Art News
Millionaire indicted for burning $10 million Frida Kahlo painting
Sep 28, 2022
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Millionaire Martin Mobarak was investigated for setting fire to a $10 million Frida Kahlo painting as an NFT stunt.
Artist Portraits
Thierry Corpet, Resilience
Feb 1, 2023
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7 minutes read
"As far back as I can remember, I have always been enthusiastic about drawing and painting, but my very first encounter with art was decisive"...
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Svetlana Iskoskikh, my parents encouraged my talent in every way
Jul 29, 2023
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5 minutes read
When I was in kindergarten I already knew that I would be an artist, all my free time I painted. My parents encouraged my talent in every way. The walls of my children's room were completely covered with my drawings...
Lifestyle
Why everyone should buy art: the health benefits of art
Jun 21, 2022
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6 minutes read
Art can be very good for your health and help you feel happier and healthier in general. A piece of art may speak to anyone. Thousands of years ago, people communicated stories by painting drawings on the interior walls of caves. Recent studies show that beauty and health go hand in hand in the world of art.
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Thomas Schütte: A Master of Monumental Art and Cultural Reflection
Sep 25, 2024
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5 minutes read
Thomas Schütte is a renowned German contemporary artist known for his wide-ranging work in sculpture, printmaking, drawing, architecture, and installations. His art explores themes of cultural memory, human shelter, and the human condition, often combining individual experiences with broader societal narratives.
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Rafferoico, the compositional balance
Nov 23, 2022
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9 minutes read
In the beginning, creating works was not a deliberate decision for Rafferoico; in fact, he only followed up an involuntary and spontaneous aptitude, which manifested itself in his childhood with drawing, even before it could be conceived of as "art."...
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Guillaume Brun, inspired by the audiovisual arts
Jan 28, 2023
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9 minutes read
"As far as I can go back in my memories, drawing has always been present. His interest was transmitted to me by my mother who, at the time, painted portraits"...
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JESSICA NODIN: Madness, absurdity, lightness
Nov 19, 2019
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3 minutes read
Jessica Nodin draws and writes, playing with forms as with words, to take advantage of the absurdities of language, images and ultimately of existence itself. The absurd demands to be treated seriously.
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Dita Lūse: Inspiration is overrated
Mar 11, 2025
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7 minutes read
I was born into a family of artists, therefore the interest came naturally as a part of our lifestyle, and drawing and painting was a childhood habit. My professional art education started at the age of 11, when I began studies in an art school, and afterwards continued in the Art Academy of Latvia...
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César: The Mastermind Behind Compressed Automobiles and Foam Sculptures
Aug 13, 2024
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7 minutes read
César Baldaccini, a pioneering French sculptor and key figure in Nouveau Réalisme, revolutionized contemporary art with his innovative sculptures and compressions of industrial materials, leaving a lasting legacy after his death in 1998.
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Maria Tuzhilkina: Artificial intelligence is entering our modern life!
Aug 16, 2024
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5 minutes read
"I have been drawing since childhood, I cannot imagine my life without paints, canvas, paper, pencils, the material is not important - the main thing is to draw. For me it’s like breathing, I throw out my emotions, on the contrary, I relax and fill up."...
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Pavel Guliaev: I drew from an early age
Mar 5, 2024
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7 minutes read
"There were no professional artists in my family, but everyone loved to draw. I drew from an early age. At first, it was Indians and horses, but then I started illustrating fairy tales and drawing historical subjects (usually battle scenes)"...
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José Roberto Teixeira Leite Junior: I've been involved in the world of the arts since I was a child
Jul 2, 2024
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7 minutes read
"Ever since I was a child, I've been involved in the world of the arts, especially the plastic arts, as I'm the son of an art critic and writer who is highly respected in Brazil, as well as being his fourth child, all of whom have had a lot of art in their lives, in the most varied conceptions"...
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Brother X, constantly innovating
May 10, 2023
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4 minutes read
"I have been involved in art for over 30 years. At age 24, I had my first exhibition at a time when I was still working on painting, pencil drawings and abstract art..."
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DIDIER SABY: “In painting, subjects make practice evolve”
Feb 18, 2020
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Didier Saby loves drawing, the practice of drawing. The painting, the color, the material, all of this only came afterwards, and in successive phases, depending on the places where he lived and the themes chosen. Itinerary of an artist who integrates painting into his life path.
Art History
Katsushika Hokusai
Mar 30, 2023
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10 minutes read
Katsushika Hokusai was an 18th and 19th-century Japanese artist, painter, and printmaker, born in 1760 and died in 1849. He is best known for his ukiyo-e prints, a genre of Japanese art that depicts scenes of daily life, landscapes, and characters.
