Artsy Shark interviews Johanna Moore about how emerging artists can better present their work.

Are you human? Check out this artist who uses CAPTCHA as a basis for his street art.

Photographers will find 32 FREE software solutions here.

Ever thought about how nice it would be to see your art on prime time television? That thought is not entirely out of reach now.

What to be more creative? Ignore everybody.

What do you do with a degree in fine art?

And what does happen to $100 Millions dollars of artwork when it is stolen?

Sports and art do sometimes go together.

Never forget to keep creating.

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HR Giger is probably best known for his creature which was brought to life in the franchise of Alien films. But for almost 50 years Giger has been producing artwork and has established himself as one of the word’s best Fantastic Realism artists.

Born in 1940 in Chur Switzerland he know resides in Zurich Switzerland. But JustSayGo‘s television host and travel journalist Ron Stern caught up with Giger at his bar in Gruyeres Switzerland. The artist is not known for giving many interviews, especially on camera, which is what makes the exclusive interview so special.

Ron was also able to talk to Giger’s wife Carmen Maria Giger who mentions having a poster of Giger’s work when she was 17 but had no idea who the artist was.

He is an artist that has had a career most artists would envy. Early in his career he set himself apart by using a freehand airbrush technique to develop his own unique and now well known style.

In 1977 he published the book Necronomicon which is what was the visual inspiration for director Ridley Scott’s film Alien. The director commissioned HR Giger to design the film’s title character as well as the film’s alien environment. These designs earned Giger an Oscar in 1980 for Best Achievement in Visual Effects.

Giger’s work also had an influence on rock n roll. His work graced the cover of many notable musicians such as Debbie Harry, Danzig, and Celtic Frost, just to name a few. His most well known though is probably Emerson, Lake, and Palmer’s 1973 album Brain Salad Surgery. Sadly the original art work from that double cover was recently stolen and is still missing.

Today HR Giger’s work can be found through out Europe. You can find more information about HR Giger, his work, and where it is currently on display at his website.

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Do you have an art video you would like to see featured on Sunday Art Video? Contact me with a link and I’ll check it out.

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• What is the best form of marketing? Word of mouth of course. But how do you build it? This commonplaces article has six good thoughts on doing it online.
• Here is an impressive list of 66 different art sites around the internet.
• Wondering what companies in the U.S. best support the arts? Americans for the Arts has the BCA 10 for 2009.
• Algonquin Illinois is looking for artists to create bicycle racks. This PDF has all the info.
• Want to know what professional art buyers think? There’s a blog for that.
• Create awesome tilt shift macros shots using old car headlights.
• Artists libraries.
• You’ll here me say this a lot, this is one of the best tools for blogging and marketing yourself on the internet. (How do you think if find all these links?)
• Use art to grow your community.
• Can you guess what the most popular oil painting of 2009 was? Give up? Click here.

Do you have any art news or links you want to share here? Contact me and I’ll check them out.

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Take simple inexpensive material to create art. Place that art in a public environment that animates the work. Gain recognition from around the world.

That formula worked for Joshua Allen Harris. And this short video gives us a glimpse of the artist, the work, and the process.

Don’t see a video? Click here.

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• Artist Jeanne-Claude died this week at the age of 74. She was known for large installation works around the world.
• Artfest International posts a profit for the 3rd Quarter of 2009.
• The definitive rankings of 50 fine art roles by importance and prominence. (#12 out of 50 is not bad)
• It is not always good to be the richest artist in a given category.
• Selling without galleries. It must be done in this day and age, readers of Art Palaver know this.
• To burn or not too burn? That is the question in the music industry these days. (I don’t agree with Lily Allen)
• Digital artists and designers who can be found on Twitter.
• The world has moved on. Artists of all mediums could learn from the current state of the music industry.
• Free shipping is smart marketing for an artist selling online.
• Use social media to find deal on Black Friday.

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This video features Southwest Airline’s flight attendant David Holmes, now known as the rapping flight attendant. By using his creativity David makes his job more interesting for him and also brings a lot of joy to those around him. A great example of why it is important we all recognize our own creativity and live an artistic life.

Don’t see a video? Click this link.

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Tweet for art’s sake.

Twitter has been around for a few years now but it seems to have reached its tipping point a few months back and experienced an insane amount of new users flocking to the microblogging platform. Twitter is new and cool and fun, but is it useful? Well that is up to you and how you decide to use it. One artist decided to use Twitter to create an art show that is being called “Twitter 140.”

That artist is Sheree Rensel and this is what she has to say on the show’s blog:

“My name is Sheree Rensel (wizzlewolf). I am an artist. I use Twitter to follow other artists. There are many fantastic artists using Twitter. I thought it would be a great idea if we joined together to create a Twitter Art Show group. Our mission is to write a proposal, submit our plan to art venues, and create an exhibition that can travel the world!”

Judging by her latest blog post it looks like they are in the submit to galleries stage, which is why I thought I would post about the show. Maybe you have a gallery or know of a gallery that would be interested in this show. I’ve been following the Tweets and the show’s blog so I know how hard Sheree has worked on this. That makes me want to do what I can to help the show.

I like the idea of using something like Twitter to tangibly bring artists and art appreciators together. In fact I am pretty much a fan of anything on Twitter that does not have to do with gaining more followers, getting rich without working for it, finding a date, and of course losing weight. (The spammers and the lazy are probably a majority of Twitter’s growth.) The Twitter 140 is actually productive and helps put the “social” in social media. Kudos to Sheree for thinking outside the box on a way to put Twitter to good use.

Because Sheree is right there are many fantastic artists to be found on Twitter. But finding those artistic needles in the haystack of Tweets can be a challenge. This show connects you with 24 of them in a very easy way. Just imagine checking out the Twitter 140 in a city near you and tweeting with the artists while your viewing their work. This interaction will benefit both the artist and the viewer.

If your already on Twitter you can follow Sheree @wizzlewolf and if your down with the hash tag you can use #twitterartshow.

Maybe you haven’t drank the Kool-Aid yet and your not on Twitter, you can find out more at http://twitterartshow.blogspot.com/

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What is interesting to see is how much they have changed over the years, but also how much they have stayed true to those humble beginnings. Check it out here.

Main Juxtapoz site here.

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2. Who wants to try with me?

3. All you need are 1000 of them.

4. Do this now, because you don’t know what you have until it’s gone. (Cinderella taught me that.)

5. Pretty pictures of people and their pets.

And now for number six…

6. A sit down with Stan "The Man" Lee.

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1. The Rocky Mountain Chronicle thinks your face could use a little work.

2. There is a big gap between #1 and #2.

3. Maybe this is why it is so hard to be a writer in the art world.

4. No wonder the war continues. Half a percent is not very much.

5. I did this. It works. I have extras if you need one.

And for the bonus link…

6. Watch a comic being built on a blog.

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