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Eugenio López Alonso, the sole heir to the Jumex fruit-juice empire, is widely recognized as a patron of the arts. His foundation generously sponsors contemporary art exhibitions in Mexico, Latin American art courses at colleges and art schools in the United States...

Matthew Barney: A Leading Figure in Performance, Avant-Garde Film, and Contemporary Art

Feb 3, 2025

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Matthew Barney is an American artist known for his ambitious multimedia works that blend film, sculpture, drawing, and performance. His most renowned project, the "Cremaster Cycle", explores themes of creation, sexuality, and mythology through a visually striking and conceptual approach.

Gaetano Ligrani: Every artist is unique

May 21, 2024

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"My background comes, in large part, from my professional-artistic training and architectural studies, when the aforementioned faculties, also artistically trained students with examinations in art history, life drawing and descriptive geometry"...

Movement in photography: from the horse to the human figure

Jan 8, 2023

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The history of movement within photography is inextricably linked to the study of techniques, having the purpose of overcoming the "limits" of the oldest pictorial art, which, before Cubist and Futurist dynamism, had focused on immortalizing motion, fixing it in a very precise and "static" time frame...

The Provence of Cézanne and Van Gogh

Jul 2, 2023

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The charm of Provence can be described in words, in poems, sometimes in music, as well as through the silent, but certainly impactful and highly expressive, medium of painting, aimed at tinging the colors of a land kissed by the sun...

Studio Museum in Harlem raises $210m for construction, endowment and operating fund

Nov 5, 2021

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David Adjaye-designed building spans 82,000 sq. ft and will feature commission by Theaster Gates. Expected to open in 2024, museum holds more than 2,000 works in its permanent collection.

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How to write a good description for your artwork?

Jun 20, 2022

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The description of your works is fundamental to sell and promote your work. Learn simple tips and tricks for presenting a good description.

Ewa Rzeznik: The poetry of everyday life in color

Oct 14, 2023

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Ewa Rzeznik tenderly paints the beauty of everyday life through luminous and sincere scenes, bathed in emotion. Her art, universal and profoundly human, warms the eye as much as it touches the heart.

Jesse Darling Triumphs with Turner Prize, Celebrating Innovative Sculpture

Dec 6, 2023

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Berlin-based artist Jesse Darling has won the prestigious Turner Prize, acclaimed for sculptures that embody human fragility using everyday objects. Darling's work, reflecting on themes of vulnerability and interdependence, earned recognition in the prize's 40th year, celebrating innovation in art.

UK court finds Tate Modern viewing platform inconvenient

Feb 3, 2023

In Please, Touch the Artwork, classic videogame designs collide with contemporary art

Tourists have been able to see the apartments on the other side of London's most popular art museum for years from the top of the building. Soon, they might no longer be able to do that at all.

Pop Culture

Feb 14, 2022

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

Dance at the Moulin Rouge

Mar 8, 2023

Danse at the Moulin-Rouge is an oil painting on canvas by the French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. The painting shows two people dancing the cancan in the middle of a crowded dance hall.

Kiki Smith: Sculpting the Human Experience through Art

Sep 4, 2024

Kiki Smith, a German-born American artist born on January 18, 1954, in Nuremberg, is renowned for her exploration of profound themes such as sex, birth, regeneration, and the human condition, with her work deeply influenced by feminism, AIDS, and gender issues, while also delving into the intricate relationship between humanity and nature.

The Princess of Wales met the children in the new museum dedicated to them

Jun 30, 2023

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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.

Wichert van Engelen, the possibilities of expressing

Apr 15, 2023

"I am a craft artist. I am fascinated by the possibilities of expressing and realizing visualizations, thoughts, in concrete materials such as steel and bronze".

Hector Acevedo, inspiration that comes from dreams

Oct 22, 2022

Hector Acevedo's work is a reflection of his life experience. During these long years of painterly experimentation, he has achieved a peculiar handling of color; through glazing that has led to the achievement of greater intensity, luminosity and expressive power of color...

Evelyn La Starza: painting is a necessity

Jun 25, 2024

"I studied art history in school but as an artist I am completely self-taught, I started experimenting with materials and techniques at a young age."...

Camille Claudel rediscovered in abandoned apartment to be auctioned

Dec 19, 2024

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A rare bronze reproduction of Camille Claudel's L'Âge de la Maturité , hidden in an abandoned Paris apartment, could fetch up to $2 million at auction. The bronze, one of four replicas made in 1907 and authenticated by Le Cabinet Lacroix-Jeannest.

