Artist Portraits
Miquel Barceló: A Visionary of Contemporary Art
Sep 12, 2024
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6 minutes read
Miquel Barceló is a leading figure in contemporary Spanish art, known for his innovative use of diverse materials and his distinct ability to capture the primal forces of nature and human emotion. His work spans a variety of mediums, including painting, ceramics, and sculpture, often blending the abstract and the figurative in ways that challenge traditional boundaries...
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Inka Essenhigh: Pop Surrealism & Dreamlike Art
Oct 17, 2024
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7 minutes read
Inka Essenhigh is a contemporary American painter known for her surreal, dreamlike landscapes and fluid, figurative forms. Her work often blends elements of mythology, nature, and fantasy, creating imaginative, otherworldly scenes with a sense of fluid movement.
Art History
All crazy for Christmas: Warhol, Dalì and Picasso
Dec 23, 2022
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9 minutes read
When one thinks of Christmas, especially within the narrative of art history, it is impossible to disassociate oneself from the image of the most classic iconography related to the nativity, which, embodied by the representation of the holy family inside a makeshift shelter, has been skillfully rendered by celebrated masterpieces of Western figurativism, traceable to the example drawn from figurative investigation by masters such as Giotto, Ghirlandaio and Giorgione...
Art History
Cars & art
Apr 24, 2022
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7 minutes read
The link between artists and the automobile is evident in the greatest masterpieces of art of all time, namely in sculptures, paintings, photographs and prints, which have immortalized this iconic means of locomotion, following multiple points of view and figurative techniques...
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Mauricio Jose Miranda, positively transforming reality
Dec 29, 2021
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4 minutes read
Mauricio José Miranda knows and uses the majority of artistic techniques to generate works which, avoiding a particular figurative tendency, aim to positively immortalize reality.
Art History
Munch's Scream: yesterday and today
Jun 14, 2023
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8 minutes read
Let's face it, art history books in which, in order to talk about the figurative evolution of a particular country, a tedious succession of names, definitions and dates are listed, turn out to be rather sterile in terms of learning...
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Irena Aizen, the psychology of human interrelationships
Jul 23, 2022
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8 minutes read
Irena Aizen's figurative production carries forward the goal of investigating subjects of personal interest to the artist. In fact, Aizen's works often analyze the psychology of human interrelationships, represented through the prism of naive and childlike perception of the world...
Art History
Children in art
Jul 17, 2022
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7 minutes read
Since the dawn of civilisation, children have represented an extremely popular artistic subject, capable of expressing joy, love and candour, within figurative narratives aimed at illustrating not only the attitudes and psychological characteristics of the little protagonists, but also the customs and traditions of their families, as well as the different approaches to the world of childhood that have characterised the different eras...
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Top Artist to Invest in Right Now: Horst Antes
Jun 11, 2023
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10 minutes read
Horst Antes, born on October 28, 1936, in Heppenheim, Germany, is a renowned German artist and sculptor...
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Carroll Dunham: Bridging Abstraction and Figuration Art
Nov 28, 2024
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9 minutes read
Carroll Dunham is a contemporary American artist known for his dynamic blend of abstraction and figurative imagery, often featuring surreal, cartoonish forms and bold colors. His work explores themes like gender, psychology, and human nature, frequently incorporating nude figures and surreal landscapes.
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Alex Loskutov, computer collages
Oct 5, 2022
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5 minutes read
Alex Loskutov's figurative investigation, belonging to the computer collage pointillism style, is distinguished by the unprecedented technique resulting from the "assemblage" of car license plates or music albums...
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Frédéric Menguy: A Master of Color and Imagination in 20th-Century French Art
Aug 19, 2024
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5 minutes read
Frédéric Menguy was a French painter and lithographer associated with the School of Paris, known for his vibrant, figurative works that blend abstraction with colorful, dynamic compositions. He gained recognition for his whimsical depictions of femininity, circus themes, and abstract landscapes, and was a prominent figure in the 20th-century French art scene.
