Lifestyle
Lady Gaga's Fusion of Music, Fashion, and Avant-Garde in Her Art Collection
Sep 18, 2023
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6 minutes read
Lady Gaga is a renowned American singer, songwriter, actress, and fashion icon, celebrated for her unique music and eccentric style. Lady Gaga also engages in art collecting, showcasing her enthusiasm for visual arts and her active participation in diverse forms of artistic expression.
Art News
Beyoncé's 'Renaissance' Album Cover Is Inspired by a Famous Painting of Lady Godiva
Jul 4, 2022
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2 minutes read
The cover of the last Beyoncé's album is strikingly similar to John Collier's Lady Godiva, which depicts a naked woman from Anglo-Saxon mythology. Legend says she rode a horse naked in the 11th century to protest an English taxman's plans.
Art History
Women: from unicorns to pets
May 17, 2023
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9 minutes read
I imagine a beautiful and elegant woman intent on carrying in her designer handbag a cuddly Chihuahua, a four-legged animal with often puffy and extremely expressive eyes, which, despite appearing so small, tender and sweet...
Art News
Picasso Forgeries Unveiled at Mona Museum: A New Controversy
Jul 11, 2024
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Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) in Hobart is embroiled in controversy for displaying forged Picasso artworks created by Kirsha Kaechele, wife of the museum's owner, following earlier backlash for its gender-exclusive “Ladies Lounge” installation.
Art News
The record for the most expensive painting sold in Europe has been broken by Klimt
Jun 28, 2023
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2 minutes read
Klimt's "Lady with a Fan" Sets Record as Europe's Most Expensive Painting, Fetching Over $108 Million
Art News
Melania Trump launches NFT artwork series, proceeds of which will support youth charity
Dec 20, 2021
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3 minutes read
Melania Trump, the 45th First Lady of the United States, announced the development of a platform for Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs), as well as "Melania's Vision," a digital artwork and audio file that will be the first in a series of limited edition NFTs. Mrs. Trump will use a portion of the revenues to benefit youngsters in the foster care system.
Art History
Top 10 Must-See Artists of the Month!
Jul 30, 2024
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7 minutes read
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....
Art History
Saving the planet: the strategies of contemporary art
Feb 27, 2022
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5 minutes read
Ecological art, born in the nineties of the twentieth century, represents an artistic genre moved by the purpose of denouncing the global environmental crisis, through a strong exhortation to the protection, preservation and restoration of life forms and resources of the earth. This tendency pervades with force the contemporary art, which has provided the above mentioned genre with new and original points of view...
Art History
How do artists view the Eiffel Tower?
Dec 5, 2023
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8 minutes read
When you arrive in Paris, it's impossible not to think about taking a photo with the Eiffel Tower or capturing the mixed impression of joy, excitement, and amazement, ready to manifest in a carefully composed and solitary selfie that forever immortalizes us in front of this metallic sculpture completed in 1889...
Art News
Ghanaian Toddler Crowned World's Youngest Male Artist by Guinness World Records
May 30, 2024
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3 minutes read
Ace-Liam Nana Sam Ankrah from Ghana, at 1 year and 152 days old, has been named the world’s youngest male artist by Guinness World Records, having begun painting at just six months. His mother, Chantelle Kuukua Eghan, also an artist, discovered his talent while entertaining him, and his works have since gained significant attention, leading to exhibitions and numerous sales, including a commission from Ghana's first lady.
Pop Culture
When Art meets Crime: 3 creepy stories about Art and Crime
May 28, 2021
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9 minutes read
Today Artmajeur takes you into the depths of human mind, where reason becomes clouded in favor of selfishness or madness. Hang on and join us to discover these three sordid and fascinating stories that mix torture, sequestration, murder and... Art.
Artist Portraits
Salvo Veneziano, photography to get to know people
Jan 19, 2022
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3 minutes read
Salvo Veneziano is an Italian photographer who, attracted by chance and errors, uses his art as a tool for investigating human personality ...
Art News
The Cat Art Show, a fourth edition that takes your breath away!
Oct 8, 2021
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3 minutes read
Cat Art Show is an exhibition of art inspired by the love of cats. The 11-day run included many cat-themed events and 140 works of art. The exhibition will showcase the work of 70+ artists from 16 countries.
Pop Culture
Lesya Guseva is an artist who imagines the secret lives of great paintings
Jun 28, 2022
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1 minutes read
Lesya Guseva is an artist who imagines the secret lives of great paintings. She reinterprets well-known works of art in a hilarious manner. Lesya began drawing mini comics at the age of 25 after receiving no official art training.
Art History
Gold in artworks
Dec 10, 2021
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7 minutes read
Gold is the protagonist of many masterpieces in the history of art, such as Byzantine mosaics, paintings by Duccio di Buoninsegna, Cimabue, Giotto, Simone Martini, Gentile da Fabriano and Gustave Klimt. The ancient technique of the Gold Background, with which all these works were made, was excellently described in the treatise of about 1440 by Cenninino Cennini, entitled "Libro dell'arte"...
Art History
Graffiti: history, vocabulary, and pioneers
Oct 21, 2023
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8 minutes read
Before we begin with the presentation of some pioneers of graffiti, I would like to take you back to the "school desks" again...
Art History
The Difficult Distinction between Realism and Hyperrealism in Art
Jul 9, 2024
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16 minutes read
What is one of the most difficult concepts to understand in the history of art? The answer, ladies and gentlemen, lies in the complicated and at times exasperating differentiation between Realism and Hyperrealism. But fear not! We will shed light on this artistic conundrum with examples provided to us by the talented artists of Artmajeur...
