The Many Rebirths of Venus
Sandro Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus is iconic in Western art. Alongside the Mona Lisa, it is probably a contender for “most famous...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 2 May 2023
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Venus Vincit Omnia: Venus in Art
Venus (also known by her Greek name Aphrodite) is the goddess of love. We’ve explored some famous Venuses here. Furthermore, Velázquez’s...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 2 May 2023
We Are All Summertime Venuses: Beach Bodies in Art
Venus, who wouldn’t envy her? She is the embodiment of beauty, sexuality, and love. She is perhaps the most often depicted woman in art history.
Magda Michalska 2 May 2023
Mat Collishaw and the Genetic Algorithms
Snark.art and OG.Art have announced Heterosis, a groundbreaking art collection and immersive metaverse experience brought to life by established...
Agnieszka Cichocka, 30 April 2023
Damien Hirst’s Butterflies: From Tea-trays to Mandalas
Damien Hirst – a prominent Young British Artist (YBA) and now a billionaire – creates sculptures, paintings, and drawings. In all of...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 30 April 2023
A Party with the Young British Artists (BYOB, We Provide Only Formaldehyde)
The acronym YBA (meaning Young British Artists) is probably my third favorite after BYOB and ASAP (I like NASA, too). Have you come across it? It was...
Magda Michalska 30 April 2023
Kyra Nijinsky: Portrait of a Dancer
Kyra Nijinsky was a Russian ballet dancer and the daughter of the famous Vaslav Nijinsky. She was painted by Oswald Birley in 1935 and we are pleased...
Klaudia Zelazowska 29 April 2023
What Was It Like in the Roaring Twenties in Art and Fashion?
The Roaring Twenties was a period when many things changed – both socially and politically. The dramatic economic growth of the decade led many...
Pola Otterstein 28 April 2023
Against the Currents: 3 Must-See Artists at the 14th Gwangju Biennale
Gwangju Biennale is an internationally renowned art exhibition that takes place in Gwangju, South Korea, every two years. Open from 7 April until 9...
Ania Kaczynska 27 April 2023
Ardhanarishvara: Androgynous Portrayal of Shiva and Parvati
The composite form of Shiva and his consort, Shakti (another name for Parvati) is known as the Ardhanarishvara or the “God who is...
Maya M. Tola 27 April 2023
Lakshmi in Art: The Goddess of Wealth
Lakshmi is a prominent Hindu deity who is also revered by Buddhists and Jains. Her eminent position in the Hindu pantheon emanates not only from her...
Maya M. Tola 27 April 2023
Saraswati – The Beautiful Goddess of Knowledge and Art
Saraswati is the Hindu goddess of knowledge and the arts. Remarkably, in the Hindu tradition and in rituals, Saraswati occupies a more prominent...
Maya M. Tola 27 April 2023
