Artist Portraits
Mr. Brainwash: The Rise of a Street Art Phenomenon
Jul 2, 2024
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8 minutes read
Mr. Brainwash is a contemporary street artist known for his provocative and often satirical artworks that blend elements of pop culture and street art. He gained widespread recognition through his association with Banksy and the documentary film "Exit Through the Gift Shop."
Art History
Cindy Sherman
Jun 23, 2023
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15 minutes read
Cynthia Morris Sherman, born in 1954, is an American artist renowned for her art that mainly features self-portraits captured through photography. Her work involves portraying herself in diverse settings and assuming different fictional personas...
Art History
Masterpieces Explained: Nighthawks by Edward Hopper
Oct 15, 2021
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4 minutes read
As a symbol of a deep and melancholic America, Nighthawks is an essential monument of modern art. But why is it so famous throughout the world?
Art History
5 Contemporary Works in Tribute to the Language of Georgia O’Keeffe
Apr 15, 2025
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7 minutes read
In contemporary art, the flower remains an inexhaustibly fascinating subject—a privileged vehicle for exploring the silent dialogue between realism and abstraction, a theme so dear to Georgia O’Keeffe. We have selected five floral works by artists featured on ArtMajeur, each capable of evoking—through stylistic or conceptual affinity—the refined visual universe of the American painter…
Artist Portraits
Miss.Tic: The Iconic Pioneer of Parisian Street Art and Feminist Expression
Jul 22, 2024
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4 minutes read
Miss.Tic was a pioneering French street artist renowned for her evocative stencils that explored themes of feminism and identity. Her distinctive work, which spanned both urban spaces and galleries, established her as a significant figure in contemporary art.
Artist Portraits
Inside Jeff Koons' World: From Balloon Dogs to Record Auction Sales
Jul 10, 2024
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10 minutes read
Jeff Koons, born in 1955, is a renowned American artist famous for creating monumental sculptures from everyday objects, with record-breaking auction sales like Balloon Dog (Orange) and Rabbit, challenging artistic norms and influencing contemporary art globally.
Artist Portraits
Jonathan Wateridge: Figuring the Unreal in Contemporary Life
Apr 22, 2025
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7 minutes read
Jonathan Wateridge, born in 1972, is a British artist known for his work in the Postwar and Contemporary painting scene. His art is currently on view at the Green Family Art Foundation in Dallas, and his work has previously been showcased by leading galleries and institutions, including GRIMM in London...
Artist Portraits
Urs Fischer: Swiss Artist's Wax Sculptures & Anti-Art
Oct 17, 2024
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12 minutes read
Urs Fischer, a Swiss-born artist, has made a big splash in the contemporary creative world. His pieces, made from unexpected materials, push the limits of what we think of as art. They make us think about how things change and how short-lived life can be.
Artist Portraits
Anish Kapoor: Redefining Contemporary Sculpture Through Reflection and Form
Sep 9, 2024
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8 minutes read
Sir Anish Kapoor, a British-Indian sculptor born in Mumbai in 1954, is celebrated for his groundbreaking installations like Cloud Gate and ArcelorMittal Orbit. Trained in the UK, Kapoor’s innovative use of material and space has earned him the Turner Prize, a knighthood, and global acclaim. His personal life, including multiple marriages, reflects his evolving journey alongside his profound artistic legacy.
Art History
Gismonda by Alfons Maria Mucha
May 25, 2023
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11 minutes read
Alfons Maria Mucha, internationally known as Alphonse Mucha, was a Czech painter, illustrator, and graphic artist who resided in Paris during the Art Nouveau era...
Artist Portraits
Xaro, creation as a mental and physical necessity
Oct 8, 2022
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5 minutes read
For Xaro, artistic creation is above all a mental and physical necessity, because it is precisely giving life to works of art that means living and, at the same time, finding support and freeing oneself from one's own mental projections...
