Artist Portraits
Jamie Lee, people and emotions as subjects
Jan 7, 2023
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6 minutes read
Lee wants the viewer to be uplifted. This can be through a scene or a memory of something or someone from the past, or a scenario to project oneself into. Sometimes he explores the darker side of emotions, because it is a reality that none of us can escape in our lives....
Art History
Shopping depicted in art
Nov 23, 2021
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6 minutes read
Christmas is just around the corner, and with it, the shopping spree! But what relationship does art have with commerce? Some works of art have certainly represented a precious testimony of the evolution, occurred during the centuries, of the modalities of sale and of advertisement of consumer goods...
Art History
Advertising in Art
Nov 25, 2021
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5 minutes read
Art and advertising have combined since the second industrial revolution, generating works and artistic currents that have revolutionized both the world of art and that of marketing. But when was this fruitful association born and how has it evolved over the centuries?
Art History
In which ways does African art influence contemporary artists?
Mar 23, 2022
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5 minutes read
The fact that the most ancient origins of humankind are to be found in Africa is now irrefutable. However, this continent has also been decisive in the development of figurative arts, since African art has succeeded in shaping the culture of the world with its particular styles. But how have these influences been expressed in contemporary art?
Artist Portraits
Peter Klasen: The Art of Industrial Contrasts and Urban Narratives
Jul 11, 2024
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6 minutes read
Peter Klasen is a German artist known for his collage-like Pop Art paintings and prints. His work is featured in major museums worldwide, including the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Art History
4 Extraordinarily Badass Women Who Changed the (Very Patriarchal) History of Art
Mar 5, 2021
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13 minutes read
Let's look back at four particularly inspiring artists' trajectories through different eras, and different conceptions of female emancipation.
Art History
How was Impressionism born?
Jul 22, 2021
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12 minutes read
Second episode of our series dedicated to the Impressionist saga: Today, we take a look at the birth of a movement in brutal opposition with its time. 1860: between conservative academicism and disruptive impressionism: nothing goes right in the Art World.
Lifestyle
Bernardo Paz: Art holds greater power than technology
Jan 8, 2024
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12 minutes read
Bernardo Paz, a prominent figure in the Brazilian steel industry and an avid art collector, established the Instituto Inhotim in the 1980s...
Artist Portraits
Marc Chagall: A Journey Through Art and Imagination
Jun 19, 2024
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13 minutes read
Marc Chagall's artistic journey is marked by an exceptional blend of surrealism, imagination, and vibrant color, transcending the conventional boundaries of artistic expression...
Art History
Food in art
Dec 2, 2021
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6 minutes read
Christmas is getting closer and closer, and with it, also the big binges! In the figurative arts, the association between food and art has lasted for centuries, so much so that the most famous artists of all time, including Raphael, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Giorgio Morandi and Renato Guttuso, have not spared themselves from facing this topical...
Art History
Vanity: a pictorial genre
Jul 24, 2022
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6 minutes read
Vanity refers to a specific type of still life, which, through the inclusion of characteristic symbolic objects, such as, for example, skulls, hourglasses, and luxury goods, aims to remind the viewer, both of the inexorable passing of time, and the future advent of death, and, consequently, also of the futility of ephemeral earthly goods and pleasures...
Artist Portraits
Sophie Mathieu: it’s the moment of creating the painting that I like
Nov 6, 2023
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6 minutes read
“I like the grazing lights, the improbable colors of nature sometimes, I would like people who see one of my paintings to feel the powerful and comforting nature, the calming”...
Lifestyle
Christophe Lambert: Collecting with Heart and Intuition"
Nov 29, 2023
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6 minutes read
Christophe Lambert, renowned actor, reveals a monomaniacal passion for art, collecting with intense personal devotion. Despite misadventures, he remains committed to his love for art, dreaming of a public space to share his eclectic collection
Art History
Pop art and brands - brands and Pop art
Apr 30, 2023
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7 minutes read
"Pop art is industrial painting. I think the significance of my work is that it is industrial, that's what the whole world will become soon. Europe will be the same way, soon, it will no longer be American, it will be universal."
Artist Portraits
Julian Opie, Renowned Minimalist and Pop Art Visionary
Feb 10, 2025
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7 minutes read
Julian Opie is a British contemporary artist known for his distinctive minimalist style, which simplifies figures, portraits, and landscapes into bold lines and flat colors. His work, influenced by pop art and digital technology, spans paintings, sculptures, and LED installations, with pieces in major museums like Tate, MoMA, and the National Portrait Gallery.
Artist Portraits
Reza Derakshani: Innovative Iranian Artist Shaping the Global Art Scene
Feb 10, 2025
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7 minutes read
Painter, musician, and performance artist Reza Derakshani was born in Sangsar, northeastern Iran. His early years were spent in a vast black tent atop a mountain, surrounded by horses and fields filled with vibrant blue and yellow wildflowers...
Art History
The Card Players (1890-95) by Paul Cézanne
May 19, 2023
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21 minutes read
Paul Cézanne, born in Aix-en-Provence in 1839 and died in 1906, was part of the post-Impressionist movement and laid the groundwork for many avant-garde movements of the 20th century, especially in terms of formal simplification...
Artist Portraits
Romero Britto: A Master of Color and Joy
Jul 11, 2024
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16 minutes read
Romero Britto is an internationally recognized contemporary artist, renowned for his vibrant, joyful style. His artworks, distinguished by bright colors and bold forms, convey happiness and optimism. Britto's unique visual language merges elements of pop art and cubism, celebrating life and love....
