Artist Portraits
Natalie Levkovska, inspiration coming from walks in the woods
Nov 26, 2022
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7 minutes read
Natalie Levkovska' inspiration comes from walking in the woods, digging in the garden, reading books and watching movies, listening to music, Instagram and Facebook, talking to friends and personal experiences...
Artist Portraits
Kara Walker: Artistic Controversies, Career Milestones, and Personal Insights
Apr 2, 2025
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12 minutes read
Kara Elizabeth Walker, born on November 26, 1969, is a distinguished American artist known for her multidisciplinary approach which includes painting, silhouette art, printmaking, installations, filmmaking, and teaching...
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.
Lifestyle
We discovered an iPhone on a painting from 1860!
Oct 5, 2022
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2 minutes read
The Internet can't figure out why a woman in a painting from 1860 seems to be holding an iPhone.
Lifestyle
Arts and Culture in Chicago: 7 Must-See Attractions
Nov 15, 2022
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4 minutes read
Chicago is well known for being the setting of numerous tv shows, and the home of its style of deep-dish pizza. But it's much more famous for its art and cultural attractions.
Art History
Portuguese Street Artist Challenges Lavish Papal Visit with €500 Notes Installation
Aug 1, 2023
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2 minutes read
Portuguese street artist Bordalo II protests the costly papal visit in Portugal with an installation made of giant €500 notes, criticizing the use of public funds for the religious event. The artwork, titled "The Walk of Shame," draws attention to economic hardships and misplaced spending priorities amid the estimated €161 million expense of the visit.
Art History
Top 8 Weirdest Families of Art History
May 15, 2021
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6 minutes read
To celebrate the International Day of Families, we decided to make you discover 8 particularly curious family portraits. Through centuries and emotions, browse with us these different cocoons that will make you, for some, relativize your situation.
Lifestyle
Discover original paintings and photos that sublime Ireland!
May 14, 2020
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2 minutes read
From Dublin to Connemara, from Londonderry to Cork, Ireland is an island with special colors.
Art News
For Prince William, modern art is utter boredom!
Jun 23, 2022
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3 minutes read
Prince William claims to have dozed off during classes at the University of St Andrews. He had to stop studying art to study geography instead.
Artist Portraits
Ugo Nespolo: An Icon of Contemporary Italian Art
Jul 10, 2024
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8 minutes read
Ugo Nespolo, born in Mosso Santa Maria on August 29, 1941, pursued his passion for art early, studying at the Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti in Turin. He later expanded his intellectual scope by earning a degree in Modern Literature from the University of Turin, enriching his art with deeper thematic elements...
Art History
Naïve art explained by the "beasts" of Henri Rousseau and Antonio Ligabue
Dec 14, 2022
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9 minutes read
Naïf art, an artistic production, which, precisely because it is created by people without academic training, is often underestimated in its peculiar crude and instinctive approach to materials, composition and ideas, characteristics that have given this type of artists the appellation of primitivists, ingenuous or faux ingenuous...
Art History
The characteristics of autumn as told by works of art
Sep 21, 2022
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8 minutes read
The main, as well as the most classic and celebrated peculiarities of autumn, which have become the quintessential symbol of the season are: the falling leaves, the strong concentration in nature of brown and reddish colors, the abundant rains, and the typical fruit of the season. All these distinctive elements have been immortalized by the greatest painters of all time...
Artist Portraits
Peter Nottrott: The brilliance of the sea and the power of abstraction
Mar 24, 2025
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3 minutes read
Peter Nottrott is a German contemporary artist renowned for his vibrant abstract paintings, inspired by the sea and nature, blending energy, light, and emotion. With a career spanning over 30 years and a strong international presence, his works are prized by both collectors and art lovers seeking an aesthetically pleasing and lasting investment.
Art News
Views by Renoir of Guernsey will be exhibited together for the first time on the island
Apr 18, 2023
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4 minutes read
The show will start at the Musée des impressionnismes in Giverny and then move to the Candie Museum on the island of Guernsey.
Artist Portraits
Karlijn Surminski, a story behind every artwork
Feb 1, 2022
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3 minutes read
Behind each of Karlijn Surminski's works is a story, told through the power of images, created by a painting rich in themes, subjects and points of view.
Art History
Monet against all!
Feb 1, 2023
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9 minutes read
When people talk to us about Impressionism, generally, we are reminded of the image of the "typical" bearded and somewhat "clochard" French painter, who, intent on painting with his hands smeared with color, sheltering under a parasol or a hat, is ready to capture the changing seasons, lights, shadows and colors, times to manifest themselves on the same subject or multiple...
Pop Culture
How did David Zinn appropriate the street to transform every corner into a work of art?
Feb 22, 2022
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2 minutes read
With whimsical chalk drawings, the street artist David Zinn transforms the entire city into his personal canvas.
Artist Portraits
2fast, inspired by hip hop culture
Mar 25, 2023
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7 minutes read
"Since I was a little kid, since I remember, I was always drawing and creating something, so I was pretty sure that I wanted to work some kind of a creative job in my life. From a young age, drawing was my creative excursion into the world of imagination, the world I created on paper, the worlds and objects I invented, the cars I would drive..."
