Artist Portraits
Mark Grotjahn: A Visionary of Abstract Expression
Sep 30, 2024
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7 minutes read
Mark Grotjahn, an influential American artist born in 1968, is renowned for his bold abstract and geometric paintings. Known for his meticulous exploration of perspective, his work often draws from modernist movements like cubism and minimalism.
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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
Top 10: Abstract Paintings
Dec 16, 2023
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11 minutes read
Just to provide the reader with a "when" and "where": abstract art, an avant-garde art movement, was born in the early 20th century in Germany, spreading to various regions of the country that were quite distant from each other, where...
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.
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Art in stripes: an explanation by Barnett Newman, Sean Scully and Agnes Martin
Nov 20, 2022
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9 minutes read
Referring to the Google dictionary definition provided by Oxford Languages, the term strip stands for "the region of plane between two parallel lines," i.e., that elongated subject, which has often claimed its starring presence predominantly within abstract or minimalist works...
Artist Portraits
The Rhythms of Modernity: Piet Mondrian's Artistic Evolution
Jul 3, 2024
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10 minutes read
Piet Mondrian, a Dutch painter, is best known for his pioneering role in abstract art. His work is characterized by a reduction of form and color, focusing on straight lines, geometric shapes, and primary colors...
Artist Portraits
Ivan Gritsanchuk: The Translucent Gaze of Contemporary Abstraction
Mar 26, 2025
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3 minutes read
Ivan Gritsanchuk is an artist who transforms the visible into pure emotion through intuitive, vibrant, and poetic painting. His work, at the intersection of abstraction and sensitivity, represents a wonderful opportunity for collectors seeking authenticity.
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Top Artist to Invest in Right Now: LUC PEIRE
May 16, 2023
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8 minutes read
Luc Peire's "Hoef M65" silkscreen print holds both artistic and historical significance. The limited edition of 75 copies, plus the numbered copies from A to Z with 6 off-the-shelf copies, was published by the Dobbelhoef Gallery in Kessel specifically for the 1979/4 S exhibition in Kessel.
Art History
The most popular Hungarian artists
Feb 20, 2024
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8 minutes read
Most historians believe that the Hungarian people emerged around 895 AD under the leadership of Prince Árpád, a time when their earliest forms of artistic expression also developed...
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...
Artist Portraits
Alexander Calder, Pioneer of Kinetic Sculpture
Aug 8, 2024
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10 minutes read
Alexander Calder, a pioneer of kinetic sculpture, transformed modern art with his innovative works that incorporated movement and environmental interaction. His legacy endures, inspiring contemporary artists and captivating audiences worldwide, while enriching our understanding of art and artistic interdisciplinarity.
Artist Portraits
Jean-Humbert Savoldelli: The pictorial struggle of a master of expressive abstraction
Mar 19, 2025
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4 minutes read
Jean-Humbert Savoldelli is a contemporary French painter with a powerful and recognizable style, blending geometric abstraction, textures, vibrant colors, and human silhouettes. Born from a radical transformation in 2013, his work captivates with its expressive power and represents a promising artistic investment.
Artist Portraits
Jenny Saville: Redefining the Female Form in Contemporary Art
Sep 12, 2024
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7 minutes read
Jenny Saville is a British contemporary artist known for her large-scale, visceral paintings of the human body, particularly focusing on female forms and themes of imperfection, gender, and beauty. Her work challenges traditional representations of the nude, blending realism with abstraction to explore the complexities of identity and physicality.
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Classify your works in the right style!
Oct 17, 2022
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8 minutes read
Why is it important to categorize your paintings stylistically on Artmajeur? This is essential in order to make your work more visible for those who want to buy a specific point of view while facilitating the work of journalists and curators, interested in talking about works presenting specific stylistic characteristics.
Art History
When Street art meets Abstraction
May 7, 2023
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8 minutes read
As partly anticipated above, we are accustomed to seeing the graffities and tags on the walls, mostly monochrome, of streets, abandoned buildings, factories and much more, or, in the case where we talk about Street art...
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".
Artist Portraits
Isa Genzken's Take on Modern Consumer Culture Through Art
Nov 18, 2024
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10 minutes read
Isa Genzken is a groundbreaking German contemporary artist known for her innovative sculptures, installations, and multimedia works that explore themes of modernity, urban life, and consumer culture. Her art is characterized by the use of diverse materials and found objects, often blending high and low culture to create thought-provoking, avant-garde pieces.
