Artist Portraits
Annabelle Amory: Art allowed me to exteriorize this nonconformism
Nov 20, 2023
|
6 minutes read
"Since I was little, I have felt out of step with society, the norm and others. I don't have the same desires, the same codes, nor the same aspirations."...
Artist Portraits
Chiara Napolitano, the art that allows you to breathe
Nov 9, 2022
|
7 minutes read
The 'juxtaposition of the decorative motifs of the papers, which Chiara Napolitano uses in her paintings is never' chosen at random, but thought out, as the artist spends a lot of time deciding which pattern might look best in the context in which she is going to paint...
Lifestyle
Cecilia and Ernesto Poma: A passion for Latin American art
Dec 28, 2023
|
7 minutes read
Latin American art constitutes a significant portion of Cecilia and Ernesto Poma's art collection. They are known for their support of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, where they hosted a private exhibition of their art holdings for MoMA's junior associates in 2017...
Art News
Egon Schiele Works Are Returned to the Heirs of a Jewish Art Collector Following a New York Investigation
Sep 21, 2023
|
4 minutes read
The heirs of a Jewish art patron who died in a concentration camp in 1941 recently received seven Egon Schiele pieces that were just returned to them by the Manhattan District Attorney's office...
Artist Portraits
Guillaume Brun, inspired by the audiovisual arts
Jan 28, 2023
|
9 minutes read
"As far as I can go back in my memories, drawing has always been present. His interest was transmitted to me by my mother who, at the time, painted portraits"...
Artist Portraits
Robert Indiana: From LOVE to Pop Art Icon
Jul 18, 2024
|
9 minutes read
Robert Indiana was an influential American artist known for his iconic "LOVE" artwork, which became a globally recognized symbol of love and optimism. His bold pop art style and use of text and symbols made him a prominent figure in 20th-century art.
Artist Portraits
Chris Ofili: A Journey of Art, Controversy, and Global Recognition
Feb 17, 2025
|
7 minutes read
Christopher Ofili, CBE (born 10 October 1968), is a British painter renowned for incorporating elephant dung into his artworks. A prominent figure in the Young British Artists group, he won the Turner Prize in 1998...
Artist Portraits
Nathalie Cuvelier Abstraction(S), the art that arises from a totally instinctive approach
Apr 9, 2022
|
5 minutes read
The artistic production of Nathalie Cuvelier Abstraction(s), totally instinctive and dominated by color, is the result of an abstract dialogue that has developed between "floating" paper collages and ceramic sculptures...
Artist Portraits
Gabriel Orozco: Redefining Contemporary Art Through Everyday Encounters
Feb 11, 2025
|
9 minutes read
Gabriel Orozco is a prominent Mexican contemporary artist known for his innovative use of sculpture, photography, and painting, often exploring themes of space, perception, and transformation. His work combines everyday objects and geometric forms, challenging conventional boundaries between art, nature, and the human experience.
Art History
The shadow behind the brush: the most disturbing biographies in art history
Oct 29, 2024
|
20 minutes read
Discover the darker, more tormented side of the artists who created disturbing masterpieces. We will discuss not their works, but the troubled lives of Caravaggio, Goya, Munch, Dalí and other masters, revealing the stories of violence, anguish and madness that fueled their creative genius...
Art History
Music and art: a combination that has lasted for centuries
Jun 21, 2022
|
7 minutes read
Music and art represent two related disciplines that are able to reveal human feelings and experience, both in its positive and joyful sides and in its more introspective and serious ones. Precisely because of these peculiarities, the said arts have played a prominent role since ancient times, when, from their union, two distinct combinations were generated: art that tells music and art that supports music...
Art History
Gates of the Afterlife: Exploring the Zhongyuan Festival Through Art
Jun 12, 2024
|
7 minutes read
The Ghost Festival, also called Zhongyuan or Yulanpen Festival, is observed in East and Southeast Asian cultures on the 15th night of the seventh lunar month. It centers on ancestor veneration and the cyclical nature of life and death, resonating through historical roots to modern expressions in art and rituals, offering insight into the human experience and the link between the spiritual and mundane realms.
Artist Portraits
Shirin Donia, Art and creative work have always been a part of me
Jul 15, 2023
|
6 minutes read
Art and creative work have always been a part of me. Growing up in an unconventional, international family, I was surrounded by paint pots, brushes and canvases as a child...
Artist Portraits
Elena Kraft, art as a cry from the heart
Jul 16, 2022
|
8 minutes read
Elena Kraft's work is literally a cry from the heart aimed at revealing the emotional state of the artist, which is expressed both in painting and in sculpture...
Artist Portraits
Perception and Reality in the Art of René Magritte
Jun 19, 2024
|
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.
Lifestyle
Michelangelo's "David" in flesh and bone at "Saturday Night Live" to remove censorship
Apr 5, 2023
|
2 minutes read
The Renaissance sculpture "David" by Michelangelo made an unexpected appearance on "Saturday Night Live" to end the censorship debate, leading to the firing of a Florida principal.
Art News
France buys new masterpiece for Orsay museum with LVMH gift
Jan 31, 2023
|
2 minutes read
France has added Gustave Caillebotte's "Boating Party," a stunning Impressionist masterpiece, to its national collection of art treasures. The luxury goods company LVMH gave France the 43 million euros (nearly $47 million) needed to buy the painting.
Lifestyle
Paul Allen: From Microsoft Corporation to art
Oct 6, 2023
|
11 minutes read
An auction featuring dozens of artworks by renowned artists like Paul Cézanne and Vincent van Gogh has culminated in an astonishing total of $1.5 billion...
