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Artmajeur Magazine N°30
Jun 21, 2024
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Contemporary art is constantly evolving by integrating various influences, illustrating the diversity of human expressions. Artists like Moctarmast Ly, Andrii Kyrychenko, Elodie Lemerle and Ulla Kuehnle bring unique perspectives through impactful graphic works, explorations of Abstract Expressionism, poetic scenes of Paris and dynamic celebrations of sport.
Artist Portraits
Gaetano Ligrani: The artist of introspection and serenity
Dec 27, 2024
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Gaetano Ligrani, an Italian artist who combines design, architecture, and visual art, creates surreal and meditative works that explore the relationship between space, light, and solitude. His art, marked by a fusion of geometry and nature, offers an aesthetic and introspective depth, making him a must-see artist in the contemporary art world.
Artist Portraits
Jean-Michel Yon: A Painter of Emotion and Light
Feb 3, 2025
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Jean-Michel Yon is an award-winning contemporary painter whose works, blending Impressionism and expressive figuration, capture the atmosphere and emotion of urban and natural landscapes. Thanks to his artistic sensibility and timeless style, his paintings attract a growing audience and are establishing themselves as rising stars on the art market.
Artist Portraits
Anastasiia Alokhina: When classic beauty meets contemporary elegance
Mar 11, 2025
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Anastasiia Alokhina creates floral works of rare finesse, combining the pictorial tradition of the great masters with a subtle modernity. Her luminous and emotive painting captivates with its technical refinement and the serenity it inspires.
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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
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.
Artist Portraits
The Anka Girls: Art at the Crossroads of Abstraction and Art Brut
Sep 9, 2024
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The Anka Girls , a duo of visual artists from Champagne, merge abstraction, outsider art, and street art to explore questions of gender and identity through vibrant and impactful works, combining painting and monumental sculptures. Their bold artistic approach, in tune with contemporary concerns, makes them a promising investment in the art market.
Artist Portraits
Wilhelm Von Kalisz: The Contemporary Artist Who Redefines Painting
Dec 27, 2024
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Wilhelm von Kalisz's work is distinguished by a fusion of tradition and modernity, combining a timeless aesthetic with engaged reflection. His unique style, increasingly sought after by international collectors and galleries, reinforces the rarity and value of his creations on the art market.
Artist Portraits
Christine Barth Mroz: When light becomes emotion on canvas
Mar 1, 2025
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Christine Barth Mroz offers a luminous and emotional painting style, where each gesture conveys a sensation. Her work, rich in transparency and texture, captivates with its sincerity and constitutes a unique artistic investment.
Artist Portraits
Aleksander Kryushyn: When Painting Becomes a Symphony
Aug 2, 2024
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Aleksander Kryushyn, an Impressionist painter and member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, transforms each canvas into a visual symphony where light and movement captivate the eye. His unique style, combining Impressionism and realism, makes him a sought-after artist, whose timeless works attract collectors worldwide and represent a promising artistic investment.
Artist Portraits
Jesús Cuenca: When painting becomes a landscape emotion
Jun 9, 2022
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Jesús Cuenca is a Spanish painter who offers a sensitive figurative approach, somewhere between abstraction and a poetic evocation of nature. His work, both luminous and introspective, creates a unique connection between emotion, landscape, and memory.
Artist Portraits
Brother X, constantly innovating
May 10, 2023
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4 minutes read
"I have been involved in art for over 30 years. At age 24, I had my first exhibition at a time when I was still working on painting, pencil drawings and abstract art..."
Artist Portraits
Bogdan Shiptenko - Testimonies of Ukrainian artists during the war
Jun 13, 2022
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Like the rest of Ukraine, Ukrainian artists have been impacted by the war. Artmajeur here gives them the opportunity to talk about their daily lives. Today, discover the testimony of the artist Bogdan Shiptenko from Kryvyi Rih (Ukraine).
Artist Portraits
Benjamin Shine: Sculpting Light and Form with Tulle
Aug 9, 2024
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Benjamin Shine is a contemporary British artist known for his innovative use of tulle fabric to create intricate, ethereal portraits and sculptures. His work explores themes of light, form, and the interplay between material and immaterial, often blurring the lines between painting and sculpture.
Artist Portraits
Vanya Georgieva: The Song of the Soul on Canvas
Dec 4, 2024
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4 minutes read
Vanya Georgieva is a Bulgarian artist with a luminous and unique style, founder of the “Rainbow Art” movement, whose oil works radiate positive energy thanks to her butterfly touch technique. Her art, recognized for its emotional and visual power, represents an excellent investment due to its unique signature and growing value.
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Ewa Rzeznik: The poetry of everyday life in color
Oct 14, 2023
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Ewa Rzeznik tenderly paints the beauty of everyday life through luminous and sincere scenes, bathed in emotion. Her art, universal and profoundly human, warms the eye as much as it touches the heart.
Art History
The color blue: a successful classic
Apr 6, 2022
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6 minutes read
The color blue, in its different and most popular shades, such as Egyptian blue, ultramarine blue, cobalt blue, cerulean blue, Prussian blue and International Klein Blue, has been the protagonist of different eras, in which timeless masterpieces have been generated, extending from the Egyptian world to contemporary art...
Lifestyle
Top 10 Artists to Follow on TikTok
Jan 29, 2021
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With more than 800 Million active users worldwide, TikTok has become in just few years one of the most popular social networks of the new generation.
Art History
Top 8 Relaxing Artworks to Make You Feel Better
Mar 26, 2021
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Do you tend to succumb to panic? Are you worried about the current situation? Don't worry, you're not alone. And today, we're going to relax by enjoying the most laid-back masterpieces in art history. Sit back, relax your muscles, let go: well, that urgent email can wait, right?
