Artist Portraits
Glenn Brown: Master of Visual Metamorphosis
Sep 20, 2024
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6 minutes read
Glenn Brown is a highly acclaimed British contemporary artist celebrated for his intricate reimagining of art historical references, pushing the boundaries of painting and sculpture through bold appropriation and transformation. Renowned for his detailed, often surreal works, Brown has exhibited at prestigious institutions worldwide, and his pieces are held in major public collections such as the British Museum, Tate, and MoMA.
Artist Portraits
Michaela Haider, the surreal photography
Jul 2, 2022
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5 minutes read
Michaela Haider has experimented with drawing, oil painting and photography. From classical photography she quickly moved to fine art and surreal photography through the images of other artists, such as Brooke Shaden...
Artist Portraits
Olga Volodina, humans and their vices
Sep 10, 2022
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8 minutes read
The subjects that Olga Volodina likes to work with are humans and their vices: stupidity, cruelty, violence, and greed. She is also concerned about the manipulation of the masses, propaganda, nationalism, and all kinds of intolerances and rights inequalities...
Art History
Where do butterflies land?
Nov 14, 2023
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9 minutes read
Butterflies fly, everyone knows. They have also flown in some of the most famous masterpieces in the history of art, falling into the genres of landscape, still life, and portraiture...
Artist Portraits
Jan Fabre: A Visionary of Contemporary Art
Aug 2, 2024
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9 minutes read
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...
Art History
Genius and drawing: Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael
Jun 25, 2023
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9 minutes read
There are several ways to talk about the art of drawing, such as illustrating the origin of its technique by explicating its evolution, or showing in chronological order works that changed its history, finally...
Art History
The history of Polish art: traditions halfway between Europe and Russia
May 8, 2022
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6 minutes read
Polish art, while maintaining its own peculiarities of genre and style, has often reflected the figurative trends expressed by the movements of neighboring countries and continents, such as Russia and Europe. This is due to the fact that, at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Poland did not yet exist as a state, since it was divided between Austria, Russia and Prussia, countries from which it drew obvious artistic contaminations...
Art History
Surrealism Turns One Hundred Years Old: The Forgotten Works
Oct 14, 2024
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16 minutes read
The year 2024 marks the centenary of Surrealism, a revolutionary art movement founded by André Breton that explored the unconscious and irrational through works by artists such as Dalí, Magritte, and Ernst. To mark this anniversary, Artmajeur celebrates with a selection of lesser-known works...
Artist Portraits
Mimmo Rotella: Pioneer of Decollage and Italian Avant-Garde Art
Aug 12, 2024
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7 minutes read
Mimmo Rotella was an influential Italian artist renowned for pioneering the décollage technique, which involved tearing and reassembling torn posters to create new artistic expressions. His work, which intersected with movements like Nouveau Réalisme, significantly impacted post-war European art.
Artist Portraits
Tales Frey, I have always had multiple interests
Aug 5, 2023
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12 minutes read
As a child, I received very significant influences from the family environment. My mother is a Physical Education teacher, so the focus on everything related to the body in my artistic practice came from her without a doubt...
Art History
Hieronymus Bosch
Jun 21, 2023
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26 minutes read
Hieronymus Bosch, also known as Jheronimus van Aken, was a renowned Dutch painter from Brabant who lived from around 1450 to August 9, 1516...
Artist Portraits
Mahjoub Ben Bella, an essential artist of contemporary art
Mar 11, 2025
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14 minutes read
Mahjoub Ben Bella is an Algerian artist whose work combines geometric abstraction, traditional influences and a profound exploration of identity and cultural memory. Internationally recognized, he has marked the art scene with his vibrant and committed works, exhibited in prestigious biennials and renowned galleries, thus affirming his essential role in contemporary art in the Maghreb and beyond.