Art History
The Hat of Francisco Goya
Jan 13, 2024
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8 minutes read
Definition of a hat: A piece of clothing intended to cover the head partially or fully, either for embellishment or protection from the sun, wind, rain, snow, etc. It is also commonly used to cover baldness or to hide unwashed hair (said with irony)...
Artist Portraits
Malgorzata Lodygowska: drawing what surrounds me
Feb 14, 2024
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5 minutes read
"This has accompanied me since I was a child, it was as natural to me as everyday activities. The subjects that interested me from the very beginning were drawing what surrounded me, and animals, as a child I used to hide in a dog's crate. Among animals I felt safest."...
Art News
A man was arrested after scaling Mona Lisa
May 31, 2022
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2 minutes read
A 36-year-old man was placed in psychiatric care after a painting's display case was covered in cake in an apparent climate protest.
Art News
The Italian government has put a halt to the sale of NFTs based on masterpieces from the country's museums
Jul 11, 2022
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2 minutes read
The Italian government has halted the sale of NFTs based on classic Italian Renaissance paintings.
Art History
Palmyra's Stolen Sculptures Returned to Syria
Nov 26, 2021
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2 minutes read
Three plundered statues from Palmyra are being returned to Syria. They were stolen from the ancient city in 2009 or 2010 and discovered by Swiss police. The UN has demanded their return after a trial in 2020, and now they will be handed over to Syrian officials.
Art History
Art quiz: guess the art technique!
Feb 8, 2023
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9 minutes read
Every time we read a book about art, go to a museum, exhibition or gallery, we can admire, live or on paper, a varying number of works of art, which is always accompanied by the name of the author, the title of the work, the year of execution, the technique, the measurements and the place of preservation...
Art History
Motherhood: sacred and profane
Apr 19, 2023
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9 minutes read
My impulse to write is purely dictated by the desire to show you two parallel realities of art, through which two visions of motherhood par excellence have now overlapped, in each case made explicit through the iconic image of a mother caught in the company of her tender child...
Art History
Top 10: paintings of musicians
Aug 12, 2023
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13 minutes read
My top ten paintings relate art and music in the way the former of these two forms of expression approaches the latter, immortalizing and making concrete its intangible sound. In fact, it was probably painting that first approached the abstract world of notes...
Pop Culture
Timothée Chalamet's face is visible in the greatest works of art
Feb 8, 2022
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2 minutes read
Timothée Chalamet's face has been Photoshopped onto famous paintings. The "Call Me by Your Name" actor has inspired painters as far back as Leonardo da Vinci.
Art History
The most beautiful hairstyles of the Renaissance
Aug 26, 2023
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10 minutes read
Someone has them but wants to change their color, others want them shorter, those who no longer have them cry remembering them, or opt, now resigned, for the more classic carryover or hairpiece, what am I talking about?
Art News
$650,000 in donations for portraits of Donald and Melania Trump
Aug 24, 2022
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Donations will pay for portraits of Donald and Melania Trump to be put in the Smithsonian.
Art History
The Smile of Pop Art: Andy Warhol, James Rosenquist and Yue Minjun
Dec 20, 2022
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8 minutes read
Have you ever thought about the fact that the greatest masterpieces in the history of art do not smile, or, at most, show only a slight flexing of the muscles at the sides of the mouth? The above can be well exemplified by iconic works, such as, for example, the Mona Lisa, the Girl with a Pearl Earring, The Lady with an Ermine, etc.
Art News
A man paid $ 30 for a drawing worth $ 50 million!
Nov 23, 2021
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A Massachusetts man paid $30 for a drawing. It could be a genuine Dürer worth $50 million. The artwork is now on display at Agnews Gallery, which is looking for purchasers. A former curator of German Prints and Drawings at The British Museum agrees the drawing is genuine. Experts believe it is a copy of Dürer's The Virgin among a multitude of animals.
Art History
Art and Tradition: Exploring Seijin No Hi Through Creative Perspectives
Jun 3, 2024
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7 minutes read
Coming of Age Day (Seijin no Hi) in Japan, rooted in ancient ceremonies like Genpuku, remains a significant cultural tradition on the second Monday of January, symbolizing the transition to adulthood and reflecting Japan's societal values. Contemporary artworks further enrich the dialogue surrounding Seijin no Hi and its cultural relevance in modern Japan.
Art History
The Hidden Image of Cupid Revealed in a Vermeer Painting restored in Germany
Aug 26, 2021
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The Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Germany, launched a major restoration two years ago to reveal a Cupid that was hidden beneath layers of paint. The museum's painting gallery, Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister, will host the restored canvas for the first time in September.
Art News
The famous artist Miss Tic died at the age of 66
May 23, 2022
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3 minutes read
The street artist never stopped creating her legend on Paris's walls, on dilapidated facades, under a street lamp, on a dead end, or a poorly lit pavement.
Art News
"Biggest art fraud in world history" found by Canadian police
Mar 10, 2023
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3 minutes read
An investigation into fake paintings by the Ojibwe artist Norval Morrisseau led to the arrest of eight people and the seizure of more than 1,000 works.
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 History
The history of Portuguese art: from its origins to contemporary times
Jul 10, 2022
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7 minutes read
The history of Portuguese art represents a narrative that harks back to multiple cultures and influences; in fact, primarily responsible for the birth, and establishment, of sculpture and painting in this country were the French and Dutch artistic traditions, as well as Spanish and Italian...