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Introduction to Art Restoration
- The nature of art is such that it tends to be fragile, particularly if it is an older piece. This can lead to degradation which means you need to have an understanding of art restoration.Art restoration is simply the work of attempting to re...
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Introduction to Art Conservation
- Art Conservation and preservation go together. In fact, the very purpose of art conservation is to preserve what we were and what we are now for the generations that will follow us.Art consists of all of the things created by man with his im...
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Da Vinci - The Art of Illusion
- Amazing hidden images and optical illusions discovered within Leonardo da Vinci's works of art. What has lead to a incredible journey into and through this ingenious artist and inventor's works of art, all began innocently over 12 years ago...
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How to Learn Close-Up Magic-Creating a Silent Script
- Often I have read advice in our books that one should forget the sleight or gimmick. The best way to use a thumb tip? "just forget that it is on your thumb!" Afraid of palming a card? "Forget that you have it palmed!" Now, this advice certai...
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Vincent Van Gogh - Great Painter
- Famous for cutting off his ear, or were his paintings really that good?Early YearsVincent Willem van Gogh was born March 30, 1853, in Zundert, a small village in the Netherlands, to Anna Cornelia Carbentus and Theodorus van Gogh. He had two...
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A Classic Old Time Radio Show to Escape The Daily Grind
- In the Golden Days of Radio, back in the 1930s to the 1950s, most popular radio series had a set time for going out each week. Occasionally, there might be a change in the schedule, but on the whole a consistent time-slot was something that...
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Learning Close Up Magic - Dealing With Noisy Atmospheres
- Any person working professionally as a close-up magician will sooner or later (probably sooner) run into performance situations that are less than ideal. One problem commonly encountered in establishments that hire live music is the band, or...
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Walk Around Magic - Steps to Preparation
- It is very surprising to me how many writers on magic, when talking about performing professionally, introduce the phrase, "First, you must have a good act..." but never explain what a good act is or how to achieve it.Dick Zimmerman once wro...
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Searching For A Soul Mate
- No longer confined to material experience, Katerina crossed into the dimly lit room, invisible to its inhabitants. She had never visited this world before, never laid eyes on this person, yet Katerinas bond to the lean, gray-haired man seate...
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Excavated Bronzes - Tips How To Recognise Fakes - Dream Art
- All bronzes more than about one thousand years old which are intact have come down to us because they were buried in the earth, acquiring characteristic signs which cannot be faked.The most evident indication of authenticity is furnished by...
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Sutherland Dragonfly-Moy Sutherland Dragonfly Pipe
- Moy Sutherland is a great artist. He was born on January 4, 1974 in Port Alberni and comes from the Nuu-chah-nulth territories on the Vancouver Island. Nuu-chah-nulth means all along the mountains. Sutherlands native name is Hiish-Miik which...
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Introduction to Bollywood
- I want to share with you a little about myself and how I got started here and what I'm going to share with you personally in the coming weeks. I am delighted to share with you my views, experiences and knowledge about the world of Bollywood....
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