Yan Pei Ming and His Mop Brush of History
It’s not a joke. Yan Pei Ming, a contemporary painter, uses a pretty extraordinary tool, which reminds me more of house renovation squads rather...
Magda Michalska 1 December 2020
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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
Best 2020 Artsy Christmas Gifts from Art Museums
It is that time of the year again! Time to buy Christmas gifts for everyone you love. And, as always, it’s probably a bit of a challenge to...
Joanna Kaszubowska 23 November 2020
Ars et Virtus: Croatia-Hungary. 800 Years of Common Heritage
On 24th September 2020 the Klovićevi Dvori Gallery in Zagreb, Croatia, opened an exhibition named Ars et Virtus. Croatia-Hungary, 800 Years of...
Marija Canjuga 13 November 2020
Pollen, Purity and Patience: A Journey of Creation with Wolfgang Laib
Wolfgang Laib (born 1950) is a contemporary German sculptor. He works with natural materials that emanate life energies: milk, pollen, rice and...
Marga Patterson 11 November 2020
The Art of Ekphrasis: 5 Novels that Deftly Describe Art
Describing works of art is an essential part of art history and even as a research method in itself. And yet, description is also often dismissed as...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 2 November 2020
The Nerdwriter: YouTube Channel for Art Lovers
If you are a naturally curious person and above all an art lover, Nerdwriter is a complete channel to kill all curiosities and learn a...
Dévra Taboada 21 October 2020
The Art of Law: Legal Drama in Artworks
Courtrooms are associated with a wide range of emotions, from hope to anguish, tension to the mundane. While legal drama has tremendous...
Maya M. Tola 20 October 2020
Painting of the Week: Fragment of a Floor Mosaic with a Personification of Ktisis
The bejeweled woman from the mosaic, holding the measuring tool for the Roman foot, is identified by the restored Greek inscription as Ktisis. She is...
Zuzanna Stańska 18 October 2020
Traversing the Unseen: Interview with Multi-Media Artist Sara Osebold
Sara Osebold (b. 1975) is a contemporary, multi-media artist who creates drawings and sculptures and is based in Seattle. The artist’s work...
Marga Patterson 23 September 2020
Exploring the Boundaries of Creativity: Turning Data into Art
Born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey, and now based in Los Angeles, California, media artist Refik Anadol turns data into pieces of art by using data...
Merve Parla 20 September 2020
Painting of the Week: Firs Zhuravlev, A Fashionista Wife
Firs Zhuravlev’s realistic paintings show all aspects of Russian life. And we can imagine the scene from the picture A Fashionista Wife in the...
Elizaveta Ermakova 20 September 2020
