Art History
The Art and Tradition of Tanabata
May 21, 2024
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7 minutes read
Tanabata, or the Star Festival, celebrates the annual meeting of deities Orihime and Hikoboshi, marked by vibrant traditions and artistic expressions across Japan. Originating from the Chinese Qixi Festival, Tanabata involves writing wishes on colorful tanzaku paper strips and displaying them on bamboo branches. The festival features major celebrations, including the renowned Sendai Tanabata Festival, highlighting its enduring cultural significance.
Artist Portraits
CONSUELO WALKER GUZMÁN: Pins don't hide anymore
Sep 30, 2019
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0 minutes read
Generally, seamstresses make great use of pins, scissors, tape measures, thread or needles. And then, when the work is finished, they put away all this hardware so that only the final realization, the haute couture dress, the wedding hat, the winter cape, is shown.
Artist Portraits
Dan Colen: Exploring Materiality, Pop Culture, and the Boundaries of Contemporary Art
Sep 5, 2024
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5 minutes read
Dan Colen is an American contemporary artist known for his experimental use of unconventional materials like chewing gum, flowers, and trash, blending pop culture references with fine art. His work explores themes of materiality, chance, and the boundaries between high and low culture.
Artist Portraits
Matisse’s Journey: From Fauvism to Timeless Cut-Outs
Aug 26, 2024
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7 minutes read
Henri Matisse, born on December 31, 1869, in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France, was a pioneering French artist known for his mastery of color and innovative draughtsmanship, whose work spanned over half a century, establishing him as a central figure in the evolution of modern art.
Artist Portraits
Lorenza Cavalli: The Narrative of Past Stories
Mar 18, 2025
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7 minutes read
"Rather than becoming an artist, I have always felt that I was born an artist. Undoubtedly, I had to learn how to practice the profession of an artist and navigate the delicate balance between creating works and presenting them to the world—a process that began twenty years ago and is still ongoing...
Art History
Art: two points of view on the Vietnam War
Feb 15, 2023
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9 minutes read
Jumping rich centuries of history and tradition, we come at once to externalize the viewpoint of one of the most celebrated artists of the Vietnamese twentieth century, namely Nguyen Phan Chanh, a pioneer of silk painting within his nation's artistic investigation, who, despite his training at the Ecole des Beaux-arts d'Indochine an institution founded at the time in French Indochina...
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
Flemish proverbs
Feb 24, 2023
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9 minutes read
Brueghel painted this painting to illustrate Flemish proverbs because the "images" that emerge are vivid and for many understandable: "Bumping your head against the walls" or "Being armed to the teeth" ....
Art History
Top 10 American Painters
Oct 24, 2023
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11 minutes read
Before introducing you to the ten most celebrated painters in the history of American art, along with brief glimpses into their lives and references to their stylistic peculiarities...
Art History
The 10 artists from Latin America who revolutionized world art
Jul 16, 2024
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14 minutes read
Discover the ten most influential Latin American artists of all time and their impact on world art. From Frida Kahlo, famous for her emotional self-portraits, to Diego Rivera and his monumental murals that tell the Mexican story...
Artist Portraits
Tim Burton: A Master of Dark Fantasy in Film and Visual Art
Aug 26, 2024
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6 minutes read
Tim Burton is an American filmmaker and visual artist known for his distinctive gothic style, blending dark fantasy with quirky humor in films like “Edward Scissorhands” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas”. His artistic work, including paintings, drawings, and sculptures, reflects the same whimsical yet eerie aesthetic that defines his cinematic creations.
Art History
TOP 10: works inspired by movies
Apr 2, 2023
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13 minutes read
My top 10, in addition to linking, through the meaning of the films, the world of art to the world of cinema, also pursues the intention of providing you with revealing images, capable of making you gasp in thought: I, too, had felt that shot, that scene or that gesture, as depicted by the artist of Artmajeur...
Lifestyle
Johnny Depp, Pop-Street painter and collector
Jul 31, 2023
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12 minutes read
John Christopher Depp II, an American actor and musician, was born on June 9, 1963. He has garnered numerous awards, such as a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and has been a three-time Academy Awards nominee and a two-time BAFTA nominee...