Beyond The Gold’s Worth

For this post I wanted to steer away from my typical post and talk about having a friendship that is truly worth more than gold. In one of my Facebook post I reminisced about how lucky of a guy I am to have found a great group of friends. Growing up I had learned to accept that I couldn’t call everyone my friends. In a world like today you really got to be careful who you call your friends. It’s hard to find people you can trust to be there for you no matter what but I truly believe that I have found a group of friends that is worth more than gold. The group of individuals that made their way into my life, I wouldn’t give them up. You can’t put a price tag on a real friendship. Yes. money can get you basically anything you want but not true friends. Money can make you happy but it can’t listen to your problems and help you get through them. If you have a quick second please take a moment right now and comment below. Tell me your concept of a true friendship.

Beyond The 2,500-Year-Old Mummy

One team on Friday Dec. 5, embarked on a journey to uncover a fragile Egyptian coffin that held the remains of a 2,500-year-old mummified 14-year-old Egyptian boy.

A team of three scientists and a conservator at Field Museum on Chicago, I.L., had taken the lid off the Egyptian coffin using specially created clamps as a cradle to lift the coffin’s lid, according to Associated Press writer Caryn Rousseau. The had uncovered the coffin in a humidity-controlled lab. To bring the coffin into the room they had used surgical gloves to lift the coffin and walk it safety to a table.

(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

The Field Museum received this artifact back in the 1920s from the Chicago Historical Society.

The artifact is set to premier in fall of 2016 in a showcase called “Mummies: Images of the Afterlife.” Rousseau stated that the artifact is “expected to premier in September at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, then travel to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science in fall 2016.”

Read the full story at http://news.yahoo.com/chicago-scientists-open-egyptian-mummy-coffin-061832763.html

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Beyond The Street Artist

Photo of Shepard Fairey courtesy of arrestedmotion.com

I really like Charleston, S.C. street artist, Shepard Fairey. Fairey is one of the most well-known and influential street artist out there. Most of us probably have seen one of his works of art already, the iconic “Hope” 2008 Obama Presidential Campaign poster. He is one street artist who doesn’t let his talent go to waste; I like that he demonstrates his talent all over the world. He has designed murals in great places like Toronto, Canada, Berlin, Germany and Denver, C.O. He tends to be drawn towards drawing propaganda art work. His propaganda art pieces are beyond great, within each lays a message. He is one street artist who has revolutionized the world of street art. Check out Fairey’s site OBEY GIANT and/or his twitter @OBEYGIANT to learn more about his art work.

We see graffiti not just on the sides of trains but also on the sides of buildings. Seeing all of those designs on the sides of buildings, walls and trains makes me think, why? Why not use your talent for something bigger and legal, other than drawing on building sides. Instead of drawing designs on the sides of buildings how about drawing on a canvas.

Please like and comment below, your thoughts on the art of graffiti.

Beyond the Concept of Art

First off, take a moment and think to yourself. Ask yourself the question, what is art? Some people might just think that art is just about drawing and sketching but it’s not. Go beyond just the words drawing and sketching you will come to find out there are different forms of art. Art is about you being you, and being creative in all that you do. Forms of art that comes to my mind is not just drawing but also dancing, fashion design, graphic design, photography and basically any other visual performing arts. Art is a board topic to talk about because there are multi things you can call art. One can also look at life as a form of art. If can go beyond the lens, a world of color, creativity, imagination, illustration and illusion will open up to you. When you think about it we’re all creative in our own ways, whether you believe it or not. Everyone has that artistic ability in them all you got to do is find it.

Please comment below and tell me your thoughts on what art means to you. Don’t forget to check out my Galleria page to see some of my works of art.