Artist Portraits
Gabriel Orozco: Redefining Contemporary Art Through Everyday Encounters
Feb 11, 2025
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9 minutes read
Gabriel Orozco is a prominent Mexican contemporary artist known for his innovative use of sculpture, photography, and painting, often exploring themes of space, perception, and transformation. His work combines everyday objects and geometric forms, challenging conventional boundaries between art, nature, and the human experience.
Artist Portraits
Andrii Kyrychenko: I am passionate about art and ceramics
Oct 15, 2024
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9 minutes read
"Since childhood, I have been passionate about art and ceramics, but fate has made me end up studying engineering. I think that, in a way, it is this technical approach to life that made me want to return to art."...
Artist Portraits
Patryk Kuleta, the ability to unearth beauty
Aug 24, 2022
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4 minutes read
Patryk Kuleta's artworks demonstrate the artist's distinct ability to perceive things, and beauty, in places where others see little or nothing....
Artist Portraits
François Miquel: I am a self-taught painter
Jan 31, 2024
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5 minutes read
"I have been interested in art, and more particularly in painting since my adolescence but the desire to paint myself only came later. The discovery of certain artists, of certain more striking works undoubtedly triggered this desire to “try”. Practice then always pushes you a little further.”...
Artist Portraits
Zhao Yongchang, I like history
Apr 19, 2023
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4 minutes read
I usually create my sculptures inside my own studio. I will divide the studio into several functional areas, such as a blackboard on the wall to record important things, a sketchbook next to the computer desk for drawing inspiration at all times...
Artist Portraits
Ahmed Alozade, digital painting
Jan 15, 2022
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4 minutes read
Ahmed Alozade's digital painting is characterized by elements of artistic style, creativity, emotion and imagination. This work is inspired by the world of feelings, the observation of reality, artistic and scientific information and the personal aesthetic taste of the artist ...
Art News
The new OCMA Art Museum is filled with poor workmanship. His detractors call him Frankenstein!
Dec 15, 2022
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6 minutes read
This $94 million gallery is open to the public, if they can find their way in, and has an ambitiously broken shape, but its parts are far from finished.
Art History
Is it possible to compare Banksy with "more traditional" art?
Jan 4, 2023
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9 minutes read
Banksy, an underground artist originally from the Bristol, UK scene, has been spreading his politicized, subversive and daring graffiti since the 1990s, although, only since 2005, has media interest become aware of the value of his point of view, made extremely fascinating also by the willingness of the "controversy artist" himself to conceal his identity, an action that seems to us to conform to the most natural attitude of superheroes...
Artist Portraits
Beata Dautrey Interview
Feb 28, 2018
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2 minutes read
I canceled the shop of my own site to sell my works at Artmajeur
Artist Portraits
Decay, Transgression, and the Silent Withdrawal: The Art of Gu Dexin
Apr 22, 2025
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11 minutes read
Gu Dexin is a pivotal figure in China’s contemporary art scene and a leading voice among the country’s first generation of avant-garde artists, active since the late 1980s. He was among the earliest Chinese artists to present his work internationally and has since gained global acclaim and recognition.
Art News
Artist-Robot Ai-Da arrested by Egyptian Authorities on Spying Charges!
Oct 22, 2021
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2 minutes read
An Egyptian border guard held robot Ai-Da for ten days before an exhibition in Egypt. Officials were concerned about the robot's involvement in an espionage conspiracy. She was eventually freed just before the show and unharmed
Artist Portraits
Vincent Sabatier (VerSus), inspired by pop culture
Mar 1, 2023
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6 minutes read
"I am directly inspired by pop art and pop culture of the 80s. I work a lot on the characters and personalities that marked my childhood and that of many people. Often the objects and figurines included in the resin are the same than those I played with as a child. I also tackle more recent subjects, even current ones, but always in a pop and retro trend".
Art News
Jeff Koons Says He Won’t Work with AI Anytime Soon: ‘I’m Deeply Rooted in Biology at the Moment
Jan 3, 2025
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2 minutes read
These days, it seems like almost everyone is embracing AI—not just tech-focused creators but also renowned painters like David Salle and Takashi Murakami. However, sculptor Jeff Koons isn’t among them, at least for now. In an interview with The Guardian this week, Koons shared his hesitation about using AI as part of his artistic process for the time being.
Art News
"fake" Banksy's NFT sold for € 280,000 on OpenSea!
Sep 8, 2021
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2 minutes read
A scammer online convinced an art collector from the UK to spend more than £240,000 ($336,000), for NFT (non-fungible tokens). The victim did not know that the link had been placed on the site by the scammer.
Art News
Indiana University Cancels Palestinian Artist's Exhibit, Stirring Controversy
Jan 11, 2024
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2 minutes read
Indiana University canceled an exhibition of Palestinian artist Samia Halaby, citing safety concerns. The decision sparked a debate over academic freedom and political expression.
Art News
Christie's sends world tour hologram of Edgar Degas ballerina worth $20 million
Apr 27, 2022
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2 minutes read
Is this the way auction-house previews will be in the future?
Art News
Thieves steal a multi-million dollar NFT collection from a gallery owner.
Jan 5, 2022
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2 minutes read
Todd Kramer had 15 NFTs worth $2.2 million stolen in a phishing scam. The gallery owner was able to reclaim some pieces with the help of buyers and the NFT platform OpenSea. Some people have started making NFT's of art that they did not create.
