Slavko Kopač: Painting the Experienced, Not the Seen
Slavko Kopač, a Croatian-French painter, was one of the most important protagonists of Art Brut and Art Informel, artistic directions of innovative...
Petra Dragasevic 10 February 2022
Artist Stories
The Joy of Lucian Freud: Self-Portraits
Lucian Freud (1922-2011) is regarded as the pre-eminent British figurative painter of the last 60 years. Francis Bacon, two decades older, and David...
Guest Author 10 February 2022
Genius of All the Art Forms: Mikhail Vrubel’s Fantastic Worlds
The place of Mikhail Vrubel (1856-1910) in Russian art is exclusive and isolated. Legends already began to form around Vrubel during his lifetime. He...
Elizaveta Ermakova 20 January 2022
The Warli Painting Artist Jivya Soma Mashe
Jivya Soma Mashe is an internationally acclaimed Warli painting artist. A tribal artist from India, Mashe was known for wonderful Warli paintings,...
Urvi Chheda 7 January 2022
Henri Matisse’s Cut-Outs
Coping with the difficulties of old age and illness in the years following World War II, Matisse nonetheless produced some of the most vibrant and...
Zuzanna Stańska 29 December 2021
Through a Gentle Gaze: The Art of Zinaida Serebriakova
Zinaida Serebriakova (1884–1967) is mostly known for her painting At the Dressing-Table (Self-Portrait). The artist, looking from the mirror’s...
Elizaveta Ermakova 10 December 2021
Lady in Blue: Yelizaveta Martynova, Ill-Fated Russian Female Artist
Can you name some female artists, and from Russia in particular? It’s difficult even for those who are really into art. This article tells the...
Guest Author 10 December 2021
Julian Stanczak and His Abstract Life
You may think that experiences such as forced labor in Siberia, losing the nerves in his dominant arm, or ending up in a refugee camp would have...
Magda Michalska 3 December 2021
Sir William Orpen: The Official Artist of the First World War
Initially known for society portraits, Sir William Orpen (the knighthood came after the end of the war) became an official artist of the First World...
Wendy Gray 11 November 2021
Scandalous World of Hans Bellmer: Dolls, Ropes, and Erotic Photography
“I am human, and I think nothing human is alien to me”, said Terence, Roman playwright sometime in the 2nd century BCE. I think that art...
Magda Michalska 18 August 2021
Still Lifes Too Vivid to Be Real – Imagined Realism in Luigi Lucioni’s Art
For some people, realism is defined by painting what they see. For Luigi Lucioni, it meant painting what he thought was there. Luigi Lucioni’s...
Anthony de Feo 15 August 2021
On the Road with Visual Artist Jock McFadyen
We spoke to artist Jock McFadyen as he prepares to celebrate his 70th birthday, and awaits the opening of, not one, but four major exhibitions of his...
Candy Bedworth 19 June 2021
