WTF Art History

Dine & Wine

Don’t Play with Your Food! Unless It’s Art

I’m sure we’ve all been told not to play with our food as we hide unappetizing peas under a sticky lump of mashed potato. And most parents have...

Candy Bedworth 22 July 2026

Dine & Wine

5 Best Picnic Inspirations from Art

When the days are warm and long, all I can think about are picnics and barbecues. When the sun is shining, the grass is green and birds are singing.

Magda Michalska 22 July 2026

Dine & Wine

Art History Inspired Birthday Cakes

Birthday cakes are an established tradition for many. Baking in itself is an art – a delicious one. So why have a cake that is only delicious? Make...

Vithória Konzen Dill 21 July 2026

Art State of Mind

11 Famous Artworks Reimagined as Tattoos You Can Wear Forever

Getting a tattoo is a serious business. These days you can get them removed, but that can be more painful than getting one in the first place. So, it...

Joanna Kaszubowska 17 July 2026

Art State of Mind

Why Modern Art Makes Surprisingly Good Tattoos

We are used to figurative tattoos inspired by classical masterpieces. Have you ever thought about an abstract tattoo though? Here are some that...

Joanna Kaszubowska 17 July 2026

Art State of Mind

Tattoos—Ancient Ink to Modern Celebrity

Love them or loathe them, tattoos are a global phenomenon. Inserting pigment under the skin for decorative or ritualistic purposes has been around...

Candy Bedworth 17 July 2026

Nude, Balthus, Golden Days, 1944-45 WTF Art History

The Ethics of Depicting Nude Children in Art

Explore the challenges of representing naked children in art. How much do societal norms shape our views?

Candy Bedworth 16 July 2026

Sir John Lavery, The Chess Players, 1929, Tate Gallery, London, United Kingdom Art State of Mind

Not Only Queen’s Gambit—Chess in Art

The Queen’s Gambit series, produced by Netflix, has taken the world by storm and inspired many people to take up chess. A fantastic novel of the...

Joanna Kaszubowska 16 July 2026

WTF Art History

When Rome Put a Dead Pope on Trial—The Cadaver Synod

In a career that spanned over two decades, Jean-Paul Laurens painted some of French art’s most plaintive historical moments: two young princes...

Guest Author 2 July 2026

Bizarre

10 Most Scary Paintings

Paintings can represent both real and unreal themes and scary paintings are a mixture of both. Among all the emotions that make up the human psyche,...

Gabriela Hurtado 2 July 2026

WTF Art History

That’s My Color! Famous Painters’ Trademark Colors

Did you know that there are some colors that you can’t use in your art? Such “painters’ trademarked colors” are owned by certain artists, and...

Wojtek Rozdzenski 29 June 2026

Theater & Cinema

From Surrealism to the Money Heist Mask: The Afterlife of Salvador Dalí’s Image

Millions of viewers around the world recognize the red jumpsuits and masks of the famous Netflix series Money Heist (La Casa de Papel). The image has...

Tunacan Tuna 25 June 2026