Artist Portraits
Claudia König: Even as a child, I loved doing handicrafts and painting
Apr 23, 2024
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5 minutes read
"My first works were pictures, abstract paintings, preferably on canvas or wood. More by chance, I started making papier-mâché sculptures for an exhibition."...
Art History
A popular pictorial format of the Renaissance
Apr 5, 2023
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9 minutes read
Certainly, within the immense breadth of the narrative of art history, works of rectangular or square format stand out in popularity and recurrence, which have often overshadowed the less common round or, even other shaped media.
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See What's Trending: The Most Popular Styles on Artmajeur!
Apr 16, 2024
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13 minutes read
The best-selling styles and genres on Artmajeur are: Pop Art, Street Art, Abstract Art, Portraiture, and Landscape. Do you want to know the reason why most collectors choose these trends or subjects?...
Art History
10 Wildlife Photographers You Should Know
Oct 10, 2023
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12 minutes read
If, like me, you used to watch wildlife documentaries with your grandmother as a child, then you shouldn't miss the opportunity to read this article...
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...
Artist Portraits
JEAN-MARIE GITARD (Mr STRANGE): the aptly named
Sep 12, 2019
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2 minutes read
The unusual is obvious, and we do not really know what guided the artist: the desire to make visuals collide or the undisguised pleasure of illustrating a play on words, an expression, of showing that the absurd is nestled everywhere, in experience, words or images.
Artist Portraits
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...
Artist Portraits
Michael Ostrogorski, I was raised in a house of artists
Oct 7, 2023
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4 minutes read
"I was raised in a house of artists. I spent my childhood and teenage years in my parents' studios, at gallery exhibitions or in the hallways of art academies."...
Art History
5 Artistic Destinations in the Footsteps of Great Artists
May 21, 2021
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9 minutes read
This article is dedicated to art and travel enthusiasts. Through artworks of legendary artists - Van Gogh, Munch, Hopper, Monet and Friedrich - go on an adventure along new trails that will make you discover or rediscover high places of Art History.
Art History
TOP 10: works inspired by movies
Apr 2, 2023
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13 minutes read
My top 10, in addition to linking, through the meaning of the films, the world of art to the world of cinema, also pursues the intention of providing you with revealing images, capable of making you gasp in thought: I, too, had felt that shot, that scene or that gesture, as depicted by the artist of Artmajeur...
Artist Portraits
Loferrie: a gift from birth
Oct 10, 2023
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5 minutes read
“I believe that the need to create and express a vision or a feeling through art begins with a visceral need at the dawn of incarnation, a gift from birth.”
Artist Portraits
Labaud, loves masks
Oct 14, 2021
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2 minutes read
This skateboarder who studied applied arts was inspired by ethnic masks or the masks of the Commedia dell 'Arte. He now lives and works in Berlin
Art History
The Artistic Map of Human Body
Apr 9, 2024
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10 minutes read
The brush soaked in flesh-colored paint, or the "colder" camera, are used to explore the human body in its fragments...
Artist Portraits
JIRI HAVLIK: Simplicity and efficiency
Sep 19, 2019
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2 minutes read
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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Buying Tax-Free artworks: 10 Questions to a Wealth Management Advisor
Jul 19, 2023
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15 minutes read
We have listed the 10 most important questions to ask a wealth management advisor for advice on buying works of art tax-exempt, rental with option to buy, leasing or multiple payment.
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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How to exempt from tax the purchase of a work of art in Singapore?
Jul 19, 2023
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3 minutes read
In Singapore, while there is no specific tax exemption for the purchase of artworks, options such as the GST Tourist Refund Scheme for non-residents, the Approved Museums and Heritage Institutions Scheme for artwork donations, and the Cultural Matching Fund grant-matching scheme can potentially provide tax benefits or incentives related to artworks, and it is advisable to consult with a tax advisor or relevant tax authorities for specific advice.
Art History
African contemporary art : first stages of recognition
Apr 11, 2017
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4 minutes read
African art is generally confined to its only “primary art” component. The curators regularly converse Picasso and his contemporaries with statues or reliquaries, but never with African artists of their time ...
Art News
Neon offers NFTs in New York available from vending machines
Jun 15, 2022
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3 minutes read
With a $3 million seed, Neon debuts an online NFT marketplace and a physical vending machine in New York City, selling digital art to anyone with a credit or debit card.
Art History
Landscape of Illusion
Oct 31, 2023
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8 minutes read
When we have the time to daydream a bit with our minds, I mean, on those rare occasions when we are not working, not in the company of people, or not glued to compulsive and intrusive electronic devices filled with images or videos...
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Perfect Gifts: Unique Works of Art for Any Occasion
Apr 28, 2025
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5 minutes read
Gifting a unique work of art for weddings, anniversaries, or birthdays offers a timeless, deeply personal way to celebrate life's special moments. Unlike ordinary presents, art becomes a lasting treasure that grows in emotional value and strengthens the bond between giver and recipient.
