Art History
The Great Wave off Kanagawa
Apr 3, 2023
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8 minutes read
The Great Wave off Kanagawa, also known as The Wave, is a famous Japanese print created by artist Katsushika Hokusai in 1830. This iconic work is one of the most famous in the history of Japanese art, and is recognized worldwide for its beauty and artistic expression.
Art News
The Great Wave off Kanagawa sold for $2.8 million sets a new record
Mar 24, 2023
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2 minutes read
The sale of Hokusai's famous "Great Wave" print for $2.8 million at Christie's sets a new record.
Art History
The hidden secrets of large formats
Dec 27, 2021
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6 minutes read
The following selection of large-format works of art from Artmajeur's collection aims to demonstrate how the originality and independence of contemporary art has often been the result of inspiration drawn, more or less unconsciously, from the most important artistic currents in the history of art of the past...
Art News
Death of Charles Csuri, the precursor of computer art
Mar 9, 2022
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4 minutes read
Charles Csuri died on Sunday at the age of 99. He was a professor of art education and computer science at Ohio State University. Historians dubbed him the "father of computer art" in several works.
Art News
FBI arrests artist Christian Rosa accused of selling fakes of Raymond Pettibon
Oct 15, 2021
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4 minutes read
A Federal Indictment Christian Rosa was charged with attempting to defraud art buyers by selling four pieces allegedly created by Raymond Pettibon.
Artist Portraits
Patrick Bigeon, the inspiration of the sea
Dec 4, 2021
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3 minutes read
Patrick Bigeon's art is linked to the cherished memory of the sea, which is now far from his life and which lives through his paintings which reproduce it.
Art History
Saving the planet: the strategies of contemporary art
Feb 27, 2022
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5 minutes read
Ecological art, born in the nineties of the twentieth century, represents an artistic genre moved by the purpose of denouncing the global environmental crisis, through a strong exhortation to the protection, preservation and restoration of life forms and resources of the earth. This tendency pervades with force the contemporary art, which has provided the above mentioned genre with new and original points of view...
Artist Portraits
Serge Assaf, the art of "letting go"
Feb 20, 2022
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3 minutes read
Serge Assaf's work comes from "letting go", that is to say letting oneself be carried away by what inspiration offers, in moments of intense "harmonious meditation"...
Art History
Summer on Canvas: The 10 Seascapes Not to Be Missed
Jul 2, 2024
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15 minutes read
Our selection of famous seascapes, performed by some of the best-known masters of all time, is precisely designed to see you on a lounger or in front of the fan dreaming of the sound of the ocean...
Art History
The Night of Art
Dec 12, 2023
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9 minutes read
The concept of night is vividly portrayed in classical paintings, then reimagined in the contemporary works of Artmajeur's artists. This theme extends beyond painting, enriching the worlds of sculpture and poetry with its unique allure...
Art History
The success of the flamingo in contemporary art
Feb 20, 2022
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6 minutes read
The flamingo has been a protagonist of art history since ancient times, but within contemporary art this animal has taken on new positive values, related to love, cheerfulness, sensitivity and elegance, which have made it a very popular subject...
Art History
Cleopatra narrates the history of art
Dec 7, 2022
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9 minutes read
Cleopatra (69-30 B.C.E.), Egyptian queen and the last monarch of the Ptolemaic kingdom, is better known for her charms than for her governmental talents, so much so that it was because of her charm, bestowed by her intelligence, personality, and culture, rather than her beauty, that she ascended the throne for the second time...
Pop Culture
Art historical figures distorted in abstract marble sculptures
Mar 18, 2022
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1 minutes read
French artist Léo Caillard's sculptures are often anachronistic. His statues of Aphrodite, Laocoön, and Venus appear to have warped, glitched, or transformed into a tight spiral. Caillard is part of a new generation of artists influenced by the advent of the digital age.
Artist Portraits
Daria Kolosova, a combination of realism and picturesque
Jan 4, 2023
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6 minutes read
Daria Kolosova says: "I was born as an artist. I have been drawing all my life, always and everywhere. My first teacher was my grandfather, who taught descriptive geometry at the university"...
Art History
Art that loves the sea
Jul 3, 2022
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7 minutes read
A seascape is defined as: a painting, a print or even a photograph, aimed at portraying the sea as the main subject of the work, putting in second floor, whether the human figure, boats or other subjects...
Lifestyle
David Chau: one of the foremost art aficionados in Shanghai
Feb 14, 2024
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12 minutes read
David Chau eclectic collection not only features pieces from emerging Chinese and international artists but also boasts a vast array of video art and early 20th-century Shanghai modernist paintings...
Art History
Katsushika Hokusai
Mar 30, 2023
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10 minutes read
Katsushika Hokusai was an 18th and 19th-century Japanese artist, painter, and printmaker, born in 1760 and died in 1849. He is best known for his ukiyo-e prints, a genre of Japanese art that depicts scenes of daily life, landscapes, and characters.
Artist Portraits
Dmitry Oleyn: Drawing is a part of my soul
May 14, 2024
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6 minutes read
"Drawing is a part of my soul. Without painting, I cannot see either my past or my future. When I was a child, drawings were literally everywhere—in the wallpaper of my room, in school notebooks. My parents immediately realized that they were raising an artist and supported me when I entered the Art University."...
Artist Portraits
Francesca Borgo: I’ve always enjoyed drawing and painting
Oct 28, 2023
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7 minutes read
"I’ve always enjoyed drawing and painting since I was kid and kept doing it as a hobby until 6-7 years ago. Then I had a medical condition that blocked me at home for weeks."