Art News
David Hockney exhibits his largest canvas ever, 314 feet (95 meters) long
May 16, 2022
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2 minutes read
Inspired by his year in lockdown, the frieze, which depicts a year in Normandy, was inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry
Lifestyle
The famous polka dots of Yayoi Kusama are all over Louis Vuitton stores around the world
Jan 18, 2023
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2 minutes read
Louis Vuitton has redecorated its stores around the world in honor of Yayoi Kusama. The Japanese artist is famous for her work with polka dots. In Paris, a large balloon portrait of Kusama was put on the outside of the store.
Artist Portraits
Peter Nottrott
Dec 8, 2022
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1 minutes read
The artist, who paints with both his left and right hands, then alternates brushstrokes and work with a spatula: the brush for calm and soft elements and the spatula for energy and dynamism.
Artist Portraits
Pierre Nadler, art on a black background
May 11, 2022
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4 minutes read
Pierre Nadler's photography is born from the observation of what surrounds us. The artist seeks to bring out the viewer's own stories...
Artist Portraits
Régis Gomez, The World of Cans
Oct 28, 2021
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1 minutes read
The World of Cans which brings together the artist's passion for the world of miniatures and his sensitivity to the environment.
Artist Portraits
Claudia König: Even as a child, I loved doing handicrafts and painting
Apr 23, 2024
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5 minutes read
"My first works were pictures, abstract paintings, preferably on canvas or wood. More by chance, I started making papier-mâché sculptures for an exhibition."...
Artist Portraits
Marie Cohydon carves incredible little bird sculptures that require a microscope to be appreciated
Nov 17, 2021
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2 minutes read
French artist Marie Cohydon's microscopic sculptures require a microscope to view in detail. The graphite in the pencil is five millimeters high and two millimeters wide for reference. "To be working in the millimeter is to be in another dimension," she says.
Art News
Thaddaeus Ropac to open new gallery in Milan
Jan 10, 2025
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2 minutes read
Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery will open its seventh contemporary art space in the Palazzo Belgioioso in Milan in the fall of 2025, under the direction of Elena Bonanno di Linguaglossa. Part of a booming art market, the new gallery will strengthen Ropac’s expansion in Europe while building on the city’s vibrant artistic history.
Artist Portraits
JIRI HAVLIK: Simplicity and efficiency
Sep 19, 2019
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2 minutes read
Slender women, naked or in swimsuits rub shoulders with riders, butterflies and landscapes with clean lines. Simplicity and efficiency are the hallmarks of this artist!
Artist Portraits
Exploring Geopolitics and Memory: The Art of Francis Alÿs
Sep 3, 2024
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6 minutes read
Francis Alÿs, a Belgian-born artist based in Mexico City, has become a pivotal figure in contemporary art, known for his multidisciplinary work that explores urban tensions, geopolitics, and the intersection of politics and poetics through painting, performance, and storytelling.
Art News
Jackson Pollock's NFTs caused a stir with $100,000 in one-day sales
Jul 20, 2023
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Jackson Pollock's collection of NFTs, based on sections of his studio floor, achieved sales of $100,000 in one day, supporting the preservation of his artistic legacy. This collaboration between the Jackson Pollock Studio and Iconic offers collectors the opportunity to own a piece of Pollock's unique creative history.
Artist Portraits
Tancara, the art that reveals fears and hopes
Feb 23, 2022
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2 minutes read
Tancara's paintings arise from the artist's strong desire to capture the images that appear before his eyes, to bring out the fears and hopes that are in each of us...
Art News
Art SG Establishes Singapore as Asia’s Premier Art Hub
Jan 16, 2025
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2 minutes read
Singapore is establishing itself as Asia’s premier art hub through initiatives such as Art SG 2025, which brings together over 100 international galleries and attracts artists and collectors from around the world. By seamlessly blending local and international art, the city is redefining the art scene in Southeast Asia and strengthening its global influence.
Art News
The Gates comes back to life in Central Park thanks to augmented reality
Feb 13, 2025
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s iconic installation The Gates is being reborn in Central Park through augmented reality , allowing visitors to explore its 7,503 portals in 3D via the Bloomberg Connects app. The immersive experience celebrates the work’s 20th anniversary and highlights the interplay between public art and technology .
Artist Portraits
Wolfgang Pohn, I could never really express myself with words
Aug 26, 2023
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3 minutes read
"First comes the work on the portraits, the brushstroke is more intuitive and can take some time until I feel a great satisfaction inside ....this can consume up to 10 paintings until one is right"
Artist Portraits
SEKHMET: There is beauty in everything
Sep 19, 2019
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3 minutes read
Very close to the beautiful town of Saumur, on the banks of the Loire, there is a forest like no other. Let's meet a different artist.
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.
Art News
Gérard Depardieu: an eclectic art collection
Aug 25, 2023
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6 minutes read
Gérard Depardieu, famous French actor, reveals his artistic passion through a varied collection of works of art, ranging from classical sculptures to contemporary pieces. As a committed patron, he has also contributed to the preservation of cultural heritage, while reflecting his deep attachment to creative expression.