Logomania – Words in Art
What do Jean-Michel Basquiat, The François Vase, Tracey Emin and Xu Bing have in common? Words! So, in the spirit of light summer reading,...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 1 August 2019
Art State of Mind
Take a Trip with Rosemary Ellis
As we head into summer holiday season, let’s take a look back at the gorgeous travel posters designed by British artist Rosemary Ellis. One of the...
Candy Bedworth 11 July 2019
Sixth Sense? Allegories of Senses in Painting
How to show our sensual experiences visually? The human senses made out one of the most appealing subjects for European painters, especially that...
Magda Michalska 26 June 2019
I Put a Spell on You – Vodou Art
Vodou is one of the most misunderstood belief systems in the world. Derided by the Church and popular culture, in fact it is a fascinating system of...
Candy Bedworth 19 June 2019
How to Become an Old Master? Turn on the Youtube First!
I can’t draw, I can’t paint, I can’t sculpt or do pottery. But I can watch videos on Rijksmuseum Youtube channel called...
Magda Michalska 13 June 2019
Geek Art
The geek-art community has an affluent and acquisitive sub culture that has a seemingly insatiable thirst for paintings, models and sculptures. Pop...
Candy Bedworth 25 May 2019
Masking and Unmasking Women in Art
Just a few weeks ago, Venice was transformed into a different world. It was carnival and people in masks were strolling through the city. There is a...
Katharina Windorfer 10 May 2019
First of May Celebrations in Painting
Happy May 1st to all workers and to all who have fought and still fight for their rights. I hope you’ll celebrate by doing nothing and chilling...
Magda Michalska 1 May 2019
Hell Hath No Fury. The Merry Murderess of Early Modern Art
Hell hath no fury like a murderess scorned and, boy, you better believe it! If you were to take a moment and google ‘murder in art’ your...
Tony Heathfield 30 April 2019
6 Rooms from Famous Paintings Brought to Real Life
Paintings of historical interiors are fascinating hybrid images – midway between the work of a great artist’s imagination and a document of...
Kate Wojtczak 29 April 2019
Made for Reflection: Yayoi Kusama’s Narcissus Garden
Let’s take a look at one of the most interesting works in Yayoi Kusama’s career. Was it commercial or high art? A performance or an...
Noa Weisberg 17 April 2019
Taking the Perfect Selfie: Tips from History’s Greatest Portrait Artists
To pout or not to pout… that is the question. From smoulders to smiles, duck faces to dog ears, in the age of front-facing phone cameras there...
Tony Heathfield 22 February 2019
