david bowie

David Bowie [pronounced /ˈboʊ.iː/ BOH-ee;[1] born David Robert Jones, 8 January 1947] is an English rock musician, and singer who has also worked as an actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for five decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s, and is known for his distinctive voice and the intellectual depth of his work.

amanda seyfried

Amanda Michelle Seyfried [pronounced /ˈsaɪfrɪd/ SYE-frid; born December 3, 1985] is an American actress, singer-songwriter and former child model. She began her career as a child model when she was 11 and when she was 15 she began her career as an actress; starting off with uncredited roles and going on to have recurring roles on As the World Turns and All My Children, which expanded into her successful television and film career.

In 2004, Seyfried made her film debut in Mean Girls playing Karen Smith, the ditsiest of the so called 'Plastics'. She then went on to other films including Nine Lives [2005] and Alpha Dog [2006]. In 2006, she landed a lead role on HBO's popular television series Big Love. After that, Seyfried appeared as Sophie Sheridan in the 2008 musical feature film Mamma Mia!. Other recent notable appearances include lead roles in Jennifer's Body, Chloe, Dear John, Veronica Mars and Letters to Juliet.

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happy 2011 everyone!!!

i just published igoohit.com, my first ever official web page. it was launched 1st Jan. 2011. still in its beta version, i'll be tweaking elements as i go along. have fun!

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Gary Vaynerchuk: Do what you love (no excuses!)

At the Web 2.0 Expo, entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk gives a shot in the arm to dreamers and up-and-comers who face self-doubt. The Internet has made the formula for success simpler than ever, he argues. So there's now no excuse not to do what makes you happy.

Gary Vaynerchuk's Wine Library TV combines an irreverent approach to wine and a shrewd social media strategy. It won him web fame and the cachet to spin off book deals, new businesses and his own… Full bio and more links

Milton Glaser on using design to make ideas new

http://www.ted.com/talks/milton_glaser_on_using_design_to_make_ideas_new.html

From the TED archives: The legendary graphic designer Milton Glaser dives deep into a new painting inspired by Piero della Francesca. From here, he muses on what makes a convincing poster, by breaking down an idea and making it new.

If his career began and ended with "I [heart] N Y," Milton Glaser would still be a legend. But over his multi-decade career, his body of work is sprinkled with similarly iconic images and logos. Full bio and more links

carlos celdran

Charles P. "Carlos" Celdran [born November 10, 1972] is a Manila tour guide, cultural activist, and performing artist. He started his career in art at the age of 14, as the youngest-ever cartoonist and illustrator for Business Day newspaper, drawing a comic strip called "Bar Sins" that discussed both local and esoteric issues. A year later, in 1987 he became the youngest member of the Samahang Kartunista ng Pilipinas on the recommendation of Nonoy Marcelo. After comics, he worked as a t-shirt illustrator at a clothing store he co-founded with his sister and others.

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Jason Fried: Why work doesn't happen at work

http://www.ted.com/talks/jason_fried_why_work_doesn_t_happen_at_work.html

Jason Fried has a radical theory of working: that the office isn't a good place to do it. At TEDxMidwest, he lays out the main problems (call them the M&Ms) and offers three suggestions to make work work.

Jason Fried thinks deeply about collaboration, productivity and the nature of work. He's the co-founder of 37signals, makers of Basecamp and other web-based collaboration tools, and co-author of… Full bio and more links

jennifer aniston

Jennifer Joanna Aniston [born February 11, 1969] is an American actress, film director, and producer. She gained worldwide recognition in the 1990s for portraying Rachel Green in the television sitcom Friends, a role which earned her an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Aniston has also enjoyed a successful film career, having appeared in several Hollywood productions. She gained critical acclaim for her performances in the independent films She's the One [1996], Office Space [1999] and The Good Girl [2002]. She has had her greatest commercial successes with the films Bruce Almighty [2003], Along Came Polly [2004], The Break-Up [2006], Marley & Me [2008], and He's Just Not That Into You [2009].

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Raghava KK: Five lives of an artist

Raghava KK: Five lives of an artist | Video on TED.com

With endearing honesty and vulnerability, Raghava KK tells the colorful tale of how art has taken his life to new places, and how life experiences in turn have driven his multiple reincarnations as an artist -- from cartoonist to painter, media darling to social outcast, and son to father.

