Hokusai’s Great Wave Explained
You might not know the title of Hokusai’s print, but Under the Wave off Kanagawa is almost instantly recognizable. His Great Wave reveals...
Marina Kochetkova 25 November 2024
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Japonisme: Western Fever for Japanese Art and Culture
During the mid-19th and 20th centuries, Western art saw the birth of Japonisme. The term was coined by Philippe Burty in 1872 and refers to the craze...
Jimena Escoto 5 September 2024
Best Seascapes in Art History
The sea has a mind of its own. Whether it is stormy or calm, a man knows that it is to be respected. In art, the seascape, as it is called, is a...
Anastasia Manioudaki 13 August 2024
On the Road: Best Traveling Paintings
“As you set out for Ithaka, hope your road is a long one,” thus begins Ithaka, the famous poem by C.P. Cavafy. When we travel, we always think...
Anastasia Manioudaki 17 November 2023
Famous Autumn Paintings Created by Famous Artists
Autumn in is the full swing. Where I am now, is pretty gloomy and grey, I really need to look at beautiful and colorful autumn paintings created by...
Zuzanna Stańska 23 October 2022
Makeup Inspired by Art
Makeup is a powerful thing. It can transform us into whoever or whatever we want. Many makeup artists create stunning looks for every occasion we can...
Errika Gerakiti 2 May 2022
Top 5 Most Famous Print Series in Art
Printmaking, the art of printing artworks on paper, developed in the 15th century when paper became widely available in Europe. Gutenberg’s...
Anastasia Manioudaki 11 August 2021
The Landscape Paintings of Maki Na Kamura
My first encounter with Maki Na Kamura‘s art left me perplexed with what exactly the German-based, Japanese artist was intending to show her...
Michel Rutten 12 April 2021
Celebrities of the Floating World
Celebrities of the floating world is the first Romanian exhibition of a private ukiyo-e collection and one of the very few of its kind in the world.
Irina Diana Calu 17 March 2021
Under Hokusai’s Great Wave
You might not know the title of Hokusai’s print, but Under the Wave off Kanagawa is almost instantly recognizable. His Great Wave reveals the...
Marina Kochetkova 23 January 2021
The Sound of Colour: Music Inspired by Visual Art – Top 10
Visual art has inspired songs from many different musical genres from classical to heavy metal, from opera to old crooners, from musicals to hip hop.
Candy Bedworth 15 January 2021
