Colorful, creative, inspiring: The world of African street art

Street art has forever been a vibrant tool of personal expression manifesting in a variety of unique ways. In Africa it comes in the form of beautifully painted shop fronts, alternative methods of political campaigning and striking murals designed to inspire.
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/27/world/africa/creative-inspiring-african-street-art/index.html?hpt=hp_bn8

The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam unveils a newly discovered painting by Vincent van Gogh

The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam unveils a newly discovered painting by Vincent van Gogh on Monday, entitled Sunset at Montmajour. The art work had been lying for years in the attic of a Norwegian collector who thought the painting was a fraud, after buying it in 1908. The work, painted in 1888, is the first full-size canvas by Van Gogh to be discovered since 1928. 

Watch the video: http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/video/2013/sep/09/vincent-van-gogh-newly-discovered-work-unveiled-amsterdam-video

Photos: Enter A World Of Cupcake Sledding And Broccoli Lawns

Lots of us play with our food. But for photographer , it's become a full-time career.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/09/09/220744080/photos-enter-a-world-of-cupcake-sledding-and-broccoli-lawns

Fashion in Leaf

Illustrator and graphic designer Tang Chiew Ling from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia creates delicate graphic and plant collages, titled “Fashion in Leaf”.http://www.artandesignews.com/fashion-in-leaf/

Amazon Enters Art World; Galleries Say They Aren't Worried

Local record and book shops have been disappearing as the market for music and literature moves online. In the past few years, there's been a growth in sites that sell fine art on the Internet. On Tuesday, Amazon . But in this case, many brick and mortar galleries aren't seeing the Internet as a threat.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/08/07/209563964/amazon-now-deals-in-art-but-galleries-arent-threatened

James Turrell Experiments With The 'Thingness Of Light Itself'

This is the year of American artist James Turrell. Three major museums collaborated to give this one man thousands of square feet of exhibition space. Turrell's work is all about space, and light and perception. Indeed, the three big shows in New York, Los Angeles and Houston are kind of a tease for his major life's work — the open air spaces at a volcano crater in Arizona. http://www.npr.org/2013/09/07/219367766/james-turrell-experiments-with-the-thingness-of-light-itself