Painting of the Week: Firs Zhuravlev, A Fashionista Wife
Firs Zhuravlev’s realistic paintings show all aspects of Russian life. And we can imagine the scene from the picture A Fashionista Wife in the...
Elizaveta Ermakova 20 September 2020
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A Fierce Romance of Art and Fashion: The Friendship of Salvador Dali and Coco Chanel
When Dali moved to Paris in 1926, Chanel was already a famous fashion designer. Dali had already worked in the fashion industry, as he had...
Errika Gerakiti 18 September 2020
Cambridge: The Fitzwilliam Museum Highlights
Today we celebrate the reopening of The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. Its collection ranges from renowned Renaissance works to some of the finest...
Nina Relf 18 September 2020
Meet the Award-winning Sculptor and Installation Artist Ayşe Erkmen
Berlin-based Turkish visual artist Ayşe Erkmen has been awarded the Ernst Franz Vogelmann Prize for Sculpture in 2020. As the first woman artist to...
Merve Parla 16 September 2020
The Serene Beauty of a Pastoral Love: Daphnis and Chloé Paintings
Well-known love stories are an essential part of our literary conscience. Within these stories, themes such as separation, sacrifice, and passion...
Erol Degirmenci 11 September 2020
Beirut’s Art Scene: Before the Blast and Now
It was only three years ago, after a long civil war, that Beirut’s art scene began to find its feet. Despite ever-present political corruption,...
Abreeza Thomas 10 September 2020
Three Unique Portrayals of Europa’s Abduction Myth
The mesmerizing realm of Greek mythology is one of the greatest sources for artists to exhibit their technical brilliance and unique interpretations.
Erol Degirmenci 10 September 2020
Artists and Their Myths
Sometimes, the story that is attached to an artist is as important as their craft. Let’s take a look at artists and the myths that are related to...
Noa Weisberg 7 September 2020
Alexander the Great and His Mermaid Sister in Greek Folklore
There is no need for a long introduction to Alexander the Great’s place in history; he is one of the most famous military leaders and he has...
Errika Gerakiti 7 September 2020
5 Reasons to Visit the Kröller-Müller Museum in the Netherlands
Imagine, you are in a forest. In the middle of this forest there is a museum with a garden full of sculptures. Both the museum and the garden are...
Zuzanna Stańska 4 September 2020
Rethinking the Word Muse in the Arts
The word “muse” has generally a very positive connotation. People, commonly women, represented under the umbrella of this word are held...
Guest Profile 3 September 2020
Anatoliy Kryvolap’s Evolution of Color: Emotional Paintings of the Ukrainian Artist
Anatoliy Kryvolap is a contemporary Ukrainian artist whose paintings are sold at the world’s most prestigious auctions for thousands of...
Nataliia Pecherska 2 September 2020
