Did You Know

Art is form and content and influences one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect.Art is something that is both functional and pleasing to our eyes and is in a constant state of change.
It is such a large part of our everyday lives.Your shoes are art.Your coffee cup is art.All functional design,well done,is art.
Art is subjective, and means something different to every single person on earth. An old conception of art is that it was supposed to be beautiful or represent something that can be shared with others.

The three primary colors are red, yellow and blue. The three secondary colors are green, orange and purple

Even though it is never featured on any best-selling list, the Bible still is the world’s best selling book.

The Statue of Liberty is the largest hammered copper statue in the world.

The first pigments used in painting were ground from earth, minerals and organic matter? Pigment is finely-ground coloured powder which, when suspended in a medium such as oil, egg or water, forms paint. Most pigments are now made chemically and are more permanent.

The Louvre museum contains one of the largest art collections in the world. You can find the Mona Lisa and other works by Money and Renoir. Gothic art is said to have been born in France.


* Art has surpassed the stock market in appreciation over the past few years

* Added lighting almost always enhances any painting, regardless of the color

* Oil paintings generally cost less to frame than equally sized prints

* Lighting on a painting needs to be dimmer at night and brighter during the day

* Reputable galleries offer the same prices as their artists offer directly

* Fluorescent lighting causes more fading of artwork than incandescent

* Most artists are left-handed

* Giclee prints are just high quality ink-jet prints on fancy paper

* Most couples do not agree on artwork for their home, initially

* Art prices are set the same as other products-by supply and demand

Most people acquire art to enhance their home interiors

The largest stained-glass window in the world is at Kennedy International Airport in New York City. It can be seen on the American Airlines terminal building and measures 300 feet long by 23 feet high

Pottery is probably the most ancient art as well as the most common.