Artist Portraits
Mariia Kulchytska, the need to leave a mark on history
Oct 26, 2022
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6 minutes read
Maria Kulchitskaya's acquaintance with art did not occur in childhood, but it was at the age of 18 that she became interested in painting and attended art school, which unexpectedly led her to photography...
Artist Portraits
Vincent Marit has an eye ...
Sep 30, 2019
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Photographer Vincent Marit sees living beings everywhere ... but so that others can share his visions, he makes them visible to everyone by explicitly adding a pair of eyes in the most unusual places ...
Artist Portraits
Marc Mugnier Interview
Apr 14, 2017
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1 minutes read
I find the Artmajeur interface very easy to use
Art History
Mario Testino
Jun 28, 2023
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10 minutes read
Mario Testino is a highly acclaimed fashion and portrait photographer known for his iconic images capturing the essence of beauty, glamour, and allure. With his distinctive style and creative vision, he has worked with renowned celebrities, fashion brands, and publications, leaving an indelible mark on the world of photography.
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Best of Artmajeur - March edition 2020
Mar 29, 2020
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1 minutes read
The best-selling, most shared, most viewed works, in short, the most popular.
Pop Culture
Art historical figures distorted in abstract marble sculptures
Mar 18, 2022
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French artist Léo Caillard's sculptures are often anachronistic. His statues of Aphrodite, Laocoön, and Venus appear to have warped, glitched, or transformed into a tight spiral. Caillard is part of a new generation of artists influenced by the advent of the digital age.
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Hong Kong: the new art market
Apr 20, 2022
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5 minutes read
The Covid-19 pandemic has damaged, and transformed forever, the Western art market, leading to the cancellation of important fairs and events, as well as the inevitable closure of some galleries. In this context, however, the Asian world has shown all its strength and resilience, imposing itself in the global market...
Artist Portraits
MARC GAILLET: Beautiful, brilliant, brutal
Oct 11, 2019
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Marc Gaillet designs and produces beautiful and powerful images, aesthetic and atrocious. After denouncing all the violence of current society, in 2018 he continues a work started two years ago on animal species ... and what humans do to them.
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New artists to discover and follow - March 2020
Mar 24, 2020
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NEW ARTISTS TO DISCOVER AND FOLLOW, Week of March 9 to 20, 2020
Art News
The Met Gala was won by Rihanna's marble baby bump
May 4, 2022
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Rihanna's marble baby bump was honored at the Met Gala. Vogue shared a video of her cover pose as a marble statue. The statue was created by the animation studio ApeManRobot.
Artist Portraits
Margarita Ivanova, I use different styles
Mar 4, 2023
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4 minutes read
"I have always been drawing, from early childhood and could not imagine myself without it. Of course, there were different periods of life, and in the end I received an architectural education. But soon painting took over and became my main and only profession. Art has always been with me".
Artist Portraits
Marina Rusalka, painting is a life experience
Mar 12, 2022
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4 minutes read
Marina Rusalka's art is inspired by what the artist sees and learns, so that it is never monotonous and deals with multiple topics...
Art News
Russian Tycoon Rybolovlev Sues Sotheby's in Art Market Scandal
Jan 9, 2024
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2 minutes read
Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev is suing Sotheby's and art dealer Yves Bouvier in a high-profile New York court case, alleging over $1 billion in art purchase overcharges. The lawsuit could reveal questionable practices in the secretive art market.
Art News
Brussels Marks Surrealism's Centenary with Two Key Exhibitions
Feb 27, 2024
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Brussels is commemorating the 100th anniversary of surrealism with significant exhibitions at the Bozar Brussels Arts Centre and the Royal Museums of Fine Arts, showcasing Belgian and international surrealists. These events highlight the movement's impact on art and culture, coinciding with Belgium's presidency of the Council of the European Union.
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Matchstick Masterpiece Misses Mark: Eiffel Tower Dream Dashed
Feb 8, 2024
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2 minutes read
Richard Plaud's attempt to break the world record for the tallest matchstick model of the Eiffel Tower was disqualified by Guinness World Records due to his use of non-standard, sulfur-less matches. Despite his eight-year effort and the use of 706,900 matchsticks, his 7.19m replica did not meet the criteria for record recognition.
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Frieze London Opens Amidst Uncertain Art Market and Global Conflicts
Oct 13, 2023
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Frieze London opened smoothly despite a shaky art market and ongoing global conflicts. Collectors exhibited caution in their purchases, while innovative approaches to presenting art were observed at the fair
Art News
Perrotin Exits Dubai Gallery and Ceases Paris Secondary Market Partnership
Feb 19, 2024
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Emmanuel Perrotin has ended his collaboration with Tom-David Bastok and Dylan Lessel, divesting his shares in both the Paris and Dubai secondary market galleries, now renamed Bastok Lessel. This move follows Colony Investment Management's acquisition of a significant stake in Perrotin gallery, with Perrotin focusing on future projects like Perrotin Los Angeles and the Venice Biennale.
Art History
Gismonda by Alfons Maria Mucha
May 25, 2023
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11 minutes read
Alfons Maria Mucha, internationally known as Alphonse Mucha, was a Czech painter, illustrator, and graphic artist who resided in Paris during the Art Nouveau era...
