The Dystopian Surrealism of Zdzislaw Beksinski
There are many fans of gruesome and gore art who are attracted to the dystopian surrealism of Zdzisław Beksinski. After all, he created such a...
Errika Gerakiti 21 February 2024
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Zdzisław Beksiński’s Passion for Music
In the history of art, so much has been written and said about the close relationship between music and painting. Numerous painters have declared...
Guest Profile 21 February 2024
Art in the Mail: Wisława Szymborska’s Cut-and-Paste Postcards
Wisława Szymborska (1923-2012) was a Nobel Prize-winning Polish poet, but she was also an occasional artist. Her main medium was quirky...
Alexandra Kiely 7 February 2024
A 1920s Art Party with Tamara de Lempicka
Let’s imagine a glamorous party in the 1920s – and our host is the grand Tamara de Lempicka! We can hear jazz playing in the background and see...
Marija Canjuga 31 December 2023
The Art of Polish Film Posters
The emergence of the poster as a fresh, creative medium was a timely episode in an unfolding age of consumer expendability. In an era of conveyor...
Jon Kelly 19 December 2023
Masterpiece Story: Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo da Vinci
One of the greatest masterpieces of Western art, Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo da Vinci, presents Cecilia Gallerani (ca. 1473-1536). Young,...
Zuzanna Stańska 18 December 2023
Immerse Yourself in the Magical World of Maria Anto
Maria Anto (Maria Czarnecka) was a late 20th-century Polish painter. She created a series of paintings in the genre of magical realism, depicting...
Pola Otterstein 16 December 2023
How Roman Opałka Envisioned Infinity
In 1965 a French-born Polish painter Roman Opałka came to an important decision. While sitting at the Café Bristol in Warsaw waiting for his wife...
Caroline Galambosova 13 September 2023
Erna Rosenstein – Surrealist in the Country Where the Movement Didn’t Exist
Erna Rosenstein was born Jewish. This fact weighed on her whole life because Rosenstein’s family lived in Lviv, Ukraine, and to complicate things...
Magda Michalska 25 August 2023
Mela Muter – Accomplished Portraitist and Devoted Mother
Although in her day she was most famous for portraying the members of the Parisian Boheme, Mela Muter was deeply fascinated with capturing the...
Magda Michalska 14 May 2023
Lace on the Wall – NeSpoon’s Street Art
NeSpoon is a street artist who combines ceramics, lace, and graffiti in her work. She travels the world and decorates old buildings or run-down...
Magda Michalska 8 May 2023
Anna Bilińska’s Parisian Career and Tragic Life
Read the story of Anna Bilińska, a Polish painter who spent her life in Paris. Discover her moving portraits and the fascinating story of her...
Magda Michalska 12 April 2023
