Art History
Hanukkah: Artistic Celebrations of the Festival of Lights
Mar 14, 2024
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10 minutes read
Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem and the miracle of the oil lasting for eight days. In contemporary art, Hanukkah often serves as a theme exploring identity, tradition, and resilience through various mediums such as painting, sculpture, and mixed media installations.
Art News
The Centre Pompidou signs an agreement for the construction of a new museum in Saudi Arabia
Mar 15, 2023
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3 minutes read
The sandstone valleys and mountains of AlUla, which hold Saudi Arabia's cultural ambitions, will soon be home to another high-profile project.
Sell Art
Boost your art online
May 14, 2024
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2 minutes read
SEO, or search engine optimization, is a key method for improving the online visibility of any content. Artists can use SEO to optimize their profile and portfolio on Artmajeur, thus making their artistic profile more visible and more attractive on search engines...
Art History
What is kinetic art?
May 11, 2022
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7 minutes read
Kinetic Art, or Programmed Art, was born after World War II in concomitance with the decline of geometric abstraction. It is an artistic current whose purpose is to illustrate the study of the mechanisms of vision, aspiring to a rendering in pictorial and plastic terms of dynamism, optical phenomena and light...
Lifestyle
The Difference Between Matte and Glossy Finishes: Which One Should You Choose?
Sep 12, 2024
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4 minutes read
Matte finishes provide a non-reflective, soft look, ideal for detailed artwork in brightly lit spaces, while glossy finishes offer a shiny, vibrant appearance, perfect for colorful, high-contrast pieces in dimly lit rooms. Choose based on lighting, artwork style, and desired visual effect.
Art History
Cherry Blossom Celebration: Capturing Hanami Through Art and Tradition
May 21, 2024
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10 minutes read
Hanami is the Japanese tradition of cherry blossom viewing, celebrated annually during the blooming season in spring. In art, Hanami is represented through various mediums such as poetry, painting, and photography, capturing the beauty and symbolism of cherry blossoms and reflecting on themes of impermanence and the appreciation of fleeting moments.
Art History
Pandas in Chinese Art
Dec 26, 2023
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7 minutes read
The panda is an endemic bear species of China, typically inhabiting the mountain ranges located in the central part of the country, specifically in the province of Sichuan. This gentle giant has always been adored by the Chinese people...
Art History
Mosaic: history, techniques, and contemporary examples
Jan 6, 2024
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7 minutes read
The history of mosaic art begins with the earliest civilizations, such as the Sumerians, Egyptians, and the people of the Minoan-Mycenaean region, who used this technique to adorn their buildings, sarcophagi, and floors...
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
The Significance of Icons in Christianity and Art
Mar 4, 2024
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15 minutes read
Icons hold significant spiritual importance in Christianity, serving as windows to the divine and aids for contemplative prayer. In art, they represent a unique fusion of religious devotion and aesthetic expression, conveying profound theological truths and fostering a connection between the earthly and the divine realms.
Art History
Pointillism in contemporary artistic language
Sep 28, 2022
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8 minutes read
The peculiarities of pointillism are the fruit of the positivist climate of the late 19th century, which, indelibly marked by the prevailing idea of the triumph of progress, as well as the extreme faith in technique and science, came to charge with rationality even the art world, previously dominated by the "romanticism" of the Impressionists...
Art History
The Hat of Francisco Goya
Jan 13, 2024
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8 minutes read
Definition of a hat: A piece of clothing intended to cover the head partially or fully, either for embellishment or protection from the sun, wind, rain, snow, etc. It is also commonly used to cover baldness or to hide unwashed hair (said with irony)...
Lifestyle
Valentine's Day: How does art express love?
Feb 5, 2025
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8 minutes read
As Valentine's Day approaches, art reminds us of the depth of human emotion. Love, a universal and timeless theme, has inspired artists across ages and cultures. From ancient frescoes to urban graffiti, each art form seeks to capture the essence of this complex sentiment.
Pop Culture
Things become really strange and crazy with this artist
Jan 4, 2023
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3 minutes read
The unusual has always fascinated Ingo Lindmeier, and his compositions often begin with this theme. With the help of Photoshop, his playful spirit may escape his thoughts and enter the vibrant world of graphics.
Art News
30,000 Artworks, Poetry, and Books head to the Moon for Perpetual Preservation
Jul 31, 2023
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3 minutes read
A pioneering project, the Lunar Codex, is sending a digitized collection of art, poetry, and books to the moon, permanently installed via unmanned rockets, showcasing the creative endeavors of 30,000 artists, writers, musicians, and filmmakers from 157 countries.
Artist Portraits
Daniel Martínez, highly psychologically charged photography
Aug 20, 2022
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6 minutes read
Daniel Martinez's artistic journey has been one of constant evolution, within which black and white appears to be quite recurrent, as do high contrasts and the use of digital intervention...
Artist Portraits
Mr. Brainwash and the Art of Collision Between Pop Art and Street Art
Feb 4, 2025
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4 minutes read
Mr. Brainwash, the pseudonym of Thierry Guetta, is a French-American artist who has revolutionized the contemporary art world by merging Pop Art and Street Art into a visual explosion of colors, symbols, and cultural references...
