Art is boring. Ask 90% of today’s kids and young adults and you’ll get that exact answer. All of the creativity, abstraction and attention to detail that gets put into art production is undermined by the fatal stroke of one stereotypical brush. Art is boring.

Why does the majority of today’s generation think like this? Why must most be entirely entertained, without any effort on their on part? Instead of painting, drawing, or reading even, we put the television on.

When you consider that most children today have never been to museums unless they were on a school trip (how negative an experience that must be), then you can understand a certain lack of enthusiasm for self-representation in this day and age. These museums, or galleries, showcase the greatest of people’s finest feats and promote dedication and self-worth, and yet nobody goes to them anymore! If art is not experienced and enjoyed then it can’t be taken seriously at all. The only artwork that kids see today seems to be on Nickelodeon. Those pictures just move on the screen, so art must be easy, right?

Pop culture entertains the masses, without the masses having to put in any effort at all. Cartoons do all the speaking and explaining for the kids, soap operas and sports pan themselves out perfectly for us all to just sit back and take it easy. We don’t even need to think, so how can we learn to enjoy the different perspectives and ideas that combine to create art contemporary?

Also, with the superficiality of pop culture and today’s society, most artists are seen as, let’s be honest, pretty weird. They’re not like those people on screen, so why should we get involved in what they’re doing or want to understand what they’ve done?

It’s just a quick thought, but I thought I’d quickly highlight the fact that our society is slowly degenerating into fastfood-eating and culture-melting zombies.

Think about it.

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Robert West has been an instant hit at ArtTraffic.co.uk. Not only has he become a favorite of more than one of the ArtTraffic team with his bodacious color mixtures and abstract artistic statements, Robert West’s art contemporary has been noticed as one of the most visited pages at ArtTraffic over the past month.

According to the man himself, his work “explores the principles, limits and possibilities of painting through multifarious picture making.” I’m sure you’ll agree.

Robert aims for inconsistency from piece to piece as he believes that there is no real single way of working with paints. This freedom allows him to create as he pleases, unlimited by restraints within the medium.

With a diploma and a degree with honors, solo shows and exhibitions from London to Tokyo and a following of art-lovers covering the globe, Robert West has already headed a very successful career in the art world. Here’s to ArtTraffic making it that little bit more spectacular!

Check out his elite membership ArtTraffic profile by clicking on the link.

http://www.arttraffic.co.uk/artists/454-robert-west?page=1

Thanks.

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Deepa Mann-Kler has been with ArtTraffic from the very beginning. She was one of the first artists that committed to uploading her artwork on ArtTraffic, before anybody really knew of us, our goals or what we could actually do for artists. Deepa has been a star; a loyal and enthusiastic member of the ArtTraffic community, and we would like to thank her for her support.

Deepa has just opened a new website that displays her own artwork and discusses her artistic ideals and views. The site looks fantastic and we support Deepa in exposing her art contemporary side for the wonderful talent that she is.

Please check out her new site and enjoy her artwork by clicking on the following link:

http://www.deepamannkler.com/index.html

And don’t forget to visit her ArtTraffic profile to give her the thumbs up or if you would like to purchase some of Deepa Mann-Kler’s art contemporary.

http://www.arttraffic.co.uk/artists/44-deepa-mann-kler

Thanks!

R

Lesley Featherstone has uploaded some beautiful art contemporary onsite recently. She signed up only a week or two ago and has amassed a huge amount of hits on her ArtTraffic profile.

Our newest high profile member has a fascinating history in the art world. She graduated with a BA in Fine Art Painting from the Wimbledon School of Art and has worked in and around art since 1985. Lesley is, not only a trained art therapist, she has worked as a Head of Creative Arts Therapies, an installation-artist and a painter (to name a few).

Lesley developed such a passion for sketchbooks and the stories you could create within them that she went through a period of tie where she produced exciting and whimsical sketchbook art. Her first sketchbooks were very well-received and, eventually, most drawings were sold and many were sold out as a limited edition prints in The Louche (a London-based art event).

Due to Lesley’s incredible success, she was asked to make two public art installations and was encouraged to start painting again. She was asked to do a solo exhibition for International Women’s Week and was plastered on the front cover for the Sunday Review (for Kent). She has also delved into more prints and even postcards.

Now, that’s a small history of Lesley Featherstone. Viewing the artwork is up to you! Click on the link in order to see what all the fuss really is about!

http://www.arttraffic.co.uk/artists/446-lesley-featherstone?page=1

You’ll love the sketch-esque techniques and the movement involved. Seriously.

R

Karl Bielik’s work is the finest example of artistic experimentation that you’ll see.

Karl’s extensively colorful mind enables him to work on up to 20 paintings at a time, developing collections of art contemporary in big batches. He floats from one painting to the next and goes solely on his feelings and urges when it comes to innovating and painting that canvas.

Informal mark making, oil, emulsions and dribbles contrast formal lines and photography. Techniques differ from one work to the other and Karl pushes one paint to the limit while testing another.

Words electrify the emotive energy in these studies and balance the pieces into an extraordinary equilibrium of abstractness. The artwork of Karl Bielik refuses to let you away without stirring up an inner emotion somewhere.

I’m sure you’ll agree.

http://www.arttraffic.co.uk/artists/443-karl-bielik

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R

Kasia Coleman has taught expressive students around Britain.

She tutors in art and design and helps perfect the crafts of the next generation of artistic wonders. However, she still manages to maintain an edge, developed over years of perfecting her work.

Kasia’s naturally graphical style has allowed her to exhibit her art contemporary at a number of grateful and well-renowned universities and galleries across Britain.

Kasia’s drawings have been published and she has been known, also, to create quite staggering installations. Kasia uses pen, ink, gouache and pencil to produce simple and balanced works that are a delight to the masses.

You need to take a look!

http://www.arttraffic.co.uk/artists/428-kasia-coleman

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