Stories By Zuzanna Stanska
21st century
The Mysterious Zodiac Project: Ai Weiwei Animal Heads Explained
June 15, 2021The Zodiac Project is Ai Weiwei’s first major public sculpture. The famous Chinese artist recreated the famous twelve bronze animal heads that once adorned the Zodiac Fountain in Yuan Ming Yuan, the Old Summer Palace, in...
20th century
A Texas Must See for Modern Art Fans: Rothko Chapel
June 11, 2021The Rothko Chapel is a non-denominational chapel in Houston, Texas, founded by John and Dominique de Menil. It is definitely among the major works of modern art and is quite interesting architecturally, as it’s an octagon...
20th century
David Wojnarowicz: Love and Rage in the Time of Cholera
June 2, 2021Sex, spirituality, love, and loss – for artist, writer, and activist David Wojnarowicz these were the main subjects of the art he created from the 1970s to the early 1990s when he died of AIDS. Always...
Artists' Stories
Check Out These Rare and Beautiful Childhood Photos of Frida Kahlo by Her Father, Guillermo
June 1, 2021Have you ever imagined what artists looked like when they were kids? Well, in this case, you don’t even have to use your imagination. Frida Kahlo was lucky enough to be a photographer’s daughter and he...
Art Travels
Venice in the Eyes of Claude Monet
May 27, 2021Claude Monet fell in love with Venice the first time he saw it. He was 68 years old, and he went on a trip with his wife, Alice Hoschedé. The light and colors of Venice seduced...
Animals
The Unbelievable Story of Killer Rabbits in Medieval Manuscripts
May 26, 2021If you ever watched Monty Python and the Holy Grail, you probably remember the scene when the vicious killer bunny (which, as we remember, is a DYNAMITE!) attacks King Arthur and the knights. And as it...
Artists' Stories
Everything You Must Know About Giorgione (Even Though You Don’t Know Yet Who He Was)
May 26, 2021Giorgione was an Italian painter from Venice whose career was cut off by his death at a little over 30. And that is a problem – everyone knows his pal, Titian, who lived for nearly 90 years,...
Museums And Exhibitions
10 Paintings For Which You Will Love Ca’ Pesaro in Venice
May 25, 2021Tourists in Venice usually do a couple of typical things: they visit San Marco Cathedral and the Doge’s Palace, drink a glass of Aperol Spritz, sometimes have a gondola ride. But we have some good information for you...
Artists' Stories
Camille Claudel: Love, Despair, and Auguste Rodin
May 23, 2021There is a common saying that behind every great man, there is a great woman. It was no exception for the legendary sculptor, generally considered the progenitor of modern sculpture, Auguste Rodin. Meet the great Camille Claudel....
dailyart
The Mystery Of Dürer’s Magic Square
May 21, 2021Many weird things appear in Albrecht Dürer’s famous engraving Melencolia. Among them is a magic constant 34 square, a well-known and enigmatic example. The engraving shows a disorganized jumble of scientific equipment lying unused while an...
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