Stories By Sarah Mills
Art State of Mind
Homemade Masterpieces: Art Inspiring Creativity in Our Homes
December 26, 2020Art enters our homes in a multitude of ways. We might see something that appeals to us in a movie, for example in The Accountant (2016) paintings by Jackson Pollock, Renoir, and Cassius Coolidge feature prominently....
Art State of Mind
Flying Objects in Art: Celestial Bodies
December 18, 2020When we think about flying objects we usually imagine birds, planes, kites, balloons, or even UFOs! It’s easy to forget that at one point the planets, the stars, the sun and the moon might have been...
Art State of Mind
Flying Objects in Art: Balloons
November 6, 2020When we think of flying objects in art we might not put balloons at the top of our list, and yet they appear everywhere. As the words from Jethro Tull’s Rover below suggest, balloons traditionally come...
21st century
The Art of Mia Makila: 13 Important Questions
October 30, 2020Viewing the art of Mia Makila is like walking into a labyrinthine psyche masquerading as a shop. You open the door, the bell rings, and you realise that you’re the only customer. This shop only accepts...
Bodies And Erotic Art
The Victorians: an Unexpected World of Erotica and Pornography [18+]
October 2, 2020The subject of erotica is vast. Even reduced to only the Victorian world of erotica, it’s a challenge to write about in the space of an article. Really, it’s more the stuff of a book, and...
Bodies And Erotic Art
The Best Boobs in Art History
October 1, 2020Big ones, small ones, round ones, flat ones, pointy ones, pendulous ones, young ones or old ones, we love them all! Boobs are important and have been celebrated throughout the history of art for many thousands...
Cinema
Paintings in the Movie “The Accountant”
August 8, 2020The Accountant is a 2016 action thriller starring Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick and J. K. Simmons, and is directed by Gavin O’Connor. It centers on the character of Christian Wolff, a man who has high-functioning autism....
Ancient
The Sacred Cats of Ancient Egypt
August 5, 2020The Ancient Egyptians revered cats of all kinds and honoured them in their art. From servals to the mighty lion, cats were seen as powerful forces for both protection and destruction. According to their mythology, the...
Art State of Mind
The British Landscape in Art
June 25, 2020The British Landscape: where do we start? From Turner to Hogan the British landscape presents a constant challenge to artists to capture its elusive moods. Landscape painting is deeply soulful, often telling stories of homeliness and...
20th century
Let’s Ride a Tiger! Escape into the Exotic with Henri Rousseau
June 23, 2020Let’s Ride a Tiger! Definitely not! We should never try to ride a tiger, and Rousseau does not suggest it either! It would be horrible (especially for the person I think). The art of Henri Rousseau...
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Painting of the Week: Saint George and the Dragon
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The Night — Ten Beautiful Nocturne Paintings
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How Did Caravaggio Die? The Answer Is Not Easy
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The Mysterious Pinturas Negras Reveal Goya’s Darkest Secrets
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Under Hokusai’s Great Wave
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Did You Know that Monet Was a Master of Caricatures?
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#MeToo and the Medusa Myth
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Wanderlust Exhibition – Travel Desire Encapsulated in Paintings
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Maxfield Parrish – Life and Legacy
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Is Kylie Jenner the New Venus? Interview with the Artist Marco Battaglini
Female Artists
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10 of the Most Famous Female Artist Self-Portraits
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Frida Kahlo And The Symbolism In Her Art
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Frauhaus: Gunta Stölzl, Walter Gropius, and the Women of the Bauhaus
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The Ephemeral Magic of Raw Clay: Artist Interview with Phoebe Cummings
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The Surprising Career of Lavinia Fontana: Painter of Popes, Nudes, and Noblewomen
