Picasso and His 15 Versions of Les Femmes d’Alger
When the Algerian War of Independence began on 1st November 1954, Pablo Picasso felt an urge to somehow respond to the violence and suffering that...
Magda Michalska 3 October 2021
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The Ultimate Question: Why Should You Learn About Art?
Art creates emotions and, generally, you either like a certain piece of art or you don’t. But despite that, what is valid for everything else is...
Petra Dragasevic 1 October 2021
The First-Ever Femme Fatale: Lilith in a Painting by John Collier
The apparent sweetness of this work by John Collier (1850–1934), a Pre-Raphaelite painter, is a wonderful testimony of the two sides of Lilith’s...
Guest Profile 29 September 2021
The Best of North Carolina Museum of Art: Staff Picks
North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) is an art museum in Raleigh, North Carolina, housing a collection of works from antiquity to the present. Its...
Nicole Ganbold 29 September 2021
The Troubadour Style: Fantasized Rediscovery of the Middle Ages in Painting
The rediscovery of medieval civilization is one of the most striking French intellectual curiosities of the later 18th century and early 19th...
Montaine Dumont 28 September 2021
A Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition in the Mountains: Cantacuzino Palace in Romania
In 2016, an interesting project took place in Busteni, a town in the mountains of Romania. Sculptors from various countries gathered to work on the...
Luciana Craciun 27 September 2021
Alphonse Mucha: Art Nouveau Visionary at North Carolina Museum of Art
Czech-born Alphonse Mucha was one of the most celebrated artists in Paris at the turn of the 20th century. As an influential force behind the Art...
Nicole Ganbold 20 September 2021
CHEAP: When Art Meets Activism – Interview with the Co-founder Sara Manfredi
“Art” and “activism” surely are not enough words to describe what CHEAP is. CHEAP is an innovative Italian street poster art...
Arianna Richetti 18 September 2021
An Important Concept: Shadows in Japanese Culture
Jun’ichirō Tanizaki (1886-1965) was an important Japanese writer, mainly during the Shōwa period. One of the author’s most important...
Luciana Craciun 24 August 2021
The Beauty of Folding Screens: Namban Byōbu of Japan
Masterfully crafted into hinged leaves and enclosed within a lacquer frame, the Japanese Namban folding screens or the Namban byōbu contain a...
Maya M. Tola 23 August 2021
It’s DailyArt App’s Ninth Birthday – Here Are the 10 Most Liked Paintings of the Year
It’s DailyArt App’s birthday! Well, it is hard to believe but nine years ago, in 2012, everything started for us with launching the DailyArt...
Zuzanna Stańska 22 August 2021
Masterpiece of the Week: Andreas Gursky, Rhine II
It seems to be one of those pictures you may accidentally take on holiday when the weather is bad. Rhine II by Andreas Gursky is not a photo we...
Joanna Kaszubowska 22 August 2021
