Five Pioneering Modern Sculpture Artists of India
Sculptures have been a part of Indian culture since time immemorial. However, in the post-independent era in India, the practice of Indian modern...
Guest Profile 7 January 2022
#20th century
Max Ernst and Birds: A Relationship Explained through Paintings
Max Ernst (1891–1976) was a prolific German avant-garde artist. He was a pioneer in the early 20th century movements of Dada and Surrealism and...
Anastasia Tsaleza 5 January 2022
Edvard Munch’s Life in Photos
Naturally, Edvard Munch is best known for his paintings. However, he was also one of the first of the generation of painters who dabbled in amateur...
Zuzanna Stańska 12 December 2021
Masterpiece Story: Madonna by Edvard Munch
The Norwegian painter Edvard Munch realized the colored lithograph Madonna in 1895. He is considered the precursor of Expressionism, therefore his...
Maia Heguiaphal 12 December 2021
Edvard Munch and His Portrayals of Death
“Illness, madness and death were the black angels that watched over my cradle and have since followed me through life,” Munch wrote in his notes,...
Zuzanna Stańska 12 December 2021
Living in the Shadow – Marie and Peder Severin Krøyer
Marie and Peder Severin Krøyer were a 19th and early 20th century couple, and, while their marriage and lives were far from ideal, history has...
Pola Otterstein 8 September 2021
All You Need to Know About Color Field Painting
Ready for a rollercoaster ride through the world of color field painting? Strap yourself in, it’s going to be a long and wild ride! This...
Candy Bedworth 4 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
Scandalous World of Hans Bellmer: Dolls, Ropes, and Erotic Photography
“I am human, and I think nothing human is alien to me”, said Terence, Roman playwright sometime in the 2nd century BCE. I think that art...
Magda Michalska 18 August 2021
The Shadow of the Wind: Francesc Català-Roca and His Neorealist Catalonia
He was one of the finest photographers of the 20th century, yet not many know his name. He captured the reality of the post-war era in a minimalist,...
Magda Michalska 17 August 2021
Still Lifes Too Vivid to Be Real – Imagined Realism in Luigi Lucioni’s Art
For some people, realism is defined by painting what they see. For Luigi Lucioni, it meant painting what he thought was there. Luigi Lucioni’s...
Anthony de Feo 15 August 2021
Genres Explained: Still Life in Painting
Let’s explore the history of still life through a selection of 10 paintings corresponding to two key moments: the 17th century in the...
Soledad Castillo Jara 11 August 2021
