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Evelyn La Starza: painting is a necessity

Evelyn La Starza: painting is a necessity

Artist portraits • Jun 25, 2024 • 5 minutes read
"I studied art history in school but as an artist I am completely self-taught, I started experimenting with materials and techniques at a young age."...
Under the Eiffel Tower: French Art Movements Explored through Artmajeur

Under the Eiffel Tower: French Art Movements Explored through Artmajeur

French art history • Jun 25, 2024 • 15 minutes read
France has been the cradle of numerous revolutionary art movements. From the Gothic of the 12th century to the Rococo of the 18th century, these movements have transformed art and architecture. In the 19th century, the Barbizon School and Realism introduced a more realistic representation of nature and daily life. The focus of this article will be on Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism, and Free Figuration, analyzing works present on Artmajeur...
Thomas Brémaud (La Pointe): the wire-to-point technique

Thomas Brémaud (La Pointe): the wire-to-point technique

Artist portraits • Jun 18, 2024 • 4 minutes read
"My artistic journey began with the wire-to-point technique, exploring my imagination and my thirst for escape. Over time, my daring creativity led me to face the canvas, revealing a remarkable artistic evolution." ..
Svetlana Shavrina: my painting Focuses on the good things

Svetlana Shavrina: my painting Focuses on the good things

Artist portraits • Jun 17, 2024 • 6 minutes read
"I believe that my painting Focuses on the good things I write and brings people positive thoughts . I usually use bright and light colours for oil works."...
Judith Riemer: In Search of Space for My Imagination

Judith Riemer: In Search of Space for My Imagination

Artist portraits • Jun 11, 2024 • 8 minutes read
"My inspiration to create art and become an artist is the result of a variety of events and emotions. I grew up in a rural environment and spent my childhood playing outside in nature, exploring everything there was to discover. However, as an only child, I was often alone, and with my sensitivity and creative imagination, I often felt different from the other children."
Nick Fatum: Every work is inspired by a video clip

Nick Fatum: Every work is inspired by a video clip

Artist portraits • Jun 5, 2024 • 4 minutes read
"At one time, I began my creative career by organizing a rock band, publishing poetry, then creating tracks in various styles of electronic music (collaboration with Ditto music (UK), signed to MojoHeadz Records (USA) in 2022), clip making (YouTube, Vimeo clip art) and from 2023 – creating and placing digital works on Artmajeur..."
Luigi M. Verde: My passion for photography was born in college

Luigi M. Verde: My passion for photography was born in college

Artist portraits • Jun 4, 2024 • 10 minutes read
"One of the earliest childhood memories that often come back to me is of my sister and me, standing still, curious and in religious silence-despite the age of revelry-on the edge of my father's desk, while he quietly tinkers with canvases, paints, tubes, rags, palettes and brushes. "...
How Women Artists Are Redesigning the Artistic Landscape on Artmajeur

How Women Artists Are Redesigning the Artistic Landscape on Artmajeur

art history • Jun 4, 2024 • 15 minutes read
The journey of women in the art world has been long and tortuous, often hampered by socio-cultural barriers that limited their recognition until the advent of women's rights movements in the 20th century. Today, platforms such as Artmajeur celebrate and amplify female talent in a wide range of art media...
Irina Greciuhina: One does not become an artist; one is born an artist!

Irina Greciuhina: One does not become an artist; one is born an artist!

Artist portraits • 7 minutes read
" I have always drawn, but not quite like I do now. As an architect, at some point, I felt an inner calling that led me to spend nights in the office, focusing on painting with a more serious approach, on larger formats. These larger formats became extremely important to me."...
Between painting and drawing: the "borderline" art of marker, pastel, and ballpoint pen

Between painting and drawing: the "borderline" art of marker, pastel, and ballpoint pen

art history • 12 minutes read
In the vast landscape of artistic techniques, some challenge traditional categories by positioning themselves between painting and drawing. The marker, pastel, and ballpoint pen exemplify this fusion, blending elements of both disciplines...

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