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Andrea Vandoni: An Exploration of Beauty in Everyday Life
Feb 1, 2025
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3 minutes read
Andrea Vandoni was born in 1972 in Novara, close to Milan, and has made a mark in the contemporary art world with his unique interpretation of realism, which he defines as "super realism."...
Art News
The art collection of Alain Delon is going to be sold at auction
Jun 1, 2023
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3 minutes read
The collection of the French star of "The Leopard" could bring as much as €5 million at Bonhams in Paris.
Art News
Christophe Cherix appointed director of MoMA
Apr 1, 2025
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Christophe Cherix has been named director of MoMA, taking up his duties in September 2025 after more than 16 years with the institution. A curator renowned for his international vision and landmark exhibitions, he succeeds Glenn Lowry with the mission of guiding the museum into a new era while honoring its legacy.
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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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Michaela Haider, the surreal photography
Jul 2, 2022
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5 minutes read
Michaela Haider has experimented with drawing, oil painting and photography. From classical photography she quickly moved to fine art and surreal photography through the images of other artists, such as Brooke Shaden...
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Mathilde Oscar, photography inspired by the great masters of painting
Sep 28, 2022
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7 minutes read
A passion for painting and drawing led Mathilde Oscar to approach photography, an art in which she expresses herself instinctively, placing the subject at the center of her investigation...
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.
Pop Culture
How did David Zinn appropriate the street to transform every corner into a work of art?
Feb 22, 2022
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With whimsical chalk drawings, the street artist David Zinn transforms the entire city into his personal canvas.
Art News
Rocco Ritchie Strikes the Art World: A Bold Debut in Miami
Apr 11, 2024
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Rocco Ritchie emerges from the shadow of his famous lineage to showcase his artistry in the "Pack a Punch" exhibition in Miami. This event marks his bold step into the art world, underscoring his dedication to being recognized for his own merit.
Art News
Viral Glasgow Event: Oompa Loompa's Gloom Likened to Manet's Art
Mar 1, 2024
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A failed Willy Wonka event in Glasgow featuring a despondent Oompa Loompa played by Kirsty Paterson went viral, drawing comparisons to Édouard Manet's "A Bar at the Folies-Bergère" for its portrayal of alienation. The incident sparked online discourse, bridging 19th-century art and modern entertainment to reflect on themes of labor and detachment.
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María Eugenia Piacentini Veron, it was only in my mind
Jul 1, 2023
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Since I was very little, I think when I was 4 years old, I loved modeling clay and drawing. I was one of those who stayed hours creating and observing what was happening with the plastic material. I felt an immense illusion to create something that didn't exist before, that was only in my mind...
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Val Escoubet, the monochrome that remains perceptible
Nov 19, 2022
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The artistic environment in which Val Escoubet grew up was the breeding ground for his passion for art. She always had pencils and colors at her disposal...
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JIRI HAVLIK: Simplicity and efficiency
Sep 19, 2019
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Slender women, naked or in swimsuits rub shoulders with riders, butterflies and landscapes with clean lines. Simplicity and efficiency are the hallmarks of this artist!
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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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"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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Valerie Andriantsiferana, experimentation and curiosity
Mar 8, 2023
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"I remember my first real drawing around the age of 10. Sitting at my little desk, a pencil, a sheet of paper and a mirror, I drew a self-portrait, which I still have"...
Art News
Petrit Halilaj Transforms Children's Sketches and Balkan Memories into an Exhibit on the Met's Rooftop
May 2, 2024
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Petrit Halilaj, a 38-year-old Kosovar artist, has created a unique installation, titled Abetare, on the roof of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The exhibit includes a large spider-shaped sculpture and a house-like structure, both infused with elements that reflect Halilaj's Balkan heritage and his personal history...
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Philippe Pasqua: Confronting Identity and Mortality with Raw Artistic Expression
Jul 26, 2024
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6 minutes read
Philippe Pasqua is a contemporary French artist known for his provocative and often unsettling portraits, which explore themes of identity, mortality, and the human condition. His work combines elements of painting and sculpture, frequently featuring raw and intense imagery.
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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Mark Grotjahn: A Visionary of Abstract Expression
Sep 30, 2024
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Mark Grotjahn, an influential American artist born in 1968, is renowned for his bold abstract and geometric paintings. Known for his meticulous exploration of perspective, his work often draws from modernist movements like cubism and minimalism.
Art News
A network of counterfeiters of Francis Bacon paintings dismantled by the Italian police
Sep 13, 2021
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500 designs and collages purported by the Irish artist Francis Bacon have been seized by the Italian authorities.