{"id":67992,"date":"2013-01-07T11:33:59","date_gmt":"2013-01-07T16:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=67992"},"modified":"2013-01-07T14:40:34","modified_gmt":"2013-01-07T19:40:34","slug":"an-unexpected-art-show-featured-artist-donato-giancola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2013\/01\/07\/67992-an-unexpected-art-show-featured-artist-donato-giancola\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;An Unexpected Art Show&#8217; Featured Artist &#8211; Donato Giancola"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2013\/01\/07\/67992-an-unexpected-art-show-featured-artist-donato-giancola\/hobbit-donato-1100\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-67993\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-67993 no-lazyload\" title=\"The Hobbit by Donato Giancola\" alt=\"The Hobbit by Donato Giancola\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/hobbit-donato-1100-300x163.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/hobbit-donato-1100-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/hobbit-donato-1100-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/hobbit-donato-1100-600x327.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/hobbit-donato-1100.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>TheOneRing.net is excited to announce that among the over 30 artists contributing work to \u2018An Unexpected Art Show\u2019, award-winning fantasy artist\u00a0<a title=\"Donato Giancola\" href=\"http:\/\/www.donatoart.com\/\">Donato Giancola<\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>will be in attendance!\u00a0Celebrating\u00a0<em>The Hobbit<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Lord of the Rings\u00a0<\/em>and J.R.R. Tolkien\u2019s Middle-earth, \u2018An Unexpected Art Show\u2019 will feature inspired art pieces \u2014 from paintings, drawings, and illustrations to prints \u2014 from a variety of artists.<\/p>\n<p>Donato creates truly stunning oil paintings\u00a0blending Renaissance\u00a0craftsmanship with the inspiring world of J.R.R. Tolkien&#8217;s Middle-earth. As John Howe himself said in 2010,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;There&#8217;s more to Donato Giancola&#8217;s art than just a pretty face. Underneath\u00a0the incredibly meticulous surface of his paintings is concealed a love of\u00a0perspective and form, an intimate understanding of the human body, a\u00a0historian&#8217;s knowledge of costume and armour, an infallible sense of\u00a0implicit narrative, visual storytelling and mythical history. It&#8217;s just\u00a0that you&#8217;re so rapt gazing at all the mind-blowingly pretty bits that you\u00a0tend to miss it. Look again. There&#8217;s a lot more to see.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2013\/01\/07\/67992-an-unexpected-art-show-featured-artist-donato-giancola\/jrrtolkien-portrait-donato-900\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-67995\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-67995 no-lazyload\" title=\"J.R.R. Tolkien by Donato Giancola\" alt=\"J.R.R. Tolkien by Donato Giancola\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/JRRTolkien-portrait-donato-900-300x235.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/JRRTolkien-portrait-donato-900-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/JRRTolkien-portrait-donato-900-600x470.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/JRRTolkien-portrait-donato-900.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Donato will be on hand with limited edition gicl\u00e9e prints available including his newest commission, an incredibly <a href=\"http:\/\/www.donatoart.com\/gallery\/jrrtolkien.html\">detailed portrait of J.R.R. Tolkien<\/a> himself.<\/p>\n<p>Join us for \u2018An Unexpected Art Show\u2019 in Los Angeles, California on Friday, February 22, from 7 PM to 1 AM.\u00a0All ages are welcome to attend. A limited number of tickets are available for $15 online and $20 at the door. \u2018An Unexpected Art Show\u2019 will be held at Lot 613, a blank-canvas special events space in the Historic Arts District of Downtown Los Angeles, located at 613 Imperial Street. It&#8217;s all part of our Oscar Celebration weekend culminating with &#8216;<a title=\"The One Expected Party\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/the-one-party\/\">The One Expected Party<\/a>&#8216;!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Purchase tickets to An Unexpected Art Show\" href=\"http:\/\/unexpectedartshow.eventbrite.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Purchase art show tickets today!<\/a>\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/oneparty.eventbrite.com\/?ref=ecount\">Party tickets are also still available<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TheOneRing.net is excited to announce that among the over 30 artists contributing work to \u2018An Unexpected Art Show\u2019, award-winning fantasy artist Donato Giancola will be in attendance! Donato creates truly stunning oil paintings blending Renaissance craftsmanship with the inspiring world of J.R.R. 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