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Artist Stories

Between Word and Image: The Creative Mind of David Jones

David Jones (1895–1974) was an artist, poet, writer and craftsman; a name synonymous with the Modernist era but one that still remains lesser known...

Guest Author 28 July 2025

Painting

Nose Art—The Most Unique Art by Pilots During WWII

Ever since men first went to war in airplanes, they have felt the need to decorate their machines with unofficial, often banned and personal...

Caroline Galambosova 28 July 2025

Masterpiece Stories

Pieter Bruegel’s Children’s Games Explained

Children’s Games is one of Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s most famous paintings. Just like in other works of his, it is debatable whether it was just...

Irina Diana Calu 28 July 2025

Video

Watch Edward Hopper in Rare Studio Footage

This rare documentary footage shows artist Edward Hopper painting in his studio on Washington Square North in New York in 1965, two years before he...

Zuzanna Stańska 22 July 2025

Nicole Wittenberg art book review. Nicole Wittenberg book cover, 2025 Phaidon. Publisher's website. Review

Landscapes and Erotica: A Look at Nicole Wittenberg Monograph

Phaidon’s new monograph explores the bold vision of Nicole Wittenberg, whose vivid brushwork and saturated colors define each landscape and nude.

Errika Gerakiti 21 July 2025

Photography

Black Feminist Photographers Fighting for Social Inclusion of Marginalized People

This is a story of three Black female photographers who through their documentary photographs, handle and explore gender identity and related topics...

Petra Dragasevic 21 July 2025

Interview

The Story of Norman Rockwell’s Forgotten Model

Much has been written about Norman Rockwell’s neighbors who posed as models for his illustrations and Saturday Evening Post covers. Now 89, but...

Guest Author 21 July 2025

Artist Stories

Max Ernst and Birds: A Relationship Explained Through Paintings

Max Ernst (1891–1976) was a prolific German avant-garde artist. He was a pioneer in the early 20th-century movements of Dada and Surrealism and...

Anastasia Tsaleza 21 July 2025

African Art

Art as a Catalyst: How Art Played a Pivotal Role in the End of Apartheid

South Africa is infamous for its time of apartheid (1948-1994), a legal system for racial segregation. It was a period of violence and oppression...

Guest Author 14 July 2025

Love Story

Jeanne Hébuterne: Loving Modigliani—A Novel by Linda Lappin

With her dark hair, pale skin, and light blue eyes, affectionately called “noix-de-coco” (coconut) by friends, Jeanne Hèbuterne (1898-1920) is...

Nadine Waldmann 11 July 2025

Review

The Women Who Changed Art Forever (From a Graphic Novel about Feminist Art)

The Women Who Changed Art Forever is a graphic novel written by Valentina Grande with the illustrations of Eva Rossetti. It’s a visual journey...

Arianna Richetti 10 July 2025

Art Travels

Did You Know That Henri Matisse Went to Morocco?

The first things that come to one’s mind when one thinks of Henri Matisse are France, Fauvism, raw shapes, and colors. But never Morocco! Why not?...

Yahya Bensouda 7 July 2025