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Actually I am a vulgar man, even though my major had little contact with art in university. Art is absolutely unsuited to me, as a result, I gave up learning any lessons in university but at last I still graduated. As this photo shows, my major is cartoon design, my personal position is that this countenance is so cute and in place. It’s really tranquil and figurative; nevertheless it’s simple and monochrome. The word means “not matter”, what I mean is that the countenance expresses the real mood that the painter wants to express, it’s stunning. And interestingly, the painter cannot draw any other things, as well as a banana.

The King of Kowloon-Tsang Tsou Choi

Tsang Tsou Choi is one of my all-time favourites in Hong Kong. I am sure that all of the Hong Kongers know his name and his story. His printing is monochrome because he just used the Chinese ink to finish his art work.  It is really stunning and plain, we can know his meaning though his words. This painting is really striking, it can draw my attention.

Actually, the painter was a crazy man who had mental problems. He used to print his graffiti in the column so policemen caught him over 50 times. He thought he was the king and had a power to manage this area.  It is the reason why he called the King of Kowloon. For your information, Kowloon is a busy place in Hong Kong. Although his art is full of the dull Chinese words, there is a story about how he can manage Hong Kong with his special hand-writing. He died in 2007, many organizations donated the money for him to hold the exhibition.

One of my favourites ~ by Vicki

There is a piece of art which I am quite into is an oil painting by a friend of mine who is an amateur painter. The painting caught my eyes when I first saw it hung on the wall in her house, and what impressed me most is its composition and colour, which showed me that she painted with bold strokes of the brush.

Some of her friends might think her work is a bit disturbing due to a gloomy expression of the two characters . To me, however, this painting is simply stunning and to my taste. Her paintings, as she described, usually reflected her personal experience and her inner soul, which revealed how she felt about an intimate but intense relationships with her significant ones. No wonder I found there is not only boldness in her work, but also some emotional or sexual arousal. Well, I think that’s why it’s my cup of tea.  LOL

Dance at Moulin Rouge by Eric

Toulouse Lautrec is definitely one of my all-time favourites. He captured in his paintings the Parisian passion for the bohemian life pleasures during the nineteenth century. The vibrant colors, the composición of elements sourrounding an especific action may transport us back in time, it’s definetely my cup of tea!

Moreover, besides its aesthetic value when one looks at his work you can learn about the clothing, the Architecture, and how people celebrate life.

Particuraly in this painting "Dance at Moulin Rouge" i find very interesting how Lautrec represents the very moment when the dancer appears on stage.There is a permanent feeling of excitement masterly defined by the body gestures of the characters and the expectation from the audience. I'm really into his work.

The visual effect of colors have a powerful psicological effect in the whole concept (just have a little look at the man in red at rigth hand side) and nothing to tell about the great use of ligh and shadow to express the effect of images in motion.

the peruvian flamingo

The Flamingo with its exotic appereance is a bird 1 to 1.40 meters height, long skinny neck and legs, black beak, white-pinkish body and red wings.Symbolically this bird stands for kindness and positive traits of character.
As they live in flocks, flamingos also denote sociability and sense of community. Actually during the time i visited its santuary they seemed to be tame but not enough to be touched by a human being.
Funnily they often stand on one leg, the other hidden beneath the body. It has been suggested the reason for this strange behaviour is that flamingos have the ability to go with have half of its body into a state of sleep, and when one side is rested, the flamingo will swap legs and then let the other half sleep. Perhaps also standing on one leg may allow the birds to conserve more body heat, given that they spend a significant amount of time wading in cold water. Interestingly Flamingos can both swim, and fly.
There’s an historical fact that depicts a vision of General Don Jose de San Martin (first president of Peru in its former times as an Independant Republic) who forsee the nacional flag of my country inspired in the red and white of this graceful bird.
Today flamingo populations are in danger to could undergo a rapid decline in their populations, since they live in large groups in concentrated numbers in fragile wetland habitats that could easily become polluted or fragmented.

Girl with a Pearl Earring - Jin

The painting I like best is called “Girl with a Pearl Earring”. To be honest, the thing which appealed to me at the beginning was a movie with the same name. However,no sooner did I see the painting in the movie than I was really into it. The reason is that I’d prefer to figurative painting rather than abstract one. Furthermore, due to the black background, the girl in the painting stands out immediately and attracts your attention. Meanwhile it can makes you calm and tranquil as well.

It was painted by Johannes Vermeer whose art path was as same as some renowned artists: when he was alive, no one understood him and he was poor even in debt. After hundreds of years, his intelligence was discovered by the human race and almost every works is respected as the masterpiece.

To a certain extent, this painting is similar to “Mona Lisa Smile”. However, “girl with a pearl earring” is my cup of tea.   

Emily - a piece of art what I like.

Andrew Warhola whose more well-known name is Andy Warhole is one of my favourite artists. I tend to prefer colourful and figurative paintings and his works are really my taste as a result.

The painting is one of the most famous his paintings. Even though it is thought so simple and less stunning, in my opinion that is the most important feature. Also, why I am a big fan of his stuff is that while I am looking at his paintings, I do not have to too much think to understand what the artist is saying through the painting, which means that I can enjoy his works easily and comfortably.