Artist Portraits
Andreas Gursky, capturing the monumental scale of the modern world
Jul 13, 2023
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8 minutes read
Andreas Gursky is a renowned German photographer, famous for his large format images that vividly capture the scale and essence of our contemporary society. His methodical approach and visually powerful aesthetic make him one of the most influential artists in contemporary photography.
Art History
What's the color for 2024?
Jan 2, 2024
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8 minutes read
Before revealing the color of the year clearly, I'll provide you with some clues that will gradually lead us to the shade chosen as the 2024 Pantone color. To begin in this direction, there is a fruit that can introduce us to the hue chosen by this American company, and that is the peach, whose juicy nectar has also inspired great masterpieces in the history of art by masters such as....
Art History
Flemish proverbs
Feb 24, 2023
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9 minutes read
Brueghel painted this painting to illustrate Flemish proverbs because the "images" that emerge are vivid and for many understandable: "Bumping your head against the walls" or "Being armed to the teeth" ....
Art News
Discover Rembrandt's "The Night's Watch" at the Rijksmuseum as you've never seen it before
Nov 9, 2021
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2 minutes read
The Rijksmuseum's Operation Night Watch program has reached its conclusion. Researchers are now inspecting the back of The Night Watch painting. Measurements will be made using light or sound waves to determine how well the support canvas is attached to the original on which Rembrandt painted.
Artist Portraits
Henri Cartier-Bresson, the art of capturing the decisive moment
Jul 18, 2023
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12 minutes read
Henri Cartier-Bresson was an iconic French photographer of the 20th century, a pioneer of photojournalism and a master of the decisive moment, capturing fleeting and meaningful moments with a unique artistic sensibility.
Artist Portraits
Zao Wou-Ki: a pivotal figure in mid-century art
Jul 25, 2024
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12 minutes read
Zao Wou-Ki, originally Zhao Wou-Ki, is a pivotal figure in mid-century art, renowned for blending Eastern and Western artistic traditions.His abstract, gestural style quickly gained acclaim, revitalizing abstraction post-World War II by addressing the era's emotional and harsh realities....
Artist Portraits
Albrecht Dürer
Apr 6, 2023
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14 minutes read
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) was a German Renaissance artist who marked the history of European art. He was an engraver, painter and art theorist, and his works influenced many artists. He is famous for his wood and copper engravings, as well as his paintings and drawings.
Art News
Louis Vuitton announces a global polka dot invasion by collaborating with artist Yayoi Kusama
May 18, 2022
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2 minutes read
Louis Vuitton announced a collaboration with artist Yayoi Kusama on Monday. The pair will work on a series of leather goods for the brand's 2023 cruiseline collection. This is the second time the Maison has worked with the acclaimed artist, who is known for her repetitive use of polka dots.
Artist Portraits
Ioana Baltan, inspired by simple elements of day-to-day life
May 17, 2023
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5 minutes read
"The first thing that comes to my mind is a movie about Caravaggio that I saw when I was about 13 years old. At that time I used to love old masters' works. I remember finding that movie very inspiring and I think I felt for the first time that art is a field of freedom"...
Art News
Buy a Banksy, get a building
Sep 5, 2022
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2 minutes read
A Banksy mural in Los Angeles that is worth more than $16 million and comes with the whole building is going up for auction.
Pop Culture
Unbelievable ! Artist reveals weird anatomy of Pikachu and Pokemon
Oct 18, 2021
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2 minutes read
Instagram user Topher Stoll has some theories as to where Squirtle and Blastoise came from. Blastoise's characteristic water cannons are the result of an evolutionary process. Shellfish Pokémon are still a common sight in human cities, and serve police and coast guards.
Art News
The director of the Tehran Museum was fired after an artist fell into an oil pool during a performance
Mar 24, 2022
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2 minutes read
The director of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art was fired after an acrobat fell into an oil pool during a performance. Ebadorreza Eslami-Kulai is the new director of TMoCA. The museum apologized for the incident and promised to restore the sculpture.
Art History
Digital art: the art of the third millennium?
Mar 28, 2017
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3 minutes read
Unskilled by purists, swearing by the use of pencils, paints and physical media and looking with a dim view of the technical assistance of a machine, digital creation suffers from a lack of recognition.
Art News
30,000 Artworks, Poetry, and Books head to the Moon for Perpetual Preservation
Jul 31, 2023
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3 minutes read
A pioneering project, the Lunar Codex, is sending a digitized collection of art, poetry, and books to the moon, permanently installed via unmanned rockets, showcasing the creative endeavors of 30,000 artists, writers, musicians, and filmmakers from 157 countries.
Art News
Discovered Beneath a Van Gogh Painting is a Self-Portrait
Jul 18, 2022
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3 minutes read
X-rays performed on a Van Gogh painting revealed a previously undiscovered self-portrait on the reverse. A bearded man's face was discovered beneath layers of glue and cardboard on the back of an early work.
