# Art for art's sake - a blog

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-for-arts-sake-a-blog/485835>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 14, 2009, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-for-arts-sake-a-blog/485835 "2009-02-14T17:13:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Art\_Rock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/art_rock/32/525_2.png) [@Art\_Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Rock)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-for-arts-sake-a-blog/485835/1 "2009-02-14T17:13:16Z")

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I checked the rules, but I could not find something prohibiting sharing your own web site. I have been running the blog Art for art’s sake since over 2 years, with a fresh start last October. It is a blog about fine arts, photography, architecture and music, and as such could be of interest for the Cafe Society crowd. There are 17 recurring subjects:

**Architecture**  
Emphasis on modern architecture, famous and less famous.

\*\*Art-iculations \*\*  
My own musings on art (rare).

\*\*Beautiful Album Covers \*\*  
Past and present, known and less known.

\*\*Bridges \*\*  
Like architecture, going for special modern designs.

\*\*Classical Corner \*\*  
Highlighting lesser known composers with a CD recommendation to introduce them.

\*\*Flickr Favourites \*\*  
Some of the best shots I encounter on Flickr, the largest photo sharing community.

\*\*Fractal Art \*\*  
Some of the best fractal art I encounter on Flickr.

\*\*Imaginary Albums \*\*  
A fun game, that has been making the rounds on the internet.

\*\*My Photography \*\*  
Rather self-explanatory. I try not to push it too much.

\*\*Paintings \*\*  
My favourites, mostly expressionists, and going for lesser known works.

\*\*Photo Art \*\*  
Art created by photo manipulation.

\*\*Photographers \*\*  
Some of the best, past and present.

\*\*Special Designs \*\*  
Intriguing modern designs for clocks, chairs and so on.

\*\*The Art of Lu Schaper \*\*  
Promotion ofr my wife, professional artist.

\*\*Vintage Posters \*\*  
Examples from the first half of the 20th century.

\*\*Web Sites \*\*  
Any interesting art-related web sites I encounter.

**Worth1000**  
Creative Photoshop magic taken from that site.

\*\*YouTube \*\*  
Favourite pop, rock, jazz, classical - and art related videos.

The site is totally non-commercial, not even google ads.

If you are interested, here is the link:

> **[Art for art's sake](https://artrock2006.blogspot.com/)**
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> This blog focuses on photography, music, and fine arts...... amongst other things...

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**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-for-arts-sake-a-blog/485835/2 "2009-02-14T17:34:27Z")

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> [@Registration Agreement](#):
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> Do not post […] messages primarily intended to promote a […] website […] whether or not money is involved. We allow exceptions for worthy causes (in our sole opinion) if you obtain prior permission from a moderator or administrator.

Just FYI.

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**Author:** ![Art\_Rock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/art_rock/32/525_2.png) [@Art\_Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Rock)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-for-arts-sake-a-blog/485835/3 "2009-02-14T17:55:47Z")

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Reported for closure - with apologies.

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-for-arts-sake-a-blog/485835/4 "2009-02-14T17:58:29Z")

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**Art Rock** : we’re happy to have Dopers share their creative works, we just prefer they ask first. Send an email to one or all of the Cafe Society mods please.