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Camille Sanchez, art to represent life
Mar 26, 2022
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5 minutes read
Camille Sanchez's art stems from her love of nature, which drives her to represent life and everything related to it...
Artist Portraits
Levan Chabukiani: I work in an improvisational style
Feb 11, 2025
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5 minutes read
"My inspiration always comes from within – from my own feelings and inner dialogues. It is a process of improvisation and self-discovery that has been with me since childhood..."
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Art Paris 2025: An ambitious edition and partner galleries in the spotlight
Mar 20, 2025
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4 minutes read
Art Paris 2025 returns in force to the Grand Palais with 170 exhibitors from 25 countries, a program enriched with innovative themes, institutional exhibitions and prestigious awards, while affirming its commitment to an eco-responsible and inclusive fair.
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Oscars 2025: When Cinema Meets Art – A Visual Dialogue Between Award-Winning Films and Contemporary Works
Mar 3, 2025
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8 minutes read
Cinema and figurative art share the power to tell stories and explore the human condition through light, shadow, and color. In this spirit, an experiment has paired five of the best award-winning films from the 2025 Oscars with artworks featured on ArtMajeur By YourArt…
Art History
The three Graces: from Raphael's composure to Rubens' sensuality
Dec 18, 2022
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9 minutes read
The Graces are three sister goddesses that Roman mythology drew from the Greek example of the Caryatids, in order to promote the spread of an iconography that, among the most positive of ancient civilizations, was capable of alluding to the harmony achieved through the worship of the arts, nature and vegetation, the foundations of human joy in life...
Art History
MADONNA: the impact of the Pop icon in the fine arts
Oct 2, 2022
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8 minutes read
Madonna, the undisputed queen of Pop music, has demonstrated, throughout her artistic career, a fervent and eclectic interest in the visual arts, aimed at ranging from tag-making, performance design and artwork to marked patronage and fervent collecting. Such interest seems to be due to multiple factors...
Art History
Monkeys in art
Jul 31, 2022
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7 minutes read
It is widely found that monkeys have been, since the earliest times, very popular subjects in the history of art, a discipline within which they have taken on multiple meanings. This great figurative interest nurtured by man in the most varied types of primates alludes, most likely, to the fact that since the dawn of civilization the great contiguous familiarity between these animals and Homo sapiens had been sensed...
Artist Portraits
Lorenza Cavalli: The Narrative of Past Stories
Mar 18, 2025
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7 minutes read
"Rather than becoming an artist, I have always felt that I was born an artist. Undoubtedly, I had to learn how to practice the profession of an artist and navigate the delicate balance between creating works and presenting them to the world—a process that began twenty years ago and is still ongoing...
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Rudi Cotroneo, absent protagonists
Mar 15, 2023
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7 minutes read
"Everything started with me when I saw in London in a museum store a book by the artist Richard Hamilton. It was the work "Interior IV"."
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Elena Done: Painting for me is a natural occurrence
Dec 12, 2023
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9 minutes read
"What is painting for me? Painting for me is a natural occurrence. Painting for me is a preconceived ability. I started drawing from the age of 2-3, so drawing for me is a natural thing, and creating art is a seventh sense."...
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Ambre Kalène, one does not become an artist, one is or one is not
Sep 2, 2023
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6 minutes read
"I think you don't become an artist, you either are or you aren't. Then, the circumstances of life give you, or not, the freedom to create works to exhibit. I've always been drawing. "
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Riina Sirel, art as a channel of emotions
Dec 20, 2022
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3 minutes read
For Riina Sirel art has always been a way to channel her emotions—not a means to an end, but the end in itself. Art is liberation, her internal quest for freedom in a monotonous world. As such, she doesn't approach it in any particular way, she just put her feelings on paper.
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Allias, the inspiration that comes from the street
Jul 13, 2022
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3 minutes read
“My work reflects my experiences and my vision of the world. In my works, I want to translate the richness of our cultures, the spontaneity and the gesture in painting. I also want to take a look at our society and invite the viewer to question the contemporary world”.
