Barbara Hepworth: Sculptor of Archaic Wonders
Barbara Hepworth’s 1973 bronze-cast sculpture Conversation with Magic Stones is mythic, mysterious, and interactive. Barbara Hepworth, born in...
Guest Profile 24 July 2021
Sculpture
Masterpiece of the Week: Mithras Slaying the Bull
Mithras Slaying the Bull is a compilation of the entire religious and symbolic images of Mithraism. It reflects promised immortality and personal...
James W Singer 18 July 2021
On the Tracks of the Gunter Demnig’s Stumbling Stones
“There must be a Jew buried here” – this was a phrase commonly uttered by some Germans before World War II, when they stumbled over...
Montaine Dumont 9 July 2021
Masterpiece Story: Queen Mother Idia of Benin
Africa is a beautiful continent filled with sweeping landscapes and mighty rivers. Its history is filled with great kingdoms and large empires. Its...
James W Singer 4 July 2021
We Are All Summertime Venuses: Beach Bodies in Art
Venus, who wouldn’t envy her? She is the embodiment of beauty, sexuality, and love. She is perhaps the most often depicted woman in art...
Magda Michalska 25 June 2021
The Eighth Wonder of the World: Terracotta Army
When people mention the terracotta army, the first thing that comes to mind is the phrase “the eighth wonder of the world”. It is a symbol of...
Marina Kochetkova 16 June 2021
The Mysterious Zodiac Project: Ai Weiwei Animal Heads Explained
The Zodiac Project is Ai Weiwei’s first major public sculpture. The famous Chinese artist recreated the famous twelve bronze animal heads that...
Zuzanna Stańska 15 June 2021
Tombs of Leonardo Bruni and Carlo Marsupini: Strikingly Similar or Substantially Different?
In the 15th century, Florence underwent a cultural and artistic peak without parallel, architecture, painting, and sculpture were at their height.
Guest Profile 14 June 2021
10 Great Women Sculptors You Should Know
Sculpture is a very impressive form of art, dating back to ancient times. Just like traditional painting, art history has acknowledged only male...
Errika Gerakiti 12 June 2021
Art Treasures from the African Kingdom of Benin
Today we’ll go back in time to the 1500s when the wealth of the Benin Empire (in contemporary Nigeria) was at its peak: when Europeans traded...
Magda Michalska 2 June 2021
Commemorating George Floyd: Interview with Dan Reisner
Dan Reisner is a sculpture artist living and working in Tel Aviv. He has produced multiple outdoor sculptures for urban spaces, not only in Israel...
Nina Relf 25 May 2021
Camille Claudel: Love, Despair, and Auguste Rodin
There is a common saying that behind every great man, there is a great woman. It was no exception for the legendary sculptor, generally considered...
Zuzanna Stańska 23 May 2021
