Owls, Peacocks and Sparrows: Birds in Art
The idea of birds in art probably brings to mind John James Audubon, the 19th-century ornithologist who wrote and illustrated the landmark series The...
Alexandra Kiely 5 January 2023
The idea of birds in art probably brings to mind John James Audubon, the 19th-century ornithologist who wrote and illustrated the landmark series The...
Alexandra Kiely 5 January 2023
See the lonely little bird, trapped in a situation over which it has no control. Chained, isolated. Sounds familiar? In these strange times we need...
Candy Bedworth 5 January 2023
Yayoi Kusama, the legendary Japanese artist born in 1929, began her career 69 years ago. Nevertheless, the world discovered her just a couple of...
Magda Michalska 4 January 2023
Not many of us have heard of Kiyohara Yukinobu, but we probably should have. She was a Japanese painter in the early Edo period (1603–1868) and one...
Candy Bedworth 4 January 2023
Pan Yuliang’s (1895–1977) works are a celebration of her Chinese heritage and feminine self. Born in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province as Chen Xiuqing,...
Anuradha Sroha 4 January 2023
Nōguchi Shōhin (野口 小蘋) (1847–1917) was a leading Japanese painter from the Edo (1603–1867) and Meiji eras (1868–1912). She was born...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 4 January 2023
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was one of the most prominent painters of German Expressionism. Furthermore, he also was one of the founders of Die Brücke! As...
Zuzanna Stańska 3 January 2023
Is Die Brücke talked about enough? Its importance for the development of modern art cannot be denied. However, it got lost between various movements...
Magda Michalska 3 January 2023
The German Expressionist movement had many faces. One of the most interesting ones was that of the painter Franz Marc. Marc looked to the natural...
Zuzanna Stańska 3 January 2023
Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945) was one of Germany’s greatest artists. She holds the distinction of being the only woman artist to make it into Ernst...
Chris Dobson 3 January 2023
August Macke was only 27 years old when he died in Champagne, France, on September 26, 1914. He was one of the many who fell fighting for their...
Gokce Dyson 3 January 2023
A great example of resilience and coherence, Veronica Ryan is the latest winner of the Turner Prize, an annual prize awarded to British contemporary...
Carlotta Mazzoli 2 January 2023