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Luc Peire: The Vertical Visionary
Jul 25, 2024
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15 minutes read
Luc Peire was a distinguished Belgian artist renowned for his vertical abstraction style. His production, characterized by elongated forms and a profound sense of spatial depth, reflects a unique exploration of human existence and architectural forms. Peire's minimalist approach and innovative techniques have solidified his place in the annals of modern art...
Art History
Piet Mondrian
Apr 6, 2023
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11 minutes read
Piet Mondrian (1872-1944) was a Dutch artist and a pioneer of abstract art. He was closely associated with the De Stijl movement, a Dutch artistic and design movement founded on principles of simplicity and harmony. His signature style, characterized by a grid of vertical and horizontal lines and blocks of primary colors, became the hallmark of the movement. 
Art History
Piet Mondrian: for a correct interpretation
Dec 11, 2022
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8 minutes read
The interpretation of an abstract work of art is, for the viewer, more complex and less intuitive than its figurative counterpart, so much so that if we look at a portrait, thanks also to the information drawn from its title, it is possible to understand both the identity of the sitter and his or her relationship with the artist, which is often the reason behind the creation of the masterpiece itself...
Art History
The Girl with a Pearl Earring
Apr 25, 2023
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8 minutes read
The Girl with a Pearl Earring is a famous oil painting made around 1665 by the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. This work depicts an anonymous young girl wearing a pear-shaped bead and a dark blue turban, illuminated by light coming from the left. She is considered one of the most famous masterpieces of Western art and is often referred to as "The Mona Lisa of the North".
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...
Art History
Skyscrapers seen in art
May 25, 2022
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7 minutes read
Skyscrapers have totally disrupted, with their height and grandeur, the contours and skies of our cities, offering us, from the heights of their structures, new and peculiar perspectives on the world. It was precisely these peculiarities that inspired and fascinated the artists of the twentieth century...
Art History
Women of art
Jun 1, 2022
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7 minutes read
Unfortunately, our art historical past has often eclipsed, omitted and concealed the importance, and weight, exerted by the "fairer sex" within it. In this context, it seems necessary to bring to light, and thus to memory, the work of women in the art world, with the purpose of making it finally, or further, visible and recognized...

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