The Works of Yves Klein: Lover of Blue
Yves Klein was born on 28 April, 1928, in Nice, France. His mother, Marie Raymond, was a renowned member of the Art Informel movement, which involved...
Guest Profile 23 August 2022
#20th century
Blue in Art
Is blue your favorite color? Even if it is not the case, look at a trio of famous blues from 20th century art history. Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso,...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 23 August 2022
Aesthetics of Totalitarian States’ Architecture
People include the architecture of 20th century dictatorships in the category of totalitarian art. Totalitarian architecture invokes a feeling of...
Diana Sadretdinova 22 August 2022
Masterpiece Story: Tiptoe Through the Tulips by Alma Thomas
The style of Alma Thomas has been compared to Byzantine mosaics and the Pointillism of Georges Seurat. However, it firmly belongs to the Washington...
James W Singer 17 August 2022
Paul Gauguin and His Fruits
Psst, are you in the mood for a sweet treat? Most know Paul Gauguin for his landscapes and the portraits he painted during his time in Tahiti. But...
Ruxi Rusu 14 August 2022
Far Beyond Illusion: M.C. Escher and the Illustration of the Impossible
Known for representing impossible constructions and creating a world in which the figurative and the abstract intertwine, meet Maurits Cornelis...
Rute Ferreira 13 August 2022
Alice Neel: Collector of Souls
In 1950s America Alice Neel painted portraits of one of her neighbours, Georgie Arce, from childhood to adolescence.
Candy Bedworth 13 August 2022
Movie Scenes Staged as Famous Paintings
In 1911 the Italian film theoretician Ricciotto Canudo defined cinema as “the seventh art”. So it’s quite natural that from its...
Arianna Richetti 12 August 2022
Jackie Kennedy – Andy Warhol’s Modern Madonna
Read about the most famous (and controversial) series by Andy Warhol featuring the photographs of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, the First Lady, who was...
Magda Michalska 11 August 2022
The Embroidered Life of Arthur Bispo do Rosário
Arthur Bispo do Rosário is a mythic figure in Brazilian art. He never considered himself an artist and he spent many years living in a psychiatric...
Natalia Tiberio 9 August 2022
Art Nouveau Explained
Art Nouveau is one of the most distinguished styles in art. Even though its duration was brief, it quickly became a fetish of the elite. It spread...
Errika Gerakiti 8 August 2022
Aubette: Neoplasticist Gesamtkunstwerk in Strasbourg
Have you ever visited Strasbourg in Alsace, France? It’s a charming city full of picturesque narrow and tiny houses scattered along the canals.
Magda Michalska 2 August 2022
