Art History
Top 10: Still life with flowers
Mar 22, 2023
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12 minutes read
My ranking of still lifes with flowers brings together all those, which, in my opinion, have been the most iconic and "commercial" works of the aforementioned genre, which I have arranged within a narrative in descending order, aimed at culminating in the symbol par excellence of the subject...
Art History
What are the most popular flowers in the history of art?
Sep 10, 2024
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9 minutes read
Artmajeur artists continue to explore and reinterpret natural elements--lily pads, roses, sunflowers, lilacs and poppies--inviting you to discover how nature has remained an inexhaustible source of inspiration and wonder for the fine arts...
Art News
Giant Flowers and Psychedelic Towers: The Visual Explosion of Coachella 2025
Apr 15, 2025
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3 minutes read
At Coachella 2025, the immersive installation Le Grand Bouquet by the Uchronia collective stands out with its desert-inspired inflatable floral design, encouraging interaction and relaxation. Alongside other experimental works like Stephanie Lin's Taffy , these creations redefine the festival's artistic space by blending aesthetics, sustainability, and innovation.
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The flower paintings of Queen Victoria are being sold at auction in London
Jan 23, 2023
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2 minutes read
Queen Victoria painted a rare pair of large floral paintings that will be sold at auction next week at the London showroom of Hansons Auctioneers. People think that each painting will sell for between £8,000 and £10,000 ($9,870 and $12,340).
Art History
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Mar 17, 2023
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10 minutes read
Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1527-1593) was an Italian painter who is best known for his portraits made entirely of objects such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, and animals...
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Top Artist to Invest in Right Now: Takashi Murakami
May 23, 2023
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9 minutes read
In Takashi Murakami's 2003 offset lithographic print titled Jelly Fish (2003) a prominent feature is a jellyfish with large eyes situated on a flowery planet...
Art History
Realism and Surrealism: The Human Being Between Reality and Dream
Apr 22, 2025
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7 minutes read
Realism, rooted in the 19th century, depicts the human body in real and often harsh contexts, emphasizing social injustices, as seen in Daumier’s Rue Transnonain. In contrast, 20th-century Surrealism, influenced by Freud’s psychoanalysis, uses dreams and the unconscious to transform the human body into a symbol of desires and fears...
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An olfactory exhibition at the Prado Museum makes us discover the perfume emerging from a lush landscape by Jan Brueghel
Apr 8, 2022
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2 minutes read
Prado Museum in Madrid has recreated 10 aspects of Jan Brueghel's painting for an olfactory exhibition. Researchers discovered 80 plants and flowers in the Flemish Master's painting.
Art History
5 Contemporary Works in Tribute to the Language of Georgia O’Keeffe
Apr 15, 2025
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7 minutes read
In contemporary art, the flower remains an inexhaustibly fascinating subject—a privileged vehicle for exploring the silent dialogue between realism and abstraction, a theme so dear to Georgia O’Keeffe. We have selected five floral works by artists featured on ArtMajeur, each capable of evoking—through stylistic or conceptual affinity—the refined visual universe of the American painter…
Art History
Three innovations in photographic still life
Mar 26, 2023
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8 minutes read
A small table illuminated by soft light reminds us of the inexorable precariousness of our lives, harboring on its surface wilting flowers, skulls, and a few possessions of luxuries that will prove quite useless once we cross the threshold of the beyond grave...
Art History
Blending Tradition and Modernity: Vesak's Artistic Exploration of Symbolism
May 6, 2024
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10 minutes read
Vesak is a significant Buddhist festival commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha. Artistic representations of Vesak commonly utilize traditional symbols like the Bodhi tree, lotus flower, and Buddha statues, invoking themes of enlightenment, compassion, and spiritual awakening.
Art History
Faith in Colors: Depicting Janmashtami Through Sacred Art
Jun 5, 2024
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14 minutes read
The celebrations of Janmashtami are marked by vibrant decorations, singing devotional songs, fasting until midnight, and dramatic enactments of Krishna's life stories. Temples are adorned with lights and flowers, and images of baby Krishna are bathed and cradled...
Artist Portraits
Polina Jourdain-Kobycheva: I always needed to express my inner world to myself
Oct 21, 2023
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11 minutes read
" My father was an amateur photographer. He took photos of mushrooms in the woods, flowers, cats and my portraits when I was little"...
Artist Portraits
Olivier Messas, I have always been creative
Sep 15, 2023
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7 minutes read
“I have always been creative, ever since my early childhood when I was happy with a box of markers and a few blank sheets of paper.”
Artist Portraits
Dan Colen: Exploring Materiality, Pop Culture, and the Boundaries of Contemporary Art
Sep 5, 2024
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5 minutes read
Dan Colen is an American contemporary artist known for his experimental use of unconventional materials like chewing gum, flowers, and trash, blending pop culture references with fine art. His work explores themes of materiality, chance, and the boundaries between high and low culture.
Art History
The color silver in art: from Verrocchio to Jeff Koons
Nov 9, 2022
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8 minutes read
Taking a purely chromatic point of view, silver represents a shiny gray-metallic color, found in nature through the observation of silver fish, silver birch trees, and the metal from which it inherited its very name...
Artist Portraits
Rico Mocellin: I love playing with colors
Feb 8, 2023
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4 minutes read
"My parents are farmers and I was born in the countryside, since I was a child I was fascinated by the colors of everything related to nature, like leaves, soil, flowers, bird feathers, different plants, the colors From"...
Art History
Where Do We Find Fish in Painting?
Jan 31, 2024
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8 minutes read
Following a figurative discourse with a rather traditional character, the pictorial subject of fish primarily appears in three instances: within genre scenes, where it thrives in the context of the market; in still lifes, accompanied by flowers, fruits, etc.; in landscapes...
