The Dystopian Surrealism of Zdzislaw Beksinski
There are many fans of gruesome and gore art who are attracted to the dystopian surrealism of Zdzisław Beksinski. After all, he created such a...
Errika Gerakiti 21 February 2024
Artist Stories
Zdzisław Beksiński’s Passion for Music
In the history of art, so much has been written and said about the close relationship between music and painting. Numerous painters have declared...
Guest Profile 21 February 2024
Yoko Ono – A Multifaceted Artist of Peace, Now at Tate Modern
Visual artist, singer-songwriter, writer, and filmmaker, Yoko Ono cannot be reduced to the role of the wife of the English musician John Lennon...
Montaine Dumont 15 February 2024
American Colorist: Milton Avery
American artist Milton Avery employed wide strokes of vivid colors and simple forms in his acclaimed portraits, still lifes, and landscapes. Abstract...
Nikolina Konjevod 12 February 2024
Njideka Akunyili Crosby: Celebrating Multicultural Identity
Through her work, Njideka Akunyili Crosby celebrates her cultural heritage and identity as a Nigerian artist living and working in America. By using...
Nina Relf 8 February 2024
Where is Ana Mendieta? The Unresolved Mystery
“Where is Ana Mendieta?” was shouted in 1992 by over 500 protesters in front of the newly-opened Guggenheim Museum site in SoHo, New York. (The...
Magda Michalska 5 February 2024
Identity and Belonging in the Work of Ana Mendieta
Ana Mendieta, the Cuban-American performance artist was an unapologetic feminist who asked profound questions about identity and belonging.
Candy Bedworth 1 February 2024
How Louise Nevelson Constructed Her Sculptures and Her Past
Born in Pereiaslav, today’s Ukraine, Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) is recognized as one of America’s most innovative sculptors. Her most famous...
Magda Michalska 1 February 2024
Francisco de Zurbarán: The Spanish Caravaggio
Francisco de Zurbarán was one of the major Spanish painters of the 17th century. He is especially known for his religious subjects and for the...
Vithória Konzen Dill 30 January 2024
Most Important Works of Joseph Beuys
Joseph Beuys was one of those mysterious artists whose biography can be considered a separate work of art. He’s rightly regarded as one of the...
Magda Michalska 29 January 2024
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 2024
Paula Rego and Other Strong Women
Paula Rego (1935-2022) was a Portuguese-British visual artist considered one of the pre-eminent woman artists of the late 20th and early 21st...
Magda Michalska 26 January 2024