The history of the female nude in paintings

Dec 4, 2022

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The history of female nudity in art is never the same, as different societies and cultures have accepted nude scenes to varying degrees over the centuries and millennia. Indeed, nudity in art reflects the social norms of a given time and place, referring to the ways in which things are represented, indelibly linked to the conception of what is right or wrong to depict...

Artistic Interpretations of Magha Puja

May 30, 2024

Magha Puja, a revered festival among Theravāda Buddhists, originated from a historic gathering between the Buddha and his disciples, emphasizing core principles of the faith. Instituted by King Rama IV in 1851, it symbolizes communal harmony and spiritual urgency, inspiring contemporary art and reaffirming its relevance in the modern world.

Famous artist Anish Kapoor is selling one of London's most impressive residences for $ 26 million

Sep 23, 2021

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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.

The history of art is full of paintings, sculptures and installations, which have had as their protagonist the timeless bicycle. The lesson of the great masters continues to inspire contemporary art, full of works that have dealt with this topical subject in an ever different and original way...

Photographs and celebrities: a long love story

Feb 9, 2022

The link between photography and celebrity is historic and unbreakable, never more so than today, thanks to the advent of the Internet and platforms like Facebook and Instagram, our understanding of famous people is shaped through photographic images...

Dmitry Oleyn: Drawing is a part of my soul

May 14, 2024

"Drawing is a part of my soul. Without painting, I cannot see either my past or my future. When I was a child, drawings were literally everywhere—in the wallpaper of my room, in school notebooks. My parents immediately realized that they were raising an artist and supported me when I entered the Art University."...

Erwin Wurm: Austria's Thought-Provoking Artist

Dec 17, 2024

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.

Paul Strand (October 16, 1890 – March 31, 1976) was an influential American photographer and filmmaker. He played a pivotal role, alongside notable modernist photographers such as Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Weston, in establishing photography as a recognized art form during the 20th century...

Dogs in art: multiple points of view

Apr 10, 2022

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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?

Donna Summer's Emotionally Charged Artworks Takes Center Stage in a Freshly Unveiled Documentary and an Auction Event at Christie's

Sep 18, 2023

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"I harbor a concealed existence," singer Donna Summer reveals in the latest HBO documentary, "Love to Love You, Donna Summer." She continues, "You may be gazing at me, but what meets the eye does not reflect my true essence."

Jean Turco, the art of sharing pleasure

Sep 7, 2022

Jean Turco's idea has always been to share the pleasure he felt in seeing one or other of the things that present themselves to our gaze, either as they really are when the light puts them in value, either in the way I see them, to take them out of context to make images that illustrate an idea, a smile or a message to a muse, a friend, a collector or a simple stranger...

How do artists view the Eiffel Tower?

Dec 5, 2023

When you arrive in Paris, it's impossible not to think about taking a photo with the Eiffel Tower or capturing the mixed impression of joy, excitement, and amazement, ready to manifest in a carefully composed and solitary selfie that forever immortalizes us in front of this metallic sculpture completed in 1889...

Setsubun: Celebrating Tradition through Art

Jun 6, 2024

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Setsubun is a traditional Japanese festival marking the day before the beginning of spring, rooted in ancient Chinese customs introduced to Japan in the 8th century. It involves various rituals aimed at expelling evil spirits and inviting good fortune, such as bean-throwing and eating ehōmaki, with its themes and symbols inspiring contemporary art that highlights the festival's enduring cultural significance.

Arturo Herrera: Mastering Rhythmic Visual Collage Art

Nov 19, 2024

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Arturo Herrera, a Venezuelan-born, Berlin-based artist (b. 1959), is known for his collage-rooted works blending pop iconography, abstraction, and figuration. His art explores ambiguity through fragmentation, repetition, and dislocation, engaging memory and fantasy...

Julie Mehretu: Ethiopian American Artist's Modern Landscapes

Dec 3, 2024

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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.

Vasiliy Pimenov, The art of making life better

Feb 26, 2022

Vasily Pimenov's art aims to improve human life through artistic production that comes from the soul and crosses approaches and styles that are also very different...

The Trees in Art History

Oct 17, 2023

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...

Snow in Flemish Painting

Dec 19, 2023