Artist Portraits
Yan Bragance
Dec 9, 2022
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1 minutes read
The pleasure is there, the drawing, the painting, the brush, the impastos, the drips, the projections. The artist does not deny himself any of the possibilities offered by painting.
Artist Portraits
Tomoya Nakano: my artworks materialize what I imagine
Apr 27, 2025
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4 minutes read
"Basically, my artworks materialize what I imagine, regardless of the subject matter. Also, I use a variety of techniques in my artworks, ranging from traditional oil painting to more modern approaches, depending on what I want to paint."
Artist Portraits
Olha Baryshnikova - Testimonies of Ukrainian artists during the war
Feb 9, 2023
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5 minutes read
Like the rest of Ukraine, Ukrainian artists have been impacted by the war. Artmajeur here gives them the opportunity to talk about their daily lives. Today, discover the testimony of the artist Olha Baryshnikova from Mariupol (Ukraine).
Artist Portraits
Jerome Labrunerie:
Apr 28, 2025
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10 minutes read
"From a very young age, art has been with me. My first artistic influence came from my father. One event in particular had a profound impact on me: a drawing he made for me of a wolf. It was so precise and realistic that it frightened me as much as it fascinated me. This vivid image of the wolf has never left me."...
Artist Portraits
Pavel Guliaev: I drew from an early age
Mar 5, 2024
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7 minutes read
"There were no professional artists in my family, but everyone loved to draw. I drew from an early age. At first, it was Indians and horses, but then I started illustrating fairy tales and drawing historical subjects (usually battle scenes)"...
Artist Portraits
Ling Chang: The Art of Color
Mar 10, 2025
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3 minutes read
Ling Chang, a self-taught artist from Costa Rica, creates vibrant and emotional works exploring themes of beauty, imperfection, and the transient nature of life through a variety of techniques and a strong influence of Wabi Sabi . Investing in her work means supporting an artist whose unique and profound oeuvre is destined for growing recognition, combining authenticity and innovation.
Art News
Musée d'Orsay Exhibition Illuminates Van Gogh's Final Months
Oct 16, 2023
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4 minutes read
The Musée d'Orsay in Paris is currently hosting an exhibition showcasing Vincent van Gogh's last two months of artistic output, highlighting 48 paintings and 25 drawings created before his tragic death in July 1890. The exhibition explores his time in Auvers-sur-Oise, near Paris, and his relationship with Dr. Paul Gachet, offering a unique perspective on the artist's final creative phase
Artist Portraits
Francis L'Huillier: The pictorial power of a contemporary look at the maritime and industrial world
Feb 20, 2025
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3 minutes read
Francis L'Huillier is a contemporary French painter whose pictorial universe blends the raw aesthetic of the industrial world with the sensory warmth of the Mediterranean. Thanks to his bold mixed techniques and mastery of gesture, his works vibrate with a visual intensity that immediately captures the eye.
Art History
Saturn Devouring His Son by Francisco Goya
Apr 7, 2023
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12 minutes read
"Saturn Devouring His Son" is a painting by Francisco Goya that is part of his series of murals known as the Black Paintings...
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 History
Paul Cézanne
May 19, 2023
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14 minutes read
Paul Cézanne was a French artist and painter who lived from 1839 to 1906. He was known as a Post-Impressionist artist whose work introduced new forms of representation and influenced the artistic movements of the early 20th century...
Lifestyle
Abstract art: a "must" for the home!
Feb 16, 2022
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5 minutes read
Abstract art, a great protagonist of the contemporary art market, is perfect to decorate any environment, thanks to its indefinite, timeless, versatile, colorful and polysemantic charm, extremely meaningful and emotional...
Artist Portraits
Dita Lūse: Inspiration is overrated
Mar 11, 2025
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7 minutes read
I was born into a family of artists, therefore the interest came naturally as a part of our lifestyle, and drawing and painting was a childhood habit. My professional art education started at the age of 11, when I began studies in an art school, and afterwards continued in the Art Academy of Latvia...
Artist Portraits
Dmitry Oleyn: Drawing is a part of my soul
May 14, 2024
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6 minutes read
"Drawing is a part of my soul. Without painting, I cannot see either my past or my future. When I was a child, drawings were literally everywhere—in the wallpaper of my room, in school notebooks. My parents immediately realized that they were raising an artist and supported me when I entered the Art University."...
Artist Portraits
Miquel Barceló: A Visionary of Contemporary Art
Sep 12, 2024
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6 minutes read
Miquel Barceló is a leading figure in contemporary Spanish art, known for his innovative use of diverse materials and his distinct ability to capture the primal forces of nature and human emotion. His work spans a variety of mediums, including painting, ceramics, and sculpture, often blending the abstract and the figurative in ways that challenge traditional boundaries...
Artist Portraits
The Colorful World of Pierre Ambrogiani
Aug 14, 2024
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7 minutes read
Pierre Ambrogiani (1907-1985) was a renowned French painter, engraver, and sculptor known for his vibrant, cubist-fauvist depictions of Mediterranean landscapes and rural life, leaving a lasting legacy in the art world with over 1,500 works.
Artist Portraits
Anselm Kiefer: Confronting History Through Art
Sep 16, 2024
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7 minutes read
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.
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
Hyun Ae Kang: Bridging Cultures Through Abstract Art
Jul 29, 2024
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8 minutes read
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
Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting
Mar 6, 2023
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8 minutes read
The way the painting is put together is similar to other works of art from the time. It uses diagonal lines to show off the woman and show how she is moving both toward the canvas and away from it...
Art History
Did you know these works?
Aug 2, 2023
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9 minutes read
The theme proposed today is related to the element of water, to the place of the sea, or the swimming pool, in which the bodies of the wet dabblers delight in diving, moving their arms and legs, holding their breath under the more or less salty surface, aimed at nullifying the weight of their bodies and sometimes even that of their thoughts, assimilating them to the lightness of the current summer season...
Art History
The line: basis of figurativism, meaning of abstractionism
Jun 11, 2023
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8 minutes read
Introducing the subject of "linear" with the above definition, I proceed by adding that the above-mentioned geometric figure represents a fundamental dynamic element of visual communication, having the function of shaping...
Artist Portraits
Manuel, the medium of oil painting
Dec 14, 2022
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11 minutes read
At first, Manuel was more of a draftsman than a painter, then he experimented with acrylic paint, which he didn't like (quick drying, lack of shadows, etc.). Subsequently, the artist discovered oil painting and its secrets in 2010, and was immediately convinced that this technique would suit him...
Artist Portraits
Amaya F Fariza, an inner feeling
Apr 26, 2023
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13 minutes read
"It's an inner feeling. Every day I look at the things that surround me, the things that contemporary artists do, the landscape of my city, the people, the light... The grandeur that Nature offers, which the classics admired so much".
Art History
The most popular artists of 2023
Jan 23, 2024
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12 minutes read
Who are some of Artmajeur's most popular artists in 2023? Find out in this story, which talks about contemporary artists by contextualizing them within the long narrative of art history!
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...
Art History
Paul Gauguin
May 5, 2023
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14 minutes read
Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was a French post-impressionist painter who is well-known for his use of bold colors, simplified forms, and his incorporation of themes from indigenous cultures in his work. He was born in Paris and worked as a stockbroker before devoting himself to painting...