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The National Portrait Gallery in London has acquired five female artists' self-portraits
Mar 10, 2022
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The National Portrait Gallery in London has acquired five self-portraits by women-identifying artists as part of a three-year commitment to increase female representation in its collection. The gallery is presently closed for a major makeover.
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Serge Chamchinov: Crafting Artistic Narratives Through Books
Aug 28, 2024
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7 minutes read
Serge Chamchinov, once an analytical chemist, has become a trailblazer in contemporary artist books by blending artistic techniques with deep text and visual exploration, redefining the artist’s book and inspiring future generations.
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Stanislav Bojankov: The beginning is always somewhere in childhood
Mar 24, 2025
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7 minutes read
"I have tried everything. At earlier stages I worked in more realistic forms and genres such as landscape, portrait and figurative, later some genre and stylistic changes began in the direction of abstraction and associativity, in the direction of musical sensations and vibrations, related to the abstract and subconscious recreation of sensations, feelings, emotions. In search of other channels of communication, expression and subjective perception"...
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Kreminskii: A painter, a vision, a legacy
Mar 31, 2025
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3 minutes read
Andrei Kreminskii is a Ukrainian artist at the intersection of classicism and modern abstraction, renowned for his profound and poetic works. His powerful, symbolically charged visual world appeals to collectors and art lovers seeking a sincere and unique perspective on the contemporary world.
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Frieze Los Angeles 2025: A Beacon of Hope in the Heart of Adversity
Feb 21, 2025
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3 minutes read
Frieze Los Angeles 2025 stands as a symbol of resilience and creativity, bringing together more than 130 international galleries to support the local arts community impacted by the recent wildfires.
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Erwin Wurm: Austria's Thought-Provoking Artist
Dec 17, 2024
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8 minutes read
Erwin Wurm, a celebrated Austrian artist born in 1954, is renowned for his innovative and humorous approach to contemporary art. Specializing in sculpture and photography, his work explores the essence of human existence—physical, spiritual, psychological, and political—often critiquing Western society and consumer culture.
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Madeline Berger, the choice of watercolor
Jan 25, 2023
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3 minutes read
"My first paintings were painted in acrylic, but I didn't like the plastic and opaque aspect. The choice of watercolor came later"....
Art History
Top 5 most scandalous contemporary artworks
Nov 16, 2020
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8 minutes read
Discover with us 5 emblematic and scandalous pieces of contemporary art, or the illustrated audacity.
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Brent Wadden: Weaving Modernism into the Threads of Craft
Apr 7, 2025
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8 minutes read
Brent Wadden creates abstract woven works that merge painting, design, craft, and folk art. By mounting his handwoven textiles on canvas, he blurs the boundaries between craft and painting. His use of repetition through warp and weft welcomes imperfections and variations, highlighting subtle disruptions in line, color, and form...
Pop Culture
650,000 Lego pieces to make a copy of Monet's water lilies!
Mar 22, 2023
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3 minutes read
"Water Lilies #1", which measures almost 15 meters wide, is the largest Lego work ever made by Ai. It will be on view when the new exhibition by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei opens in April at the Design Museum in London.
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Cyril Emmanuel, aka X the Villain: An artist at the crossroads of traditions and futures
Feb 28, 2025
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4 minutes read
X the Villain is a powerful Nigerian artist who blends African traditions, contemporary art, and social engagement to create powerful, immersive, and deeply human works. Investing in his work means supporting a rising voice redefining the contours of global art with power and authenticity.
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Famous artist Anish Kapoor is selling one of London's most impressive residences for $ 26 million
Sep 23, 2021
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3 minutes read
Anish Kapoor's London home in central London is for sale for £ 19million, or nearly $ 26million. The iconic Georgian-style house was acquired by Kapoor in 2009 for around $ 5 million.
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Inside Jeff Koons' World: From Balloon Dogs to Record Auction Sales
Jul 10, 2024
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10 minutes read
Jeff Koons, born in 1955, is a renowned American artist famous for creating monumental sculptures from everyday objects, with record-breaking auction sales like Balloon Dog (Orange) and Rabbit, challenging artistic norms and influencing contemporary art globally.
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Anastasiia Alokhina: When classic beauty meets contemporary elegance
Mar 11, 2025
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4 minutes read
Anastasiia Alokhina creates floral works of rare finesse, combining the pictorial tradition of the great masters with a subtle modernity. Her luminous and emotive painting captivates with its technical refinement and the serenity it inspires.
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Enoc Perez: The Artistic Evolution of a Contemporary Visionary
Mar 24, 2025
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5 minutes read
Enoc Perez, born in 1967, is a contemporary artist from Puerto Rico, renowned for his paintings and oil stick drawings that depict Modernist architecture...
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Levan Chabukiani: I work in an improvisational style
Feb 11, 2025
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5 minutes read
"My inspiration always comes from within – from my own feelings and inner dialogues. It is a process of improvisation and self-discovery that has been with me since childhood..."
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Tony Cragg: A Sculptor of Boundless Creativity
Sep 19, 2024
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5 minutes read
Tony Cragg is a British sculptor known for his innovative use of materials like plastic, glass, and metal to create abstract, organic forms. His work explores the relationship between the natural and industrial worlds, and he has been a leading figure in contemporary sculpture since the 1980s.
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Ruben Cukier, the impact of Salvador Dalì
Apr 5, 2023
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5 minutes read
"The exposure to Dalí's works at the age of 5 produced a before and after in my consciousness. The fascination with Dali's images opened the doors of freedom for me, even though I had already discovered the possibility of communicating through drawing".
