Artist Portraits
Evelyn La Starza: painting is a necessity
Jun 25, 2024
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5 minutes read
"I studied art history in school but as an artist I am completely self-taught, I started experimenting with materials and techniques at a young age."...
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...
Pop Culture
Jeff Koons honors Apollo on the Greek island of Hydra
Aug 9, 2022
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2 minutes read
On the Greek island of Hydra, Jeff Koons left luxurious works of art for Apollo, the god of the sun. Organizers say that the show is a "metaphysical dialogue between the modern and the old."
Art News
New private art club opens in London's hippest new neighborhood
Mar 2, 2023
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2 minutes read
Shoreditch Arts Club will open on March 7 with an exhibition program, meeting rooms, a movie theater, and a restaurant.
Art History
Harlequin: the contemporary iconography of a mask
Mar 1, 2022
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6 minutes read
In 1888-90 Paul Cézanne painted the Harlequin, in 1901 Pablo Picasso made the Thoughtful Harlequin and in 1919 Juan Gris immortalized the Harlequin with guitar. These are only some of the most famous interpretations of a topic, which has been widely exploited by artistic investigation between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. But how have contemporary artists depicted this mask?
Art News
EmotionAir: A Sensory Journey Through Inflatable Art in San Francisco
Apr 3, 2025
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3 minutes read
The Balloon Museum's EmotionAir exhibition transforms the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco into a unique sensory journey, combining inflatable art, light, sound, and interaction to bring art to life in a new way. Led by 22 international artists, this immersive experience invites the public to feel, explore, and interact with monumental installations designed to awaken emotions through all the senses.
Art News
Louis Vuitton Reboots Murakami Collaboration with Zendaya
Dec 30, 2024
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2 minutes read
Louis Vuitton is relaunching its iconic collaboration with Takashi Murakami after two decades of success, creating a new collection of more than 200 pieces, including City Bags, scarves and accessories.
Art News
Death of Charles Csuri, the precursor of computer art
Mar 9, 2022
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4 minutes read
Charles Csuri died on Sunday at the age of 99. He was a professor of art education and computer science at Ohio State University. Historians dubbed him the "father of computer art" in several works.
Artist Portraits
Tony Cragg: A Sculptor of Boundless Creativity
Sep 19, 2024
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5 minutes read
Tony Cragg is a British sculptor known for his innovative use of materials like plastic, glass, and metal to create abstract, organic forms. His work explores the relationship between the natural and industrial worlds, and he has been a leading figure in contemporary sculpture since the 1980s.
Artist Portraits
Olivier Messas, I have always been creative
Sep 15, 2023
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7 minutes read
“I have always been creative, ever since my early childhood when I was happy with a box of markers and a few blank sheets of paper.”
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
Ugo Nespolo: An Icon of Contemporary Italian Art
Jul 10, 2024
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8 minutes read
Ugo Nespolo, born in Mosso Santa Maria on August 29, 1941, pursued his passion for art early, studying at the Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti in Turin. He later expanded his intellectual scope by earning a degree in Modern Literature from the University of Turin, enriching his art with deeper thematic elements...
Art History
Top 8 of the Most Emblematic Kisses in the Art History
Feb 5, 2021
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8 minutes read
A sweet and romantic subject for some, fiery and passionate for others, embark with us in the delicate universe of love and tenderness.
Art History
Art: shock news about dripping!
Mar 1, 2023
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9 minutes read
Placing this story within the history of the dripping technique, I begin, for the moment in an understandable way, by talking about Janel Sobel instead of Jackson Pollock, in order to illustrate the life and artistic journey of a painter, who, still under-appreciated, actually drastically changed the fortunes of the art world, as well as the abstract approach of the aforementioned and well-known American master...
Artist Portraits
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye: Shaping the Future of Contemporary Portraiture
Jan 28, 2025
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11 minutes read
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye (b. 1977) is a British painter and writer of Ghanaian heritage, renowned for her portraits of imaginary subjects or those inspired by found objects, painted in muted tones. Her work has played a key role in the revival of painting the Black figure and is frequently showcased in solo exhibitions...
Artist Portraits
Marco Lodola: A Master of Light and Color
Jul 8, 2024
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15 minutes read
Marco Lodola is an Italian artist known for his ability to express emotions through the innovative use of light and color. His works are an explosion of vitality, combining elements of pop art with a modern approach to sculpture and painting...