Artist Portraits
Thia Path, art as a constantly evolving journey
Dec 11, 2021
|
9 minutes read
Thia Path, artist and architect, was indelibly marked by the artistic research of Mark Rothko, to such an extent that his works represent the fragments of a constantly evolving journey ...
Art History
The color silver in art: from Verrocchio to Jeff Koons
Nov 9, 2022
|
8 minutes read
Taking a purely chromatic point of view, silver represents a shiny gray-metallic color, found in nature through the observation of silver fish, silver birch trees, and the metal from which it inherited its very name...
Artist Portraits
Andrii Kyrychenko: I am passionate about art and ceramics
Oct 15, 2024
|
9 minutes read
"Since childhood, I have been passionate about art and ceramics, but fate has made me end up studying engineering. I think that, in a way, it is this technical approach to life that made me want to return to art."...
Artist Portraits
Exploring Modernism and Space: The Abstract Art of Günther Förg
Oct 24, 2024
|
8 minutes read
Günther Förg was a German artist recognized for his diverse body of work that spanned painting, photography, and sculpture. His work explored themes of modernism, abstraction, and architecture, particularly through geometric compositions, monochrome surfaces, and the use of unconventional materials like lead and aluminum.
Art History
Top 5 Most Famous Still Life Paintings in Art History
Oct 22, 2021
|
7 minutes read
Some are known for their beauty, some are famous for their mysteries, and some for the anecdotes that gravitate around it. Today, quick overview of still lifes through the ages: from fruit bowls to vegetable baskets, from bald skulls to flowering vases, you might be surprised!
Art History
5 African Artists Shaping the Future of Art on Artmajeur
Apr 2, 2024
|
8 minutes read
Every time I approached the topic of painting, focusing on the African continent, I came across a specific type of documentation: it started from the origins, namely from rock art, and then went on to talk about sculptures, masks, ceramics, and textile art, avoiding to continue with a narrative strictly focused on the main subject of investigation...
Art News
Millionaire indicted for burning $10 million Frida Kahlo painting
Sep 28, 2022
|
3 minutes read
Millionaire Martin Mobarak was investigated for setting fire to a $10 million Frida Kahlo painting as an NFT stunt.
Art News
Rare Chemical Compound Found in 'Mona Lisa' Reveals Leonardo's Technique
Oct 12, 2023
|
2 minutes read
Scientists have identified a rare chemical compound, plumbonacrite, in the base layer of the Mona Lisa, suggesting Leonardo da Vinci experimented with unique techniques. This discovery sheds light on Leonardo's artistic process and highlights his penchant for innovation.
Art History
The history of Dutch art: from the Golden centu to contemporary times
Sep 7, 2022
|
7 minutes read
The appellation Golden Age denotes that particular period of Dutch history, which, located between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, i.e., subsequent to the achievement of political autonomy, was marked by a formidable development of science and commerce, to say the least. In this context, the figurative arts, which must necessarily have been affected by, and consequently reflected, this florid climate, flourished to an extraordinary degree...
Art History
Top 10: Banquets in Art History
Dec 30, 2023
|
11 minutes read
The banquet, unlike the more informal dinner, is a culinary event that takes place at a table, attended by a predetermined number of people gathered to celebrate a special day. For this reason, my top 10 paintings inspired by the atmosphere of the upcoming New Year's Eve dinner...
Artist Portraits
Roy Lichtenstein: Icon of Pop Art and Cultural Transformation
Jun 28, 2024
|
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.
Artist Portraits
Carlos Blanco Artero: my art and life are absolutely inseparable
Oct 17, 2023
|
8 minutes read
"In the end I have always said that painting is learned by painting. If you're lucky, you find a couple of teachers who mark you and know how to guide you well, respecting your peculiarities, but this is not easy at all..."
Artist Portraits
Young Park, I make works that make you imagine a story
Jul 22, 2023
|
3 minutes read
Painting has been a hobby since I was young, and it seems to have become clearer since working as an art director at a fashion company...
Art History
Did you know that golf has been immortalized by great masterpieces of art?
May 22, 2022
|
7 minutes read
Many masterpieces that fall outside the main themes of the fine arts, such as, for example, that of landscape, portrait, genre scenes, etc., are often unknown. The above emerges forcefully in regard to works that, although they were created by the greatest masters in history, immortalized the elite world of golf...
Art News
The Rijksmuseum has confirmed the authenticity of three Vermeer paintings before a big show in 2023
Nov 30, 2022
|
3 minutes read
Vermeer's 28 paintings will be shown together for the first time in 2023. The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has confirmed the authenticity of three new Vermeer pieces. This will be the largest show of his work ever, with 36 paintings on display.
Artist Portraits
Judith Riemer: In Search of Space for My Imagination
Jun 11, 2024
|
8 minutes read
"My inspiration to create art and become an artist is the result of a variety of events and emotions. I grew up in a rural environment and spent my childhood playing outside in nature, exploring everything there was to discover. However, as an only child, I was often alone, and with my sensitivity and creative imagination, I often felt different from the other children."
Artist Portraits
Iryna Kastsova, I still continue to experiment with techniques and styles
Sep 8, 2023
|
6 minutes read
"I started painting at the age of 5 with watercolors when I wanted to become an artist. Every summer I spent with my grandmother in the village."
Artist Portraits
Martin Zanollo: The creative process is a value for me
Nov 19, 2024
|
7 minutes read
“I started painting and drawing a little before I began my studies in architecture. It has always been for me a way of thinking about reality and expressing my own being in every moment...”....