Art History
MADONNA: the impact of the Pop icon in the fine arts
Oct 2, 2022
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8 minutes read
Madonna, the undisputed queen of Pop music, has demonstrated, throughout her artistic career, a fervent and eclectic interest in the visual arts, aimed at ranging from tag-making, performance design and artwork to marked patronage and fervent collecting. Such interest seems to be due to multiple factors...
Art History
All about abstraction: the tale of the artists of Artmajeur
May 7, 2024
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13 minutes read
Abstract art is a diverse and fascinating field, moving away from traditional forms to explore colors and shapes that connect deeply with the viewer. You can embark on a journey through the major abstract movements from the early 20th century to the present, illustrating it with the works of Artmajeur's artists...
Art History
The history of the female nude in paintings
Dec 4, 2022
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28 minutes read
The history of female nudity in art is never the same, as different societies and cultures have accepted nude scenes to varying degrees over the centuries and millennia. Indeed, nudity in art reflects the social norms of a given time and place, referring to the ways in which things are represented, indelibly linked to the conception of what is right or wrong to depict...
Art History
Fishermen at Sea by J. M. W. Turner
Apr 3, 2023
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5 minutes read
"Fishermen at Sea" is a painting created by J. M. W. Turner in 1796. The painting is notable for its dramatic and atmospheric use of light and color, which creates a sense of tension and danger. "Fishermen at Sea" is considered to be one of Turner's early masterpieces, and it demonstrates his skill at capturing the power and majesty of nature.
Art History
Bitcoin and Crypto art explained by the artists of Artmajeur
Jun 18, 2023
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8 minutes read
Collecting is a very ancient phenomenon, so much so that already in the Mesopotamian civilizations, among the royalty and elite classes of the 3rd century B.C...
Artist Portraits
Roy Lichtenstein: Icon of Pop Art and Cultural Transformation
Jun 28, 2024
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10 minutes read
Roy Lichtenstein was a pivotal American artist known for pioneering the Pop Art movement in the 1960s. His work often featured bold, comic book-inspired imagery rendered with Ben-Day dots, challenging traditional distinctions between high and low culture.
Art History
The history of Polish art: traditions halfway between Europe and Russia
May 8, 2022
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6 minutes read
Polish art, while maintaining its own peculiarities of genre and style, has often reflected the figurative trends expressed by the movements of neighboring countries and continents, such as Russia and Europe. This is due to the fact that, at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Poland did not yet exist as a state, since it was divided between Austria, Russia and Prussia, countries from which it drew obvious artistic contaminations...
Artist Portraits
Thierry Corpet, Resilience
Feb 1, 2023
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7 minutes read
"As far back as I can remember, I have always been enthusiastic about drawing and painting, but my very first encounter with art was decisive"...
Pop Culture
When Cinema pays tribute to Masterpieces of Art History
Mar 20, 2021
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8 minutes read
Today, we're going to find out how art is expressed through the camera. Whether it's biographical films describing emblematic artistic trajectories, subtle references or homages known by everyone, one thing is sure: Art is everywhere!
Art History
J. M. W. Turner
Mar 30, 2023
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13 minutes read
J. M. W. Turner (1775-1851) was an English Romantic landscape painter. Turner's work is characterized by bold colors, loose brushwork, and innovative compositions. He was particularly interested in capturing light and atmospheric effects in his paintings and is renowned for his ability to convey the beauty and power of nature.
Art News
Johnny Depp will direct a movie about the Italian painter Modigliani
Aug 17, 2022
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3 minutes read
After going to court for slander, an actor will work with Al Pacino to make a movie about an artist's life: "It was a hard life, but in the end, they won."
Art News
First Botticelli, and now Boccioni, eco-activists in Milan have stuck themselves to futurist art
Aug 3, 2022
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3 minutes read
More protest actions will follow, says Ultima Generazione group
Artist Portraits
Santicri: Creating is my passion
May 7, 2024
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6 minutes read
Creating has always been my passion since childhood. After my studies, I found myself working as a resin craftsman, coming into close contact with sculptures and design elements...
Sell Art
Hong Kong: the new art market
Apr 20, 2022
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5 minutes read
The Covid-19 pandemic has damaged, and transformed forever, the Western art market, leading to the cancellation of important fairs and events, as well as the inevitable closure of some galleries. In this context, however, the Asian world has shown all its strength and resilience, imposing itself in the global market...
Pop Culture
Takashi Murakami's Affection and Anxiety towards AI
Jun 12, 2023
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3 minutes read
Takashi Murakami is a neo-pop artist who is open to new technology and worries that AI will make him obsolete. He believes that the power of artists will shift to tech experts, who will be able to explore things that are hard to imagine.
Art History
Top 8 Relaxing Artworks to Make You Feel Better
Mar 26, 2021
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7 minutes read
Do you tend to succumb to panic? Are you worried about the current situation? Don't worry, you're not alone. And today, we're going to relax by enjoying the most laid-back masterpieces in art history. Sit back, relax your muscles, let go: well, that urgent email can wait, right?
Lifestyle
Gwyneth Paltrow, from art history to collecting
Aug 11, 2023
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10 minutes read
Renowned actress and lifestyle influencer Gwyneth Paltrow boasts a home that reflects her signature refined and sophisticated taste. Bathed in natural light, her dwelling showcases Minimalist artworks by prominent figures like Ed Ruscha and John Baldessari...