5 Unconventional Materials in Contemporary Art
Contemporary sculpture long ago broke free from classical forms and traditional aesthetics. More and more often, artists choose nondurable,...
Zacheta 18 December 2025
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Tar Beach: Faith Ringgold’s Journey from Story Quilts to Picture Books
With the publication of Tar Beach in 1991, Faith Ringgold launched her career as a picture book author and illustrator. Her interest in picture books...
Guest Author 17 December 2025
Art in the Mail: Wisława Szymborska’s Cut-and-Paste Postcards
Wisława Szymborska (1923-2012) was a Nobel Prize-winning Polish poet, but she was also an occasional artist. Her main medium was quirky...
Alexandra Kiely 17 December 2025
Middle Earth and Beyond in Art: Tolkien’s Illustrations
J.R.R. Tolkien’s written works have influenced many around the globe. However, perhaps less known than his books are his illustrations that he...
Rachel Witte 17 December 2025
American Artist Who Loved Everything British: Edwin Austin Abbey’s Shakespeare Paintings
A painter and illustrator Edwin Austin Abbey was born in the US, but he loved all things British, particularly the works of William Shakespeare. He...
Alexandra Kiely 17 December 2025
Remedios Varo: Spanish Painter of Magic
Remedios Varo (1908-1963) was a 20th-century Surrealist painter. Born in Spain, she was forced to move to France and Mexico to escape the Spanish...
Jimena Escoto 16 December 2025
10 Weird Things About Salvador Dalí You Should Know
It was very difficult to choose only 10 weird things about Salvador Dalí. He is widely known as one of the most eccentric artists in art history.
Zuzanna Stańska 16 December 2025
Masterpiece Story: Sympathy by Remedios Varo
Sympathy is a fascinating painting by Catalan artist Remedios Varo. It presents a lady with a cat in a most unusual and Surrealist situation. You...
Alicja Gluszek 16 December 2025
Leonora Carrington and Her Surrealist Life in Her Own Words
Leonora Carrington (1917-2011) is considered one of the greatest but most neglected British Surrealists. Her life story is a fascinating one: she...
Magda Michalska 16 December 2025
Glamourous and Emancipated Women of Gerda Wegener
Today Gerda Wegener is best known for feminist art and portrayal of lesbianism. She was also married to Einar Wegener, who after the sex reassignment...
Kelly Hill 16 December 2025
Erna Rosenstein – Surrealist in the Country Where the Movement Didn’t Exist
Erna Rosenstein was born Jewish. This fact weighed on her whole life because Rosenstein’s family lived in Lviv, Ukraine, and to complicate things...
Magda Michalska 15 December 2025
Art Nouveau Illustrations of Ephraim Moses Lilien
Ephraim Moses Lilien was an Art Nouveau artist who reimagined traditional Jewish motifs for the modern day. He was also an early supporter of the...
Bec Brownstone 15 December 2025
