Art History
Hot air balloons: protagonists or details
Aug 15, 2023
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8 minutes read
Within the narrative of the history of art, the subject of the hot air balloon has taken on the most varied meanings, tying itself, for example, to the explication of historical events, or referring, in a more or less direct way...
Art History
Invisible art : hoax or new trend of art?
Dec 11, 2017
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2 minutes read
Works inaccessible, hidden, invisible or to disappear to keep only the memory, would be equally able to provide artistic emotions ?
Art History
The Crows in Art: More or Less Known Works!
Oct 14, 2023
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9 minutes read
Over a field of ripe wheat flies a flock of crows, which, looking carefully at the golden mantle, seems almost to be heading for that little road, which appears in the foreground of the support, aimed at cleaving through the yellow stalks and then getting lost in nature itself...
Art History
CoBrA : the childhood of art or art as a celebration
Apr 19, 2017
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2 minutes read
This international movement bringing together Danish (Asger Jorn), Dutch (Appel Karel), Belgian (Corneille, Pierre Alechinsky) painters and Belgian surrealist poets (Christian Dotremont and Joseph Noiret), liberated artistic expression by breaking away from opposition classic between figurative and abstract expression.
Art News
Pop art or how popular culture became an actual "style"
May 30, 2017
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3 minutes read
Popular art or "pop art" asserted itself by taking the opposite of abstract expressionism (action painting by Jackson Pollock, colorfield painting by Mark Rothko ...) considered too academic, esoteric and elitist.
Art History
Are you a fan of the shower or the bathtub?
Aug 29, 2023
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9 minutes read
I imagine the opposite poles of the world idelely inhabited by species with conflicting views to say the least, for example, the one by life forms who love cats, while the other by those who side with dogs...
Invest in Art
Art leasing: lease works of art with or without purchase option
Dec 13, 2023
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4 minutes read
Leasing works of art through Artmajeur offers businesses an advantageous investment method. This option allows for tax optimization, with deductible payments, and easier access to quality art without tying up significant capital. A strategic choice to enrich and enhance the professional environment.
Artist Portraits
Ralph Hackeland, I often get ideas in dreams or in meditative states
Jun 3, 2023
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6 minutes read
"There was no specific inspiration or initial spark that brought me to artistic work. Rather, it was ingrained in me from childhood, an urge to create that was naturally just there and has been with me ever since at various stages, shaping my life"...
Art History
Art brut or Outsider art : when non-professional artists shake up official art
Apr 25, 2017
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2 minutes read
Defined in 1945 by Jean Dubuffet as a simple and natural art, executed by non-professionals, having neither artistic culture nor cultural pretension or approach, it is a spontaneous, impulsive art, leaving room for invention, techniques and non-academic materials.
Artist Portraits
Ambre Kalène, one does not become an artist, one is or one is not
Sep 2, 2023
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6 minutes read
"I think you don't become an artist, you either are or you aren't. Then, the circumstances of life give you, or not, the freedom to create works to exhibit. I've always been drawing. "
Artist Portraits
Jesús Tejedor, inspired by the reading of an article, a book or a piece of music
Oct 29, 2022
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8 minutes read
Jesús Tejedor decided to dedicate himself to art at the age of four, when he painted a nude that his family censored. From that moment on, his interest in art was kindled...
Artist Portraits
BENOIT PONSOLLE: from origami to scalpel
Sep 19, 2019
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1 minutes read
I have always had this passion for paper. I remember my passion for origami in my childhood. As I grew older it evolved a bit. I used to have fun creating paper creations with a scalpel during some boring lessons.
Sell Art
New artist order form
Jan 18, 2016
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0 minutes read
We have simplified the buying process. You can now easily create and edit purchase orders for your customers.
Art History
Orange in art
Jul 20, 2022
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7 minutes read
The colour orange has been present in art history since the earliest civilisations. In fact, in ancient Egypt, artists used to use an orange mineral pigment, called realgar, for tomb paintings...
Art News
A Polish museum has fired its director in favor of someone who promises to steer clear of 'pro-environmental, gender, or queer art'
Apr 29, 2022
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2 minutes read
According to Gazeta Prawna, Jarosaw Suchan, interim director of Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź, has been fired amid a larger crisis confronting Poland's museums.
Art History
Cubism: from its origins to contemporary art
Jul 6, 2022
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7 minutes read
«The fact that for a long time Cubism has not been understood and that even today there are people who cannot see anything in it means nothing. I do not read English, an English book is a blank book to me. This does not mean that the English language does not exist. Why should I blame anyone but myself if I cannot understand what I know nothing about?»...
Art News
Jean-Michel Basquiat's sisters organized an exhibition in New York
Apr 12, 2022
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2 minutes read
Jean-Michel Basquiat's sisters have organized an exhibition of his work. They wanted to reclaim their brother as one of their own. The pop-up mini-museum and biographical reliquary is called King Pleasure. It'll be open through the summer.
Artist Portraits
Christine Orihuela, art that saves life
Dec 7, 2021
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3 minutes read
Paintings by Christine Orihuela are most often created on impulse, as a kind of release from the pains that plague human life.
