Art History
Warm and Cool Colors in Art
Mar 5, 2024
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10 minutes read
Warm and cool colors will be showcased within the narrative of art history, following two basic intentions: the first is to juxtapose classic masterpieces with contemporary works from Artmajeur, while the other consists of comparing two types of writing...
Art News
Environmental Protesters Target Monet's 'Spring' with Soup in Museum Incident
Feb 12, 2024
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2 minutes read
Activists splattered soup on Claude Monet's "Le Printemps" in a museum in southeast France, part of a series of protests to highlight environmental concerns. The museum intends to pursue legal action, while the group behind the act, Riposte Alimentaire, emphasizes the urgency of combating climate change for the sake of future art and society.
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?
Art History
Skyscrapers seen in art
May 25, 2022
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7 minutes read
Skyscrapers have totally disrupted, with their height and grandeur, the contours and skies of our cities, offering us, from the heights of their structures, new and peculiar perspectives on the world. It was precisely these peculiarities that inspired and fascinated the artists of the twentieth century...
Artist Portraits
Walerij Baranow: the desire to become a painter has always been in me
Feb 19, 2025
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5 minutes read
"I work mainly with oil and spatula technique, but also with the classic brush technique. As far as the topics go, it is mainly history, religion, current social issues, the meaning of life and now and again philosophical questions that I deal with artistically"...
Artist Portraits
Frank Willems: In my work I try to bring different themes to light
Nov 20, 2024
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6 minutes read
“I lived in Sweden for several years where I studied Shoe Design. During this study I came into contact with different artists and art streams. This immediately excited me and I started researching. By searching a lot of information on the Internet, reading books and watching documentaries, I couldn't let it go.”....
Art News
The Princess of Wales met the children in the new museum dedicated to them
Jun 30, 2023
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2 minutes read
The new satellite of the Victoria and Albert museum was made "with, not for" its audience over the course of three years. It could now serve as a model for other museums to follow.
Lifestyle
Do you speak NFT? The Ultimate Glossary of NFT Terms
Jun 17, 2022
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17 minutes read
If you are looking in the NFT sector, you may quickly feel confused by all the special terms everyone is using: We totally get it, because it has its own language. Here, we've put together a list of all the important words you might hear, so you'll know what they mean.
Art History
Top ten fashion photographers
Sep 30, 2023
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12 minutes read
This article is dedicated to all those who want to know about photography but are too lazy to commit to study. This article is made for all those who are bored of reading Wikipedia, because beyond the list of dates or a rather cold interpretation, they urgently need to be stimulated, entertained and accompanied in learning...
Artist Portraits
Harold Ancart: Architectural Abstraction in Nature
Oct 8, 2024
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5 minutes read
Explore Harold Ancart's unique blend of abstraction, landscapes, vibrant colors, minimalism, and architecture. Discover how he transforms nature into striking contemporary art.
Art News
Manet: The split canvas finds its unity in London
Feb 24, 2025
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3 minutes read
The National Gallery in London is reuniting for a limited period the two halves of Édouard Manet's famous painting, "Au Café" and "Corner of a Café-Concert", which have usually been exhibited separately for over a century.
Art News
$650,000 in donations for portraits of Donald and Melania Trump
Aug 24, 2022
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2 minutes read
Donations will pay for portraits of Donald and Melania Trump to be put in the Smithsonian.
Art News
Art makes its cinema, 9th edition of MIFAC in Angoulême from March 16 to 19, 2023
Feb 28, 2023
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4 minutes read
A festive moment eagerly awaited each year by art lovers and which will once again highlight recent quality films: documentaries shot by passionate directors who compete in imagination and technical prowess through portraits of fascinating and documented artists.
Art History
The selfie in art history
Jun 5, 2022
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7 minutes read
Certainly, today's selfies are not the same thing compared to the first experiments on the self-timer, dating back to the early days of photography. Nevertheless, the first selfie in history is actually attributable to photographer Robert Cornelius...
Art News
After the Cupid hidden in the wall, Vermeer's restored painting from Dresden makes a new revelation!
Sep 10, 2021
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2 minutes read
Following the extensive restoration of Vermeer's painting "La Liseuse à la lettre", a large Roemer glass discovered on the bottom of the painting, it had been hidden behind a green curtain. Why did the artist choose to hide this glass of wine whose contents we can still guess?
Art News
Evolved Apes NFT Scam: FBI Charges Three People in $2.7 Million Fraud Case
Jun 18, 2024
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1 minutes read
The FBI has charged three UK nationals, Mohamed-Amin Atch, Mohamed Rilaz Waleedh, and Daood Hassan, with wire fraud and money laundering in a $2.7 million NFT scam called "Evolved Apes," where funds meant for a video game and charities were diverted to personal accounts. Known as a "rug pull," the project's anonymous developer, Evil Ape, vanished with the funds.
Invest in Art
How do I buy a work using the “Dation in payment” system?
Jul 12, 2023
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2 minutes read
The dation in payment in France makes it possible to pay a tax by offering the State a work of art or a cultural asset of heritage interest, thus reducing the amount of tax to be paid and preserving the artistic and cultural heritage in l integrating into public collections.
