercial depravity' of the art world ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/11883/t/-curse--Hirst-Queen-s-composer-blasts-commercial-depravity--.html The Queen's composer has launched a scathing attack on the state of the arts, singling out Damien Hirst as an example of 'commercial depravity'.

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, 74, described Hirst's work as 'manufactured artifacts without content'.

In a speech to his peers, the composer blamed bankers, politicians, educationalists and religion for dumbing down art and life.

Sir Peter Maxwell-Davies feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/11883 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:38:27 GMT <![CDATA[ Damien Hirst sale breaks art auction record, raking in £70.5 million in its first day ]]> http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/11443/t/Damien-Hirst-sale-breaks-art-auction-record-raking--70-5-mil.html An auction of work by Damien Hirst fetched more than £70 million, a record for a sale dedicated to one artist.

By Stephen Adams, Arts Correspondent
Last Updated: 8:09AM BST 16 Sep 2008

... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TBE) http://thebritishempire.yuku.com/topic/11443 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:32:32 GMT