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Odile Guichard: Hand-sewn emotion

Jul 16, 2024

4 minutes read

Odile Guichard transforms antique thread and fabrics into poetic works, subtly merging embroidery and painting. Her delicate art, both tactile and visual, creates a profound connection between memory, material, and emotion.

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Hyperrealism against any prejudice

Apr 13, 2022

6 minutes read

Hyperrealistic artworks are often regarded with sufficiency because, similar to photographs and digital images, they seem to offer nothing more than the mere exhibition of the creator's technical skill. But how can this prejudice be overturned?

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How did Impressionism represent spring?

Mar 20, 2022

6 minutes read

The landscapes of impressionists wanted to capture the changes of time, such as, for example, those brought by the succession of seasons, in order to maximize the natural and atmospheric peculiarities. Example of what we said can be the painting dedicated to springtime by Claude Monet, Springtime of 1886...

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Svetlana Shavrina: my painting Focuses on the good things

Jun 17, 2024

6 minutes read

"I believe that my painting Focuses on the good things I write and brings people positive thoughts . I usually use bright and light colours for oil works."...

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Yass Aliguliyeva: Hollywood's Vibrant Imprint on the Contemporary Art Scene

Mar 15, 2025

3 minutes read

Yass is establishing himself on the international art scene thanks to growing recognition at prestigious fairs and a unique aesthetic that blends vintage nostalgia with chromatic modernity, appealing to a wide audience. His mastery of mediums and his original positioning give him strong potential for valuation, attracting collectors seeking a promising emerging artist.

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Dogs in art: multiple points of view

Apr 10, 2022

7 minutes read

It is now well known that, among the major phenomena that developed during the Covid-19 pandemic, there was also that of the "pandemic puppy". If you've gotten one, it's a safe bet that your life has now been enriched with a huge amount of cuddles and affection! But now that you've become a dog lover, are you sure you know everything about their great role within the history of art?

Art History

The world as told by Realism

Oct 12, 2022

7 minutes read

Realism first emerged in France, during the 1850s, when, after the Revolution of 1848, with the introduction of the right to work, art began to take an interest in the working-class population, as well as its environments and scenes of daily life...

The colour orange has been present in art history since the earliest civilisations. In fact, in ancient Egypt, artists used to use an orange mineral pigment, called realgar, for tomb paintings...

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The characteristics of autumn as told by works of art

Sep 21, 2022

8 minutes read

The main, as well as the most classic and celebrated peculiarities of autumn, which have become the quintessential symbol of the season are: the falling leaves, the strong concentration in nature of brown and reddish colors, the abundant rains, and the typical fruit of the season. All these distinctive elements have been immortalized by the greatest painters of all time...

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Sergey Sovkov, Color as a reference point

Aug 28, 2022

6 minutes read

Oil painting has always been the preferred technique of Sergey Sovkov, who, when creating each painting, always tries to improve it in order to find new creative expressions...

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Peter Klasen: The Art of Industrial Contrasts and Urban Narratives

Jul 11, 2024

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.

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Bo Kravchenko: I was born into a family of artists

Apr 8, 2025

6 minutes read

"In a way, my destiny to become an artist was predetermined—I was born into a family of artists. The only question was which creative path I would take."

If you have ever woken up with a jolt in the middle of the night, remembering with great accuracy the details of the rich courses of lunch, which you have just finished dreaming about, you could decide, in addition to wanting to prepare a succulent banquet for the same day...

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Gaetano Ligrani: The artist of introspection and serenity

Dec 27, 2024

4 minutes read

Gaetano Ligrani, an Italian artist who combines design, architecture, and visual art, creates surreal and meditative works that explore the relationship between space, light, and solitude. His art, marked by a fusion of geometry and nature, offers an aesthetic and introspective depth, making him a must-see artist in the contemporary art world.

Art History

Pollution in art: Turner, Monet and Boccioni "forerunners" of environmental art

Feb 5, 2023

9 minutes read

The nineteenth- and twentieth-century reality, as told by artists, who, like Turner, Monet and Boccioni, documented, without any pretense of ecological denunciation, worthy of the more contemporary Environmental Art, Land Art and Ecological Art...

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Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez

Apr 20, 2023

9 minutes read

"Las Meninas" is a famous painting by the Spanish artist Diego Velázquez. Completed in 1656, it depicts a scene in the court of King Philip IV of Spain, with the king and queen reflected in a mirror in the background...

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A work, a story: Christian Girault, "The only difference between me and the surrealists is that I am a surrealist"

Sep 14, 2015

2 minutes read

It was in 1995 that Christian Girault visited the south of Bolivia where the desert landscapes are sometimes mind-blowing. He didn't know it at the time, but part of these deserts is called the Dali Desert, due to the improbable shapes of its rocks, reminiscent of elements from Salvador's paintings.

