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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
Art that celebrates beach life
Jun 8, 2022
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7 minutes read
It is surely impossible to list and describe all the many works, including painting, photography, and performance, that have immortalized beach life and, consequently, also the changes in the sea motions and customs of bathers over time. Nonetheless, John Constable's Brighton Beach (1824) and Edvard Munch's Man at the Bath (1916) are certainly noteworthy, though oftentimes little known...
Art History
Saving the planet: the strategies of contemporary art
Feb 27, 2022
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5 minutes read
Ecological art, born in the nineties of the twentieth century, represents an artistic genre moved by the purpose of denouncing the global environmental crisis, through a strong exhortation to the protection, preservation and restoration of life forms and resources of the earth. This tendency pervades with force the contemporary art, which has provided the above mentioned genre with new and original points of view...
Art History
Embracing Tradition and Artistry: The Taoist Celebration of Chinese New Year
May 16, 2024
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5 minutes read
Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, celebrates the dawn of a new year in the traditional Chinese calendar, bridging cultures and continents with its vibrant festivities. Rooted in ancient rituals and beliefs, from the cleansing of homes to the sharing of symbolic foods, it honours celestial deities and cherished ancestors. Embraced by diverse communities worldwide, its enduring traditions evoke prosperity, happiness, and longevity. 
Artist Portraits
Jean Turco, the art of sharing pleasure
Sep 7, 2022
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8 minutes read
Jean Turco's idea has always been to share the pleasure he felt in seeing one or other of the things that present themselves to our gaze, either as they really are when the light puts them in value, either in the way I see them, to take them out of context to make images that illustrate an idea, a smile or a message to a muse, a friend, a collector or a simple stranger...

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