Open Question: What artists use layers in their artwork?

The idea behind the "vegetarian diet" is not so much that meat is considered "dirty" or "bad", but "ahimsa" (non-violence).....Chiefly that it is wrong and unethical for us humans to brutally slaughter living things in a barbaric fashion for food purposes. The same principle exists to an extent in Buddhism.

However, if a humane method was used to produce meat and a method that was clean, ethical and respected animal dignity can meat consumption still be allowed? For example if animals were not painfully tortured or killed but were rather given a lethal injection can this reconcile with our teachings? >> full story

Open Question: Good ol fashion disney song or racist?

Zip-a-de-do-da

either I hear that with being a pleasant little innocent child or a klan rally. >> full story

Open Question: What artists use layers in their artwork?

I've started my GCSE art exam sketchbook, and have chosen to do it on the 'layers' question.

I've already got:
Joseph Cornell (Shadow boxing)
Raymond Briggs (over lapping coloured pencil)
Jeanette Appleton (textiles/ embroidery)
Jim Robinson (textured surfaces)
Roy Lichtenstein (with the dots n'all)
Gary Harvey (textiles/ fashion)
Van Gogh (the way he uses paint)
Victoria Crowe (Figurative paintings)
Elizabeth Murray (the jigsaw thing she does)
Robert Rauschenburg (Photomontage/ assemblage)

I'm trying to steer away from the textiles area, however I am still going to experiment with it in my sketchbook. I'm more or less interested in all the other styles, especially the photomontage area. If anyone could advise me on any good artists for this project, that would be great :)

Thank youuu :) ♥ >> full story

Open Question: How would I go about moving to NYC...with no money?

I've heard about Lady Gaga's album called "Disco Heaven", which includes a lot of songs which are not included neither in "The Fame" nor "The Fame Monster" album. One of them is "Fashion", for example. I want to have all Lady Gaga's original (non-pirate) albums, but I can't find "Disco Heaven" anyway, some people even say that it's an unofficial fanmade compilation. Is this true, or Lady Gaga does have an official album called "Disco Heaven"? If not, which album includes the song "Fashion"?

Here is the actual tracklist of Disco Heaven:

Fashion
Starstruck
Disco heaven
No floods
Kaboom
I like it rough
Vanity
Paper gangsta
Fancy pants
Wonderful
Big girl now
Rock show
Christmas tree
Shake ur kitty
Fever
Let love down
Eh eh nothing else I can say (Electronic piano & human beat box version)
Pokerface (Piano & voice)
Just dance (remix)

"Starstruck", "Disco Heaven" and "I like it rough" are the only songs from "Disco Heaven" also included in some of her other two albums. Where can I find the other ones? Does "Disco Heaven" actually exist? If not, what's the name of the official CD including those songs?

Thanks in advance >> full story

Open Question: How would I go about moving to NYC...with no money?

I am currently 17. I want to move to NYC Sep 2011. By then I will be almost 19. I have no money what so ever. I would be moving to go attend the Fashion Institute of Technology. My mom can give about $500 a month to me.

Do you think with loans and what little cash I might have, that I would be able to move and survive? I know rent is killer and I don't know how I would go about it? OR Should I just not go and choose a university near me the offers fashion? >> full story

Open Question: Should I wear an altered navy blue blazer with a v-neck style T shirt or a regular neck style t-shirt?

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa62/ContactableOne/ll.jpg?t=1268749327

I look kind of short in that pic for some reason, but I'm not, I'm 5'10", and I know my jeans are just average (not the nicest), but it was my only pair today, the other ones are in the washing machine.

So... judging by this pic, would you say this outfit is nice? Do you like it?

I dress nicer for occasions obviously, but today is just an average day in school. >> full story

Open Question: Which style do you think is the hardest to?

What style(like preppy, goth, punk, indie, and so on) do you think is the hardest to design clothes for? (Rephrased - What style do you think is the hardest for fashion designers to design for?) If you have any reasons for why you picked the style you picked for hardest to design for, please share. :D

Thanks for answering. >> full story

Open Question: Should I wear an altered navy blue blazer with a v-neck style T shirt or a regular neck style t-shirt?

I'm a guy by the way. I'm wearing a custom navy blue blazer (sleeves are altered into 3/4 length) with gold cuff links and buttons. I wanna pair it with either a crisp and clean white v-neck T-shirt or these two other regular neckline t-shirts I'm considering. I was hoping someone out there with some fashion sense could tell me which style T-shirt would look best. I'm finishing the outfit with a black/denimish pair of Levi skinnys with pale yellow stitching and a pair of dark brown boots. Please let me know what you think. >> full story