Art News
An $11.7 million gold cube sits in the middle of Central Park
Feb 3, 2022
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The cube weighs over 400 pounds and is entirely made of 24-karat gold. The cube, which was cast in Switzerland, required a special kiln to contain its contents. The sculpture is currently on display at a Wall Street private dinner. Castello will also release an ancillary NFT, the Castello Coin, on February 21.
Art News
After first appearing in New York, a €10 million 24-karat gold cube sculpture appears in Venice
Apr 22, 2022
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Passers-by are invited to interact with the work, but it is only on display for one day.
Artist Portraits
Invader: The Visionary Transforming Cities with Pixelated Mosaics and Urban Art
Aug 1, 2024
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6 minutes read
Invader is a French street artist renowned for his pixelated mosaics inspired by 8-bit video game graphics, which he installs in urban spaces worldwide. His iconic project, "Space Invaders," involves placing these mosaics in public areas, transforming city landscapes into interactive art experiences.
Artist Portraits
Christine Ay Tjoe: A Visionary of Indonesian Contemporary Art
Feb 5, 2025
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Christine Ay Tjoe is an Indonesian contemporary visual artist and painter who challenges the codes of abstract art. Her work is a fusion of deep emotional and abstract expressionism, capturing the complexity of human feelings through bold shapes and colors.
Artist Portraits
Philippe Rude, the inspiration that comes from the joyful quality of boredom
Dec 3, 2022
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7 minutes read
Philippe Rude is a ceramic sculptor from northern France who, since 2014, has been committed to giving shape to his intuitive emotions and feelings....
Artist Portraits
Bosco Sodi: The Artist of Material and Essence
Sep 4, 2024
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Bosco Sodi is a Mexican contemporary artist celebrated for his focus on raw materials and their inherent beauty. His works explore texture, form, and the unpredictability of natural processes. By using materials like clay, sawdust, and pure pigments, Sodi creates paintings and sculptures that emphasize the physicality of the medium, embracing imperfection and the uncontrolled forces of nature...
Artist Portraits
Discover the Highly Detailed Paintings of American Artist Fred Tomaselli
Jan 7, 2025
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Fred Tomaselli, born in Santa Monica, California, in 1956, is an American artist renowned for his intricate paintings on wooden panels. His work often incorporates a diverse range of unconventional materials, all embedded in a dense coating of transparent epoxy resin...
Art News
Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama reveals how he sold his art to purchase 6 planes for $1Million
Sep 1, 2021
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The artist shares how he used the $1Million he earned from his art to purchase 6 planes which he converted into classrooms for Tamale children. Mahama also used 120 scratched train seats to create a parliament, which he called the "parliament of ghost", a replica of Ghana's parliament chamber.
Artist Portraits
Sergej Jensen: Minimalist Fabric Art & Abstraction
Oct 16, 2024
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7 minutes read
Sergej Jensen is a Danish contemporary artist known for his minimalist, abstract works that incorporate unconventional materials like burlap, canvas, and textiles. His art emphasizes texture and surface, often using techniques like sewing and staining to create raw, distressed compositions that challenge traditional painting methods.
Artist Portraits
André Schulze, a surrealist universe
Oct 12, 2021
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The artist André Schulze, formed in 1982 in Dresden, works on a surrealist universe of buildings of which we hardly know what their function is.
Art News
Vandal Shatters Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Italian Exhibition
Sep 25, 2024
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During the opening of Ai Weiwei's exhibition in Bologna, a man deliberately destroyed a large porcelain sculpture, shocking guests and the artist. The vandal, known for previous disruptive acts, was arrested, and the artwork will not be replaced, with the empty space serving as a reminder of its destruction.
Art News
Gaudí's iconic Casa Batlló in NFT by Refik Anadol sold for $1.38 million at Christie's
May 13, 2022
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Casa Batlló is the first UNESCO World Heritage site to be reinterpreted as an NFT. Real-time environmental data were collected from sensors placed throughout the site.
Art News
"Forever is Now," Egypt's first contemporary art exhibition at the foot of the pyramids
Nov 9, 2021
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The exhibition, which depicts "the merger of art, history, and heritage," was organized by the private Egyptian company Art d'Egypte in collaboration with the government and Unesco.
Art News
Tracey Emin Makes History as the First Female Artist Appointed as a Trustee of the British Museum
Nov 16, 2023
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English visual artist Tracey Emin is set to become a trailblazer by joining the Board of Trustees at the British Museum...
Art History
Top 10: Portraits of Hip Hop Singers
Jul 30, 2023
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15 minutes read
Before I start with my selection of portraits, depicting some of the best Hip hop singers ever, I would like to briefly highlight how this latest form of musical expression has, since its inception, influenced multiple aspects of society, including, both the world of art, fashion and visual culture more generally...
Art History
MOMA Masterpieces: Contemporary Interpretations
Feb 23, 2022
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The iconic institution of New York's MOMA is home to such timeless works of art as Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night, Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans and Jasper Johns' Flag. Such masterpieces continue to be a source of inspiration for contemporary artists around the world, who have re-interpreted them into original, modern, current and sometimes ironic pieces of art...
Art History
Cubism: from its origins to contemporary art
Jul 6, 2022
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«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?»...
Artist Portraits
Vladimir Velickovic: A Master of Expressing Human Suffering and Existential Angst Through Art
Jul 8, 2024
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Vladimir Velickovic was a Serbian artist known for his intense and dramatic paintings that explore themes of suffering, violence, and existential despair. His work, characterized by fragmented forms and dark, evocative imagery, is considered a significant contribution to the Narrative Figuration movement of the 1960s and beyond.
