Artist Portraits
Suzanne Duchamp-Crotti: A Pioneering Force in Dada and Avant-Garde Art
Jul 23, 2024
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6 minutes read
Suzanne Duchamp-Crotti (1889–1963) was a groundbreaking French Dadaist and modernist whose innovative work in painting, collage, and sculpture significantly impacted early 20th-century art, challenging traditional norms and exploring themes of gender and societal upheaval, while her legacy continues to inspire through her unique contributions to the Dada movement and avant-garde art.
Art History
The history of Spanish art
Aug 7, 2022
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7 minutes read
Over the centuries Spain has given birth to some of the world's greatest architects, painters, sculptors and photographers. This richness is due, both to the autonomous Spanish creative flair and to the influence exerted on the Iberian Peninsula by the most important European figurative currents...
Art News
Steven Spielberg: in the top 10 Hollywood collectors
Sep 20, 2023
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10 minutes read
Steven Allan Spielberg, born on December 18, 1946, is a prominent American filmmaker who wears multiple hats as a director, producer, and screenwriter...
Art History
Hanukkah: Artistic Celebrations of the Festival of Lights
Mar 14, 2024
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10 minutes read
Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem and the miracle of the oil lasting for eight days. In contemporary art, Hanukkah often serves as a theme exploring identity, tradition, and resilience through various mediums such as painting, sculpture, and mixed media installations.
Artist Portraits
Kehinde Wiley: Portraits of Authority and Identity in the Modern Age
Sep 12, 2024
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7 minutes read
Kehinde Wiley, born in 1977 in Los Angeles, is a trailblazing American portrait painter renowned for his vivid reinterpretations of classical art that merge contemporary African-American perspectives with traditional themes, culminating in his groundbreaking 2018 portrait of Barack Obama and earning him a spot on Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People list.
Art History
Graffiti: history, vocabulary, and pioneers
Oct 21, 2023
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8 minutes read
Before we begin with the presentation of some pioneers of graffiti, I would like to take you back to the "school desks" again...
Art History
Monet against all!
Feb 1, 2023
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9 minutes read
When people talk to us about Impressionism, generally, we are reminded of the image of the "typical" bearded and somewhat "clochard" French painter, who, intent on painting with his hands smeared with color, sheltering under a parasol or a hat, is ready to capture the changing seasons, lights, shadows and colors, times to manifest themselves on the same subject or multiple...
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Top Artist to Invest in Right Now: ANDY WARHOL
May 5, 2023
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9 minutes read
Andy Warhol's work is a social critique of the industrial mass-production of supermarket products. He reproduced images of Campbell's soup cans in serial modules, which became a recurring theme in his art...
Art History
Where Do We Find Fish in Painting?
Jan 31, 2024
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8 minutes read
Following a figurative discourse with a rather traditional character, the pictorial subject of fish primarily appears in three instances: within genre scenes, where it thrives in the context of the market; in still lifes, accompanied by flowers, fruits, etc.; in landscapes...
Artist Portraits
The Art of Ephemeral Spaces: Ernest Pignon-Ernest’s Impact on Urban Art
Aug 8, 2024
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10 minutes read
Ernest Pignon-Ernest, born in 1942, is a pioneering French urban artist renowned for his ephemeral, site-specific art that engages with social and historical themes, capturing the human condition and societal struggles through large-scale, evocative works integrated into public spaces.
Artist Portraits
Johannes Vermeer
Apr 21, 2023
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16 minutes read
Johannes Vermeer is a 17th century Dutch painter, born in 1632 in Delft and died in 1675. He is best known for his scenes of everyday life, often depicting women in bright and calm interiors. Despite his short career and the small number of works he produced, Vermeer is today considered one of the most important and talented artists of the Dutch Golden Age.
Art History
Top 10: Still life with flowers
Mar 22, 2023
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12 minutes read
My ranking of still lifes with flowers brings together all those, which, in my opinion, have been the most iconic and "commercial" works of the aforementioned genre, which I have arranged within a narrative in descending order, aimed at culminating in the symbol par excellence of the subject...
Lifestyle
Chicano Treasures: Cheech Marin's Passionate Collection
Aug 8, 2023
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17 minutes read
Cheech Marin's passionate collection of Chicano art has been exhibited in major exhibitions and published in various books. Its collection, rich in more than 700 works, represents the largest collection of Chicano art in private or public hands.
Art History
André Kertész
Jul 18, 2023
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13 minutes read
André Kertész, originally named Andor Kertész, was a Hungarian photographer who made significant contributions to the field of photography and the concept of the photo essay...
Art History
Gustave Courbet
May 10, 2023
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14 minutes read
Jean Désiré Gustave Courbet was a French painter who led the Realism movement in French painting during the 19th century...
Art History
Pieter Brueghel the Elder
Feb 23, 2023
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16 minutes read
Pieter Brueghel was the head of a family of painters, and he was also a great engraver. The artist and his life remain a mystery, although he is known for his works that show vivid human scenes and his large landscapes.
Lifestyle
Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz: Protectors of artists
Oct 13, 2023
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18 minutes read
Keys remarked, "There are countless artists from various disciplines—musicians, painters, sculptors, dancers—who have made significant contributions to culture but unfortunately left this world with nothing."...
Art History
The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci
May 30, 2023
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21 minutes read
The Mona Lisa strikingly resembles Renaissance representations of the Virgin Mary, which was considered an ideal of femininity at the time. The woman in the painting is seated upright in a "pozzetto" armchair with her arms folded, indicating a reserved posture.
Art History
Ansel Adams
Jul 20, 2023
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26 minutes read
Ansel Easton Adams, born on February 20, 1902, and passed away on April 22, 1984, was a renowned American photographer and conservationist...