French artist presents stunning grass piece in the Swiss Alps

<p>The imagery by artist Simone Fugazzotto featured three&nbsp;apes with different colour eyes and detailing.</p>

<p>"We realised it was inappropriate," the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/juventus-inter-milan-return-to-serie-a-duel-as-napoli-try-to-snap-winless-run-265161">league</a>'s&nbsp;chief&nbsp;executive Luigi De Siervo said in a statement on Tuesday.</p>

<p>Italian clubs <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/champions-league-match-preview-of-liverpool-vs-as-roma-132620">AS Roma</a> and <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/football-ac-milan-offer-ibrahimovic-six-month-deal-reports-263650">AC Milan</a> have criticised the choice of imagery that the league initially said: "aims to spread the values of integration, multiculturalism and brotherhood".</p>

<p>Fugazzotto, who uses&nbsp;apes in much of his work, defended his creation, saying "we are all monkeys".</p>


The imagery by artist Simone Fugazzotto featured three apes with different colour eyes and detailing. "We realised it was inappropriate," the league's chief executive Luigi De Siervo said in a statement on Tuesday.

The imagery by artist Simone Fugazzotto featured three apes with different colour eyes and detailing. "We realised it was inappropriate," the league's chief executive Luigi De Siervo said in a statement on Tuesday. Italian clubs AS Roma and AC Milan have criticised the choice of imagery that the league initially said: "aims to spread the values of integration, multiculturalism and brotherhood". Fugazzotto, who uses apes in much of his work, defended his creation, saying "we are all monkeys".

Serie-A chief apologises for anti-racism ape artwork

Hitler's watercolours with 'no artistic value' up for auction, German Police suspect forgeries

<p>Hollywood actor Jim Carrey known for his comic timing and quick wit in movies is up to something new.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The actor who has shied away from prying eyes of the audience, for a couple of years now, is back in the limelight with a documentary. The documentary titled&nbsp;&quot;Jim Carrey: I Needed Color&quot; shows the actor in action, in his art studio.</p>

<h2>Watch Jim Carrey in his art studio:</h2>

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<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/226379658">Jim Carrey: I Needed Color</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user53151609">SGG</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

<p>It gives the viewers an insight into Carrey&#39;s life, the time and energy he is putting into it and his passion to indulge in the works of art. Carrey can be seen&nbsp;showing off his various methods of creating artwork: heavy and measured brush strokes, modelling clay, squeegeeing paint off of canvases, and then pouring paint directly on them.</p>

<p>&quot;I Needed Color&quot; released on a video-sharing platform some three weeks ago and it has already been viewed 2.4 million times.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Jim Carrey like many of his peers has finally come out with his artistic bent and given the audience a chance to come closer to the world that a Hollywood celebrity lives beyond acting.</p>

<p>But this is not a one-off case as he has on previous occasions, indulged in similar pursuits. In 2011, Carrey had&nbsp;first unveiled his artwork, in the self-titled painting gallery &quot;Jim Carrey: Nothing to See Here,&quot; in Palm Springs. The show was well received, and featured electric coloured paintings with a pop art tinge, with themes of overexposure, celebrity, and emotional vulnerability.&nbsp;</p>

<p>If the numbers are to be believed, this is just a small start for the brilliant actor.&nbsp;</p>

<p>(WION)</p>

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In 6-minutes documentary, Carrey shares his passion and drive for art

Hollywood actor Jim Carrey known for his comic timing and quick wit in movies is up to something new. The actor who has shied away from prying eyes of the audience, for a couple of years now, is back in the limelight with a documentary. The documentary titled "Jim Carrey: I Needed Color" shows the actor in action, in his art studio. Watch Jim Carrey in his art studio: Jim Carrey: I Needed Color from SGG on Vimeo. It gives the viewers an insight into Carrey's life, the time and energy he is putting into it and his passion to indulge in the works of art. Carrey can be seen showing off his various methods of creating artwork: heavy and measured brush strokes, modelling clay, squeegeeing paint off of canvases, and then pouring paint directly on them. "I Needed Color" released on a video-sharing platform some three weeks ago and it has already been viewed 2.4 million times. Jim Carrey like many of his peers has finally come out with his artistic bent and given the audience a chance to come closer to the world that a Hollywood celebrity lives beyond acting. But this is not a one-off case as he has on previous occasions, indulged in similar pursuits. In 2011, Carrey had first unveiled his artwork, in the self-titled painting gallery "Jim Carrey: Nothing to See Here," in Palm Springs. The show was well received, and featured electric coloured paintings with a pop art tinge, with themes of overexposure, celebrity, and emotional vulnerability. If the numbers are to be believed, this is just a small start for the brilliant actor. (WION)

Wondering what Hollywood actor Jim Carrey has been up to? Well, drawing!