Art History
Color and Beyond: How Modern Art Transformed Reality
Nov 19, 2024
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Discover how color, from Impressionism to digital art, has liberated art from the confines of visible reality, transforming it into a tool of emotion, symbol, and celebration. This journey through color explores key movements such as Fauvism, monochromes, and Pop Art...
Art News
The Big Frieze London Contemporary Art Mass is back and we're all excited!
Oct 14, 2021
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Frieze London & Frieze Masters from October 13 to 17, 2021 in London. Check out the highlights of Frieze London 2021, which will return to Regent's Park with a focus on technology.
Artist Portraits
Andreas Gursky: Virtuoso of Large-Scale Photography and Digital Manipulation
Sep 26, 2024
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Andreas Gursky is a renowned German photographer known for his large-scale, digitally manipulated images that explore themes of globalization, architecture, and contemporary society. His work often features expansive views from elevated perspectives and achieves some of the highest auction prices in the world of photography.
Artist Portraits
Eberhard Havekost: Redefining Perception in Contemporary Painting
Oct 29, 2024
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Eberhard Havekost was a German painter known for his hyperrealistic yet abstracted depictions of modern life, exploring themes of perception, media, and digital influence on everyday experience. His work challenged viewers to question the authenticity of images in a world increasingly mediated by technology, earning him a significant place in contemporary art.
Artist Portraits
Tracey Emin: A Journey of Self-Expression and Artistic Evolution
Feb 5, 2025
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Tracey Emin is a British artist known for her autobiographical and confessional works across various media. A former member of the Young British Artists, she is now a Royal Academician. Her most famous works include Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963–1995 and My Bed, both provocative and deeply personal...
Art History
Dragon Boat Festival: A Canvas of Tradition and Artistry
May 17, 2024
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The Dragon Boat Festival, or Duanwu Jie (端午節), is a traditional holiday observed on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, blending ancient customs and communal festivities. Rooted in the tale of Qu Yuan, a poet and minister from the Chu state during the Warring States Period, it symbolizes resilience and unity.
Artist Portraits
Anselm Kiefer: Confronting History Through Art
Sep 16, 2024
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Anselm Kiefer, born March 8, 1945, is a distinguished German artist known for his use of unconventional materials to explore themes of history and memory, particularly the Holocaust and Nazi legacy, earning major accolades and international recognition.
Pop Culture
Surrealist Art References in Squid Game
Oct 8, 2021
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The new South Korean series that beats all the audience records on Netflix is full of details of all kinds and is skilfully inspired by surrealist artists such as Rene Magritte, Salvador Dali or MC Escher: short overview of the artistic references hidden in the series. Spoilers Warning!
Art History
Top 10 Must-See Artists of the Month!
Jul 30, 2024
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The Artmajeur curators, despite the summer heat, continue to work with great zeal for their most important cause: spreading art around the world! By reviewing sales results and clicks on the website, they have created three extraordinary collections that bring together the works of the most popular, trendy, best-selling and most sought-after artists of the moment....
Artist Portraits
Hyun Ae Kang: Bridging Cultures Through Abstract Art
Jul 29, 2024
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Hyun Ae Kang is a South Korean contemporary artist renowned for her vibrant abstract paintings that blend traditional Korean spiritual themes with Western abstract expressionism. Her work is characterized by a bold use of color and texture, setting her apart from the monochromatic style of the Dansaekhwa movement.
Art History
Top 5 Most Famous Still Life Paintings in Art History
Oct 22, 2021
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Some are known for their beauty, some are famous for their mysteries, and some for the anecdotes that gravitate around it. Today, quick overview of still lifes through the ages: from fruit bowls to vegetable baskets, from bald skulls to flowering vases, you might be surprised!
Sell Art
The Best European Art Schools - Part One
Feb 19, 2025
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Discover the best art schools in Europe, from Germany to Norway. These prestigious institutions train the artists and designers of tomorrow through programs of excellence.
Artist Portraits
Antony Gormley: Sculpting the Human Experience
Mar 17, 2025
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Antony Gormley is a British sculptor known for his explorations of the human form, space, and materiality, often using cast iron and steel to create life-sized body sculptures. His work challenges the boundaries between art, architecture, and nature, encouraging viewers to reflect on their own physical presence in the world.
Art History
The non-color
Apr 9, 2023
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The sealed windows, the ceiling that becomes a source of light and the white walls are proposed within a space, the characteristics of which promote exclusion from the outside world, as the art, which takes disposition and life within it, must be left free to express itself, avoiding those distractions of forniture...
Art History
The colors of parrots: Albrecht Dürer, the nude and the contemporary
May 28, 2023
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Rather than listing masterpieces aimed at immortalizing parrots, I want to contextualize the subject of my discussion through the figure of the German Renaissance master Albrecht Dürer...
Lifestyle
Victoria & David Beckham: a collection that includes Sam Taylor Wood, Banksy, and Tracey Emin
Oct 4, 2023
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When the Beckham family name is rumored to be valued at more than $1 billion, one can't help but wonder about the type of art that this family embraces...
Artist Portraits
Cildo Meireles: Brazilian Conceptual Artist and Installation Pioneer
Sep 27, 2024
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Cildo Meireles, born in Rio de Janeiro in 1948, is a leading figure in Brazilian conceptual and installation art. Known for his politically charged works, Meireles often explores themes of resistance against Brazil's military dictatorship and broader socio-political oppression...
Artist Portraits
Jan Fabre: A Visionary of Contemporary Art
Aug 2, 2024
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Jan Fabre is a Belgian artist renowned for his innovative and provocative expressions. His work spans a wide array of media, including sculpture, performance, theater, and writing. Fabre's art often explores themes of metamorphosis, the human body, and the intersection between life and death, making him a pivotal figure in contemporary art...