Lifestyle
Tom Ford's Universe: From Fashion and Film to Art and Collecting
Sep 9, 2023
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5 minutes read
Tom Ford is a globally renowned fashion designer known for his luxury clothing. In addition to his fashion career, he is also a filmmaker and passionate art collector, celebrated for his discerning taste in the art world.
Lifestyle
In Afghanistan, the first female street artist taunts the Taliban
Nov 7, 2021
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4 minutes read
Afghanistan's first female street artist is Shamsia Hassani. The compositions of Hassani are both of women in a male-dominated culture and create an impression of the clash between light and darkness. However, she had to deal with cultural and social issues as well as a lack of spaces where graffiti could be done.
Artist Portraits
Nazar Symotiuk: I love to create something new with my own hands
Aug 13, 2024
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4 minutes read
"Since childhood, I have loved to create something new with my own hands, tactile sensations prompted me to constantly work with various materials."...
Lifestyle
Adrian Cheng: the visionary behind K11
Feb 5, 2024
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9 minutes read
Adrian Cheng is recognized as the visionary behind K11, an enterprise that encompasses a diverse range of commercial, cultural, and residential projects...
Artist Portraits
Exploring Takashi Murakami's Superflat Universe
Jun 26, 2024
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9 minutes read
Born in Tokyo in 1962, Takashi Murakami is a renowned Japanese contemporary artist known for his diverse practice in painting, sculpture, fashion, and animation. Blurring the lines between high and low art, he draws from Japan's aesthetic traditions and postwar culture. His influential "Superflat" theory, introduced in 2000, critiques Japanese consumer culture through flattened forms, merging traditional and contemporary art.
Artist Portraits
Alessandro Piano, the love of art and toys
Jun 4, 2022
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5 minutes read
Alessandro Piano, collector of contemporary art and toys, has combined these two passions in the creation of sculptures which, mainly made of epoxy resin, recall the world of childhood in the 70s and 80s...
Artist Portraits
Marlène Dumas: Portraits That Reveal Emotional States
Nov 12, 2024
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15 minutes read
Marlene Dumas, born in 1953 in Cape Town, South Africa, grew up amid apartheid, deeply aware of social divides. She moved to the Netherlands in 1976, studying at Ateliers 63, where she found her creative voice despite initial isolation...
Artist Portraits
Stefano Catalini: During my teenage years, I began to reproduce paintings by the Macchiaioli painters
Nov 12, 2024
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5 minutes read
“As a child, around the age of 6, I enjoyed modeling the clay present near the house, also with my paternal grandfather I made small wooden toys.”...
Artist Portraits
Yoshitomo Nara: Pop Art's Iconic Big-Headed Girls
Dec 19, 2024
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15 minutes read
Yoshitomo Nara (born December 5, 1959, in Hirosaki, Japan) is a prominent Japanese artist known for his "big-headed girls" with piercing eyes, which convey childlike expressions mixed with adult emotions. His works, blending kawaii (cuteness) with dark humor and personal memories, have been exhibited globally and housed in institutions like MoMA and LACMA.
Artist Portraits
Evgeny Chubarov: A Journey from Figurative Art to Monumental Abstraction
Sep 18, 2024
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5 minutes read
Evgeny Chubarov (1934–2012) was a Russian painter and sculptor, renowned for his transition from figurative art to pure abstraction, which he developed over decades while working in Moscow, Berlin, and New York. His dynamic compositions, filled with bold lines and intense brushstrokes, challenge traditional artistic norms and reflect his deep engagement with the expressive potential of abstract art.
Artist Portraits
Robert Longo: Pioneering Artist & Cultural Icon
Nov 18, 2024
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8 minutes read
Robert Longo, born on January 7, 1953, is an American artist, filmmaker, photographer, and musician, known for his 1980s series Men in the Cities, which portrays men and women in formal clothing, contorted in intense emotional expressions...
Lifestyle
Allen Lin: an impressive assortment of Chinese contemporary art
Nov 13, 2023
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7 minutes read
Allen Lin possesses an impressive assortment of Chinese contemporary art, showcasing works from both emerging and established artists...
