10 Cutest Rabbits in Asian Art You Need to See (For the Lunar New Year)
In the Chinese lunisolar calendar, 2023 was the Year of the Water Rabbit. Celebrated in late January or February, the Lunar New Year (or Spring...
Ela Bobek 21 January 2025
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The Weirdest Thing You Will See Today: A Toilet as a Work of Art
A joke, a provocation, or an attempt to attract your attention? Maybe none of these or maybe all of them. Here are three of the most renowned toilets...
Caroline Galambosova 20 January 2025
Noguchi Shōhin: The First Female Imperial Household Artist in Japan
Noguchi Shōhin (野口 小蘋) (1847–1917) was a leading Japanese painter from the Edo (1603–1867) and Meiji eras (1868–1912). She was born in...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 14 January 2025
One Final Masterpiece: 7 Last Paintings from Great Masters
Hippocrates said that life is short, and art is long. Every great artist left behind iconic works of art that have lived long after their death. Some...
Sam Malone 13 January 2025
Winslow Homer—Painter of America
From soldiers to frolicking schoolchildren and New England fishing communities, Winslow Homer depicted American life. His works present unidealized,...
Alexandra Kiely 9 January 2025
7 Famous Musicians Who Paint: Making Music and Art
Creatively speaking, the term “art” can mean many things. Whether it is music, writing, painting, sculpting, or drawing, it is all under...
Rachel Witte 8 January 2025
Celebrities Who Are Little-Known for Their Painting Careers
They say that a creative mind will have its outlet in several areas of art. This explains Leonardo da Vinci’s gift in both painting and...
Merve Parla 8 January 2025
David Bowie: From Popstar to Neo-Expressionist Painter
Most people know David Bowie as a pop star and a performer, but did you know he had a secret talent? Not only did he embrace music and performing...
Michel Rutten 8 January 2025
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 essays...
Luciana Craciun 7 January 2025
Let Your Voice Be Heard: Ai Weiwei in 10 Artworks
Ai Weiwei is the world’s most famous art dissident. Here we take a tour of ten of his most significant works.
Candy Bedworth 6 January 2025
Masterpiece Story: Breakfast of Birds by Gabriele Münter
Gabriele Münter (1877–1962) was a German Expressionist painter born in Berlin and most known for her landscapes and use of color. She developed a...
Heidi Werber 5 January 2025
Käthe Kollwitz: Germany’s Greatest Female Artist
Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945) was one of Germany’s greatest artists. She holds the distinction of being the only woman artist to make it into Ernst...
Chris Dobson 3 January 2025