<p>Who knew drawing was different from doodling, up until the time Google started innovating with its logo on the homepage of its search engine. Most of us, including I thank the web giant for bringing the much-loved art form into the mainstream. Every kid&rsquo;s favourite pastime would have otherwise remained between the last pages of school textbooks or on the paper napkins.&nbsp;<br />
&nbsp;<br />
While Google in its everyday doodles commemorates important events of the world and people&rsquo;s contribution in different fields of study, there is a software developer in India who doodles away his time while travelling in the modest metro train, to and fro work.&nbsp;<br />
&nbsp;<br />
The Delhi-based artist features his work under the label Metrodoodle on both Facebook and Instagram but he got famous when he first published an Instagram post on October 29, 2016. Users on the picture-sharing social network app poured in their appreciation for the doodle with some even saying: &ldquo;You have made our day with this&rdquo;.&nbsp;<br />
&nbsp;<br />
He has never stopped since.&nbsp;<br />
&nbsp;<br />
Metrodoodler says, &ldquo;I&#39;ve been doodling all this time since I was a kid. It started with doodling on the last pages of the notebooks during school. You can find something in every notebook that I&rsquo;ve ever used. Now I doodle on my phone as it is always with me. It&rsquo;s amazing how I can draw anytime, anywhere whenever I feel. Metrodoodle basically helped me to put my time in travelling to some use. One thing is that I was able to create doodles for people to enjoy, another was that it was a daily practice for me to work and improve my skills.&rdquo;<br />
&nbsp;<br />
Doodling monsters, aliens, fictional characters, superheroes and mythical animals, he keeps reinventing with his doodles. He says, &ldquo;There isn&rsquo;t any specific area the inspiration comes from rather it&rsquo;s a mixture of so many things. The stuff I like to watch, read and think about, the people, the conversations and almost everything. The Metro gives me a huge canvas to imagine things and draw. When I am creating my artwork, I try to keep it different from reality.&rdquo;</p>

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<p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BSgc8X9hNeh/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">That&#39;s some serious MartialArts there!! ? . #MetroDoodle #Doodle #MartialArts #Illustration #sketch #Metro #DigitalArt #yinyan #legsplit #graphicdesign #artwork #instaart #Creatures #india #instagram #Artist #PhoneClick #instagood #instamood #Artofvisuals #subway #phonography #scenes #stories #Artoftheday #Inspiration #photography #Artfeature #Art #Sketchbook</a></p>

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<p>I asked him whether this requires professional training in drawing or software.&nbsp;<br />
&nbsp;<br />
Metrodoodler says, &ldquo;I haven&rsquo;t learnt it anywhere. I have grown drawing and sketching, so I would say it has come naturally to me. I am a software developer by profession and I take up freelance art projects for my weekends.&rdquo;<br />
&nbsp;<br />
Doodles are a new way of expressing creativity among the new generation of artists. According to a paper titled What does Doodling do? by Jackie Andrade in 2009, doodling has a couple of benefits for the artist. In his paper, he theorised that doodling helps you concentrate. &nbsp;<br />
&nbsp;<br />
Doodling also helps artists from coming out of a creative block, experienced by almost all practising artists. Initially used as a tool to pass the time before setting out to work, many artists feel that it can be taken up as a career. Metrodoodler says, &ldquo;I do consider this to be a career option. Right now there aren&#39;t any monetary benefits involved.&rdquo;<br />
&nbsp;<br />
Using his imagination to doodle animate and inanimate objects around people, he talks about his inspiration: &ldquo;I am constantly inspired by the work of all the artists shared on Instagram by them. Instagram is probably my favourite app. The work done by Subwaydoodle triggered me to start something of my own, as a result Metrodoodle happened. I made sure to keep my artwork different and unique by portraying my own imagination in my work. I try to put in some humour in my doodles, whenever possible. It feels nice if you can bring a smile on people&rsquo;s face.&rdquo;</p>

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<p>Do you ask for permission before clicking images of people?</p>