Art News
Jeff Koons is planning to launch sculptures to the moon
Apr 12, 2022
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3 minutes read
Jeff Koons will send some of his sculptures to the moon. Afterward, they will be sold on Earth as non-fungible tokens (NFTs). NFTs are digital assets that are shaking the contemporary art market. The specifics of the project have yet to be released. Private US company Intuitive Machines will launch the spacecraft.
Art News
A work by Basquiat on sale at TEFFAF was in fact directed by André Heller
Nov 3, 2022
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3 minutes read
Artist André Heller made a work at TEFAF that was said to be by Basquiat. He called it a "childish prank."
Artist Portraits
Chifart, drawing a new visual perception
Dec 28, 2022
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3 minutes read
Chifart's artistic journey, which began at the age of 10 and turned professional at 20, has taught him a lot. His technique is essentially based on drawing, mixed media and how he incorporates them together to achieve the desired results...
Lifestyle
A Spanish artist brings embroidery to the streets
Jan 12, 2023
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3 minutes read
Raquel Rodrigo, an artist from Valencia, says that the huge cross-stitch pieces she has put on buildings are a statement of a feminine art.
Artist Portraits
Alain Rouschmeyer, A special look at everyday life
Oct 30, 2021
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3 minutes read
Interview with the artist Alain Rouschmeyer. His paintings, thanks to a particular framing, sublimate the banal moments of our daily life.
Art News
Tate brings art to Liverpool in a truck to make art accessible to all
Feb 27, 2023
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3 minutes read
The new Art Explora "Mobile Museum" is touring the north of England for ten weeks to make art more accessible.
Art History
Mosaic: history, techniques, and contemporary examples
Jan 6, 2024
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7 minutes read
The history of mosaic art begins with the earliest civilizations, such as the Sumerians, Egyptians, and the people of the Minoan-Mycenaean region, who used this technique to adorn their buildings, sarcophagi, and floors...
Art News
Just Stop Oil found guilty of criminal damage for sticking to Van Gogh painting
Nov 24, 2022
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3 minutes read
A judge says that activists did permanent damage to the frame holding Peach Trees in Blossom in a London art gallery.
Art News
Maya Picasso, the artist's daughter has died at the age of 87
Dec 22, 2022
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4 minutes read
At the Picasso Museum in Paris, there is a show about how she got along with her father.
Sell Art
The 10 mistakes to avoid on your profile
Dec 19, 2022
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4 minutes read
Artmajeur has listed for you the most common errors that we regularly see on artist profiles. This is so that for 2023, you can update your profile to make it more precise and attractive, and convert your audience into real buyers!
Artist Portraits
Francoise Dugourd-Caput Interview
Apr 18, 2018
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4 minutes read
Two very nice sales that allowed me to rediscover Artmajeur
Artist Portraits
Pierre Piton: I started professional photography in the early 1980s
Dec 30, 2023
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4 minutes read
"I started professional photography in the early 1980s. At the time I had a dual role: both a judicial investigator and a photographer within the same institution: the Gendarmerie."...
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.
Artist Portraits
Bastien Bonhomme, attention to detail
Feb 4, 2023
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10 minutes read
"I do not necessarily seek to differentiate myself from other artists, I seek to be myself and to do what I love. What characterizes my work is above all the attention to detail, to seek perfection in my opinion according to all the angles of the sculpture, the finesse of the lines, the textures, the little detail that changes everything"...
Artist Portraits
Guido Lötscher: Mark Rothko's "Metaphysical" Color Field Painting
Feb 4, 2025
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5 minutes read
"A profound change in the company's philosophy and my desire for a professional reorientation led me, after careful consideration of various career options, to finally dedicate myself to freelance visual arts in 2015 – the realization of a childhood dream..."
Artist Portraits
Alessandro Piano, the love of art and toys
Jun 4, 2022
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5 minutes read
Alessandro Piano, collector of contemporary art and toys, has combined these two passions in the creation of sculptures which, mainly made of epoxy resin, recall the world of childhood in the 70s and 80s...
Artist Portraits
Elena Raceala, a life that "breathes" through photography
Aug 6, 2022
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5 minutes read
During one of her trips to Italy, more precisely on a rainy morning in 2013, among the columns of the church of San Francesco di Paola in Piazza del Plebiscito in Naples, Elena Raceala took her first photo, beginning her greatest passion...
Artist Portraits
Stefano Catalini: During my teenage years, I began to reproduce paintings by the Macchiaioli painters
Nov 12, 2024
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5 minutes read
“As a child, around the age of 6, I enjoyed modeling the clay present near the house, also with my paternal grandfather I made small wooden toys.”...
Artist Portraits
Simona Zecca, a continuous search
Apr 22, 2023
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6 minutes read
I cannot remember a single time in my life when I have not painted. I am a self-taught artist, curious and constantly seeking to learn new techniques and modes of expression...
Art History
The art of recycling
Jan 16, 2022
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6 minutes read
Artistic trends that involved the use of waste, recycled objects and poor materials in their creative process have been popular since the early 20th century and are still popular today....
Art History
Street artists: from vandals to artists!
Jan 26, 2022
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6 minutes read
Street art has become a high form of artistic expression, so much so that the work of its major exponents has become a mainstream commercial product, but has it always been this way?