Art History
The history of Portuguese art: from its origins to contemporary times
Jul 10, 2022
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7 minutes read
The history of Portuguese art represents a narrative that harks back to multiple cultures and influences; in fact, primarily responsible for the birth, and establishment, of sculpture and painting in this country were the French and Dutch artistic traditions, as well as Spanish and Italian...
Art News
The origin of the world, Another paving stone in the pond!
Mar 6, 2015
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1 minutes read
In 2011, without notice or explanation, Facebook deactivated the account of one of its subscribers, accusing him of having posted Gustave Courbet's table The Origin of the World on his page. Facebook's lawyer explains that in the general conditions of use, in the event of a dispute, only a court in the state of California is competent and can in no way fall under French law.
Art News
France buys new masterpiece for Orsay museum with LVMH gift
Jan 31, 2023
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2 minutes read
France has added Gustave Caillebotte's "Boating Party," a stunning Impressionist masterpiece, to its national collection of art treasures. The luxury goods company LVMH gave France the 43 million euros (nearly $47 million) needed to buy the painting.
Lifestyle
Discover original paintings and photos that sublime Ireland!
May 14, 2020
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2 minutes read
From Dublin to Connemara, from Londonderry to Cork, Ireland is an island with special colors.
Artist Portraits
Be-Me-L by Kristin Bemelmans, art that combines order and chaos
Mar 16, 2022
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3 minutes read
Be-Me-L By Kristin Bemelmans' work is characterized by a very special painting technique. The artist paints on the back of plexiglass, creating works that summarize life, love and chaos....
Art News
Orlando Museum of Art placed on probation after Basquiat fakes scandal
Jan 25, 2023
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3 minutes read
If the museum loses its American Alliance of Museums accreditation, which it has had since 1971, it could make it harder to do things like borrow art from other places.
Art News
The Vatican will officially open the NFT gallery in order to 'democratize art'
May 5, 2022
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2 minutes read
The Vatican will open a non-fungible token (NFT) gallery later this year. Sensorium, a virtual reality startup, and Humanity 2.0, a Vatican-led NGO are working on the project. The gallery will be accessible via virtual reality headsets as well as desktop computers.
Art News
Original initiative in Oxford, refugees are trained as museum tour guides
Nov 29, 2021
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2 minutes read
Following a £1 million grant from a Saudi organization, more refugees will be trained as tour guides at Oxford University museums. Over the next five years, Alwaleed Philanthropies will sponsor the Multaka project, which will work with 200 refugees and asylum seekers.
Pop Culture
Miniaturist Artist: Her Tiny Version of Monet Reunited with the Original
Jul 21, 2023
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3 minutes read
Ana Sofía Casaverde, Peruvian artist, went to the National Gallery of Art to admire "Woman with a Parasol", a work that she had painstakingly reproduced with the help of a needle.
Art News
Houston's Famous Orange Show Center Expands 2 Acres to Show More Parade Cars
Nov 19, 2021
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3 minutes read
The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art is expanding. The new campus will be eight acres (3,2 ha) when it's complete. An 800-foot ramp that winds its way across the campus, past art cars and an open workshop, is one of the highlights. The Orange Show Foundation and the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art are expanding their presence in Houston.
Art News
Damien Hirst plans to burn thousands of his paintings in order to demonstrate art as 'currency'
Jul 27, 2022
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2 minutes read
Damien Hirst plans to burn thousands of his paintings as part of an art-as-currency project. In 2016, he created 10,000 one-of-a-kind dot paintings, each with its own title, which were later linked to corresponding NFTs and sold for $2,000 each.
Art News
Prince George's reindeer painting hailed by the artist who made the original greeting card
Jan 2, 2023
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2 minutes read
Artist Hannah Dale, whose Christmas card may have inspired Prince George's reindeer drawing, said the young royal "has an eye for form and color."
Sell Art
New process for the sale of original works of art with a minimum commission
Oct 16, 2014
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1 minutes read
A new process is being tested for the sale of original works of art. Customers can now contact you, learn about a piece of art, and they can buy directly from you.
Art News
The Louvre has blocked a record € 24,4 ($26.8) million sale of a Chardin painting in order to purchase it
Apr 4, 2022
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2 minutes read
The Louvre has blocked the sale of Jean Siméon Chardin's Basket of Wild Strawberries. The museum lacked funds to purchase the painting, and deemed it a "national treasure".
Artist Portraits
GALERIE STREET PART, an original concept: each fresco produced is a set of small canvases
Feb 11, 2020
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Since May 2019, Jean-François and Virginie Puigt have opened in Aix-en-Provence a gallery dedicated to street-art, on an original concept: each fresco produced is a set of small canvases sold separately.
Art News
A very original new mini golf course created by an artist for the Cranbrook Art Museum!
May 25, 2022
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2 minutes read
A new miniature golf course designed by an artist on the grounds of the Cranbrook Art Museum aims to bring more metro Detroiters to a pristine, underutilized greenspace in Bloomfield Hills.