Raghava KK's paintings and drawings use cartoonish shapes and colors to examine the body, society, our world. Full bio and more links

Steve Jobs: How to live before you die

http://www.ted.com/talks/steve_jobs_how_to_live_before_you_die.html

At his Stanford University commencement speech, Steve Jobs, CEO and co-founder of Apple and Pixar, urges us to pursue our dreams and see the opportunities in life's setbacks -- including death itself.

The once-and-again CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs has spearheaded a few of the most iconic products in technology, entertainment and design. Full bio and more links

Naif Al-Mutawa: Superheroes inspired by Islam

Naif Al-Mutawa: Superheroes inspired by Islam | Video on TED.com

In "THE 99," Naif Al-Mutawa's new generation of comic book heroes fight more than crime -- they smash stereotypes and battle extremism. Named after the 99 attributes of Allah, his characters reinforce positive messages of Islam and cross cultures to create a new moral framework for confronting evil, even teaming up with the Justice League of America.

 Naif Al-Mutawa has created a group of comic superheroes based on Islamic culture and religion. They derive their superpowers from the 99 attributes of Allah. Full bio and more links

James Cameron: Before Avatar ... a curious boy

James Cameron: Before Avatar ... a curious boy | Video on TED.com

James Cameron's big-budget (and even bigger-grossing) films create unreal worlds all their own. In this personal talk, he reveals his childhood fascination with the fantastic -- from reading science fiction to deep-sea diving -- and how it ultimately drove the success of his blockbuster hits "Aliens," "The Terminator," "Titanic" and "Avatar."

James Cameron is the director of Avatar, Titanic, Terminator, The Abyss and many other blockbusters. While his outsize films push the bounds of technology, they're always anchored in human stories… Full bio and more links

Kyle Lambert: Rihanna Digital Painting

 

here is the link that will walk you through the painting process for Rihanna:

http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/photoshop/rihanna/rihanna.html

here's a speed painting video of how he arrived at the end result, so stunning:D

Kyle Lambert is a UK based artist who specializes in Painting, Illustration and Animation. his work combines his passion for art, technology and story telling. Kyle has a degree in Illustration with Animation and currently works as a freelance artist. this Rihanna digital painting is just one of Kyle's many masterpieces, find out more about Kyle Lambert

Ed Ulbrich: How Benjamin Button got his face

Ed Ulbrich: How Benjamin Button got his face | Video on TED.com

Ed Ulbrich, the digital-effects guru from Digital Domain, explains the Oscar-winning technology that allowed his team to digitally create the older versions of Brad Pitt's face for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."

At Digital Domain, Ed Ulbrich works at the leading edge of computer-generated visuals. On a recent project, filmmakers, artists, and technologists have been working at a breakthrough point where… Full bio and more links

Paul Debevec Animates a Photo-real Digital Face

Paul Debevec animates a photo-real digital face | Video on TED.com

At TEDxUSC, computer graphics trailblazer Paul Debevec explains the scene-stealing technology behind Digital Emily, a digitally constructed human face so realistic it stands up to multiple takes.

Paul Debevec's digital inventions have powered the breathtaking visual effects in films like The Matrix, Superman Returns, King Kong and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Full bio and more links

Denis Dutton: A Darwinian Theory of Beauty

Denis Dutton: A Darwinian theory of beauty | Video on TED.com

TED collaborates with animator Andrew Park to illustrate Denis Dutton's provocative theory on beauty -- that art, music and other beautiful things, far from being simply "in the eye of the beholder," are a core part of human nature with deep evolutionary origins.

Denis Dutton is a philosophy professor and the editor of Arts & Letters Daily. In his book The Art Instinct, he suggests that humans are hard-wired to seek beauty. Full bio and more links

Daniel Wade Hammonds

great find! this is an amazing website http://www.devotion-graphics.com offering step by step tutorials and videos about digital photorealistic paintings. the artist is Daniel Wade Hammonds, his tutorials are very popular on the internet. he shows you many great techniques like how to paint hair, make skin look wet, add sweat, and more. find out more about Daniel on his webpage: devotion graphics

dolphy quizon

Dolphy Quizon [born Rodolfo Vera Quizon, Sr. on July 25, 1928 in Pampanga though raised in Tondo, Manila], is a comedian-actor in the Philippines.

