Artist Portraits
Labaud, loves masks
Oct 14, 2021
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2 minutes read
This skateboarder who studied applied arts was inspired by ethnic masks or the masks of the Commedia dell 'Arte. He now lives and works in Berlin
Art History
Harlequin: the contemporary iconography of a mask
Mar 1, 2022
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6 minutes read
In 1888-90 Paul Cézanne painted the Harlequin, in 1901 Pablo Picasso made the Thoughtful Harlequin and in 1919 Juan Gris immortalized the Harlequin with guitar. These are only some of the most famous interpretations of a topic, which has been widely exploited by artistic investigation between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. But how have contemporary artists depicted this mask?