Just Weird
Game Of The 7 Errors With Lucas Cranach The Elder
Do you like games? Your mission in today’s game is to identify...
Artists' Stories
Start The Summer With Salvador Dalí
Summer is officially on! If you’re still looking for a beach where...
Chinese art
Garlands of Greatness for the Astonishing 20th Century Chinese Artist Zhang Daqian
June 20, 2018Zhang Daqian is considered the greatest Chinese artist in the last 500 years. If this is true, then what in fact makes Zhang Daqian so important? This short introduction can only sketch a brief outline of the artist’s...
Just Weird
Do You Watch ‘Love Island’? See This Art Special
June 19, 2018At the moment, the annual summer show ‘Love Island’ on ITV is a top topic in the UK where I live. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, imagine a group of bikini-clad young girls and lads...
Music
ALL Louvre Masterpieces From Beyonce & Jay-Z’s ‘APES**T’ Video Explained
June 18, 2018On Saturday, Beyoncé and Jay-Z released on Tidal their first joint album, the surprise nine-track record Everything Is Love, and a music video for its debut single ‘APES**t’. The footage shows Bey and Jay at the Louvre Museum...
Eastern world
Painting Of The Week: Kamal-ol-Molk And The Perfection Of The Mirror Hall
June 17, 2018Have you heard of the Iranian painter Kamal-ol-Molk? This is the name by which the artist Mohammad Ghaffari, who excelled in the production of watercolors, became well-known. He received this name directly from the Shah of Persia Naser...
20th century
See Alexander Calder’s Unique Jewellery
June 16, 2018Alexnder Calder is one of my favorite sculptors, his mobiles are so light and simple and yet stunning with serene beauty. However, today I won’t write about them but about jewellery pieces he would make for his wife...
History
Petticoats, Pennies And Politics: A Short History Of The Suffragette Penny
June 15, 2018Have you ever found one of those old brown British pennies? In an antique shop or in one of Grandma’s old handbags? Just a small, flat copper disc, but let’s take a closer look at one of those...
Museums & Exhibitions
Grant Wood and His Wry Sense of Humor
June 14, 2018By the time you read this, the Grant Wood exhibit in the Whitney Museum in New York City will be over. ‘American Gothic’ will be heading back to its home, the Art Institute of Chicago. Why did I...
Special occasion & News
A New Rembrandt Painting Discovered
June 13, 2018In 2016, the Dutch art dealer Jan Six purchased a 17th-century portrait of an unidentified young man at a Christie’s auction in London. The pre-sale estimate of the then-unidentified painting had been just £15,000 – £20,000 ($20,000 –...
19th Century
How To Break Up (And What To Do Next): 5 Love Tips From Brazilian Painter Belmiro de Almeida
June 12, 2018Valentine’s Day is traditionally celebrated on February 14th, you know for sure. But, in the country where I live, Brazil, the date reserved for lovers is June 12th. On that day, couples meet, go to candlelit dinners and...
20th century
World Cup Opening Game with LS Lowry
June 11, 2018The FIFA World Cup begins in Russia on Thursday! Whether you’re fans of football, or you get bored watching the telly, it’s always fun to get carried away by the sport spirit, cheering for a favorite team. To...
Cinema
ALL Art In BoJack Horseman We Could Find Gathered In One Place
February 19, 2018We love it when pop culture is adopting, using, and remixing art history, and especially when...
20th century
Pablo Picasso And His Women
November 28, 2017Pablo Picasso perhaps the most influential and recognizable painter of the 20th century, is well known...
20th century
Explore the Unknown World of Klimt’s Landscapes
March 23, 2018When you think of Gustav Klimt, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? If you’re...
Ancient Greece
Six Ancient Greek Sculptures Everyone Should Know
October 25, 2016Greek art and sculpture has had a profound effect for art throughout the ages. Many of...
Painting of the Week
Vincent van Gogh, The Starry Night (Painting Of The Week)
December 3, 2016The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh is one of those iconic painting everyone recognizes. But...
Artists' Stories
4 Artists Who Suffered Mental Illness (And How It Affected Their Art)
April 4, 2018The painter Vincent Van Gogh is well-known for his artworks and for a particular aspect of...
20th century
The Pornographic World of Egon Schiele’s Nudes (18+)
August 12, 2016Egon Schiele’s nudes can challenge us and our preconceptions of the artistic tradition of the “nude”....
Bodies & Erotic Art
All You Must Know About Japanese Erotic Art, Shunga (18+)
February 16, 2017“Ukiyo-e” pictures, pictures of the “floating world.” are famous among everyone interested in art history. Everyone knows Hokusai’s...
Just Weird
So Bad That It’s Good: 5 Of The Worst Artworks Restorations!
April 13, 2018Artworks are a legacy of humanity and as such they must be well preserved – and...
Renaissance
15 Facts About Sistine Chapel You Need To Know
March 6, 2018The Sistine Chapel is one of the most famous art places in the world – all...
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