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Edinburgh Art Festival 2025: A City Transformed by Imagination

Edinburgh Art Festival 2025: A City Transformed by Imagination

Art News • Aug 5, 2025 • 4 minutes read
The Edinburgh Art Festival 2025 celebrates its 20th anniversary with a vibrant program of contemporary exhibitions, public art installations, performances, and community collaborations across the city. From the dynamic new EAF Pavilion to site-specific works by international artists, the festival invites visitors to explore Edinburgh through a diverse and engaging artistic lens.
Interview | Magdalena Oppelt: I started taking a painting class at around the age of 50

Interview | Magdalena Oppelt: I started taking a painting class at around the age of 50

Meet and discover • Aug 1, 2025 • 6 minutes read
"After a difficult period in my life, I started taking a painting class at around the age of 50, as a way to treat myself to something beautiful and inspiring. The positive experiences I had there had a lasting impact on my life and have regularly provided me with new creative impulses, which to this day remain an important part of my life."...
Farhad Moshiri: Pop Culture, Tradition, and the Glitter of Iranian Identity

Farhad Moshiri: Pop Culture, Tradition, and the Glitter of Iranian Identity

Artist Portrait • Jul 28, 2025 • 6 minutes read
Farhad Moshiri is a pioneering Iranian contemporary artist known for blending traditional Persian aesthetics with Western pop culture to explore themes of identity, consumerism, and cultural contrast. Through his use of materials like glitter, embroidery, and found objects, he creates visually striking, ironic works that have earned him international acclaim and a prominent place in global art discourse.
Interview | Bettina Axel: Experimenting with Colors and Textures

Interview | Bettina Axel: Experimenting with Colors and Textures

Meet and discover • Jul 22, 2025 • 5 minutes read
"I've always enjoyed working creatively and craftily. As a teenager, I designed and sewed my own clothes. Later, I collected antique furniture, refurbished and restored it. Creating something with my own hands, being creative, has always brought me great joy, and it is a wonderful balance."
Interview | Ekaterina Prisich: I did not plan to become an artist

Interview | Ekaterina Prisich: I did not plan to become an artist

Meet and discover • Jul 21, 2025 • 5 minutes read
"I have been painting and studying art since childhood, but I did not plan to become an artist. After university I worked as a graphic designer and I liked this creative profession. One day I came to an exhibition of a very talented woman artist, her art and the path of becoming an artist really inspired me."...
Nyoman Masriadi: Power, Satire, and the Indonesian Contemporary Voice

Nyoman Masriadi: Power, Satire, and the Indonesian Contemporary Voice

Artist Portrait • Jul 21, 2025 • 5 minutes read
Nyoman Masriadi is a leading contemporary Indonesian artist known for his powerful figurative paintings that fuse satire, social commentary, and pop culture. Through his bold visual language and use of text, he critiques political and cultural issues while reflecting the complexities of modern Southeast Asian life.
Seattle Art Fair 2025: A Premier Showcase of Contemporary Art

Seattle Art Fair 2025: A Premier Showcase of Contemporary Art

Art News • Jul 14, 2025 • 3 minutes read
The Seattle Art Fair 2025, held July 17–20 at Lumen Field Event Center, showcases contemporary and modern art from over 80 galleries worldwide. With curated exhibitions, performances, and community-focused programs, it stands out as a major cultural event in the Pacific Northwest.
Interview | Rafał Labijak: My paintings are a prayer

Interview | Rafał Labijak: My paintings are a prayer

Meet and discover • Jul 11, 2025 • 8 minutes read
"My paintings are a prayer, a conversation with the creator. The image is just a mirror reflecting light. Light in its dual particle-wave character, in its massless form, in its speed of propagation regardless of the reference system and subject to probability calculation according to the principles of quantum mechanics is unpredictable for me."...
Interview | Paolo Castagna: Art has always been a constant presence in my life

Interview | Paolo Castagna: Art has always been a constant presence in my life

Artist portrait • 8 minutes read
"Curiosity has always driven me to go further, to seek new challenges and push my limits. Creating unique pieces, the result of a handcrafted process and ongoing research, has become my greatest satisfaction. Each work is a part of me—a fragment of my story and emotions."....
Rudolf Stingel: Master of Texture, Space, and Audience Engagement in Contemporary Art

Rudolf Stingel: Master of Texture, Space, and Audience Engagement in Contemporary Art

Meet and discover • 5 minutes read
Originally from Merano, Italy, Stingel’s work invites viewers to engage in a conversation about how they perceive art. Through conceptual painting and installation, he examines the creative process itself...

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