Rebel, Rebel: Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore
If I asked for your top 10 political artists, does Claude Cahun spring to mind? Marcel Moore? No, I guessed as much. But these two art activists had...
Candy Bedworth 21 March 2025
Surrealism
Lee Miller—Photographer of the Extremes
Lee Miller (1907–1977) was a fashion and war photographer, a model, a muse, and a gourmet cook. She lived life to the fullest with all its bright...
Joanna Kaszubowska 20 March 2025
(Sur)reality in the Photography of Kati Horna
Kati Horna (1912-2000) photographed both the real world and the surreal. She was a modern photographer who used her camera to document a civil war...
Natalia Tiberio 20 March 2025
Luchita Hurtado: Art and Life Over a Century
Luchita Hurtado (1920–2020) was an artist, photographer, poet, environmentalist, activist, feminist, fashion designer, and so much more over the...
Jennifer S. Musawwir 10 March 2025
Masterpiece Story: Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird by Frida Kahlo
The story of Frida Kahlo is narrated through her artworks. She left an indelible mark on the art world with her emotionally charged and...
Celia Leiva Otto 2 March 2025
Agostino Arrivabene—A Modern Alchemist
Agostino Arrivabene (born in 1967) is a visionary Italian contemporary artist who continues to produce outstanding surrealist works from his...
Caroline Galambosova 27 February 2025
QUIZ: How Well Do You Know Salvador Dalí?
Joanna Kaszubowska 25 January 2025
Pablo Picasso in 8 Periods: Everything You Need to Know
Pablo Picasso, a prolific producer of paintings, prints, ceramics, and sculpture, his work has perhaps become over-familiar. Equally, in recent years...
Catriona Miller 9 January 2025
Masterpiece Story: Eagle by Alexander Calder
American sculptor, Alexander Calder, most famous for his kinetic moving, suspended mobile sculptures, also created a number of massive stationary...
Nadine Waldmann 5 January 2025
Meet Wojtek Siudmak, The Artist Who Inspired Villeneuve’s Dune
Frank Herbert’s Dune is a complex universe, rich in cultural references and profound elements. Denis Villeneuve’s newest cinematic...
Errika Gerakiti 2 January 2025
The Dystopian Surrealism of Zdzislaw Beksinski
There are many fans of gruesome and gore art who are attracted to the dystopian surrealism of Zdzisław Beksinski. After all, he created such a...
Errika Gerakiti 2 January 2025
Heirs to Dada: 6 Avant-garde Art Movements Inspired by Dadaism
Dada was certainly the most virulent of European avant-garde art movements. Its members attacked not only artistic creation but society as a whole.
Amélie Pascutto 19 December 2024
