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Fun fact | Dalí in a Diving Suit (and Nearly Dead): How a Spaniard Suffocated for Surrealism

Fun fact | Dalí in a Diving Suit (and Nearly Dead): How a Spaniard Suffocated for Surrealism

Art news • 4 minutes read
In 1936, Salvador Dalí put on a deep-sea diving helmet, grabbed a billiard cue, held two dogs, and tried to give a lecture on the subconscious. He nearly suffocated instead. British surrealism was never the same...
The shadow behind the brush: the most disturbing biographies in art history

The shadow behind the brush: the most disturbing biographies in art history

Art history • 20 minutes read
Discover the darker, more tormented side of the artists who created disturbing masterpieces. We will discuss not their works, but the troubled lives of Caravaggio, Goya, Munch, Dalí and other masters, revealing the stories of violence, anguish and madness that fueled their creative genius...
Salvador Dalí: Provocateur of Surrealism and Cultural Icon

Salvador Dalí: Provocateur of Surrealism and Cultural Icon

Artist Portrait • 15 minutes read
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989), a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his meticulous draftsmanship and eccentric imagery. From his early influences by Impressionism and Renaissance masters to his embrace of Cubism and Surrealism, Dalí's career was marked by iconic works. Despite controversies over his support for Franco and commercial ventures, Dalí's legacy persists.
Ascension Day: Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Religious Art

Ascension Day: Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Religious Art

Art history • 10 minutes read
Ascension Day holds significant importance in Christian tradition, marking the ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven after his resurrection...
Adrian Cheng: the visionary behind K11

Adrian Cheng: the visionary behind K11

Famous collectors • 9 minutes read
Adrian Cheng is recognized as the visionary behind K11, an enterprise that encompasses a diverse range of commercial, cultural, and residential projects...
Where do butterflies land?

Where do butterflies land?

Art history • 9 minutes read
Butterflies fly, everyone knows. They have also flown in some of the most famous masterpieces in the history of art, falling into the genres of landscape, still life, and portraiture...
Sotheby's evening auction of modern art netted $224 million

Sotheby's evening auction of modern art netted $224 million

Art news • 4 minutes read
Sotheby's auction of 20th-century art raked in $224 million in just a brisk 90 minutes on Monday at their York Avenue headquarters. The collection of 31 items fetched a combined hammer price of $190 million, falling short of the house's initial estimate of at least $200 million...
Is it possible to scare with art?

Is it possible to scare with art?

Art history • 8 minutes read
The success of Halloween, but also, for example, of more common horror films, lies in the fact that the aforementioned state of enjoyment can be safely experienced, as it does not involve any actual danger, since the scare is, for the occasion, clearly simulated...
Top 10: masterpieces of Spanish painting

Top 10: masterpieces of Spanish painting

Spanish art History • 14 minutes read
The history of Spanish painting can be told by referring to the most important periods, which marked its development and evolution, such as the Gothic, Mannerist, Golden Age and 20th century...
Leonardo DiCaprio, it is thanks to Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo DiCaprio, it is thanks to Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo DiCaprio • 8 minutes read
Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio, born on November 11, 1974, is a highly acclaimed American actor and film producer, known for his exceptional work in biographical and period films...

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