Artist Stories

Baroque

Adriaen Brouwer: Jailed, Broke, and Admired by Rubens

The work of the Flemish Baroque painter Adriaen Brouwer excels in innovation and daring. His folk scenes, often showing drunkards and smokers in...

Michel Rutten 10 August 2026

Women Artists

Amrita Sher-Gil in 10 Paintings—The Artist Who Reimagined Modern Indian Art

When Amrita Sher-Gil died in Lahore in December 1941, she was only 28 years old. Yet in little more than a decade, she transformed the course of...

Shivani Gupta 10 August 2026

Women Artists

The Polka Dot Queen: Yayoi Kusama Through 10 Artworks

Yayoi Kusama, often referred to as the Queen of Polka Dots, is a pioneering feminist artist, sculptor, performer, and much more—all embodied in one...

Katerina Papouliou 10 August 2026

Architecture

From Flash Gordon to Postmodernism: The Daring Designs of Helmut Jahn

In the world of architecture, there are those who follow established styles and norms, and then there are those who break the mold and blaze their...

Joanna Kaszubowska 10 August 2026

Women Artists

An Art Dialog Between Yayoi Kusama and Georgia O’Keeffe

Article presenting the relationship Yayoi Kusama and Georgia O'Keeffe developed during their career.

Amélie Pascutto 10 August 2026

Women Artists

Yayoi Kusama and Her World of Polka Dots

Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese artist and writer, born in 1929. Well-known for her repeating dot patterns, her art encompasses an astonishing variety of...

Zuzanna Stańska 10 August 2026

Artist Stories

5 Things You Should Know About Anna Boch

Anna Boch was a Belgian painter. Curious about the trends of her time, such as Pointillism, Luminism, and Art Nouveau, she dedicated much of her life...

Tommy Thiange 5 August 2026

Baroque

Peter Paul Rubens in 10 Paintings

A Baroque master and portraitist of the royals, Peter Paul Rubens is probably best known for his often drama-filled religious and mythological...

Anna Ingram 5 August 2026

Symbolism

Léon Spilliaert: Symbolism and Longing in His Art

A literary fan of Edgar Allan Poe with a Symbolist approach to painting, Léon Spilliaert thrives in the disenchantment, emotion, and decadence that...

Yasmin Ozkan 5 August 2026

Ralph McQuarrie concept art. Ralph McQuarrie, Deak Starkiller duels Darth Vader (Laser Duel). 1975. In Star Wars Art: Ralph McQuarrie, edited by Brandon Alinger et al., Abrams Books, 2016. Theater & Cinema

The Artist Behind Star Wars—How Ralph McQuarrie Created the Iconic Galaxy

Most people recognize the look of Star Wars instantly. Few, however, know the name of the artist who built it. Ralph McQuarrie’s concept art...

Errika Gerakiti 4 August 2026

Impressionists, Gustave Caillebotte, The Floor Planers, 1875 Impressionism

Gustave Caillebotte in 10 Paintings: A Different Impression

Think Impressionism, and Gustave Caillebotte is not the first name that springs to mind. Yet he helped organize the Impressionist exhibitions, he...

Catriona Miller 3 August 2026

Artist Stories

Gustav Klimt and Emilie Flöge—The Everlasting Friendship

Gustav Klimt and Emilie Flöge were inseparable for years. Although it was never proven that there was something romantic between the two of them,...

Zuzanna Stańska 30 July 2026