Sculpture

Women Artists

Augusta Savage: The Woman Who Defined 20th-Century Sculpture

Augusta Savage was a sculptress whose name is often missing from the list of illustrious Harlem Renaissance artists. Throughout her life, she merged...

Anastasia Tsaleza 12 February 2026

Louise Bourgeois, Arch of Hysteria, 1993, The Easton Foundation, New York, New York, USA, Museum of Modern Art. Women Artists

Louise Bourgeois in 5 Artworks: Creepy, Crawly, and Brilliant

Louise Bourgeois was the artist behind the world-famous spider sculpture—Maman. Her career spanned decades, and her oeuvre often focused on complex...

Joanna Kaszubowska 6 February 2026

Contemporary Art

Human Machines, Pigs & Gothic Trucks: Wim Delvoye’s Surprising Art

Have you ever seen a pig covered in an oriental carpet, a cement truck with Gothic motifs, or a silver DNA string with crucifixes? These are the...

Michel Rutten 5 February 2026

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: The Death of Cleopatra by Edmonia Lewis

As a Black and Indigenous woman, Edmonia Lewis overcame prejudice and defied societal expectations to become a successful sculptor. Her Death of...

Catriona Miller 1 February 2026

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Fons Americanus by Kara Walker

Kara Elizabeth Walker, born in 1969, is an American contemporary artist. She is known as a painter, silhouettist, print-maker, installation artist,...

Isla Phillips-Ewen 1 February 2026

Erotica

Does My Bum Look Big in This?

Explore the representation of the female body and buttocks in art, celebrating diversity and beauty across history and modern culture.

Candy Bedworth 29 January 2026

Erotica

Does My Bum Look Big in This? The Female Body in Art

Explore the representation of the female body and buttocks in art, celebrating diversity and beauty across history and modern culture.

Candy Bedworth 29 January 2026

Ancient Greece

Timeless Beauty: Ancient Greek Athletes in Art

The idea of timeless beauty is fascinating. Also, it’s a great concern for lovers of art history. Conceptions of beauty in Western art history...

Isla Phillips-Ewen 29 January 2026

Painting

Hecate in Art and Mythology

Hecate is a goddess who transcends conventional boundaries and defies easy categorization. She originated in ancient Greek religion and mythology but...

Errika Gerakiti 26 January 2026

Quiz

QUIZ: The Nude in Art

Candy Bedworth 24 January 2026

Sculpture

Nick Cave’s Ceramics: Exploring The Devil—A Life

Can we feel sympathy for the devil, and can he be forgiven in his remorse? The Devil—A Life is the first major visual work of the famous musician,...

Marta Wiktoria Bryll, 20 January 2026

Group of three figurines, Early Cycladic II, early spedos type, museum number K9, Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe, Germany. Detail. Ancient Art

Demystifying Cycladic Figurines

Cycladic figurines have a mythical aura. Their gleaming abstract forms speak of timeless beauty. But what actually are they? Why do they look like a...

Isla Phillips-Ewen 19 January 2026