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His Dark Materials: The Unique Universe of Arnaud Feuga
Jun 12, 2024
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4 minutes read
Arnaud Feuga offers refined painting, imbued with emotion and precision, where the sea, bodies, and memory subtly interact. His works, rich in references and light, captivate discerning art lovers for a long time.
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Kumi Sugai: Transforming Abstraction and Influencing Modern Art
Aug 7, 2024
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6 minutes read
Kumi Sugai was a renowned Japanese painter and printmaker known for his dynamic evolution from lyrical abstraction to hard-edge abstraction. His innovative work, marked by a deep engagement with both avant-garde and contemporary art, left an enduring legacy in the art world.
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Eric Fischl: A Contemporary Master of Narrative Figuration
Sep 24, 2024
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6 minutes read
Eric Fischl is a prominent American painter best known for his provocative and emotionally charged depictions of suburban life. His works often explore complex psychological themes, addressing issues of identity, sexuality, and the hidden undercurrents of human relationships...
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Classify your works in the right style!
Oct 17, 2022
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8 minutes read
Why is it important to categorize your paintings stylistically on Artmajeur? This is essential in order to make your work more visible for those who want to buy a specific point of view while facilitating the work of journalists and curators, interested in talking about works presenting specific stylistic characteristics.
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Neil Jenney's "Bad Painting": Where Idealism Meets Realism
Oct 31, 2024
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7 minutes read
Neil Jenney is an American painter known for his unique "Bad Painting" style, a term coined to describe his anti-illusionistic, rough-edged figurative works that challenge traditional realism. His art, often blending humor with social commentary, became notable in the 1960s and 1970s for its direct and narrative-driven approach to conceptual realism.
Art History
The history of the female nude in paintings
Dec 4, 2022
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28 minutes read
The history of female nudity in art is never the same, as different societies and cultures have accepted nude scenes to varying degrees over the centuries and millennia. Indeed, nudity in art reflects the social norms of a given time and place, referring to the ways in which things are represented, indelibly linked to the conception of what is right or wrong to depict...
Art History
Top 10: emerging artists
Mar 19, 2023
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13 minutes read
An emerging artist is usually defined as one who is in the early stages of his or her career, that is, still in the throes of refining his or her style, while beginning to gain some critical recognition, at the same time trying to develop a well-known commercial representation...
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Audrey Flack, Iconic Photorealist Artist, Passes Away at 93
Jul 2, 2024
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1 minutes read
Audrey Flack, a pioneering Photorealist artist known for her detailed depictions of everyday objects, passed away on June 28 in Southampton, New York, at 93. Celebrated for her "Vanitas" series and feminist themes, Flack's work blended high and low culture, and she later transitioned to sculpture, with her memoir "With Darkness Came Stars" released this year and a survey of her art set for October at the Parrish Art Museum.
Art History
Art: two points of view on the Vietnam War
Feb 15, 2023
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9 minutes read
Jumping rich centuries of history and tradition, we come at once to externalize the viewpoint of one of the most celebrated artists of the Vietnamese twentieth century, namely Nguyen Phan Chanh, a pioneer of silk painting within his nation's artistic investigation, who, despite his training at the Ecole des Beaux-arts d'Indochine an institution founded at the time in French Indochina...
Art History
A mouth for 9 artists
Apr 26, 2023
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8 minutes read
Throughout the long and controversial narrative of art history there was a time, to be located roughly from the beginning of the events of human existence until the arrival of the Avant-gardes, when lips were mainly immortalized within the faces of the effigies...
Art History
The Fascinating History of Monochromes
Apr 9, 2021
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8 minutes read
For some, monochromes are the pure and perfect expression of an artist's talent, for others, they are yet another scam stamped as contemporary art. One thing is certain, the history of these curious genre paintings is captivating, and opens the way to many debates.