Artist Portraits
Maxl, creation is a visceral need
Jul 19, 2023
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6 minutes read
Creation is a visceral need necessary for my personal balance. I have always admired craftsmen, all those who work with their hands and are capable of carrying out a work of goldsmith...
Artist Portraits
Jean-Humbert Savoldelli, the mystery of artistic creation
Jun 21, 2022
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6 minutes read
In 2013, Jean-Humbert Savoldelli decided to take a turn in his artistic production, indeed, he swapped brushes for knives, oil for acrylic and hyperrealism for abstractionism and abstract expressionism. ..
Artist Portraits
Xaro, creation as a mental and physical necessity
Oct 8, 2022
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5 minutes read
For Xaro, artistic creation is above all a mental and physical necessity, because it is precisely giving life to works of art that means living and, at the same time, finding support and freeing oneself from one's own mental projections...
Artist Portraits
PHILIPPE PICQUART: The city, land of destruction and creation
Oct 2, 2019
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Photographer Philippe Picquart is interested in urban landscapes. But he does not hesitate to intervene in his black and white photos to offer a personal interpretation of the place.
Art History
The Creation of Adam (c. 1511) by Michelangelo Buonarroti
Jun 9, 2023
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19 minutes read
On the right side, there is a depiction of God, suspended in the air, surrounded by a halo supported by angels and cherubim. On the left side, we see Adam lying down on a meadow, overlooking a grassy slope...
Art News
Damien Hirst's Controversial Formaldehyde Works of 2017 Disguised as 1990s Creations
Mar 20, 2024
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2 minutes read
Hirst's sculptures, presented as creations from the 1990s, were actually made in 2017, sparking controversy over authenticity and transparency in the art world. The discrepancy highlights broader issues of documentation and interpretation, questioning conventional practices in dating contemporary artworks.
Art News
MoMA Revolutionizes Art with Public's Creation and Co-Ownership of NFTs
Nov 28, 2023
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3 minutes read
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York has launched "MoMA Postcard," a program blending traditional mail art with modern blockchain technology, allowing the public to create and co-own NFTs in 15-person groups. This initiative, part of MoMA's exploration of web3 technologies, encourages communal creativity and co-ownership, emphasizing collaboration over financial speculation.
Art News
Expansion work allows the creation of a rare work of land art!
Jul 6, 2023
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2 minutes read
The outdoor installation was first considered in 2003, but it was not built until the Italian artist reached the age of 90.
Artist Portraits
Eric Lespinasse: For a long time, I kept my creations to myself
Dec 16, 2023
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7 minutes read
My encounter with the artistic world began at a very young age. My brother, ten years older than me, a photographer, needed a model to create his creations and from the age of 7, he made me take strange poses and modified his photos during his film development...
Art News
New York exhibition shows influence of French decorative arts on Walt Disney creations
Dec 22, 2021
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3 minutes read
The famed film-maker was inspired by French decorative arts, according to an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
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.
Art News
Fernando Botero, Renowned Artist Whose Curvaceous Creations Revolutionized Latin American Art, Passes Away at the Age of 91
Sep 19, 2023
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6 minutes read
"Fernando Botero, the celebrated Colombian artist renowned for his globally recognized canvases adorned with plump, high-society individuals, and whose work paved the way for numerous Latin American artists, has passed away at the age of 91."