Art News
Musée d'Orsay Exhibition Illuminates Van Gogh's Final Months
Oct 16, 2023
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4 minutes read
The Musée d'Orsay in Paris is currently hosting an exhibition showcasing Vincent van Gogh's last two months of artistic output, highlighting 48 paintings and 25 drawings created before his tragic death in July 1890. The exhibition explores his time in Auvers-sur-Oise, near Paris, and his relationship with Dr. Paul Gachet, offering a unique perspective on the artist's final creative phase
Art News
Giuseppe Penone in London: when nature sculpts art
Apr 8, 2025
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2 minutes read
The exhibition "Thoughts in the Roots" retraces the work of Giuseppe Penone by blending art, nature, and living matter, in a profound dialogue between sculptures and the environment. Through a stroll between galleries and landscapes, the visitor discovers an organic work, where nature becomes a co-author of artistic creation.
Art History
The Trees in Art History
Oct 17, 2023
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8 minutes read
We would need a thousand more poems, because if this last one places trees next to houses, other times they seem alone, or accompanied by figures or animals, and sometimes even as mute and immobile spectators of 'fantastic' events...
Art History
Blending Tradition and Modernity: Vesak's Artistic Exploration of Symbolism
May 6, 2024
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10 minutes read
Vesak is a significant Buddhist festival commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha. Artistic representations of Vesak commonly utilize traditional symbols like the Bodhi tree, lotus flower, and Buddha statues, invoking themes of enlightenment, compassion, and spiritual awakening.
Art History
Dragon Boat Festival: A Canvas of Tradition and Artistry
May 17, 2024
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7 minutes read
The Dragon Boat Festival, or Duanwu Jie (端午節), is a traditional holiday observed on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, blending ancient customs and communal festivities. Rooted in the tale of Qu Yuan, a poet and minister from the Chu state during the Warring States Period, it symbolizes resilience and unity.
Artist Portraits
Odile Guichard: Hand-sewn emotion
Jul 16, 2024
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4 minutes read
Odile Guichard transforms antique thread and fabrics into poetic works, subtly merging embroidery and painting. Her delicate art, both tactile and visual, creates a profound connection between memory, material, and emotion.
Artist Portraits
Luciano Basile: A Personal Interpretation of Post-Impressionism
Feb 6, 2025
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4 minutes read
Luciano Basile, a contemporary Italian painter, roots his art in the great tradition of Post-Impressionism, reinterpreting its principles with a personal and distinctive style. Through a painting technique characterized by vibrant brushstrokes and luminous colors, Basile brings to life works that convey emotion, warmth, and a sense of universal intimacy...
Art History
The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch
Jun 21, 2023
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22 minutes read
The painting known as The Garden of Earthly Delights is a triptych created by the Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch between 1490 and 1510. It is painted with oil on oak panels and is currently housed in the Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spain...
Artist Portraits
Gabriel Orozco: Redefining Contemporary Art Through Everyday Encounters
Feb 11, 2025
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9 minutes read
Gabriel Orozco is a prominent Mexican contemporary artist known for his innovative use of sculpture, photography, and painting, often exploring themes of space, perception, and transformation. His work combines everyday objects and geometric forms, challenging conventional boundaries between art, nature, and the human experience.
Art History
Holy Artistry: Unveiling the Spiritual Canvas at Niiname-sai
Jun 19, 2024
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10 minutes read
Niiname-sai, also known as the Harvest Festival, is not only a significant religious ceremony within the Shinto tradition but also a celebration rich in artistic expression. This festival showcases a variety of traditional Japanese artworks and artifacts...
Art History
Spring (Primavera) by Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Mar 17, 2023
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7 minutes read
Arcimboldo's Spring is one of his most famous composite portraits, which he painted as part of a series of four portraits representing the seasons...
Art History
Surrealism Turns One Hundred Years Old: The Forgotten Works
Oct 14, 2024
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16 minutes read
The year 2024 marks the centenary of Surrealism, a revolutionary art movement founded by André Breton that explored the unconscious and irrational through works by artists such as Dalí, Magritte, and Ernst. To mark this anniversary, Artmajeur celebrates with a selection of lesser-known works...
Art History
Imogen Cunningham
Jun 27, 2023
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8 minutes read
Imogen Cunningham, born on April 12, 1883, and passed away on June 23, 1976, was an acclaimed American photographer...
Art History
Moonlit Meditations: Uposatha and Artistic Expression
Jun 11, 2024
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9 minutes read
Uposatha, originating from the Muluposatha Sutta around 600 BCE, is a crucial Buddhist observance that offers opportunities for ethical reflection and spiritual growth through practices tied to lunar phases. Adapted from pre-Buddhist Brahmin rituals, it involves intensified precept observance, meditation, and Dhamma study, fostering communal reciprocity and remaining significant in both Theravada and Mahayana traditions.
Art History
Painting: the faces of the moon
Oct 31, 2023
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9 minutes read
Once the sun goes to sleep, returning every night to the same bed, he feels the absence of the woman he will never meet, the moon, who, waking up in her place, leaves, besides the messy sheets, a strong absence...
Artist Portraits
Cyprien Gaillard: Decay, Architecture, and the Poetics of Urban Transformation
Mar 10, 2025
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9 minutes read
Cyprien Gaillard is a French contemporary artist known for his exploration of urban decay, architecture, and the relationship between nature and human impact. Through mediums like film, sculpture, photography, and installation, he examines the inevitable process of entropy and the tension between preservation and destruction in both historical and modern landscapes.
Art History
The most beautiful hairstyles of the Renaissance
Aug 26, 2023
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10 minutes read
Someone has them but wants to change their color, others want them shorter, those who no longer have them cry remembering them, or opt, now resigned, for the more classic carryover or hairpiece, what am I talking about?
Art History
Hieronymus Bosch
Jun 21, 2023
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26 minutes read
Hieronymus Bosch, also known as Jheronimus van Aken, was a renowned Dutch painter from Brabant who lived from around 1450 to August 9, 1516...
Art History
Amedeo Modigliani
Mar 10, 2023
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18 minutes read
Amedeo Clemente Modigliani was an Italian painter and sculptor who lived and worked from 1884 to 1920. He did most of his work in France. He is known for portraits and naked people in a modern style with faces, necks, and bodies that are stretched out...