h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Yes, this day the birth took place of The h2g2 Friends Art Gallery. Here was the place of fertilizing, http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alaba...35418?thread=562468&skip=60&show=20 and here the place of the announcement; http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/F101132?thread=600405 and here finally the album for �ll h2g2 members who are creative in any visible way (painting, sculptures, drawings, specific gardens, making excentric clothes, etc. etc,.)and want to share it with other h2g2 members. As H2G2 says to new members; "everyone leads an interesting life" (to stimulate them to write in their journal),we'll take along the same credo for this H2G2 Friends Art Gallery http://public.fotki.com/Mudhooks/gallery_42/ or m�re specific http://public.fotki.com/Mudhooks/gallery_42/h2g2_friends_art_album/ Hope to meet you there !

So it is on Mudhooks own website (a member of H2G2).

- Fotki Public Home

- Gallery 42

- Main Gallery;


Quote;

"Welcome to Gallery 42, the venue for h2g2 artistic offerings.

Keep visiting! The exhibits will be growing, and we will soon be opening more galleries, featuring specific artforms and media....

Please feel free to leave comments, but remember that the artists in the gallery represent the community, and we welcome works created from the heart".

I do feel also uneasy by the fact that some paintings of mine are at the internet.

I lóve sharing, but another fact is, that I feel much more vulnerable.

So I have to find a balance and I hope I cán.

Very nice, that the birth of Gallery 42 is in the weekly Post.

Quote;

"'Terrorized' by Mother of God

There is no denying that there is a considerable amount of talent, here on h2g2!

Between those who write thoughtful and reasoned articles, those responsible for keeping us abreast of news and events, the editors of The Post, to the members of the Poetry Guild, and everyone in between, h2g2ers are an incredible group of people. It comes as no surprise that, with so many people, from so many backgrounds, and so many different generations, artistic talent is not in short supply.

What is surprising is that many of the artists amongst us rarely reveal their talents.

At the suggestion of Alfredo I began what I hope will turn into a popular venue for the visual artists, here on h2g2, and on Friday, January 28th, 2005, Gallery 42 opened its virtual doors to submissions and visitors.

At this point in time, Gallery 42 consists of a single main gallery, with 34 works, representing 13 artists; with an eye to expanding with smaller galleries representing different media, and special exhibit galleries for one-person shows and the like.

Artists can contribute several works (up to 5, currently) in any medium and any genre. Unlike some galleries, Gallery 42 does not intend to take a highbrow, elitist attitude to works. Anyone is free to contribute works that they feel they would like to share with others, and these can be anything from watercolours to craft items or handicrafts. If you made it, we'll post it. The only stipulation is that they be the work of the artist, conform to copyright law, and that pornographic or offensive material not be submitted (a panel will be called in to make a decision, should there be a question regarding works).

Information and Links

To visit the gallery:Mudhooks Gallery
To contribute to the gallery, send an email with the image file to: [email protected]. Files can be any size, but the bigger the better. Gmail can store 1 gig of files, so don't be timid when emailing them to me.
Contributions should include your name - h2g2 screen-name, the title and medium of the work, and a blurb about your work.





'Cia' by clzoomer

We hope the gallery continues to grow and becomes a vital extension to the world of h2g2.

Mudhooks"


End quote.


How fast it all went.

From the very beginning, I did not want to give any painting
a title. And I still don't want it.
But I hád to give them bureaucratic numbers.

And in the end, I like these cold numbers as titles.
Why?
Because it is a sharp contrast with the contents.
It makes it more down to earth, more balanced.

Yes, I like these stupid numbers.
They will stay as "titles".
They add something positive to the paintings as a whole.

A few days ago, this painting of mine was severely damaged by my own mistake.
I had bought a black, pre-fabricated passe-partout and I assumed it was destined for A4-formats.
Yes, it wás, and my painting was also máde at A4 paper.

Bút I had forgotten, that in highth/loweth I had painted the full 100 % space.
I did have special care for the top of the painting.

A day later, I discovered, that the "bottom" was "changed".

I did not really think it all over, or had a real look behind the passe-partout and so I painted some more black Acrylic in the right corner, down.

Anóther day later, I discovered, that the passe partout had hidden three cm. from the original bottom and that the original was far more dynamic then the "new one".

It could not be repared.
At the internet I looked for info. about professional printing services, because the original was now only digital and could at least be printed.

A lady mailed me, that she had seen my painting and she herself had printed it and hung it in her room.
She wrote me, that she would be "honoured" with printing it at her sophisticated hardware, including a nice and fitting passe-partout ánd a silver-like phrame with glass ánd to bring it to me in my home.

And there she was, today, with her husband, who also makes paintings.

And there we were, in my room, talking about my other paintings.



Later on we walked to the corner of my street to eat Italian
Icecreme and there they told theír story.

That they had come to know each other 1 1/2 years ago at the internet, and that they both broke up their marriages to be able to love each other and share their lives together. (and they both seem to me very well-balanced peoples).

We talked about knowing one's own passions and how important it is to live that out. How important it is to share that with others and so pass on the torch of passion.

So this was a rich day in the life of theirs and mine.

The fire of passion, shared with those who live their own passion(s).

Passing on the torch of fire.

That - to me - makes life meanigful.

Quote from myself from another topic at h2g2.

"@Anhaga; thanks for the link.
It makes me realize (because I forgot), that from childhood on, I was always a bit móre fascinated in the "artistic person" than the works he/she creates.
Yes, and now I realize why I liked that picture so much".

In 2006 it might be a good idea to take a selection from our H2G2 friends for art Gallery and present it at;

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/community


Does that makes sense to anyone.

)P.S. I cannot react earlier then tomorrow.