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Shōichi Hasegawa: A Master of Visual Expression
Jul 19, 2024
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5 minutes read
Shōichi Hasegawa is a contemporary Japanese artist known for his distinctive and captivating manner. His work blends traditional techniques with modern innovations, creating a unique visual language that invites viewers on a sensory and introspective journey...
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Elena Raceala, a life that "breathes" through photography
Aug 6, 2022
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5 minutes read
During one of her trips to Italy, more precisely on a rainy morning in 2013, among the columns of the church of San Francesco di Paola in Piazza del Plebiscito in Naples, Elena Raceala took her first photo, beginning her greatest passion...
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Lita Cabellut: A Visionary Artist Rooted in Tradition and Innovation
Jan 27, 2025
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6 minutes read
Lita Cabellut (born in 1961) is a Spanish artist known for her multidisciplinary approach. Based in The Hague, Netherlands, she creates on a grand scale, employing a modern adaptation of the traditional fresco technique...
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Carol Bove: A Journey Through Sculpture, Materiality, and Public Spaces
Jan 24, 2025
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7 minutes read
Carol Bove is an American artist known for her large-scale sculptures and installations that explore materiality and space. Her work often combines diverse materials, such as steel, concrete, and organic elements, challenging traditional notions of display and reinterpreting historical artistic strategies.
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Jean-Paul Fermet, a strong natural need to express himself
Jul 6, 2023
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6 minutes read
Nothing pushed me to create or to become an artist, it's only a strong natural need to express myself, to exteriorize and to materialize my own emotions...
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Bosco Sodi: The Artist of Material and Essence
Sep 4, 2024
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6 minutes read
Bosco Sodi is a Mexican contemporary artist celebrated for his focus on raw materials and their inherent beauty. His works explore texture, form, and the unpredictability of natural processes. By using materials like clay, sawdust, and pure pigments, Sodi creates paintings and sculptures that emphasize the physicality of the medium, embracing imperfection and the uncontrolled forces of nature...
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Andreas Gursky: Virtuoso of Large-Scale Photography and Digital Manipulation
Sep 26, 2024
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6 minutes read
Andreas Gursky is a renowned German photographer known for his large-scale, digitally manipulated images that explore themes of globalization, architecture, and contemporary society. His work often features expansive views from elevated perspectives and achieves some of the highest auction prices in the world of photography.
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Tehos, I was born an artist
Jan 18, 2023
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7 minutes read
"I was born an artist, it has always been in me. It was not my activity in the first period of my life, but at the age of 40 I stopped everything to make it my main activity"...
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Exploring KAWS: From Graffiti Roots to Global Influence
Jun 28, 2024
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7 minutes read
Brian Donnelly, also known as KAWS, is an American artist whose eclectic blend of high art and pop culture has resonated globally since the 1990s. From graffiti roots to monumental sculptures and collaborations with brands like Dior and Supreme, KAWS has redefined contemporary art, provoking both acclaim and controversy while maintaining a significant influence in the art market and beyond.
Art History
Mosaic: history, techniques, and contemporary examples
Jan 6, 2024
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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...
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Mark Grotjahn: A Visionary of Abstract Expression
Sep 30, 2024
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Mark Grotjahn, an influential American artist born in 1968, is renowned for his bold abstract and geometric paintings. Known for his meticulous exploration of perspective, his work often draws from modernist movements like cubism and minimalism.
Art History
Pollock's dripping in the artworks of Artmajeur's artists
Nov 19, 2021
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Action Painting, an artistic form of Abstract Expressionism, has valued for the first time in the history of art the phase of creation of the works, that is, the creative act. The latter is highlighted because it represents the pure expression of the artist's psyche, emotions and vital energies. The "dripping" is a painting technique very dear to the Action Paintig, that Jackson Pollock did not invent, but perfected...
Art History
MOMA Masterpieces: Contemporary Interpretations
Feb 23, 2022
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The iconic institution of New York's MOMA is home to such timeless works of art as Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night, Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans and Jasper Johns' Flag. Such masterpieces continue to be a source of inspiration for contemporary artists around the world, who have re-interpreted them into original, modern, current and sometimes ironic pieces of art...
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Photo London 2025: A Decade of Excellence in Photography
Apr 28, 2025
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Photo London 2025 celebrates its 10th anniversary at Somerset House, featuring a dynamic blend of international galleries, emerging photographers, and innovative exhibitions. Highlights include the "London Lives" exhibition, which explores the vibrancy of London through photography, and the Discovery section, showcasing fresh perspectives from new talent.
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Tiqui Atencio Demirdjian: Collector since the age of 17
Dec 13, 2023
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Tiqui Atencio Demirdjian, hailing from Venezuela, embarked on her journey as an art collector at the tender age of 18...
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Susan Rothenberg's Monochromatic Horses: Minimalist Masterpieces
Jan 3, 2025
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Susan Rothenberg was an influential American painter known for her iconic horse paintings, which blended minimalist abstraction with figuration. Throughout her career, she evolved her style, incorporating bold colors and expressive brushwork, and became recognized for her innovative contributions to contemporary art.
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Maria&Vadim Lipovsky, A long search began
Jun 28, 2023
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6 minutes read
My name is Maria Lipovskaya. I was born and raised in a dynasty of architects, and I could not imagine any other destiny than to follow in the footsteps of my family...
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Philippe Rude, the inspiration that comes from the joyful quality of boredom
Dec 3, 2022
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7 minutes read
Philippe Rude is a ceramic sculptor from northern France who, since 2014, has been committed to giving shape to his intuitive emotions and feelings....