Artist Portraits
FRÉDÉRIC PAUL: Photographer in the style of old painters
Oct 10, 2019
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Frédéric Paul works with photography as others work with oil painting: by successive “glazes”, allowing different textures, palettes and patterns to be superimposed and integrated into his work. The result is a specific work to which the artist has chosen to affix a specific name, pinxophotography.
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NFT's newest star is a 10-year-old autistic boy!
Sep 26, 2022
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Sevi Agregado has only been painting for five years, but he has already shown his work with famous artists from around the world and in his own country.
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Christophe Stephan Durand: At 9 years old I started drawing seriously
Nov 14, 2023
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"My artistic experience began very young. My father painted forgeries of masters. I remained in awe of his copies for a long time. At 9 years old I began to draw seriously. "...
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Archaeologists in the United Arab Emirates have discovered an 8,500-year-old building
Feb 21, 2022
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Archaeologists in the United Arab Emirates have discovered an 8,500-year-old building. The ruins are now the earliest known edifice in the Emirate of Dubai.
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Garage museum in Moscow to expand into 100-year-old abandoned exhibition pavilion
Nov 22, 2021
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The Garage Museum of Contemporary Art will expand into Gorky Park's Hexagon pavilion. The historic building was intended as an exhibition hall by Ivan Zholtovsky a century ago. It has been hosted in the former Vremena Goda restaurant, refurbished by OMA, since 2015. The extension will include three exhibition galleries, a library, a café, and a bookshop. The construction schedule for the extension has not been published by the architect's firm.
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An American tourist intentionally broke two statues over 2,000 years old in the Vatican
Oct 7, 2022
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After being turned down for a meeting with the Pope, an American tourist breaks ancient statues at the Vatican.
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An Italian painter is arrested in connection with the scandal over faked old masters
Jun 29, 2023
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Italian painter Pasquale "Lino" Frongia was arrested in Italy due to an international scandal involving fake Old Masters paintings. Frongia is tied to French art dealer Giuliano Ruffini, who is being investigated for selling fake paintings. Ruffini, his son Mathieu, and Frongia sold art for over $220 million.
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A 2,000-year-old, perfectly preserved blue Roman glass bowl has been discovered in the Netherlands
Jan 26, 2022
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Archaeologists excavating a site in Nijmegen, Netherlands' oldest city, find 2,000-year-old glass bowl. The blue glass bowl has been perfectly preserved, with no visible cracks or chips.