Eyestorm is not only a catchy name, no – it is the name of a noteworthy website too.
As the name suggests it’s a site where your eyes will most probably be temporarily overwhelmed since there is an abundance of unique, contemporary art works to discover. On top of that, it is a great source of inspiration for every (aspiring) visual artist out there. What makes it even more interesting is that you can actually purchase those art works. So that you can first order them online, then decorate your own four walls and finally show them off to your friends by telling them (only en passant, of course!) that they are ’so not from IKEA’. Not even to mention what a great gift one of these art pieces would make.
However, the prices are rather not so ‘ikea-like’, after all. They usually range from £100 to £13000, which is more or less reasonable for the majority of the works you find. I guess there is something for everyone’s taste. Anyway, enough babble! Click here and have a look, if you haven’t already.
Dan Baldwin’s “The Future Frontline Renegades of Dead London” (2009)
Filed under: Eye Candy, Latest Thingy, Painting, Photography , art, Eyestorm, Gift Idea
If you are as artsy-fartsy as I am and you are interested in seeing paintings by a certain someone who cut his ear off called Vincent Van Gogh, I warmly recommend the following to you:
From the 26th April to the 27th September, 2009 the Kunstmuseum Basel will exhibition 70 landscape paintings by the infamous Dutch post-impressionist artist. Some of the paintings are world-known, others have never been revealed to the general public before, which makes it all the more interesting. Along with Van Gogh’s works, 40 paintings by contemporaries like Gauguin, Cézanne and Pissarro will be presented. Additionally, the exhibition is said to be “the most important European art event in 2009″. To sum it all up: Don’t miss this!
Filed under: Events, Exhibitions, Eye Candy, Latest Thingy, Painting , art, visual arts
Yes, this is a brand-new post. And no, don’t worry dearies, I am not fatally ill, I don’t have the tropical fever or anything… Okay, I know. I haven’t posted anything socially acceptable on this blog for ages and I am really sorry for that! I do not even have a halfway decent explanation for my unbroken silence, which makes it even worse. However, I’ve been planning for days now to seriously dedicate myself to my poor, neglected blog, since I terribly miss writing my fingers to the bone. This time around I will make a serious effort and give it my very best shot. If my project turns out to be a huge fail, I will quit blogging for ever, I swear.
Some of you have already noticed some slight changes. First of all, the design has changed (again), which shouldn’t be that surprising. (Changing my blog’s design is like changing my hair cut, you know. I can’t help it.) Secondly, it’s no longer called Effleurage and the actual title, as you see, is The Absent One. Why, you wonder? Well, I’ll leave the interpretation to you readers. Last but not least, I switched languages. More precisely, I switched from Luxembourgish to English. There are two reasons for this: Firstly, English is an international language, which makes this site accessible for (almost) everyone. And in the second place, I want to refine my English as much as possible, as I am moving to the United Kingdom next year. (Please, forgive me, if you spot any horrendous mistakes.)
That’s it for now, I guess. I’m already working on the next post, so stay tuned and be prepared! 
Filed under: Latest Thingy, Mindless Drivel
30 November, 2008 • 00:24
Filed under: Latest Thingy
