Discussing Design with the Arts and Crafts Movement’s Heir Dan Maier
Did you know that the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society which was founded in 1887 by William Morris and Walter Crane is still thriving today?...
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When Your Collection Takes Over Your House – Sir John Soane’s Museum
A unique museum that transports us into the past in a way not many museums can, Sir John Soane’s Museum is actually Soane’s house, preserved,...
Joanna Kaszubowska 2 September 2022
Last Days of Summer in Art
The end of summer is approaching and these last days of sunshine create a kind of melancholic feeling. You would probably like to reflect on the past...
Michel Rutten 31 August 2022
Constance Marie Charpentier – The Great Forgotten
Constance Marie Charpentier (1767-1849) was a French painter. You have never heard of her? That’s nothing weird, she is one of the plenty of...
Zuzanna Stańska 30 August 2022
Angelica Kauffman – Paintings by the Queen of Neoclassical Art
Swiss painter Angelica Kauffman (1741-1807) was one of the greats amongst the Neoclassical artists. Through her portraits and history paintings, she...
Alexandra Kiely 30 August 2022
Portrayal of an Abandoned Hero: Philoctetes
How would you feel if your friends abandoned you on an uninhabited island with a limited amount of food and no shelter just because you were injured?...
Erol Degirmenci 30 August 2022
Masterpiece Story: Leonidas at Thermopylae by Jacques-Louis David
Whether you are within an academic environment or at a coffee shop, when the term “Neoclassicism” and its huge influence on the visual arts...
Erol Degirmenci 30 August 2022
Architecture or Jewelry? Josef Hoffmann’s Modern Brooches
Josef Hoffmann was the leading architect of the Secession and pupil of Otto Wagner, close friend and collaborator of Gustav Klimt and Koloman Moser,...
Magda Michalska 29 August 2022
The Tang Shipwreck – Southeast Asia’s Maritime Heritage
Discovered near the Belitung Island in Indonesia, the Tang Shipwreck is a momentous archeological discovery of recent times that provides significant...
Maya M. Tola 26 August 2022
Femininity in Francesca Woodman’s Photographs
This is going to be a story of beauty and an underappreciated genius that came to an untimely end. Brace yourselves for an unhappy ending and the...
Magda Michalska 25 August 2022
Gio Swaby’s First Solo Show on Tour Through the States
Women and people of color are severely underrepresented as artists in the Western art tradition. Praised masterpieces hang on the walls of major...
James W Singer 25 August 2022
Between Revolution and War: Ukrainian Contemporary Political Art
The 2013 Revolution in Ukraine and the following traumatic events played a crucial role in the development of the country’s contemporary art.
Diana Sadretdinova 24 August 2022