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MIART 2025: Celebrating Art, Connection, and Rauschenberg’s Vision
Mar 11, 2025
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7 minutes read
From April 4 to 6, 2025, Allianz MiCo will become the beating heart of contemporary art with the 29th edition of miart, Milan’s international fair dedicated to modern and contemporary art. This year, the event draws inspiration from the figure and legacy of Robert Rauschenberg...
Artist Portraits
Victor Manuel Ojeda Collado, motivation and feelings
Apr 12, 2023
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8 minutes read
"I entered the "Eduardo Abela" Academy of Plastic Arts in San Antonio de los Baños, Artemisa province, Cuba, in 2005".
Art History
The line: basis of figurativism, meaning of abstractionism
Jun 11, 2023
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8 minutes read
Introducing the subject of "linear" with the above definition, I proceed by adding that the above-mentioned geometric figure represents a fundamental dynamic element of visual communication, having the function of shaping...
Art History
Art history: interiors with windows
Oct 3, 2023
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8 minutes read
The above is followed by an art-historical study regarding the window, aimed at highlighting how, within some masterpieces of art history, its depiction has not only been linked to figures with an attitude akin to Madame Bovary's...
Art History
Dragons Everywhere!
Feb 9, 2024
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8 minutes read
As we will illustrate later, according to the Chinese calendar, 2024 is the year of the dragon, a 12-month time span during which zodiac signs will be more or less benefited by the presence of this animal...
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
Mountains, Compulsivity, Religion, and Nudes
Jan 9, 2024
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9 minutes read
Let's let the brushes speak. Let the brushes that painted the mountains reveal the relationship the artists developed with them, a landscape element capable of unveiling their passions, interests, and favorite subjects...
Art History
The peculiarities of abstract drawing
May 18, 2022
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7 minutes read
Abstract art is not appreciated by all viewers, as for many of them the initial inability to understand or grasp its meaning is a major obstacle. In this sense, the simplicity and accessibility of drawing can help even the most skeptical viewer approach the mystery of such movement...
Art History
Abstract art explained simply: Germany, France, America and Holland
Dec 3, 2024
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12 minutes read
"Abstract art is like drawing what you feel or imagine, without having to show something real. There are no recognizable houses or people, but shapes and colors that tell emotions or ideas. It's a bit like saying, 'I’m not showing you a tree, but what the idea of a tree makes me feel.'"...
Art History
MADONNA: the impact of the Pop icon in the fine arts
Oct 2, 2022
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8 minutes read
Madonna, the undisputed queen of Pop music, has demonstrated, throughout her artistic career, a fervent and eclectic interest in the visual arts, aimed at ranging from tag-making, performance design and artwork to marked patronage and fervent collecting. Such interest seems to be due to multiple factors...
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."...
Artist Portraits
The Art of Karl Lagasse: From 'One Dollar' to Iconic Film Festival Trophies
Aug 19, 2024
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7 minutes read
Karl Lagasse, born April 4, 1981, in Paris, is a renowned French artist celebrated for his innovative work across sculpture, painting, installation, and photography, notably recognized for his "One Dollar" sculptures and his design of the Deauville American Film Festival trophy.
Artist Portraits
Julian Opie, Renowned Minimalist and Pop Art Visionary
Feb 10, 2025
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7 minutes read
Julian Opie is a British contemporary artist known for his distinctive minimalist style, which simplifies figures, portraits, and landscapes into bold lines and flat colors. His work, influenced by pop art and digital technology, spans paintings, sculptures, and LED installations, with pieces in major museums like Tate, MoMA, and the National Portrait Gallery.
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...
Art History
Movement in photography: from the horse to the human figure
Jan 8, 2023
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9 minutes read
The history of movement within photography is inextricably linked to the study of techniques, having the purpose of overcoming the "limits" of the oldest pictorial art, which, before Cubist and Futurist dynamism, had focused on immortalizing motion, fixing it in a very precise and "static" time frame...
Art History
Pollution in art: Turner, Monet and Boccioni "forerunners" of environmental art
Feb 5, 2023
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9 minutes read
The nineteenth- and twentieth-century reality, as told by artists, who, like Turner, Monet and Boccioni, documented, without any pretense of ecological denunciation, worthy of the more contemporary Environmental Art, Land Art and Ecological Art...
Artist Portraits
Pierre Ittner: Art for processing emotions
Oct 29, 2024
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8 minutes read
“Art offers me the opportunity to process emotions, question things and see the world from a new perspective.”
Art History
The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci
May 30, 2023
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21 minutes read
The Mona Lisa strikingly resembles Renaissance representations of the Virgin Mary, which was considered an ideal of femininity at the time. The woman in the painting is seated upright in a "pozzetto" armchair with her arms folded, indicating a reserved posture.