Artist Portraits
Jim Hodges: Exploring Art, Identity, and Emotion through Mixed Media
Sep 11, 2024
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7 minutes read
Jim Hodges is a contemporary American artist known for his mixed-media sculptures and installations that explore themes of fragility, temporality, and love. His work often incorporates everyday materials and reflects a deep engagement with personal and collective experiences.
Artist Portraits
Arina Apostolova, the focus on spiritual development
Dec 31, 2022
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6 minutes read
Arina Apostolova started drawing at the age of 16 when she wanted to become an architect in 2006. During her studies at the Academy of Architecture she successfully progressed in all directions, but in painting and drawing classes her work attracted the most attention...
Artist Portraits
Sergey Sovkov, Color as a reference point
Aug 28, 2022
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6 minutes read
Oil painting has always been the preferred technique of Sergey Sovkov, who, when creating each painting, always tries to improve it in order to find new creative expressions...
Artist Portraits
Roy Lichtenstein: Icon of Pop Art and Cultural Transformation
Jun 28, 2024
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10 minutes read
Roy Lichtenstein was a pivotal American artist known for pioneering the Pop Art movement in the 1960s. His work often featured bold, comic book-inspired imagery rendered with Ben-Day dots, challenging traditional distinctions between high and low culture.
Art History
The Trees in Art History
Oct 17, 2023
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8 minutes read
We would need a thousand more poems, because if this last one places trees next to houses, other times they seem alone, or accompanied by figures or animals, and sometimes even as mute and immobile spectators of 'fantastic' events...
Artist Portraits
Perception and Reality in the Art of René Magritte
Jun 19, 2024
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8 minutes read
René Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist known for his thought-provoking paintings that challenge the viewer's perception of reality. His work often explored themes of perception, identity, the nature of objects, and the relationship between words and images, all presented in a surreal and enigmatic style.
Artist Portraits
Roni Horn: Perception, Identity, and the Fluidity of Art
Apr 1, 2025
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8 minutes read
Roni Horn is an American contemporary artist known for her work in sculpture, photography, drawing, and installation art, often exploring themes of identity, perception, and environmental influence. Her art challenges traditional classifications, blending Minimalism with personal and environmental connections, particularly influenced by Iceland.
Lifestyle
Solita Cohen: Art is a family passion
Jan 11, 2024
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6 minutes read
Art enthusiast Solita Cohen fondly recalls the enduring influence of her parents, Sadie and Simy Cohen, in sparking her interest in art during her childhood in Caracas, Venezuela...
Artist Portraits
Invader: The Visionary Transforming Cities with Pixelated Mosaics and Urban Art
Aug 1, 2024
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6 minutes read
Invader is a French street artist renowned for his pixelated mosaics inspired by 8-bit video game graphics, which he installs in urban spaces worldwide. His iconic project, "Space Invaders," involves placing these mosaics in public areas, transforming city landscapes into interactive art experiences.
Art History
American art: from "follower" to "influencer"
Mar 16, 2022
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6 minutes read
America, with its artists, masterpieces and movements, has indelibly marked the history of Western art, imposing itself as a force promoting tastes and trends. But has it always been so?
Artist Portraits
Jean-Paul Fermet, a strong natural need to express himself
Jul 6, 2023
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6 minutes read
Nothing pushed me to create or to become an artist, it's only a strong natural need to express myself, to exteriorize and to materialize my own emotions...
Lifestyle
Beyond the Spotlight: Brad Pitt's Passion for Art Collecting
Aug 16, 2023
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6 minutes read
Brad Pitt is a highly acclaimed American actor and film producer known for his versatile performances in numerous films. Apart from his successful career in entertainment, Pitt has a deep passion for collecting art and has curated an impressive and diverse art collection, showcasing his appreciation for both established and emerging contemporary artists.
Art History
Celebrating Holi Through Art: A Journey in Color
Apr 22, 2024
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12 minutes read
During Holi, art takes various forms, from the intricate designs of rangoli at doorsteps to the elaborate staging of plays and musicals that depict stories from Hindu scriptures...