Art History
Flemish proverbs
Feb 24, 2023
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9 minutes read
Brueghel painted this painting to illustrate Flemish proverbs because the "images" that emerge are vivid and for many understandable: "Bumping your head against the walls" or "Being armed to the teeth" ....
Art History
Through the Spiritual Lens: Laylat al-Qadr in Islamic Art
Apr 8, 2024
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14 minutes read
Laylat al-Qadr, or the Night of Power, is a spiritual event deeply embedded in the Islamic faith, commemorated with great reverence across the Muslim world. This holy night, marking the revelation of the Quran to Prophet Muhammad, inspires a rich tapestry of artistic expressions that reflect the cultural diversity of the Islamic ummah (community)...
Art History
Contemporary Street Art: How Banksy's Little Girl with a Balloon became an icon
Sep 8, 2021
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3 minutes read
Balloon girl or Girl with Balloon is one of Banksy’s most important works. It demonstrates the graffiti stencil technique that has made Banksy famous around the globe.
Artist Portraits
Jacques Vanroose
Dec 5, 2022
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2 minutes read
Jacques Vanroose, who lives in Bruges, attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Bruges, but it was only after his professional career that he devoted himself entirely to the creation of bronze or ceramic sculptures.
Artist Portraits
Francesco Dezio: versatile, ironic and curious
Apr 8, 2023
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8 minutes read
"I come from technical studies, so my training is self-taught. As a boy I always loved to draw, imitating the style of some Marvel illustrators or, growing up, that of the Argentine school of authors such as Enrique Breccia, Juan Zanotto, Juan Giménez"...
Art History
Art quiz: guess the art technique!
Feb 8, 2023
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9 minutes read
Every time we read a book about art, go to a museum, exhibition or gallery, we can admire, live or on paper, a varying number of works of art, which is always accompanied by the name of the author, the title of the work, the year of execution, the technique, the measurements and the place of preservation...
Artist Portraits
Yaroslav Kurbanov: I was born into a family of artists
Aug 6, 2024
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6 minutes read
"I was born into a family of artists and painting became as natural for me as eating, sleeping or reading. Art in our family was the medium of existence. Painting, sculpture, music, literature, theatre, and eventually cinema - all these varieties of art were interesting to me."...
Artist Portraits
Artotem, I am completely self-taught
May 27, 2023
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4 minutes read
"I am already an author of detective novels, a photographer and a creator of wooden postcards. The sculpture came during the first confinement; I wanted to give my wife a gift and I made my first sculpture for the garden: a Moai from Easter Island stylized 1.30 high and 60 kgs of steel."
Artist Portraits
Vincent Faudemer, I have always worked on the subject of childhood
Aug 19, 2023
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5 minutes read
"My grandmother collected religious Bronzes, my psychiatrist mother helped me a lot to reflect on myself, and on what surrounds me"...
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Armen Ghazayran, expressionism and abstract paintings
Nov 5, 2022
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5 minutes read
All forms of artistic expression are acceptable to Armen Ghazayran, in order to express his feelings and impressions...
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How to buy works of art with corporate sponsorship in France?
Jul 13, 2023
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2 minutes read
Corporate sponsorship in France offers tax advantages to companies supporting cultural activities, including the purchase of works of art, with a tax deduction of 60% of the amount of donations or acquisitions, capped at 0.5% turnover, and the obligations of conservation and public access.
Artist Portraits
Roger Quesnel: I was always a bit of a daydreamer
Apr 15, 2025
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8 minutes read
"I create all of my paintings purely from my imagination and completely intuitively as I paint. I have a general sense of the image I want to paint beforehand, but my main focus and thoughts as I paint, are more about the mood, atmosphere or the feeling I want to convey."...
Pop Culture
AI artist mixes renaissance clothes with Nike streetwear
Nov 28, 2022
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3 minutes read
Str4ngeThing is an artist and creator who works with artificial intelligence. He imagines modern NIKE clothing as digital art from the Renaissance. His art collection is called "WR0ng ER4".
Artist Portraits
Lito, I have always been attracted to artistic expression
May 13, 2023
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6 minutes read
"For as long as I can remember I have always been attracted to artistic expression. I remember contemplating the classical sculptures in art books, or the engravings in Rolf Muller's Old and Picturesque Europe with awe and fascination"...
Art History
Did you know these works?
Aug 2, 2023
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9 minutes read
The theme proposed today is related to the element of water, to the place of the sea, or the swimming pool, in which the bodies of the wet dabblers delight in diving, moving their arms and legs, holding their breath under the more or less salty surface, aimed at nullifying the weight of their bodies and sometimes even that of their thoughts, assimilating them to the lightness of the current summer season...