ART PHILOSOPHY LESSON #1

Art is not, as the metaphysicians say, the
manifestation of some mysterious idea, beauty,
God; not, as the aesthetician-physiologists say,
a form of play in which man releases a surplus
of stored-up energy; not the manifestation of
emotions through external signs; not the
production of pleasing objects; not, above all
pleasure; but is a means of human communion,
necessary for life and for the movement
towards the good of the individual man and of
mankind, uniting them in the same feelings.

The whole of human life is filled with works
of art of various kinds, from lullabies, jokes,
mimicry, home decoration, clothing, utensils,
to church services and solemn processions."

LEO TOLSTOY
(from What Is Art?)

JUST ADD WATER

hELLO.

I will have 7 BRAND NEW paintings
up at the SLEEPING GIANT GALLERY.
This is the flyer, although my name isn't
on it... ANYHOO...

UP JULY11th - JULY16th.

SILENT ART AUCTION

I decided to enter in at least one art show
for charity a year as a means to refill on my
good karma. This year the charity is for the
Children's Wish Foundation. So I made this
painting for the event. This is the only time
the painting will be exhibited and the bid will
be starting at $50.

MAY ALL YOUR DREAMS CUM TRUE
8 x 10 inches. acrylic and ink on canvas.



Painting is packed with good omen and
lots of luck including some birthday candles,
a monkey's claw, some shooting stars, and
a magic genie in his lamp.

All necessary info can be found on this
flyer, click to enlarge:

ON THE TELLY

This thursday (June 25th) me N

my art MIGHT bee on tea V. Show's

called OUR TORONTO. Airs at 9pm.

(I had someone come by the Riverdale

Artwalk to interview this boy who got

one of my paintings for his birthday! I

really hope it airs.)

www.lisangart.com

lisangart.com is working again. always renew your domain name and website plan before it expires is the lesson i've just learned.

-L.

Disappearing Paintings

HEAR are a few paintings I sold but wasn't able to blog
or add to website yet. Butt I'll put them here for general
public consumption in the meantime.

Painting That Looks At You:



Painting contains several friends including John ,who
some say, looks a lot like Jesus.

Fruit That Consumes You:

I drew a vision of this when I was 12? But didn't think

to do a painting of it until recently.

Bitten Apple:

Depicts a humble hobo fairy whose made a moderate

and happy home for himself in a bitten apple.

the BIRTHDAY EXCHANGE

tHank Q friends who made me a birthday card. I hope
your goody bags were filled with both practical and
unpractical treats. Here are some both fun and creepy
Birthday cards I received:

coming a few days later from David Ng, I LOVE

the gold leaf:

from John Barry and the mysteriously renown Pablo
Jueves:

from Anam Ahmed. Terrific use of bubble wrap:

from Marco Boerner. who reassured me had used a model

and that the blood was fake:

from Sam B. EXCELLENT deetale: