Art News
Historic Man Ray Photograph Fetches Over $162,000 at Christie’s Paris Auction
Apr 12, 2024
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2 minutes read
A rare photograph by Man Ray of Kiki de Montparnasse sold for over $162,000 at a Christie’s auction in Paris, surpassing its estimated range significantly. The auction featured 200 works from art historian Marion Meyer's collection, highlighting high demand for Man Ray's diverse artistic outputs from early Dadaist pieces to later assemblages.
Artist Portraits
Man Ray, the visionary artist who revolutionized photography
Jul 11, 2023
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13 minutes read
Man Ray, visionary artist of the 20th century, marked the history of art with his innovative approach to photography and his contribution to surrealist aesthetics, pushing the limits of artistic creativity.
Artist Portraits
Giovanni Morgese, the art that reveals the secrets of life
Dec 12, 2021
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4 minutes read
Giovanni Morgese's artistic production, which results from the assembly of poor and discarded materials, was created with the intention of revealing the secrets of human life ...
Artist Portraits
Peter Klasen: The Art of Industrial Contrasts and Urban Narratives
Jul 11, 2024
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6 minutes read
Peter Klasen is a German artist known for his collage-like Pop Art paintings and prints. His work is featured in major museums worldwide, including the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Artist Portraits
Alain Bouillot, gives a second life to forgotten and discarded elements
Nov 30, 2021
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2 minutes read
Alain Bouillot is an artist who gives a second life to forgotten, discarded elements. He denounces junk food, the invasion of waste and warns of the consequences on the environment!
Art News
Omar Ba, a rising star in contemporary African art, makes a splash at the Dakar Biennale
May 27, 2022
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4 minutes read
Omar Ba, a collector's favorite artist, is exhibiting for the first time at the Dakar Biennale at the age of 45, after having previously shown his work at the Pompidou Center and in major museums and galleries around the world.
Art News
From Charismatic Sovereign to Pop-Art Icon: How Queen Elizabeth II Supported and Influenced the Art World
Sep 9, 2022
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9 minutes read
Since 1952, when she took the throne, Queen Elizabeth II always supported the arts. She has done a lot to support and promote music, dance, theater, visual arts, and other forms of art. Her Majesty has made it her mission to make sure that everyone, no matter where they live or how much money they have, can enjoy the arts.
Artist Portraits
Wichert van Engelen, the possibilities of expressing
Apr 15, 2023
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5 minutes read
"I am a craft artist. I am fascinated by the possibilities of expressing and realizing visualizations, thoughts, in concrete materials such as steel and bronze".
Art History
3 Tortured Artists with Tragic Destiny
Feb 12, 2021
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10 minutes read
Tormented, insane, sick... They left our world prematurely, leaving behind them paintings that influenced all future generations. Lets look back together on three particularly legendary and tragic life stories.
Art History
Skyscrapers seen in art
May 25, 2022
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7 minutes read
Skyscrapers have totally disrupted, with their height and grandeur, the contours and skies of our cities, offering us, from the heights of their structures, new and peculiar perspectives on the world. It was precisely these peculiarities that inspired and fascinated the artists of the twentieth century...
Art History
Surrealism: from the 20th century to contemporary art
Jun 12, 2022
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7 minutes read
Salvador Dalí forever changed his approach to the art world when, some eighty years ago, he procured a diving suit, pursuing the intent of wearing it to an important conference in order to "delve into the depths of the human subconscious...
Art History
Gustave Courbet
May 10, 2023
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14 minutes read
Jean Désiré Gustave Courbet was a French painter who led the Realism movement in French painting during the 19th century...
Art History
Art on the balcony: "simple" and "complex" works
Nov 21, 2023
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9 minutes read
Perhaps even those who avidly enjoy the sun, which comes to illuminate the balcony of their home every day, remain unaware of the historical origins of this of window fitted with a parapet, conceived with both decorative and practical function...
Art History
Music and art: a combination that has lasted for centuries
Jun 21, 2022
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7 minutes read
Music and art represent two related disciplines that are able to reveal human feelings and experience, both in its positive and joyful sides and in its more introspective and serious ones. Precisely because of these peculiarities, the said arts have played a prominent role since ancient times, when, from their union, two distinct combinations were generated: art that tells music and art that supports music...
Artist Portraits
Gérard Garouste: An Exploration of the French Painter
Aug 8, 2024
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8 minutes read
Gérard Garouste is a renowned French painter and sculptor, celebrated for his unique approach that blends classical themes with contemporary expression. His production is deeply rooted in mythology, literature, and cultural history, often presenting a rich tapestry of allegorical and fantastical imagery...
Art History
Halloween: the devil, Rosso Fiorentino and Albrecht Dürer
Oct 30, 2022
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8 minutes read
Despite the Church's iconic aversion to the devil, this great protagonist of Halloween costumes has often been depicted by Christian artists, who have used his figure to frighten the faithful into better conduct...
Artist Portraits
Don McCullin
Jul 6, 2023
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9 minutes read
Don McCullin is an acclaimed British photojournalist, known for his impactful photographs of conflict zones around the world. Her committed and emotionally powerful work has earned her international recognition and helped raise awareness of the devastating consequences of war and social injustice.
Art History
Are you a fan of the shower or the bathtub?
Aug 29, 2023
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9 minutes read
I imagine the opposite poles of the world idelely inhabited by species with conflicting views to say the least, for example, the one by life forms who love cats, while the other by those who side with dogs...
Art History
Tuscan artists: from Andrea del Sarto to the contemporary.
Nov 30, 2022
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10 minutes read
Imagine that you are walking in the Florence (Tuscany) of the 1500s, having the opportunity to look closely at the recent and laborious building of the Duomo, the adjacent and older baptistery, as well as the other iconic buildings, also located in the present historic center. Now that you are in the cradle of the Renaissance you can think, that, in the aforementioned places, almost unchanged in the modern age, the greatest artists in the history of art lived and worked...
Art History
Warm and Cool Colors in Art
Mar 5, 2024
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10 minutes read
Warm and cool colors will be showcased within the narrative of art history, following two basic intentions: the first is to juxtapose classic masterpieces with contemporary works from Artmajeur, while the other consists of comparing two types of writing...
Art History
Starry night by Vincent van Gogh
Jun 15, 2023
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18 minutes read
In the nocturnal setting of a countryside, Vincent van Gogh depicts a captivating scene. The houses come to life with illuminated windows, while a crescent moon casts its gentle glow upon an otherworldly sky filled with mesmerizing swirls.