Photography

Carrie Mae Weems, Kitchen Table Series: Untitled (Woman and Daughter with Make-up), 1990. Photography

Masterpiece Series: Kitchen Table Series by Carrie Mae Weems

Artist Carrie Mae Weems was born in Portland, Oregon, USA. Now in her seventies, she is still actively working, and is considered one of America’s...

Candy Bedworth 1 February 2026

Photography

Rare Photographs by Edgar Degas

On August 19, 1839, the French government acquired the patent for the daguerreotype and made it the first publicly available photographic process. As...

Zuzanna Stańska 30 January 2026

Quiz

QUIZ Picture Perfect: How Well Do You Know Famous Photographers?

Joanna Kaszubowska 24 January 2026

WTF Art History

Forbidden Art—10 Scandalous Cases of Censorship in Art

Art history is painted with shades of prohibition—works banned, artists silenced, and masterpieces under attack. From centuries past to the cutting...

Celia Leiva Otto 22 January 2026

Quiz

QUIZ: Cindy Sherman vs the Old Masters—Can You Recognize These Famous Paintings?

Kate Wojtczak, Magda Michalska, Aniela Rybak-Vaganay 17 January 2026

Surrealism

10 Most Famous Rayographs by Man Ray

Man Ray is one of the most famous artists of the 20th century! Here, I would like to pay tribute to his rayographs and the inspirations he drew from...

Errika Gerakiti 8 January 2026

Salvador Dalí, The Elephants, 1948. Singulart. Surrealism

Salvador Dalí Artworks Through Time: A Look at 10 Iconic Pieces

Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) is celebrated as one of the most imaginative and influential artists of the 20th century. His unique vision extended...

Errika Gerakiti 1 January 2026

Photography

Edvard Munch’s Life in Photos

Naturally, Edvard Munch is best known for his paintings. However, he was also one of the first of the generation of painters who dabbled in amateur...

Zuzanna Stańska 12 December 2025

Love Story

The Revolutionary Love Affair of Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz

The American painter Georgia O’Keeffe is best known for her abstract representations of flowers and desert landscapes. American photographer Alfred...

Mary Margaret Swets, 10 December 2025

Photography

10 Photographic Reasons Why You Should Fall in Love with Toulouse-Lautrec

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, caricaturist, and illustrator. He produced a collection of provocative...

Zuzanna Stańska 24 November 2025

Photography

Best Photography Books—A Subjective List

As I am a huge bookworm, one day I decided to explore the bookshelves of my family home. Quickly I came across my mother’s shelf devoted to her...

Joanna Kaszubowska 20 November 2025

Artist Stories

Powerful or Problematic? Robert Mapplethorpe’s Photographs

Photographer Robert Mapplethorpe shocked the world with his images of bondage, gay sex, female bodybuilders and naked black men. Technically brilliant or politically problematic, what do you think?

Candy Bedworth, Guest Author 4 November 2025