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 News
Christie’s Bets Big on Asia: Monet's "Nymphéas" to Lead $35M Auction in Hong Kong
Aug 22, 2024
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Christie’s will inaugurate its new Asia headquarters in Hong Kong on September 26 with a landmark evening sale featuring Claude Monet’s Nymphéas, marking its auction debut and testing the region's growing market for Western art.
Art History
The Trees in Art History
Oct 17, 2023
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8 minutes read
We would need a thousand more poems, because if this last one places trees next to houses, other times they seem alone, or accompanied by figures or animals, and sometimes even as mute and immobile spectators of 'fantastic' events...
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 News
Top prize of $100,000 awarded to a leader in AI art
May 25, 2023
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2 minutes read
Stephanie Dinkins wins a prize that honors the best works that combine art and technology.
Artist Portraits
Karas Gleb: Sensual realism in the heart of Berlin
Mar 17, 2025
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3 minutes read
Karas Gleb, a Berlin-based painter of Ukrainian descent, restores realism to its former glory by sublimating everyday scenes with remarkable mastery. His work, both intimate and elegant, captivates with its technical precision and warm atmosphere.
Art News
A huge new contemporary art center opens in Moscow a stone's throw from the Kremlin
Dec 9, 2021
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3 minutes read
Despite Putin's attack on artists, Russia's richest man develops a massive modern art center. The center provides new prospects for Russian artists, as long as they stay away from politics.
Artist Portraits
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...
Art News
Yves Saint Laurent exhibits his creations inspired by works of art in six Parisian museums
Feb 1, 2022
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6 minutes read
Yves Saint Laurent drew influence from a wide range of painters throughout history, from Picasso and Matisse to Lichtenstein and Warhol, and the art world has always adored him for it. The first retrospective of a live haute couture designer, shown at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1983, set the way for innumerable subsequent fashion-related shows at art museums throughout the world in the decades thereafter.
Pop Culture
In Please, Touch the Artwork, classic videogame designs collide with contemporary art
Feb 14, 2022
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5 minutes read
Please, Touch the Artwork is Thomas Waterzooi's debut game. Works as a hybrid of psychogeography and "zen" art puzzles. Draws inspiration from classic games like Snake and Pong for the art-focused gallery-puzzling experience
Artist Portraits
Artist Adnan Lotia (aka UVUPV) recreates the covers of the biggest music albums in LEGO, the results are amazing
Sep 14, 2021
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2 minutes read
Adnan Lotia, better known as uvupv on Instagram, recreates his favorite albums with LEGO. While it appears simple, crafting an image needs massive effort (and some rare LEGO pieces).
Art News
Michelangelo's three 'pietas' came together for the first time in history
Feb 24, 2022
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3 minutes read
Michelangelo's 'Pieta' is regarded as one of the most beautiful depictions of maternal mourning in the world. The original "Bandini" will be on display at the Tuscan museum, alongside casts from the Vatican Museums' "Pietas" and "Rondanini"
Art History
Beyond Painting: Abstraction in Other Artistic Media
Aug 13, 2024
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12 minutes read
Abstract art is an artistic current that departs from traditional figurative art, representing a reality that is not objective and not recognizable. My intent is to explain and illustrate how the said language has expressed itself outside the more traditional painting...
Artist Portraits
Frédéric Menguy: A Master of Color and Imagination in 20th-Century French Art
Aug 19, 2024
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5 minutes read
Frédéric Menguy was a French painter and lithographer associated with the School of Paris, known for his vibrant, figurative works that blend abstraction with colorful, dynamic compositions. He gained recognition for his whimsical depictions of femininity, circus themes, and abstract landscapes, and was a prominent figure in the 20th-century French art scene.
Artist Portraits
Isabelle Cotillard: I have always loved modeling and drawing
Jan 13, 2024
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3 minutes read
"My artistic approach is above all pleasure, I want everyone to find themselves or remember a past moment, a feeling of déjà vu or a feeling of experience in my paintings."...
Art News
Van Gogh's Dream in Arles: The Scandalous Closure of Café la Nuit
Apr 9, 2024
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2 minutes read
Café la Nuit in Arles, a captivating recreation of the bistro depicted in Van Gogh's iconic paintings, has been closed since July 2023 due to legal issues stemming from tax evasion. Despite its status as a tourist magnet and a homage to Van Gogh's work, the café's future now hangs in uncertainty.
Art History
Digital Street Art may become a digital subversive art in the future
May 9, 2017
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2 minutes read
Recently recovered and legitimized by the art market, street art is experiencing a strong public craze, multiplied by the internet and digital.
Art History
In the mirror: African sculpture of yesterday and today
Apr 12, 2023
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8 minutes read
Pursuing the aim of finding, within the art of today, the reminiscences, hints and allusions to the works of times past, creating also a kind of romantic tale aimed at celebrating the immutable essence of the human being, I wanted to reconstruct a "figurative bridge"...
Art News
This year's Glastonbury Festival in England will see the debut of Ai Weiwei and Ai-Da the robot
Jun 24, 2022
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2 minutes read
The Chinese dissident artist is showing a movie about his family's experience as political prisoners of conscience at the Somerset music festival.