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How sanctions affect Iran's art market and people who work in the arts ?
Dec 19, 2022
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3 minutes read
Even though tensions with the U.S. are rising and making it harder for gallerists to do business and artists to travel, Iran's art scene is still going strong.
Artist Portraits
Mario Venza, the feeling, thinking and doubts of human being
Nov 2, 2022
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3 minutes read
Mario Venza, extremely attentive to the particular expressions of everyday life, represents the feeling, thought and doubts of human beings...
Art News
Sarah Margaret Gibson, an American painter, will promote art for Prince Charles
Jan 11, 2022
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Sarah Margaret Gibson, 33, is a realistic artist who specializes in human and bird portraits. She was co-founder of the Glasgow Academy of Fine Art. Gibson will promote the charity's work at Dumfries House and has been named an ambassador by the Prince's Foundation.
Pop Culture
Banksy's Valentine's Day art in Margate, England, was taken down within hours
Feb 15, 2023
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A Banksy piece that showed up in Margate was taken down by the city council just hours after the mysterious artist said it was his.
Art News
Palm Springs residents want controversial Marilyn Monroe statue moved
Mar 1, 2023
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Residents of Palm Springs, where the 26-foot-tall statue of Marilyn Monroe has been on public display since 2021, have called it sexist.
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How ART NFTs, Crypto art and digital assets are emerging as a new market
Jul 3, 2022
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Despite their extraordinary volatility, Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are a relatively recent phenomenon on the art world that has garnered considerable interest for some time. The renowned auction house Christie's sold a digital painting for $70 million. Another well-known auction house, Sotheby's, sold a digital-only work of art for $11 million. NFTs are increasingly widespread in a variety of industries.
Artist Portraits
Maria&Vadim Lipovsky, A long search began
Jun 28, 2023
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6 minutes read
My name is Maria Lipovskaya. I was born and raised in a dynasty of architects, and I could not imagine any other destiny than to follow in the footsteps of my family...
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Marie-Blanche Bayon, precise drawings and smooth surfaces
Dec 26, 2021
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5 minutes read
Marie-Blanche Bayon's paintings are made unique by their smooth surfaces, on which, covered with carefully polished marble dust, precise drawings and gradations of light and color stand out ...
Artist Portraits
JEAN-MARIE GITARD (Mr STRANGE): the aptly named
Sep 12, 2019
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2 minutes read
The unusual is obvious, and we do not really know what guided the artist: the desire to make visuals collide or the undisguised pleasure of illustrating a play on words, an expression, of showing that the absurd is nestled everywhere, in experience, words or images.
Art News
Art makes its cinema, 9th edition of MIFAC in Angoulême from March 16 to 19, 2023
Feb 28, 2023
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A festive moment eagerly awaited each year by art lovers and which will once again highlight recent quality films: documentaries shot by passionate directors who compete in imagination and technical prowess through portraits of fascinating and documented artists.
Art News
The SEC is targeting NFT creators and marketplaces over ICO-like sales, according to a new report
Apr 1, 2022
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As part of its investigation, the SEC is said to have issued subpoenas.
Artist Portraits
Marie Saksik, the sculpture that explores the female body
Dec 5, 2021
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Marie Saksik was inspired by several vacation trips to Asia, after which she began to represent mostly young women, content, serene and sometimes dreamy.
Art News
13th edition of the contemporary art fair ART UP! from March 5 to 8, 2020 in Lille.
Feb 18, 2020
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After publishing in 2019 under the theme of photography, the 13th edition of the fair Art Up! Lille will be held from March 5 to 8 in the capital of Hauts-de-France, forging links between contemporary art and the textile world.
Artist Portraits
Maria Pia Rella, passion at the service of creativity
Jan 8, 2022
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The artist Maria Pia Rella puts all her passion at the service of her artistic creation, in order to generate works that, animated by a strong essence, are able to convey the great emotions that govern her life...
Artist Portraits
Maria Susarenko, works that take you on a journey
Nov 10, 2021
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Maria Susarenko, with her infinite number of meticulous lines in black ink, gives the impression of traveling through the work. When it cannot be satisfied with a contour line, it fills, enriches, precise, in a technical and meticulous work of goldsmith.
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World Record: Andy Warhol's Portrait of Marilyn Monroe Sold for $195 Million
May 10, 2022
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Andy Warhol's 1964 silkscreen portrait of Marilyn Monroe sold for $195 million. It is the most expensive work by a twentieth-century artist ever sold at auction. The painting was bought by Larry Gagosian, who was present at the auction in New York.
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María Eugenia Piacentini Veron, it was only in my mind
Jul 1, 2023
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Since I was very little, I think when I was 4 years old, I loved modeling clay and drawing. I was one of those who stayed hours creating and observing what was happening with the plastic material. I felt an immense illusion to create something that didn't exist before, that was only in my mind...
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A Marilyn Monroe portrait by Andy Warhol could fetch a record-breaking $200 million
Mar 23, 2022
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One of Andy Warhol's iconic Marilyn Monroe portraits could fetch $200 million. The Pop artist created dozens of images of the Hollywood star in the 1960s. The 40-square-inch "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn" will be auctioned in New York this May.