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Charles Arnoldi: Innovating Abstract Art Through Material and Form

Sep 4, 2024

5 minutes read

Charles Arnoldi is an American contemporary artist known for his abstract paintings, sculptures, and prints, utilizing a diverse range of materials including sticks, wood, and bronze. His innovative approach blends painting and sculpture, often exploring the boundaries between these mediums through dynamic, textured compositions.

Vincent Willem van Gogh was a renowned Dutch painter who gained immense fame and influence in the history of Western art after his death...

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Top 10: paintings of musicians

Aug 12, 2023

13 minutes read

My top ten paintings relate art and music in the way the former of these two forms of expression approaches the latter, immortalizing and making concrete its intangible sound. In fact, it was probably painting that first approached the abstract world of notes...

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Wilhelm Von Kalisz: The Contemporary Artist Who Redefines Painting

Dec 27, 2024

3 minutes read

Wilhelm von Kalisz's work is distinguished by a fusion of tradition and modernity, combining a timeless aesthetic with engaged reflection. His unique style, increasingly sought after by international collectors and galleries, reinforces the rarity and value of his creations on the art market.

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Skyscrapers seen in art

May 25, 2022

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...

Art History

The selfie in art history

Jun 5, 2022

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...

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The Nativity in the history of art

Dec 20, 2021

7 minutes read

Christmas, or the day celebrating the birth of Jesus, has been immortalized by many famous works of art depicting the Nativity, among which are noteworthy those made by Duccio di Buoninsegna, Giotto, Botticelli, Ghirlandaio, El Greco and Caravaggio. It is important to underline, however, that this theme has also been dealt with in a profane context, such as in the births painted by Chagall and Dali...

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Pop art that narrates the genre of the portrait

Oct 26, 2022

8 minutes read

In order to narrate how Pop art interpreted portraiture, a genre with remote origins dating back even to ancient Egypt, it is possible to refer to the work of three iconic masters of the movement, namely Andy Warhol, Richard Hamilton and Yayoi Kusama...

Art History

Art in stripes: an explanation by Barnett Newman, Sean Scully and Agnes Martin

Nov 20, 2022

9 minutes read

Referring to the Google dictionary definition provided by Oxford Languages, the term strip stands for "the region of plane between two parallel lines," i.e., that elongated subject, which has often claimed its starring presence predominantly within abstract or minimalist works...

Art History

Cleopatra narrates the history of art

Dec 7, 2022

9 minutes read

Cleopatra (69-30 B.C.E.), Egyptian queen and the last monarch of the Ptolemaic kingdom, is better known for her charms than for her governmental talents, so much so that it was because of her charm, bestowed by her intelligence, personality, and culture, rather than her beauty, that she ascended the throne for the second time...

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Elisabeth Laplante, the freedom of abstraction

May 14, 2022

8 minutes read

Surrealist practice taught Elisabeth Laplante to let go. This peculiarity did not leave the artist when, later, his work evolved towards abstraction...

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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...

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Vinko Hlebs: In memory of the painter who passed away

Mar 17, 2025

8 minutes read

Vinko Hlebš's daughter, Marijana Hlebš Radžo, responded to inquiries about him. The painter passed away on July 2nd 2022 as a result of a tragic traffic accident in which his wife, Francka Hlebš, also lost her life. He was highly popular and respected, having held over 90 solo exhibitions and participated in more than 150 group exhibitions...

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Camille Sanchez, art to represent life

Mar 26, 2022

5 minutes read

Camille Sanchez's art stems from her love of nature, which drives her to represent life and everything related to it...

Art News

A hidden sketch in Rembrandt's The Night Watch has been discovered by researchers

Dec 15, 2021

2 minutes read

Researchers uncover sketch in Rembrandt's The Night Watch. The sketch is part of a larger study at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Researchers hope to restore the painting to its original state by next year. It's considered a crowning achievement of the Dutch Golden Age.

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Peter Nottrott: The brilliance of the sea and the power of abstraction

Mar 24, 2025

3 minutes read

Peter Nottrott is a German contemporary artist renowned for his vibrant abstract paintings, inspired by the sea and nature, blending energy, light, and emotion. With a career spanning over 30 years and a strong international presence, his works are prized by both collectors and art lovers seeking an aesthetically pleasing and lasting investment.

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Viktor Sheleg: Instinct and Color as Language

Jan 8, 2025

3 minutes read

Viktor Sheleg is a contemporary Latvian artist whose works blend sensuality, abstraction, and color with a unique intensity. Driven by international recognition and a deeply personal style, he has established himself as a powerful voice in contemporary figurative art.

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Jamie Lee, people and emotions as subjects

Jan 7, 2023

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....

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Street artists: from vandals to artists!

Jan 26, 2022

6 minutes read

Street art has become a high form of artistic expression, so much so that the work of its major exponents has become a mainstream commercial product, but has it always been this way?

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