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Food in art
Dec 2, 2021
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6 minutes read
Christmas is getting closer and closer, and with it, also the big binges! In the figurative arts, the association between food and art has lasted for centuries, so much so that the most famous artists of all time, including Raphael, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Giorgio Morandi and Renato Guttuso, have not spared themselves from facing this topical...
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Artist Biography: Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jun 18, 2024
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14 minutes read
Jean-Michel Basquiat, born in 1960 in Brooklyn, New York, rose to prominence in the 1980s Neo-expressionism movement through his SAMO graffiti and solo exhibitions. His vibrant, symbolic art explored themes of race, class, and societal structures. Despite his death in 1988 at age 27, Basquiat's extensive body of work continues to be celebrated and cements his legacy as an iconic figure in modern art.
Art History
Anthropomorphism in art
Sep 4, 2022
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7 minutes read
Anthropomorphism in art, as anticipated, has a rich and ancient tradition, in fact, among the earliest examples of anthropomorphic figures we find the Löwenmensch ivory statuette, which, dating back to the Upper Paleolithic, that is, approximately 32,000 years ago, depicts a human sculpture having the head of a lion...
Art History
Pop art and animals
May 29, 2022
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7 minutes read
Despite the great popularity of Pop art, there are some themes addressed by Pop art that, falling outside the standard topical, turn out to be less well-known, just like the works depicting animals, made by iconic artists of the pop world such as: Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Keith Haring, Takashi Muracami, Jeff Koons, and Yayoi Kusama.

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