Art History
Art in stripes: an explanation by Barnett Newman, Sean Scully and Agnes Martin
Nov 20, 2022
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9 minutes read
Referring to the Google dictionary definition provided by Oxford Languages, the term strip stands for "the region of plane between two parallel lines," i.e., that elongated subject, which has often claimed its starring presence predominantly within abstract or minimalist works...
Artist Portraits
Tehos, I was born an artist
Jan 18, 2023
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7 minutes read
"I was born an artist, it has always been in me. It was not my activity in the first period of my life, but at the age of 40 I stopped everything to make it my main activity"...
Art History
Abstract autumn
Sep 20, 2023
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8 minutes read
"As every year, for centuries, probably since the dawn of time that no one remembers, autumn is back, once again, a season accompanied by the colors of brown, red and yellow, which stick on the skin of leaves, trees and soil."...
Art History
How do you tell a story with a happy ending?
Mar 15, 2023
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8 minutes read
A nineteenth-century cultural, literary and artistic movement, which, revealed only later in its identity, will illustrate to us, through some of its masterpieces, the metaphor of life in which each of us has stumbled, aimed at taking on the guise of a figurative tale, intent on facing the darkness of temptation and the limitations of vanitas...
Art History
The characteristics of autumn as told by works of art
Sep 21, 2022
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8 minutes read
The main, as well as the most classic and celebrated peculiarities of autumn, which have become the quintessential symbol of the season are: the falling leaves, the strong concentration in nature of brown and reddish colors, the abundant rains, and the typical fruit of the season. All these distinctive elements have been immortalized by the greatest painters of all time...