Jobs in Art Which Don’t Exist Anymore (or Seem Not To)
I think the following motto perfectly fits today as we celebrate all the workers of the world (students count too!). On this occasion I would like to...
Magda Michalska 1 May 2022
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Circus and Jazz of Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) was a French artist famous for his use of color. The Circus (below) is a color stencil piece from Matisse’s book...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 30 April 2022
How Would Superheroes Have Looked Like in the 17th Century?
The 17th century was a beautiful time full of people wearing ruffs. Huge, remarkable ruffs. Those ruffs stayed in my memory, like in Peter Paul...
Zuzanna Stańska 28 April 2022
Olga Boznanska: The Uneasy Story of a Polish Painter
Olga Boznanska was one of the most famous female Polish Post-Impressionists. Her multiple portraits of fragile women and children are permeated with...
Magda Michalska, Aniela Rybak-Vaganay 14 April 2022
Montmartre – The Home to Many Artists
Montmartre – the home to many inspirations was the most artistic district of Paris. It is also known as the “heart of the city” and it surely...
Pola Otterstein 31 March 2022
Joan Mitchell: An American in France
Who hasn’t dreamt of moving to Paris at some point in their life? The city where the Impressionists started their careers in the picturesque...
Aniela Rybak 7 March 2022
Fifty Shades of Dr. Pozzi
There he is, a handsome gynecologist in a portrait entitled Dr. Pozzi at Home painted by John Singer Sargent. Pozzi was a dandy, a gynecologist, and...
Zuzanna Stańska 13 February 2022
The Morozov Collection at Fondation Louis Vuitton
Fondation Louis Vuitton’s latest show offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the renowned Morozov collection in its entirety for the...
Louisa Mahoney 7 February 2022
Vanishing Pyramid: JR’s Art at the Louvre Museum
In 2016, the urban photographer “JR” decided to visually remove the famous pyramid known as the modern symbol of the Louvre. Three years...
Montaine Dumont 3 February 2022
Commedia dell’Arte Characters in Art
Commedia dell’arte is a form of theater popular from the 16th to the 18th century. The name means comedy of art indicating that the performers...
Anastasia Manioudaki 24 January 2022
Henri Matisse’s Cut-Outs
Coping with the difficulties of old age and illness in the years following World War II, Matisse nonetheless produced some of the most vibrant and...
Zuzanna Stańska 29 December 2021
Why Was Matisse Obsessed with Goldfish?
Goldfish here, goldfish there, in a bowl, in a tank, on a table, by the window, goldfish everywhere. Having been looking at Henri Matisse’s...
Magda Michalska 29 December 2021
