“Art Addiction”

*design credit:Joelle Fontain (see below)

art
1 : skill acquired by experience, study, or observation
2: implies a personal, unanalyzable creative power

addiction
1 : the quality or state of being addicted
2 : compulsive need for and use of a habit-forming substance (as heroin, nicotine, or alcohol, or art)

I don’t claim to be an art connoisseur. As a matter of fact, until today, I didn’t even know how to spell the word “connoisseur”. And don’t ask me how to spell it tomorrow, because I will have forgotten by then. Nope, I’m not to swift with spelling fancy French words. I’m also nobody’s art historian. All I know is what I like and what I don’t like.

Art is important. All human beings should have exposure to some form of art. Its creative power helps keep us balanced in this crazy mixed-up, world. And in my opinion, it should be valued alot more by society than it often is. Are ya with me? With that being said I have a few artistic sites I found to be of interest. Many of them I consider to be “Urban Art”. But, for the most part I really don’t care to box folks in w/ labels . . .

This list isn’t hardly a complete compilation of all things artistic/ genres of art, etc. I don’t possibly have the time to research and break you off with that much info. I too am learning as I go. So, without further ado . . . Get to clickin’ !

Illustrative, Graf, Animation & More Lovely Art
Andre Moore
Arty Links (Loaded up w/ all kinds of art linkage)
Black Jesus Portaits (Cheesy site, but Jesus is aight)
EGRart
Faith47
Jazz Art & Photography
Kadir Nelson
Kinsey Visual
NYC Body Art (Rated R)
Occasional Super Star
Saxton Moore
Shermgrafik
Silloette
Sydney
Tyson McAdoo (Kinda Gothic Like)
Zodiac Body Art (Rated R)

Previously featured on Momma Said Knock You Out (for those of you who missed out the first time)
Booty Babe Art
Bryan Collier
Killastration
Fafi
Jamel Shabazz
Jasika Nicole
Kirsten Ulve

Photography, Fashion & Design
David LaChapelle (Very edgy and sometimes bizzarre)
Faces by Alexis
Hannan Saleh (Ultra Lush Imagery ft Beautiful Brown Faces)
Joelle Fontaine (Eclectic, Funky & Intriguing)
Marc Baptiste (Nice Nudes)

Film
Style Wars (I LOVE the design for this site)

For those of you who have art links to share - PLEASE post them in my comments section so we can take a peek.

Enjoy!