5 Women Who Changed the 20th Century Interior Design
Originally I wanted to write about ten women interior designers, it seemed simple enough. But when I started my research the five women you’ll meet...
Joanna Kaszubowska 31 January 2022
#20th century
Group 1890: Indian Modern Artists’ Collective
During the early and mid 20th century, Indian modern art had witnessed the germination of several artists’ collectives. Significantly, all had...
Urvi Chheda 27 January 2022
Puzzles with the Shade of Communism: 10 Great Soviet Mosaics in Russia
In the conditions of the rigid USSR system of control, impersonality of buildings was practically inevitable. However, there was one way of escape:...
Elizaveta Ermakova 11 January 2022
Rothko: Eternal Symbols of Life
When you say Rothko, you think of large paintings of colorful rectangular form with frayed edges, horizontal, sometimes vertical as well, floating on...
Irina Diana Calu 9 January 2022
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
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
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
Alexander Iolas, The Greek Patron of the Arts
Alexander Iolas was a very important gallerist and art collector of the second half of the 20th century. He was born in 1907 in Alexandria of Egypt...
Errika Gerakiti 14 July 2021
Great Yellow Sun: Alexander Calder in Tel Aviv Museum of Art
If you happen to spend your vacation in sunny Israel and are a fan of modern art, Tel Aviv Museum of Art is a gem you can’t miss. The main...
Marta Wiktoria Bryll 11 July 2021
Passion for Life: Dame Laura Knight. Book Review
An immense biography of British painter Dame Laura Knight has been updated and re-published in paperback this year by McNidder and Grace. Here we...
Candy Bedworth 29 May 2021
