My favorite Artist

My favorite artist is Caravaggio. Caravaggio was a painter in the transition between the renaissance and baroque periods of art. He combined the color and balance of the renaissance, the drama of the baroque period with a strong psychological realism.

Art on Youtube

I found a video on youtube called Latte Art. The idea of making pictures out of lattes is extremely creative and alot of work was put into the video. This video gets the Steven Seal of Approval.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDZs__m5iAI

Diamond Skull

I'd like to do this blurb about the most expensive piece of art that's not priceless. That art is the Diamond Skull made by Damien Hirst.

The skull is encrusted with over 8000 diamonds and is likely worth over 100 million. Hirst isn't as enthusiastic as expected about the work. He says that he fears the work will have to be protected for many years and that people may die because of its high price.

A music video that is art

I believe that the video for Astrodronaut by Ufomammut is a true work of art.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSiXEbtLpeA
The video is several swirling, kaleidoscoping images set to slow psychedelic music. The images sync to the images in a surprising way. The band did the images for the video and are part of an art collective Malleus. The band members specialize in screen-printed gigaposter art and art prints.

The Dioramas

There were several dioramas I liked. Some of them are
A diorama that was funny: I really liked the diorama on the planets. All the planets but Pluto were invited to a game of monopoly. Poor Pluto...
A diorama that was creative: The diorama on overstimulation and the death of the written word was very creative. It really went to the limit of what a diorama can even be.
A diorama that made me think: The diorama on overprescribed America. I liked the comics on it. They were very thought provoking.
A Diorama I opposed: The diorama on Micheal Vick angered me. The man beat dogs. Just because he's good at football doesn't excuse that he's a horrible person.
A Diorama I opposed but could understand where it was coming from: The diorama on tree cutting with plastic work trucks in it. Though it's lamentable to lose forest, too many people in third world countries rely on logging to blindly rail against it.
The artist of this diorama was really bold: The diorama on war with skeletons and dead bodies in it was bold because of its extremely strong imagery.

How it felt as a diorama artist
I was anxious about creating a diorama about an issue, especially the strong one I chose. I was nervous that people wouldn't like my diorama or that the other dioramas would all be better than mine. I liked creating the diorama. It was very soothing and a bit of a puzzle trying to make it work(I was missing most of my paint set).