He started as a stage performer during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. He then acted in comedy films. In 1950, as part of the comedy duo Dolphy and Panchito, he opened for the Beatles at Rizal Stadium in Manila.

In 2001, Quizon and his sons Eric and Jeffrey Quizon all won the Prix de la Meilleure Interpretation in Brussels, Belgium for playing Walterina Markova in the movie Markova:Comfort Gay.

On July 25, 2008, Dolphy celebrated his 80th birthday, with launching of a book, Dolphy, Hindi Ko Ito Narating Mag-isa [Dolphy, I Didn't Get Here All By Myself], ABS-CBN President Charo Santos-Concio stated: Nagbigay siya ng mga ngiti at halakhak sa gitna ng mga problema [He gave us joy and laughter in times of trouble]. Bibeth Orteza was commissioned to complete the biography, amid the creation of "Dolphy Aid Para sa Pinoy Foundation, Inc.", a non-profit and non-stock organization.

In November 2010, there has been word that Dolphy will be inducted into the Philippines' National Artists along with such greats as Levi Celerio, Atang dela Rama and Fernando Amorsolo. A citation everyone feels is well-deserved by him changing the face of Philippine Comedy and Film.

He has been known as the King of Philippine Comedy.

In 2010, President Benigno Aquino III conferred the Grand Collar of the Order of the Golden Heart on actor-comedian Rodolfo V. Quizon, also known as Dolphy.

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anjanette abayari

Anjanette Abayari is a Filipina-American beauty queen, who shifts her career into show business. She gained her stardom in showbiz for playing the role of Narda in the film Darna: Ang Pagbabalik which was directed by Peque Gallaga.

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Juan Luna

Juan Luna y Novicio [October 23, 1857 — December 7, 1899] was an Ilocano Filipino painter, sculptor and a political activist of the Philippine Revolution during the late 19th century. He became one of the first recognized Philippine artists.

His winning the gold medal in the 1884 Madrid Exposition of Fine Arts, along with the silver win of fellow Filipino painter Félix Resurrección Hidalgo, prompted a celebration which was a major highlight in the memoirs of members of the Propaganda Movement, with the fellow Ilustrados toasting to the two painters' good health and citing their win as evidence that Filipinos and Spaniards were equals.

Regarded for work done in the manner of the Spanish and French academies of his time, Luna painted literary and historical scenes, some with an underscore of political commentary. His allegorical works were inspired with classical balance, and often showed figures in theatrical poses.

 

The Spoliarium [often misspelled Spolarium] is a painting by Filipino artist Juan Luna. The painting was submitted by Luna to the Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes in 1884, where it garnered a gold medal. In 1886, it was sold to the Diputación Provincial de Barcelona for 20,000 pesetas. It currently hangs in the main gallery at the ground floor of the National Museum of the Philippines, and is the first work of art that greets visitors upon entry into the museum.

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manny pacquiao

Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao (Tagalog pronunciation: [pɐkˈjaʊ], English: /ˈpæki.aʊ/; born December 17, 1978), also known as Manny Pacquiao, is a Filipino professional boxer and politician. He is an eight-division world champion, the first boxer in history to win ten world titles in eight different weight divisions. He is also the first boxer in history to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes. He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 2000's by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA). He is also a three-time BWAA and The Ring "Fighter of the Year" in 2006, 2008 and 2009.

Currently, Pacquiao is the WBC Super Welterweight World Champion and WBO Welterweight World Champion (Super Champion). He is also currently rated as the "number one" pound-for-pound best boxer in the world by several sporting news and boxing websites, including The Ring, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, NBC Sports, Yahoo! Sports and About.com.

Aside from boxing, Pacquiao has participated in acting, music recording, and politics. In May 2010, Pacquiao was elected to the House of Representatives in the 15th Congress of the Philippines, representing the province of Sarangani. He is the only active boxer to become a congressman in the Philippines.

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