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The Artistic Legacy of Tom Wesselmann: Transforming the Everyday
Aug 22, 2024
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Tom Wesselmann (1931–2004) was a pioneering American artist and central figure in the Pop Art movement, celebrated for his bold and provocative works that transformed everyday objects into vibrant, large-scale compositions, challenging traditional notions of beauty and art, and his legacy continues to inspire through numerous significant exhibitions and retrospectives worldwide.
Artist Portraits
Milena Paladino: In Search of Beauty
Mar 18, 2025
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7 minutes read
"Creativity has always been one of the main traits of my personality. I looked for beauty in everything around me."
Art History
The human body in Italian art after Michelangelo
Apr 8, 2025
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Looking at the works of Michelangelo, whether carved in marble or frescoed on ceilings and walls, what immediately strikes one is the extraordinary depiction of the human body: taut muscles, natural poses, veins, tendons, joints that seem to pulse under the marble skin...
Art History
Realism and Surrealism: The Human Being Between Reality and Dream
Apr 22, 2025
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Realism, rooted in the 19th century, depicts the human body in real and often harsh contexts, emphasizing social injustices, as seen in Daumier’s Rue Transnonain. In contrast, 20th-century Surrealism, influenced by Freud’s psychoanalysis, uses dreams and the unconscious to transform the human body into a symbol of desires and fears...
Art History
The Nativity in the history of art
Dec 20, 2021
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Christmas, or the day celebrating the birth of Jesus, has been immortalized by many famous works of art depicting the Nativity, among which are noteworthy those made by Duccio di Buoninsegna, Giotto, Botticelli, Ghirlandaio, El Greco and Caravaggio. It is important to underline, however, that this theme has also been dealt with in a profane context, such as in the births painted by Chagall and Dali...
Artist Portraits
The sweet and dreamlike world of Will Cotton
Apr 9, 2025
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Will Cotton is an American artist known for his hyperrealist paintings depicting fairytale worlds made of candy, exploring themes of desire and consumption. His work has been widely exhibited at major institutions and continues to influence contemporary art, particularly within the Pop Surrealist movement.
Artist Portraits
Emilio Greco: A Master of Italian Sculpture and Illustration
Jul 12, 2024
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Emilio Greco was a distinguished Italian sculptor and illustrator, renowned for his ability to capture the essence of humanity through fluid and dynamic forms. His works, which span sculptures, drawings, and engravings, are celebrated for their emotive power and refined elegance.
Artist Portraits
Rafferoico, the compositional balance
Nov 23, 2022
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9 minutes read
In the beginning, creating works was not a deliberate decision for Rafferoico; in fact, he only followed up an involuntary and spontaneous aptitude, which manifested itself in his childhood with drawing, even before it could be conceived of as "art."...
Art History
Some elements of Greek architecture in the masterpieces of art
Feb 19, 2023
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Evidence of the revival of the Corinthian capital, for mere decorative use, is given to us by the faux-architecture, as pictorial, realized in the loggia of Beato Angelico's Annunciation, a fresco of about 1425 located at the Convent of San Marco in Florence, Italy.
Art History
Timeless Shades: The Impact of Neutral Colors in Art and Design
Oct 22, 2024
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Neutral colors such as white, gray, brown, and black have played a central role in art, from classical sculpture to contemporary painting. White marble, used by Michelangelo in the David, expresses perfection and grace, while gray, as seen in the works of Gerhard Richter, explores the very essence of painting...
Art History
A Home That Speaks of You: Art as a Mirror of Your Emotions
Jan 21, 2025
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Buying art is not just an aesthetic act, but a deeply personal choice, driven by the desire to surround oneself with what nourishes the soul. We therefore present some types of artworks, each designed to meet the different emotional needs of four types of art lovers...
Art History
The Four Elements in Art: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water as Sources of Inspiration
Mar 18, 2025
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Art has always found nature to be one of its greatest sources of inspiration, and the four elements – Earth, Air, Fire, and Water – have been represented throughout the centuries with profound symbolic and expressive meanings...
Art History
The Timeless Art of Drawing: 10 Masterpieces That Made History
Mar 25, 2025
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With the arrival of the Salon du dessin 2025, which will bring together collectors, experts, and enthusiasts from around the world at the Palais Brongniart, this is the perfect moment to celebrate the fundamental role of drawing in the history of art...
Art History
10 Wildlife Photographers You Should Know
Oct 10, 2023
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If, like me, you used to watch wildlife documentaries with your grandmother as a child, then you shouldn't miss the opportunity to read this article...
Art History
Asalha Puja and Art: A Harmonious Celebration of Dharma
Jun 17, 2024
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The Asalha Puja, an important Buddhist celebration marking the Buddha's first sermon, is enriched by various forms of artistic expression such as paintings, frescoes and sculptures, incorporating both traditional and modern techniques.
Art History
Precious Materials in Contemporary Art: Bronze, Glass, and Marble
Jan 14, 2025
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Contemporary art continues to experiment with precious and ancient materials, giving new life and meaning to millennia-old traditions. We will explore the history and evolution of three fundamental mediums: bronze, glass, and marble...
Art History
The Representation of Women in Art Across Continents and Cultures
Mar 4, 2025
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March 8th is not just a day of celebration, but also an opportunity to reflect on how the female figure is perceived, narrated, and represented around the world. Art, in all its forms—from painting to sculpture, from photography to drawing—is a powerful mirror of society, capable of revealing the multiple nuances of the female condition in different cultural contexts...