Art History
Under the Eiffel Tower: French Art Movements Explored through Artmajeur
Jun 25, 2024
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15 minutes read
France has been the cradle of numerous revolutionary art movements. From the Gothic of the 12th century to the Rococo of the 18th century, these movements have transformed art and architecture. In the 19th century, the Barbizon School and Realism introduced a more realistic representation of nature and daily life. The focus of this article will be on Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism, and Free Figuration, analyzing works present on Artmajeur...
Art History
Art that turns you to stone: depictions of the Medusa
Oct 23, 2022
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8 minutes read
From an art-historical point of view, the oldest depictions of Medusa date back to the 8th century B.C., when, on the roofs of Greek and Etruscan temples, her monstrous figure was used as an antefix in order to control and protect sacred buildings...
Art History
Basquiat's symbolism in contemporary art
Sep 25, 2022
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8 minutes read
The relevance of Jean-Michel Basquiat's creative flair continues to be felt within contemporary art, expressing itself through the work of artists, who, driven by the same impulse of denunciation, strongly desire to give voice to the unresolved dramas of racism and marginalization...
Art History
Taxi: a brake between history and painting
Oct 7, 2023
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8 minutes read
The subject in question concerns taxis, specifically those in the city of New York. It is possible to approach the subject by revealing the history of these particular automobiles...
Invest in Art
Top Artist to Invest in Right Now: Victor Vasarely
Jun 7, 2023
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9 minutes read
Victor Vasarely, originally named Győző Vásárhelyi, was a Hungarian visual artist born on April 9, 1906, in Pécs, Austria-Hungary. He later became a French citizen in 1961. Regarded as the father of optical art, he passed away on March 15, 1997, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France...
Art History
The apple in art
Feb 27, 2024
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8 minutes read
When I say apple, we think of both the taste of its tender and sweet flesh and the story of iconic characters who have tasted it, like those in fairy tales, myths, legends, and the Bible...
Artist Portraits
Cyprien Gaillard: Decay, Architecture, and the Poetics of Urban Transformation
Mar 10, 2025
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9 minutes read
Cyprien Gaillard is a French contemporary artist known for his exploration of urban decay, architecture, and the relationship between nature and human impact. Through mediums like film, sculpture, photography, and installation, he examines the inevitable process of entropy and the tension between preservation and destruction in both historical and modern landscapes.
Art History
Piet Mondrian
Apr 6, 2023
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11 minutes read
Piet Mondrian (1872-1944) was a Dutch artist and a pioneer of abstract art. He was closely associated with the De Stijl movement, a Dutch artistic and design movement founded on principles of simplicity and harmony. His signature style, characterized by a grid of vertical and horizontal lines and blocks of primary colors, became the hallmark of the movement.
Artist Portraits
Julie Mehretu: Ethiopian American Artist's Modern Landscapes
Dec 3, 2024
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10 minutes read
Julie Mehretu, an Ethiopian American contemporary artist, is celebrated for her large-scale, multi-layered abstract paintings that reflect urban and sociopolitical changes. Recognized in Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2020, she has secured her place as a groundbreaking Black female painter.
Art History
The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch
Jun 21, 2023
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22 minutes read
The painting known as The Garden of Earthly Delights is a triptych created by the Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch between 1490 and 1510. It is painted with oil on oak panels and is currently housed in the Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spain...
Pop Culture
The 10 Best Artistic References in Famous Anime Series
Jan 15, 2021
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12 minutes read
Let's come back together on the most interesting allusions to the world of art in our favorite series. If you are an art and entertainment lover, this article is for you!
Art History
Top 8 most famous self-portraits in the history of art
Jan 22, 2021
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11 minutes read
Embarquez avec nous pour une odyssée chronologique à travers l’Histoire de l’Art, et découvrez les plus grands joyaux de l’autoreprésentation !
Artist Portraits
Tales Frey, I have always had multiple interests
Aug 5, 2023
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12 minutes read
As a child, I received very significant influences from the family environment. My mother is a Physical Education teacher, so the focus on everything related to the body in my artistic practice came from her without a doubt...
Art History
Top 10: collages
Jul 12, 2023
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12 minutes read
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1: by means of this numerical climax that goes by the name of top 10, aimed at placing the most relevant collages in the history of art one after the other, in order of relevance, I want to bring the reader closer to the knowledge of an artistic technique that is often sidelined, in the face of the more popular painting, sculpture and photography...
Lifestyle
Pharrell Williams: Music, art, and Murakami!
Oct 18, 2023
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12 minutes read
Pharrell Williams is passionate about artists like Takashi Murakami and KAWS and boasts an extensive art collection housed in his Miami penthouse...
Artist Portraits
Artist Biography: Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jun 18, 2024
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14 minutes read
Jean-Michel Basquiat, born in 1960 in Brooklyn, New York, rose to prominence in the 1980s Neo-expressionism movement through his SAMO graffiti and solo exhibitions. His vibrant, symbolic art explored themes of race, class, and societal structures. Despite his death in 1988 at age 27, Basquiat's extensive body of work continues to be celebrated and cements his legacy as an iconic figure in modern art.
Art History
Shepard Fairey: Art for Social Change
Jul 5, 2024
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14 minutes read
Shepard Fairey, aka "Obey," revolutionized urban art with his impactful and engaged works, tackling themes of social justice and anti-consumerism. Through his mixed media and international collaborations, he continues to prove that art can be a powerful vehicle for social and cultural change.
Artist Portraits
Salvador Dalí: Provocateur of Surrealism and Cultural Icon
Jun 19, 2024
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16 minutes read
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989), a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his meticulous draftsmanship and eccentric imagery. From his early influences by Impressionism and Renaissance masters to his embrace of Cubism and Surrealism, Dalí's career was marked by iconic works. Despite controversies over his support for Franco and commercial ventures, Dalí's legacy persists.