David Hockney – Old Master Using Digital Art
It’s often hard to grasp what some great artists do when they turn into elderly living legends. Their works from half a century before are...
Piotr Policht 26 April 2024
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10 Portrait Paintings in Digital Times
Everyone wants to save and share great moments with friends. That’s why we take loads of pictures with our cameras and especially with our...
Michel Rutten 26 April 2024
Vitamin Txt: When Art Meets Text
The latest volume in the acclaimed Vitamin series, Vitamin Txt: Words in Contemporary Art, is a global survey of today’s most innovative artists...
Carlotta Mazzoli 25 April 2024
You Got a Fast Car: Automobile Art
A car might not be the most obvious topic for a painting, but as you can see, it appeared in various works throughout the years. It was a big...
Magda Michalska 25 April 2024
The Spirit of Ecstasy: The Story Behind the Rolls-Royce Ornament
Discover the story behind the Spirit of Ecstasy which reads like the pages of a London gossip column from high society! Full of aristocratic...
Candy Bedworth 25 April 2024
The Bugatti Brothers: A Story About Cars and Cows
Nowadays Bugatti is a legendary company in the field of automobile technology. However, few people know the history of the man behind the trademark,...
Camilla de Laurentis 25 April 2024
Lesbianism in Art? Warning: Erotic Scenes in Abundance
Ever wondered about the presence of homosexuality in art? Today we’ll travel a bit in time to see how art has treated the subject of lesbians.
Magda Michalska 24 April 2024
The Most Painted Woman in the World Was Lesbian: Suzy Solidor
Born in 1900, Suzanne Louise Marie Marion, known as Suzy Solidor, was a French artist who sang and acted in movies, but over time she became most...
Pola Otterstein 24 April 2024
From Literature to Canvas: Shakespeare’s Characters in Millais’ Paintings
“To be or not to be, that is the question.” That famous quote probably reminded you of a certain writer, did it not? William Shakespeare,...
Rute Ferreira 23 April 2024
The Art of Ekphrasis: Shakespeare’s Lucrece
It is most common to talk about paintings or sculptures inspired by a piece of literature. Yet, this relationship between arts is not unidirectional.
Jimena Escoto 23 April 2024
In Their Shoes: Nona Faustine’s White Shoes Now at the Brooklyn Museum
White Shoes (2021) is a complete series of photographs presenting a decade-long project of Brooklyn-based artist Nona Faustine. This beautifully...
Jennifer S. Musawwir 22 April 2024
Catherine de’ Medici’s Valois Tapestries
While today, tapestries are seemingly minor works of art, during the Renaissance, nothing was declared more spectacular than a set of tapestries...
Anna Ingram 22 April 2024
