Jackson Pollock: The Face of Abstract Expressionism
“Jackson Pollock. Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?” was the question posed in Life Magazine in 1949, marking the...
Ania Kaczynska 28 January 2023
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Celebrating Alma Thomas: An African American Expressionist
Abstract Expressionism was a movement dominated by male artists. Painters such as Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning have held center...
Heather Johnson 28 January 2023
Barnett Newman: A Pillar of Abstract Expressionism
When one thinks of Abstract Expressionism, the name Barnett Newman should pop up immediately. He was a pillar of the movement and his contribution to...
Errika Gerakiti 28 January 2023
Abstract Expressionism 101: Everything You Need to Know
Abstract Expressionism is an art movement that emerged in the USA in the 1940s and 1950s. Some of its most prominent artists are Jackson Pollock,...
Errika Gerakiti 28 January 2023
All You Need to Know About Color Field Painting
Ready for a rollercoaster ride through the world of color field painting? Strap yourself in, it’s going to be a long and wild ride! This article...
Candy Bedworth 28 January 2023
Erna Rosenstein – Surrealist in the Country Where the Movement Didn’t Exist
Erna Rosenstein was born Jewish. This fact weighed on her whole life because Rosenstein’s family lived in Lviv, Ukraine, and to complicate things...
Magda Michalska 27 January 2023
Charlotte Salomon: Theater of Life and Death
This is not a story with a happy ending. Or a happy beginning for that matter. It’s a story of suicides, sexual abuse, a mystery to solve and art...
Magda Michalska 27 January 2023
Rebecca Solomon: Success and Prejudice in the Victorian World
Rebecca Solomon was a Jewish woman who overcame contemporary prejudices to become a successful artist in mid-Victorian London. In 2022, Princeton...
Catriona Miller 27 January 2023
Broncia Koller-Pinell: An Artist Lost to Time
If you are like me, it is entirely probable that you have never heard of Broncia Koller-Pinell (1863–1934). It has nothing to do with the quality...
Rachel Witte 27 January 2023
Mela Muter – Accomplished Portraitist and Devoted Mother
Although in her day she was most famous for portraying the members of the Parisian Boheme, Mela Muter was deeply fascinated with capturing the...
Magda Michalska 27 January 2023
Discover Sicilian Art with The White Lotus Season 2 (No Spoilers)
Season two of The White Lotus on HBO Max has gained much press recently about its filming location in Sicily, Italy. Through interviews with the cast...
Anna Ingram 26 January 2023
7 Not Just Blue Masterpieces by Yves Klein
Although he only lived 34 years, it could seem that Yves Klein lived more than one life. This French artist initially devoted himself to the...
Camilla de Laurentis 26 January 2023