Artist Portraits
Andreas Gursky: Virtuoso of Large-Scale Photography and Digital Manipulation
Sep 26, 2024
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6 minutes read
Andreas Gursky is a renowned German photographer known for his large-scale, digitally manipulated images that explore themes of globalization, architecture, and contemporary society. His work often features expansive views from elevated perspectives and achieves some of the highest auction prices in the world of photography.
Artist Portraits
Tehos, I was born an artist
Jan 18, 2023
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7 minutes read
"I was born an artist, it has always been in me. It was not my activity in the first period of my life, but at the age of 40 I stopped everything to make it my main activity"...
Art News
Yuga Labs says it has no copyright registration for Bored Ape Yacht Club images
Jan 30, 2023
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5 minutes read
In a new court filing, Yuga Labs, the company that owns Bored Ape Yacht Club, said that it does not have "copyright registrations" for the 10,000 images that make up the popular NFT collection.
Sell Art
ADVICE N ° 6 - Protecting your images.
Mar 16, 2015
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3 minutes read
On the internet, there is no magic wand when it comes to protecting your images. Let's say it without tongue in cheek, it is not possible to 100% protect an image on the internet. This does not mean that you should be afraid either.
Art News
German Photographer Turns Down Prize for AI "Photo"
Apr 17, 2023
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3 minutes read
Boris Eldagsen sent an AI-made picture to the Sony World Photography Awards just to be "a cheeky monkey," but he didn't think he'd actually win.
Artist Portraits
SEKHMET: There is beauty in everything
Sep 19, 2019
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3 minutes read
Very close to the beautiful town of Saumur, on the banks of the Loire, there is a forest like no other. Let's meet a different artist.
Artist Portraits
Michael A. Craig: I have had the opportunity to experiment with many different techniques
Dec 22, 2023
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7 minutes read
"As a child I always enjoyed making things but the real epiphany came on a family trip to Paris at the age of twelve."...
Art News
Lensa is using your photos to train their AI, so be careful
Dec 9, 2022
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3 minutes read
Lensa users can upload photos and get 50 AI-generated selfies. Users send in "Face Data" to be used by Prisma AI to train their neural network. Apple's TrueDepth API gets this face data, which includes position, orientation, and face topology.
Pop Culture
Takashi Murakami's Affection and Anxiety towards AI
Jun 12, 2023
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3 minutes read
Takashi Murakami is a neo-pop artist who is open to new technology and worries that AI will make him obsolete. He believes that the power of artists will shift to tech experts, who will be able to explore things that are hard to imagine.
Artist Portraits
Sophie Mathieu: it’s the moment of creating the painting that I like
Nov 6, 2023
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6 minutes read
“I like the grazing lights, the improbable colors of nature sometimes, I would like people who see one of my paintings to feel the powerful and comforting nature, the calming”...
Lifestyle
A Spanish artist brings embroidery to the streets
Jan 12, 2023
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3 minutes read
Raquel Rodrigo, an artist from Valencia, says that the huge cross-stitch pieces she has put on buildings are a statement of a feminine art.
Artist Portraits
Jerome Dufay Interview
Jan 17, 2017
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3 minutes read
The order form and invoicing system is awesome!
Art News
Are NFTs worthless?
Sep 22, 2023
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3 minutes read
Researchers have analysed the numbers to reveal why you don't see as many sellers of cartoon apes online these days: NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, which were originally heralded as a revolution in digital currency and art, are maybe essentially useless...
Lifestyle
DISCOVER THE ARTISTS - STOPOVER IN FRENCH BRITTANY
Mar 29, 2020
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2 minutes read
Prefecture of the Brittany region, the city of Rennes and the department of Ille-et-Vilaine are located in the west of France and bring together more than 600 artists on Artmajeur. Here is a non-exhaustive overview of Bretillian creation.
Art News
Buy an NFT from Frank Stella and 3D print it
Aug 18, 2022
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3 minutes read
You can 3D print Frank Stella's art if you buy one of his new NFTs.
Art News
Melania Trump launches NFT artwork series, proceeds of which will support youth charity
Dec 20, 2021
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3 minutes read
Melania Trump, the 45th First Lady of the United States, announced the development of a platform for Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs), as well as "Melania's Vision," a digital artwork and audio file that will be the first in a series of limited edition NFTs. Mrs. Trump will use a portion of the revenues to benefit youngsters in the foster care system.
Artist Portraits
Oleg Grachev, collages' irony
Jan 26, 2022
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3 minutes read
The ironic and paradoxical collages of Oleg Grachev are intended to show the dynamism, beauty, unexpectedness and elegance of the world...
Art News
Frank Stella, a master among abstract artists of his era, has passed away at the age of 87
May 6, 2024
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9 minutes read
Frank Stella first gained recognition as a Minimalist in the 1960s with his groundbreaking "Black Paintings" series. He later broadened his artistic repertoire to include brightly colored works on shaped canvases, relief paintings, large-scale sculptures, and collaborations with architects...
Artist Portraits
Paulo Vilarinho: inspiration comes from all the great masters
Feb 20, 2024
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4 minutes read
"I think it all started when I was a teen during a school trip to the National Museum of Ethnology in Lisbon. During that visit I became fascinated with Asian and African Art and that experience made me want to start creating my own artistic pieces...."