<p>He says, &ldquo;Till now, there hasn&rsquo;t been a situation where I have been stopped from clicking pictures but in case it happens, &nbsp;I&rsquo;ll introduce them to me and the purpose for which I am clicking the photograph and if they still don&rsquo;t want it taken, then I won&rsquo;t. On the contrary, I keep getting requests from people who want to be featured in my artwork.&rdquo;<br />
&nbsp;<br />
He adds, &ldquo;Whenever I am clicking pictures, I am not sure if I&rsquo;ll be using it for my doodles. I look to capture raw and candid pictures, without grabbing people&rsquo;s attention. Sometimes my camera shots are planned, but most of the time I just keep clicking whatever interests me and look for the idea for my doodles later. I never draw anything that would upset someone in my drawing. In case I feel it might, then I try to make them unrecognisable by adding things or blurring their face.&rdquo;<br />
&nbsp;<br />
Working on doodles only when he has the time, the artist behind Metrodoodle hopes that his work is appreciated by all. He is happy that people identify doodling as unique and can connect with it. He believes that currently no one apart from him is doodling in India.&nbsp;<br />
&nbsp;<br />
(WION)&nbsp;<br />
&nbsp;<br />
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A software developer by profession, Metrodoodler doodles all that he sees and all that he doesn't

Who knew drawing was different from doodling, up until the time Google started innovating with its logo on the homepage of its search engine. Most of us, including I thank the web giant for bringing the much-loved art form into the mainstream. Every kid’s favourite pastime would have otherwise remained between the last pages of school textbooks or on the paper napkins. While Google in its everyday doodles commemorates important events of the world and people’s contribution in different fields of study, there is a software developer in India who doodles away his time while travelling in the modest metro train, to and fro work. The Delhi-based artist features his work under the label Metrodoodle on both Facebook and Instagram but he got famous when he first published an Instagram post on October 29, 2016. Users on the picture-sharing social network app poured in their appreciation for the doodle with some even saying: “You have made our day with this”. He has never stopped since. Metrodoodler says, “I've been doodling all this time since I was a kid. It started with doodling on the last pages of the notebooks during school. You can find something in every notebook that I’ve ever used. Now I doodle on my phone as it is always with me. It’s amazing how I can draw anytime, anywhere whenever I feel. Metrodoodle basically helped me to put my time in travelling to some use. One thing is that I was able to create doodles for people to enjoy, another was that it was a daily practice for me to work and improve my skills.” Doodling monsters, aliens, fictional characters, superheroes and mythical animals, he keeps reinventing with his doodles. He says, “There isn’t any specific area the inspiration comes from rather it’s a mixture of so many things. The stuff I like to watch, read and think about, the people, the conversations and almost everything. The Metro gives me a huge canvas to imagine things and draw. When I am creating my artwork, I try to keep it different from reality.” × × That's some serious MartialArts there!! ? . #MetroDoodle #Doodle #MartialArts #Illustration #sketch #Metro #DigitalArt #yinyan #legsplit #graphicdesign #artwork #instaart #Creatures #india #instagram #Artist #PhoneClick #instagood #instamood #Artofvisuals #subway #phonography #scenes #stories #Artoftheday #Inspiration #photography #Artfeature #Art #Sketchbook A post shared by MetroDoodle (@metrodoodle) on Apr 5, 2017 at 7:29am PDT × I asked him whether this requires professional training in drawing or software. Metrodoodler says, “I haven’t learnt it anywhere. I have grown drawing and sketching, so I would say it has come naturally to me. I am a software developer by profession and I take up freelance art projects for my weekends.” Doodles are a new way of expressing creativity among the new generation of artists. According to a paper titled What does Doodling do? by Jackie Andrade in 2009, doodling has a couple of benefits for the artist. In his paper, he theorised that doodling helps you concentrate. Doodling also helps artists from coming out of a creative block, experienced by almost all practising artists. Initially used as a tool to pass the time before setting out to work, many artists feel that it can be taken up as a career. Metrodoodler says, “I do consider this to be a career option. Right now there aren't any monetary benefits involved.” Using his imagination to doodle animate and inanimate objects around people, he talks about his inspiration: “I am constantly inspired by the work of all the artists shared on Instagram by them. Instagram is probably my favourite app. The work done by Subwaydoodle triggered me to start something of my own, as a result Metrodoodle happened. I made sure to keep my artwork different and unique by portraying my own imagination in my work. I try to put in some humour in my doodles, whenever possible. It feels nice if you can bring a smile on people’s face.” × × × Do you ask for permission before clicking images of people? He says, “Till now, there hasn’t been a situation where I have been stopped from clicking pictures but in case it happens, I’ll introduce them to me and the purpose for which I am clicking the photograph and if they still don’t want it taken, then I won’t. On the contrary, I keep getting requests from people who want to be featured in my artwork.” He adds, “Whenever I am clicking pictures, I am not sure if I’ll be using it for my doodles. I look to capture raw and candid pictures, without grabbing people’s attention. Sometimes my camera shots are planned, but most of the time I just keep clicking whatever interests me and look for the idea for my doodles later. I never draw anything that would upset someone in my drawing. In case I feel it might, then I try to make them unrecognisable by adding things or blurring their face.” Working on doodles only when he has the time, the artist behind Metrodoodle hopes that his work is appreciated by all. He is happy that people identify doodling as unique and can connect with it. He believes that currently no one apart from him is doodling in India. (WION)

