Why Political Actionism Is So Popular in Russia
The sources of Russian political actionism are in the unofficial art of the 1960s. Nonconformism emerged in a country where kitschy socialist realism...
Diana Sadretdinova 7 March 2022
Art Movements
Michelangelo’s Pieta: An Ode to the Sublime
The Pietà – or Virgin of Pity – is the representation of the Blessed Virgin holding her divine son on her knees. This iconic type...
Montaine Dumont 6 March 2022
Stretching the Body – A Reflection on the Representation of the Human Figure
In Northern Italy, in Turin, you can find the Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Foundation, one of the most interesting Italian spaces dedicated to...
Arianna Richetti 3 March 2022
The Collision of Old and New in American Paintings: 5 Vignettes of Artists
Contemporary American painters experiment with older and more traditional painting techniques and take those methods in new directions, showcasing an...
Guest Author 28 February 2022
Watch Pierre-Auguste Renoir Painting – Video
In this unique film created a few years before his death, Pierre-Auguste Renoir is painting. And also smoking! During this tough period of his life,...
Zuzanna Stańska 25 February 2022
Why Should Renoir Be Reconsidered as an Art Master?
Pierre-Auguste Renoir is considered to be one of the masters of the Impressionist style. However, there are some of Renoir’s paintings that seem to...
Zuzanna Stańska 25 February 2022
John Oliver’s Weird Art Is Out to Save Museums
Comedians. What would we do without them? If your answer was something along the lines of just laughing less, then you might not be seeing the bigger...
Bruno Guerra 24 February 2022
Abstract Visions and Rhythmic Feels: Interview with Painter Jenna Ransom
Jenna Ransom is a contemporary painter whose work is guided by intuition and imagination. Abstract visions of lively, ambiguous shapes and familiar...
Marga Patterson 21 February 2022
5 Greatest Immersive Art Experiences
The Cambridge English Dictionary describes immersion as “the fact of being completely involved in something.” The immersive art trends use...
Agnieszka Cichocka 10 February 2022
The Joy of Lucian Freud: Self-Portraits
Lucian Freud (1922-2011) is regarded as the pre-eminent British figurative painter of the last 60 years. Francis Bacon, two decades older, and David...
Guest Author 10 February 2022
Vanishing Pyramid: JR’s Art at the Louvre Museum
In 2016, the urban photographer “JR” decided to visually remove the famous pyramid known as the modern symbol of the Louvre. Three years...
Montaine Dumont 3 February 2022
XV Seconds: A Photographic Frieze by Sam Taylor-Johnson
Sam Taylor-Johnson was born on March 4, 1967 in Croydon, London but grew up in Streatham Common in South London. Later on, her family moved to East...
Guest Author 31 January 2022