Art History
Spring (Primavera) by Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Mar 17, 2023
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7 minutes read
Arcimboldo's Spring is one of his most famous composite portraits, which he painted as part of a series of four portraits representing the seasons...
Art History
Top 5 Mysteriously Missing Masterpieces
Oct 30, 2020
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7 minutes read
Today, let's look back at the tragic destiny of 5 prestigious and priceless artworks that have disappeared from the radars of the art world.
Art News
A Chinese vase estimated at 2000 euros has sold for more than 9 million euros
Oct 6, 2022
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2 minutes read
A Chinese vase sells for a crazy $9 million, which is almost 4,000 times the $2,000 price estimate.
Artist Portraits
Bogdan Shiptenko - Testimonies of Ukrainian artists during the war
Jun 13, 2022
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4 minutes read
Like the rest of Ukraine, Ukrainian artists have been impacted by the war. Artmajeur here gives them the opportunity to talk about their daily lives. Today, discover the testimony of the artist Bogdan Shiptenko from Kryvyi Rih (Ukraine).
Art History
A popular pictorial format of the Renaissance
Apr 5, 2023
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9 minutes read
Certainly, within the immense breadth of the narrative of art history, works of rectangular or square format stand out in popularity and recurrence, which have often overshadowed the less common round or, even other shaped media.
Artist Portraits
Vinko Hlebs: In memory of the painter who passed away
Mar 17, 2025
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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...
Art History
Temples, Murals, and the Onam Artistic Renaissance
Jun 7, 2024
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14 minutes read
Onam is a vibrant harvest festival celebrated in Kerala, India, commemorating the return of King Mahabali. It is represented in arts through various forms such as Pookalam (floral rangoli), Kathakali dance-drama, mural paintings, and traditional crafts, showcasing the festival's cultural significance and mythological themes.
Artist Portraits
Isabelle Pelletane, the passion for color
Nov 18, 2021
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1 minutes read
Isabelle Pelletane paints in series with a visible physical commitment that the artist puts into her work.
Artist Portraits
Pierre Nadler, art on a black background
May 11, 2022
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4 minutes read
Pierre Nadler's photography is born from the observation of what surrounds us. The artist seeks to bring out the viewer's own stories...
Artist Portraits
Exploring Takashi Murakami's Superflat Universe
Jun 26, 2024
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9 minutes read
Born in Tokyo in 1962, Takashi Murakami is a renowned Japanese contemporary artist known for his diverse practice in painting, sculpture, fashion, and animation. Blurring the lines between high and low art, he draws from Japan's aesthetic traditions and postwar culture. His influential "Superflat" theory, introduced in 2000, critiques Japanese consumer culture through flattened forms, merging traditional and contemporary art.
Art History
The most representative pictorial examples for each landscape subject featured on ArtMajeur
Feb 18, 2025
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9 minutes read
A researcher, lost in thoughts and coffee, finds inspiration where she least expects it: on ArtMajeur, a world of landscapes that goes beyond the classic flower-filled fields. Mountains, deserts, forests, seascapes, and cities intertwine in a visual narrative that reveals the extraordinary diversity of nature and contemporary art...
Artist Portraits
Odile Faure: I have always been drawing
Jul 23, 2024
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5 minutes read
"This attraction to art naturally led me towards a baccalaureate in fine arts, supplemented by various evening courses at the Beaux-Arts de Lyon, which allowed me to pursue a career as a stylist-designer for different companies of silk."...
Art News
Takashi Murakami and NFT Creators Take Home Big Prizes at the Webby Awards
Apr 28, 2022
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2 minutes read
This year, the Webby Awards, which recognize "excellence on the Internet," gave NFT projects special mention—an unusual designation, given that art is rarely given these awards.
Artist Portraits
Jim Hodges: Exploring Art, Identity, and Emotion through Mixed Media
Sep 11, 2024
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7 minutes read
Jim Hodges is a contemporary American artist known for his mixed-media sculptures and installations that explore themes of fragility, temporality, and love. His work often incorporates everyday materials and reflects a deep engagement with personal and collective experiences.
Art History
Celebrating Spring: Exploring the Artistry of Vasant Panchami
May 15, 2024
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6 minutes read
Vasant Panchami, celebrated on the fifth day of the Magha month in the Hindu calendar, marks the transition from winter to spring. Central to the festival is the worship of Saraswati, the goddess of learning, with devotees adorning yellow attire symbolizing knowledge and auspiciousness. Rituals include ceremonial baths of Saraswati's idol and elaborate pujas seeking blessings for academic success and artistic endeavors.
Art History
Art on the balcony: "simple" and "complex" works
Nov 21, 2023
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9 minutes read
Perhaps even those who avidly enjoy the sun, which comes to illuminate the balcony of their home every day, remain unaware of the historical origins of this of window fitted with a parapet, conceived with both decorative and practical function...
Artist Portraits
Vanya Georgieva: The Song of the Soul on Canvas
Dec 4, 2024
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4 minutes read
Vanya Georgieva is a Bulgarian artist with a luminous and unique style, founder of the “Rainbow Art” movement, whose oil works radiate positive energy thanks to her butterfly touch technique. Her art, recognized for its emotional and visual power, represents an excellent investment due to its unique signature and growing value.
Art History
All You Need to Know About Georgia O'Keeffe
Dec 17, 2021
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8 minutes read
Fascinating, free and inspiring, she’s the most photographed woman artist in the world: she has turned her lifestyle into a complete work of art, from her behavior to her dress style, including the design of her resorts. With Georgia O'Keeffe, nothing is left to chance: but why is she so important to the history of American art, and more broadly to the world?