Artist Portraits
Tomoya Nakano: my artworks materialize what I imagine
Apr 27, 2025
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4 minutes read
"Basically, my artworks materialize what I imagine, regardless of the subject matter. Also, I use a variety of techniques in my artworks, ranging from traditional oil painting to more modern approaches, depending on what I want to paint."
Artist Portraits
Pierre Piton: I started professional photography in the early 1980s
Dec 30, 2023
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4 minutes read
"I started professional photography in the early 1980s. At the time I had a dual role: both a judicial investigator and a photographer within the same institution: the Gendarmerie."...
Art History
The must-haves of the contemporary collector
Nov 12, 2024
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10 minutes read
What works of art cannot be missed in the collection of a 21st century art enthusiast? Today, contemporary collecting is being enriched by new paradigms and perspectives, favoring eco-friendly works, abstract art, modern portraits and street art...
Art History
Unlocking the Secret: How did 5 Artmajeur artists achieve success on Instagram?
Apr 23, 2024
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8 minutes read
Social media has revolutionized art by providing a global platform for artists, democratizing art consumption and appreciation, while successful Instagram artist profiles showcase high-resolution images, creative storytelling, and thematic coherence, engaging audiences and elevating unknown artists to stardom....
Art History
The history of Polish art: traditions halfway between Europe and Russia
May 8, 2022
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6 minutes read
Polish art, while maintaining its own peculiarities of genre and style, has often reflected the figurative trends expressed by the movements of neighboring countries and continents, such as Russia and Europe. This is due to the fact that, at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Poland did not yet exist as a state, since it was divided between Austria, Russia and Prussia, countries from which it drew obvious artistic contaminations...
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...
Artist Portraits
Luigi M. Verde: My passion for photography was born in college
Jun 4, 2024
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10 minutes read
"One of the earliest childhood memories that often come back to me is of my sister and me, standing still, curious and in religious silence-despite the age of revelry-on the edge of my father's desk, while he quietly tinkers with canvases, paints, tubes, rags, palettes and brushes. "...
Art History
Rhythm of flamenco
Apr 16, 2023
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8 minutes read
This narrative tells, through the evocative images of some well-known masterpieces of art, a figurative story built on a climax of passion...
Art History
The history of Portuguese art: from its origins to contemporary times
Jul 10, 2022
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7 minutes read
The history of Portuguese art represents a narrative that harks back to multiple cultures and influences; in fact, primarily responsible for the birth, and establishment, of sculpture and painting in this country were the French and Dutch artistic traditions, as well as Spanish and Italian...
Artist Portraits
Sandro, my mind is hungry for exploration
Jun 14, 2023
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8 minutes read
It was last summer, I went to the exhibition "Roses from my Garden" by Nick Knight at the Museum of Photography in Nice...
Art History
Contemporary art AGAINST the canons of feminine beauty
Mar 8, 2022
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6 minutes read
It is irrefutable: our society is literally obsessed with the size and shape of the human body, which are also considered, unjustifiably and superficially, a sort of mirror of personal identity. But has it always been so? Surely contemporary art has rebelled against this mechanism?
Pop Culture
Takashi Murakami's Affection and Anxiety towards AI
Jun 12, 2023
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3 minutes read
Takashi Murakami is a neo-pop artist who is open to new technology and worries that AI will make him obsolete. He believes that the power of artists will shift to tech experts, who will be able to explore things that are hard to imagine.
Art History
Frida Kahlo's life told through her paintings
Aug 31, 2022
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7 minutes read
The 1926 Self-Portrait with Velvet Dress represents one of the earliest works created by Frida Kahlo, the iconic Mexican artist whose passion for art developed precisely one year earlier, namely in 1925, when...
Artist Portraits
David Hockney: A Pioneer of Contemporary Art
Aug 28, 2024
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7 minutes read
David Hockney is a leading British artist celebrated for his innovative and colorful works in painting, drawing, and printmaking. Known for his vivid depictions of landscapes, portraits, and experimental photo collages, Hockney has been a major influence in contemporary art for over six decades.
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...
Artist Portraits
Korakrit Arunanondchai: Multimedia & Spiritual Tech Art
Oct 10, 2024
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8 minutes read
Explore Korakrit Arunanondchai's captivating fusion of multimedia, technology, spirituality, and immersive video in his groundbreaking art installations and exhibitions.
Art History
Superheroes in contemporary art
Jul 27, 2022
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7 minutes read
According to the most general definitions, a superhero is a costumed character, and one with a secret identity, belonging to the world of comic books, fiction, cartoons or movies, who, strong, courageous and extremely noble of spirit, unreservedly strives to protect humanity against evil, which he opposes thanks to his extraordinary abilities, namely superpowers...
Art News
Art Brussels 2025: A Global Convergence of Artists and Collectors
Mar 11, 2025
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7 minutes read
From April 24 to 27, 2025, Art Brussels celebrates its 41st edition, reaffirming its status as a must-attend event in the contemporary art scene. With over 160 international galleries, unique artistic projects, and an outdoor sculpture parcours, the fair remains a key reference point for collectors, artists, and enthusiasts.
Artist Portraits
Emmanuel Passeleu, photography at the service of architecture
May 28, 2022
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6 minutes read
Emmanuel Passeleu's preferred medium is photography, oriented, to varying degrees, towards architecture. The purpose of this creation is to see the spectators project themselves into the photos, into a parallel world, created by the artist...