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Everything from graffiti to tattoos to museum masterpieces.
Resources in this category:
- The American Museum of Photography :: http://www.photography-museum.com/
- "A Museum Without Walls...for an Art Without Boundaries", this virtual museum exhibits photographs from the collection of Wm. B. Becker. Find out more about creating and preserving photographs.
- Anfypaint - the virtual gallery :: http://www.anfiteatro.it/javadev/anfypaint.html
- You have to have Java for this to work, but if you do have Java installed, you can paint pictures on this site and send them in to be considered for submission in the Anfypaint Virtual Gallery. Winners are chosen each month in three categories!
- Art and Life in Africa Online: Key Moments in Life :: http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/toc/chapters/KML.html
- This site contains photographs and descriptions of African art objects. It is a selected chapter of the site owner's CD-ROM, showing the African art objects that correspond with the different phases of an African's life, from birth to death. A bonus is that the photographic images rotate so you can see the pieces from all angles!
- Art Crimes: The Writing on the Wall :: http://www.graffiti.org/
- A photo gallery of graffiti art from cities around the world. There is also an extensive listing of other graffiti sites on the Web, as well as interviews, articles, and show listings.
- Art Niche New York :: http://www.anny.org/
- ³Art Niche New York (ANNY) is a non-profit effort, hosted by the New York Artists Equity Association (NYAEA), devoted to furthering the cause of the visual arts. ANNYıs mission is to provide a "niche" for New York artists and art-related organizations.² Although this web site focuses on artists and organizations in New York, artists in other geographical areas may also find items of interest.
- The Art of Mehndi :: http://www.rupalpinto.com/mehndi/mehndi.html
- Contains tutorials, sample designs, and more on this ancient Indian body-art-form.
- Artcyclopedia :: http://www.artcyclopedia.com/
- Your guide to museum-quality fine art on the Internet.
- Leonardo Home Page :: http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeoHomePage.html
- Explore the scientific mind of Leonardo Da Vinci with this web page. Find examples of the simple machines that people used during the Renaissance, as well as information about Leonardo's art and inventions.
- New York City Graffiti @149st :: http://www.at149st.com/
- "If you missed the New York movement or just want to relive some memories, then this is the place. Hope you enjoy cyber benching." The site aims to preserve "the history of this street art movement and to give credit where credit is due."
- Noh Mask :: http://www.nohmask21.com/
- Although this site is designed to show the masks that this company creates and sells, it is also a good source for showing the process of how a Japanese wooden mask is made, as well as seeing examples of 20 traditional Japanese masks that are used in the ancient Noh style of performance.
- Papa Ink :: http://www.papaink.org/gallery/home/index.html
- PapaInk, the International Children's Art Archive, is a non-profit organization dedicated to collecting and preserving children's art. The archive includes a growing collection of historically significant children's art, art work from contemporary children around the world and childhood works of professional artists.
- Smithsonian Images :: http://photo2.si.edu/
- Huge collection of photographs and digital images to browse through.
- s p a c e g i r l :: http://www.spacegirl.org/
- Its the best gosh-darned personal page we've seen in a while. Read essays, look at art, have fun (we love dressing Spacegirl with real clothes from her closet).
- superbad :: http://www.superbad.com/
- Find out what's in the trunk. Just click away!
- World Wide Arts Resources :: http://wwar.com/
- Offers an excellent resource for finding any piece of art; search feature which looks for art based on medium, color, style, size, price, gallery, theme, or artist. Provides access to various art databases.
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