Art History
Architecture captured by art
Aug 17, 2022
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7 minutes read
The marriage of painting and architecture is very ancient, so much so that it is possible to see Italian frescoes dating as far back as the first century B.C., aimed at imitating the marble columns of buildings...
Art News
London Architecture Festival 2025: Amplifying Voices
May 22, 2025
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4 minutes read
The London Festival of Architecture 2025, themed “Voices”, celebrates the diversity of perspectives that shape the city through over 450 free events, installations, and community-led activities across multiple London neighborhoods. The festival emphasizes inclusivity, creativity, and public engagement, inviting everyone to explore architecture’s role in everyday life.
Art News
Brutalism: The Raw Power of Concrete Architecture
May 2, 2025
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8 minutes read
Brutalism is an architectural style that emerged in the mid-20th century, characterized by its use of raw concrete, massive geometric forms, and a focus on functionality. Despite its early criticism, it has gained renewed interest for its unique aesthetic and its lasting impact on modern urban design.
Meet and Discover
Emmanuel Passeleu, photography at the service of architecture
May 28, 2022
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6 minutes read
Emmanuel Passeleu's preferred medium is photography, oriented, to varying degrees, towards architecture. The purpose of this creation is to see the spectators project themselves into the photos, into a parallel world, created by the artist...
Art News
Bahrain wins Golden Lion at Venice Architecture Biennale
May 14, 2025
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2 minutes read
The Bahrain Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale won the Golden Lion award for an innovative cooling solution that combines traditional techniques with modern technologies. This pioneering project positions Bahrain as a leader in sustainable architecture, inspiring eco-friendly solutions to the climate crisis.
Art History
Some elements of Greek architecture in the masterpieces of art
Feb 19, 2023
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9 minutes read
Evidence of the revival of the Corinthian capital, for mere decorative use, is given to us by the faux-architecture, as pictorial, realized in the loggia of Beato Angelico's Annunciation, a fresco of about 1425 located at the Convent of San Marco in Florence, Italy.
Meet and Discover
Cyprien Gaillard: Decay, Architecture, and the Poetics of Urban Transformation
Mar 10, 2025
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9 minutes read
Cyprien Gaillard is a French contemporary artist known for his exploration of urban decay, architecture, and the relationship between nature and human impact. Through mediums like film, sculpture, photography, and installation, he examines the inevitable process of entropy and the tension between preservation and destruction in both historical and modern landscapes.
Selections
In and Out - Photographing architecture: a visual exploration through the eyes of Sonia Perrin
Mar 4, 2025
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3 minutes read
The In and Out - Photographing Architecture selection, curated by Sonia Perrin, explores the duality between grandeur and decay of built spaces through photographs where light, perspective and memory converse. Each photograph captures the modernist audacity or the melancholy of forgotten places, questions time and the way in which the image immortalizes architecture.