5 Expressionist Artists You Should Know
The purpose of art for a group of avant-garde individuals at the turn of the 20th century was no longer the realistic rendition of the natural world,...
Guest Profile 29 February 2024
The purpose of art for a group of avant-garde individuals at the turn of the 20th century was no longer the realistic rendition of the natural world,...
Guest Profile 29 February 2024
Naturally, Edvard Munch is best known for his paintings. However, he was also one of the first of the generation of painters who dabbled in amateur...
Zuzanna Stańska 22 January 2024
Vincent van Gogh created 36 self-portraits in the space of only 10 years. These works are an amazing source of knowledge not only of how Van Gogh...
Zuzanna Stańska 16 January 2024
Most people know David Bowie as a pop star and a performer, but did you know he had a secret talent? Not only did he embrace music and performing...
Michel Rutten 8 January 2024
Jean-Michel Basquiat was a Haitian-American artist that achieved fame as part of SAMO, an informal graffiti duo famous for enigmatic epigrams in the...
Zuzanna Stańska 22 December 2023
By 1902, Edvard Munch’s life had seen a pattern of chaos within his professional life, his health, and his love life. While his life had become...
Wendy Gray 12 December 2023
“Illness, madness and death were the black angels that watched over my cradle and have since followed me through life,” Munch wrote in his notes,...
Zuzanna Stańska 12 December 2023
The Scream by Edvard Munch is one of the most famous paintings in the world. It’s pretty obvious why – its expression and the way the pain and...
Zuzanna Stańska 12 December 2023
Vilho Lampi’s Nocturne is a masterpiece of Finnish Expressionism that explores the complex relationship between the artist and his...
James W Singer 23 November 2023
Some time ago, I came across a fascinating German Expressionist who was not part of the famous Die Brücke group. All the more, this painter was a...
Magda Michalska 2 November 2023
Expressionism is a movement with many branches. It inspired various artists and each one of them embraced it differently. Above all, it encouraged...
Errika Gerakiti 30 October 2023
Egon Schiele’s nudes can challenge us and our preconceptions of the artistic tradition of the “nude”. He didn’t paint or draw idealized...
Zuzanna Stańska 19 October 2023