Friday, February 22, 2013

It’s Friday, Friday! Gotta vote now on art, day!

That vote ain't gonna cast itself!Dear human friends of the interwebs, it is I, Art Challuunge Sr., here once again to charge you with the task of judging this week’s challuunges.  That’s right, the artwork is up and ready for your viewing pleasure.  No hesitation required, just head on past all these cumbersome words that no one in their right minds will read anyway, and check out the art.  I mean, that’s what we are all here for anyway, right?  Thanks to everyone that threw in this week, veterans and newbies alike!  And thanks to the R-WAC professional cheerleader for drummin up all the submissions this week (you know who you are!)…


Now, for next week’s words, provided by the illustrious Brian Bruner:

MOTOR / BREATH  

 

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Without any further distractions,  here are this week’s submissions for LOWBROW / MARBLE: 

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Adina:Adina 

 

AndrewJ.:

AJohanson 

 

Cameron Shane:

CameronShane 

 

Chocolate Thunder:

ChocolateThunder

 

DANimal:

DANimal 

 

Danny Devine:

DDevine

    

 

Hescox:

Hescox 

 

HotRod:

HotRod 

 

Naoki:

Naoki 

 

Nathan Fairbanks:

NathanFairbanks 

 

Paperclip House:

PaperclipHouse 

 

Pineaple:

Pineaple 

 

Wurm:

Wurm

 
 

 

PS…  we have an honorable mention submission this week… it was posted after the 2pm deadline so it couldn’t get into the voting, but if it would have made it I am sure it would have gathered some votes for sure!  Sorry Mike!

MikeDePalma

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

This week’s winner is…

zwinner

Brian, you old coot, you are this week’s winner, with 56% of the vote.  You have won the right, nay privilege, to provide next week’s two random words.  We need em by 2pm Friday, por favor!  

As for this week’s words, why not review them and start on your submission?  If nothing else, this is an excellent opportunity to find out what the hell LOWBROW means in the art world. 

The words are: LOWBROW / MARBLE

Here’s some inspiration:

low·brow

/n. ˈloʊˌbraʊ; adj. ˈloʊˈbraʊ/ [n. loh-brou; adj. loh-brou]
noun

1.a person who is uninterested, uninvolved, or uneducated in intellectual activities or pursuits.

adjective

2.being a lowbrow: that lowbrow idiot.

3.of, pertaining to, or proper to a lowbrow: lowbrow entertainment.

Lowbrow_(art_movement)

 

mar·ble

/ˈmɑrbəl/ [mahr-buhl] noun, adjective, verb, mar·bled, mar·bling.
noun

1.metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.

2.any variety of this stone: Carrara marble.

3.an object made of or carved from this stone, especially a sculpture: Renaissance marbles.

4.a piece of this stone: the fallen marbles of Roman ruins.

5.(not in technical use) any of various breccias or other stones that take a high polish and show a variegated pattern.

6.a marbled appearance or pattern; marbling: The woodwork had a greenish marble.

7.anything resembling marble in hardness, coldness, smoothness, etc.: a brow of marble.

8.something lacking in warmth or feeling.

9.a little ball made of stone, baked clay, glass, porcelain, agate, or steel, especially for use in games.

10.marbles, ( used with a singular verb  ) a game for children in which a marble is propelled by the thumb to hit another marble so as to drive it out of a circle drawn or scratched on the ground.

11.marbles, Slang. normal rational faculties; sanity; wits; common sense: to have all one's marbles; to lose one's marbles.