(Sur)reality in the Photography of Kati Horna
Kati Horna (1912-2000) photographed both the real world and the surreal. She was a modern photographer who used her camera to document a civil war...
Natalia Tiberio 19 May 2026
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Tina Modotti: Photographer Made Revolutionary
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Magda Michalska 19 May 2026
Edo Period in 10 Words and 4 Schools of Painting
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Joanna Kaszubowska 18 May 2026
The Flora of Folklore: Hidden Flower Symbolism in Art’s Greatest Paintings
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Errika Gerakiti 18 May 2026
A Dog with the Face of Elon Musk Kneeled in Front of Me, and It Wasn’t a Dream—Beeple in Berlin
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Kate Wojtczak 18 May 2026
Hokusai in 10 Artworks—A Journey to Mount Fuji
Hokusai is perhaps the most iconic Japanese artist. His paintings and prints display the power of simplicity and the beauty that can be achieved in...
Coleman Richards 18 May 2026
10 Incredible Japanese Woodblock Prints You Need to See
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Joanna Kaszubowska 18 May 2026
Bringing Up Baby—The Art of Parenting Through the Ages
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Candy Bedworth 18 May 2026
Art from the BoJack Horseman Explained (All Seasons)
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Zuzanna Stańska 18 May 2026
Top 5 Most Famous Print Series in Art
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Anastasia Manioudaki 18 May 2026
Japan’s Greatest Masterpiece: (Thirty) Six Views of Mount Fuji by Hokusai
Everyone knows The Great Wave off Kanagawa, the print created by the Japanese ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai. But not everyone knows that The...
Zuzanna Stańska 18 May 2026
Frida Kahlo: The Suffering Behind Her Paintings
The image of Frida Kahlo has become very popular in our society: we can find her face or artworks on colorful and bright t-shirts, earrings, cups,...
Arianna Richetti 18 May 2026