The artist who draws aliens in Delhi's Metro train

Furniture, artwork, jewelry and collectible objects that once graced the Los Angeles home of President Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, are headed for the auction block, Christie&#39;s said on Thursday.<br />
<br />
The landmark sale, a series of live and online auctions scheduled for September, also encompasses decorative pieces of art, books, ephemera, sculpture, drawings and prints from the Reagans&#39; home in the affluent Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles.<br />
<br />
Christie&#39;s said it expects the sale of some 700 lots to take in more than $2 million. But estimates are based on the items&#39; market value, and the possessions of celebrated figures offered at auction typically have soared to many times their estimates.<br />
<br />
Proceeds will benefit the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, in line with the Reagans&#39; wishes.<br />
<br />
&quot;This prestigious collection offers unprecedented insight into the private lives of President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan,&quot; said Brook Hazelton, president of Christie&rsquo;s Americas. &quot;Each object offers a &#39;through-the-keyhole&#39; experience revealing as-yet-untold stories of two of the 20th century&rsquo;s most celebrated public figures.&quot;<br />
<br />
Reagan, a former Hollywood actor and California governor, was elected the 40th US President in 1980. He died in 2004. Nancy Reagan died earlier this year at age 94.<br />
<br />
The couple presided over a glamorous White House, where bold-faced names from the Reagans&#39; years before the cameras as actors injected a glitzy element into Washington&#39;s traditionally staid social scene.<br />
<br />
Details on the auction items will be announced in coming weeks. Christie&#39;s said the collection includes American, English and Chinese furnishings, many evoking the &quot;Hollywood Regency&quot; style, and many personal objects.<br />
<br />
Estimates on individual items range from $1,000 to $50,000.<br />
<br />
The auction house said the collection was noteworthy for reflecting the simple and elegant private life the Reagans enjoyed together in Bel Air, where they often entertained.<br />
<br />
Nancy Reagan, whose family and estate trustees are holding the sale, once reflected, &quot;So much of your life is on display that to be alone and relaxed was a luxury we looked forward to.&quot;<br />
<br />
The sale&#39;s proceeds &quot;will ensure that the foundation, and the presidential library it supports, will be equipped to pursue its mission,&quot; John Heubusch, the foundation&#39;s executive director, said in a statement.

Proceeds will go to the non-profit Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation which promotes global democracy and individual liberty

Furniture, artwork, jewelry and collectible objects that once graced the Los Angeles home of President Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, are headed for the auction block, Christie's said on Thursday. The landmark sale, a series of live and online auctions scheduled for September, also encompasses decorative pieces of art, books, ephemera, sculpture, drawings and prints from the Reagans' home in the affluent Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles. Christie's said it expects the sale of some 700 lots to take in more than $2 million. But estimates are based on the items' market value, and the possessions of celebrated figures offered at auction typically have soared to many times their estimates. Proceeds will benefit the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, in line with the Reagans' wishes. "This prestigious collection offers unprecedented insight into the private lives of President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan," said Brook Hazelton, president of Christie’s Americas. "Each object offers a 'through-the-keyhole' experience revealing as-yet-untold stories of two of the 20th century’s most celebrated public figures." Reagan, a former Hollywood actor and California governor, was elected the 40th US President in 1980. He died in 2004. Nancy Reagan died earlier this year at age 94. The couple presided over a glamorous White House, where bold-faced names from the Reagans' years before the cameras as actors injected a glitzy element into Washington's traditionally staid social scene. Details on the auction items will be announced in coming weeks. Christie's said the collection includes American, English and Chinese furnishings, many evoking the "Hollywood Regency" style, and many personal objects. Estimates on individual items range from $1,000 to $50,000. The auction house said the collection was noteworthy for reflecting the simple and elegant private life the Reagans enjoyed together in Bel Air, where they often entertained. Nancy Reagan, whose family and estate trustees are holding the sale, once reflected, "So much of your life is on display that to be alone and relaxed was a luxury we looked forward to." The sale's proceeds "will ensure that the foundation, and the presidential library it supports, will be equipped to pursue its mission," John Heubusch, the foundation's executive director, said in a statement.

Art, furniture, and more from the Reagans' home to be auctioned

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