Masterpiece Story: Princess Olga Orlova by Valentin Serov
Late Tsarist Russia evokes images of great social inequality in respect of health, wealth, and happiness. In addition, it evokes images of extreme...
James W Singer 17 January 2021
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Wagnerism in Art: Painting Music or Listening to Pictures
What is Wagnerism? There are perhaps no other cultural movements in the world that we have named after one person. Wagnerism was admiration for...
Alina Manevskaya 14 January 2021
César Baldaccini: Master of Compression
César Baldaccini, better known simply as César, was a prominent French sculptor of the 1960s. He created large sculptures formed by compressing...
Caroline Galambosova 11 January 2021
Dive into the World of Alexander Calder’s Circus
Alexander Calder was an American sculptor known as the originator of the mobile, a type of moving sculpture made with delicately balanced or...
Zuzanna Stańska 29 December 2020
Metal, Ink and Dye: New Exhibition of Late Rauschenberg Works
A selection of late works by American artist Robert Rauschenberg is the subject of a fascinating new exhibition at London’s Bastian Gallery.
Jon Kelly 16 December 2020
Maya Deren: Experimental Filmmaker and Voodoo Priestess
Maya Deren (1917-1961) was an experimental filmmaker hailed as a leading pioneer of avant-garde cinema. She was also a writer, poet, photographer,...
Marga Patterson 30 November 2020
The Vibrant Paintings of Henrietta Berk
Born in Wichita, Kansas, Henrietta Berk (1919-1990) was known for painting in bold and bright colors. She moved to San Francisco with her family when...
Anuradha Sroha 16 November 2020
Escape to Dia Beacon, New York
The Dia Art Fountain in Beacon, New York was permitted to welcome visitors back in August, several weeks ahead of museums in New York City. Timed...
Jennifer S. Musawwir 3 November 2020
The Art of Mia Makila: 13 Important Questions
Viewing the art of Mia Makila is like walking into a labyrinthine psyche masquerading as a shop. You open the door, the bell rings, and you realise...
Sarah Mills 30 October 2020
Beirut’s Art Scene: Before the Blast and Now
It was only three years ago, after a long civil war, that Beirut’s art scene began to find its feet. Despite ever-present political corruption,...
Abreeza Thomas 10 September 2020
Artists and Their Myths
Sometimes, the story that is attached to an artist is as important as their craft. Let’s take a look at artists and the myths that are related to...
Noa Weisberg 7 September 2020
The Rhythmic Spaces of Savin Couëlle
Architect Savin Couëlle’s organic designs go beyond extensions of the natural landscape. He creates a feeling of being one with nature. Couëlle...
Marga Patterson 16 July 2020
