And it’s War! The Art Of The War Wounded
Being an English teacher, so much of what I look at is linked to the literary world. With the previous examination specification, we used to be...
Wendy Gray 27 February 2018
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Stanley Spencer. A Cookham Homebird with Broken Wings
A recent documentary that was filmed with the help and support of Stanley Spencer’s two daughters, revealed the personal anguishes the family...
Wendy Gray 22 February 2018
The Story Of The Art Dealer Durand-Ruel, The Man Behind Impressionism
The story is known: at the end of the 19th century a group of young French artists dissatisfied with academic rules began to develop a new type of...
Rute Ferreira 16 February 2018
When Trash Turns Art: El Anatsui
People often say that contemporary art is trash. But, can we turn the equation the other way and make trash art? El Anatsui’s grand...
Magda Michalska 15 February 2018
Five Ideas For Valentine’s Day Inspired By Art History
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Europeana 14 February 2018
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Magda Michalska 13 February 2018
Frederick Stuart Church: Painter of Harmony
A lifetime of training could not have prepared Frederick Stuart Church for 1863. But his works of fantasy that came after clung to and perhaps even...
Anthony de Feo 12 February 2018
Petrus Christus, A Goldsmith in his Shop
Petrus Christus (c. 1410/1420 – 1475/1476) was an Early Netherlandish painter active in Bruges from 1444, where, along with Hans Memling, he became...
Zuzanna Stańska 11 February 2018
A Queen Within: Meet The Seven Fashionable Personalities
What do Alexander McQueen, Gucci and Iris van Herpen have in common? Well, they are three of the best-known contemporary fashion brands, and their...
Pola Otterstein 9 February 2018
Wes Anderson Curates A Show At Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
The film director Wes Anderson is mixing it up at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna later this year. The man behind movies including The Grand...
Zuzanna Stańska 6 February 2018
Picasso, Monet And Pigeons – An Unlikely Trio
Have you ever wished you could teach your parrot or canary some new tricks? Clearly, the Japanese scientists – Shigeru Watanabe, Junko Sakamoto...
Wojtek Rozdzenski 2 February 2018
When Earth Is A Polka Dot
Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese contemporary artist who works primarily in sculpture and installation, but is also active in painting, performance, film,...
Zuzanna Stańska 31 January 2018
