Joanna Kaszubowska

Art historian by education, data geek by trade, art and book lover by passion, based in London in love with Europe and travelling around it. You can visit my book blog here: https://bookskeptic.com/

Stories By Joanna Kaszubowska

Animals

The Lady with the Dog
By Joanna KaszubowskaJuly 4, 2020
The Lady with the Dog is a title that I borrowed from Chekhov’s short story. It is a story of an affair, however, in art the dog quite often has been a symbol of fidelity. As...
Animals

See a Man About a Dog: Dogs in Paintings
By Joanna KaszubowskaJuly 1, 2020
The title sentence is a charming English euphemism, usually used to apologize for one’s imminent departure or absence—generally to conceal one’s true purpose, such as going to use the toilet or going to buy a drink....
Artist

Tom of Finland: the Artist Who Created the Village People’s Look
By Joanna KaszubowskaJune 29, 2020
Meet Tom of Finland, the artist that inspired the looks of Freddie Mercury and the Village People. He was friends with Robert Mapplethorpe, and Andy Warhol visited his first exhibition in a boot shop in 1978....
Just Weird

Entertain Us! 10 Funniest DailyArt Magazine Articles
By Joanna KaszubowskaJune 1, 2020
We have all been stuck at home for a few weeks now. The terror of the first weeks is gone, the excitement of inventing things to cook from canned foods is well past us. If you...
19th Century

The Hidden Gems of the Van Gogh Museum
By Joanna KaszubowskaMay 17, 2020
Every museum has its share of highlights. There are those that struggle with so many that it is difficult to make a list of reasonable length. The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam is one such case....
dailyart

How Art Inspired Game of Thrones Creators
By Joanna KaszubowskaMay 15, 2020
It has been a while since Game of Thrones ran its course. Are you re-watching it during lockdown? Trying to escape our current bleak world, for the vivid and cruel one of Westeros? Have you ever...
19th Century

10 Highlights from the Van Gogh Museum
By Joanna KaszubowskaMay 3, 2020
In a museum dedicated to a painter like Vincent van Gogh, you are bound to find more than ten highlights. But since we all like lists, and as lists have to be limited, and since ten...
Animals

The Pre-Raphaelites and the Wombat
By Joanna KaszubowskaApril 9, 2020
Many people are obsessed with cute cats, penguins, pandas, koalas, and all sorts of animals. However one rarely hears about the wombat, especially in relation to art. It seems the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was very unique in...
Art State of Mind

Theatre Plays, Opera and Music Online to Keep you Entertained During Lockdown
By Joanna KaszubowskaMarch 27, 2020
By now most of us have been in lockdown for at least a few days, binge-watching Netflix and Amazon to the point of total exhaustion. Why not try something a bit different! This Friday is a...
Art State of Mind

Lockdown Artsy Entertainment Toolkit
By Joanna KaszubowskaMarch 21, 2020
Initially the idea of a lock-down and extended opportunity to work from home may look a tiny bit appealing. No more commuting, no more dressing up for the office, if your webcam isn’t too good you...