Passing Time with Klee: Demonstrating Temporality in Visual Art
Paul Klee was a “musical” painter, not least because he chose the violin and bow before the brush and easel. Klee’s father was a music teacher...
Craig Wakerley 30 April 2022
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Music and Art: Tanto Bravura!
Music and art have long been closely tied together, each taking inspiration from the other (for better or for worse). Some remarkable music has been...
Sarah Mills 30 April 2022
Circus and Jazz of Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) was a French artist famous for his use of color. The Circus (below) is a color stencil piece from Matisse’s book...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 30 April 2022
Tormented Lovers, Sumptuous Players – Guitarists in Art
Musical instruments have always had a particular significance in paintings. Throughout the history of depicting music-making in art, the iconography...
Alina Manevskaya 30 April 2022
The Anti-Painting of Joan Miró
Joan Miró is an artist who is very difficult to categorize. In general, he is considered to be a Surrealist. However, his works show a great...
Errika Gerakiti 20 April 2022
What Bunnies Are Capable Of – Bunny Paintings Not Only for Easter
I had already written about eggs and how often they feature in art (quirky…). This Easter it is time for another symbol: the Easter Bunny! The cute...
Magda Michalska 17 April 2022
Olga Boznanska: The Uneasy Story of a Polish Painter
Olga Boznanska was one of the most famous female Polish Post-Impressionists. Her multiple portraits of fragile women and children are permeated with...
Magda Michalska, Aniela Rybak-Vaganay 14 April 2022
Raphael and La Fornarina – The Love Story
Margarita Luti is also known as “La Fornarina”, which means “the baker’s daughter”. According to legend, she was the...
Zuzanna Stańska 10 April 2022
Montmartre – The Home to Many Artists
Montmartre – the home to many inspirations was the most artistic district of Paris. It is also known as the “heart of the city” and it surely...
Pola Otterstein 31 March 2022
5 Facts That Will Help You Understand Symbolism
Symbolism as a term can be confusing. Usually grouped with the other Post-Impressionist movements, Symbolism emerged at just about the same time as...
Zuzanna Stańska 28 March 2022
Women in Kunstmuseum Bern: A Glimpse to the Collection
The collection of Kunstmuseum Bern ranges from the Gothic to the present and currently consists of more than 4,000 paintings and sculptures as well...
Zuzanna Stańska 25 March 2022
Portraits of Catherine the Great, Empress of all the Russias
Catherine the Great (1729-1796) ruled almost the entire second half of the 18th century. Her reign was very successful on the world arena and gave...
Elizaveta Ermakova 25 March 2022
