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Not everyone can harness the power of shapes and geometry the way Magdalena Abakanowicz has. A trailblazer in fibre-based sculpting, she was born in 1930 in a Polish aristocracy. Her teenage years were spent amidst the Nazi occupation. The horrors of the war scarred her, which can be felt in most of her installations. She […]
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Who was Artist Henry Lerolle? Born on October 3, 1848, in Paris, artist Henry Lerolle was the second son of Adele-Edme Delaroche and Pierre Lerolle, a bronze manufacturer, engraver and landscape painter. Henry began studying the violin at a very young age with Edouard Colón. He was a music prodigy. At the age of sixteen,
He Painted With the Renoir and Debussy—So Why Don’t We Know His Name? Read More »
Renowned Colombian artist Fernando Botero is well-known for his unusual figurative painting technique, defined by oversized forms and proportions. Born in Medellín, Colombia, on April 19, 1932, Botero became famous worldwide for his drawings, paintings, and sculptures. A style known as “Boterismo,” which emphasises volume and form, is frequently used in Botero’s artwork to show topics
Fernando Botero’s Art Guide to Colombian History and Culture Read More »
Who was Artist Francisco Goya? Artist Francisco Goya was a Spanish painter and considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th century Western world. Drawings, engravings, and paintings by Francisco Goya reflected contemporary historical turmoils and socio-political changes. Goya is the last master from the old school of Western art,
8 Most Celebrated Paintings by Romantic-Political Master Francisco Goya Read More »
Who was Artist Pablo Picasso? Pablo Picasso was a well-known and prolific artist who made significant advances in modern art. Picasso’s participation in the Cubist movement was a major factor in the development of contemporary art. He co-founded Cubism, a revolutionary art style that challenged conventional ideas of perspective and representation, with Georges Braque. This
A Breakdown of Pablo Picasso’s Eras Through His Greatest Paintings Read More »
Painting is the grandchild of nature. It is related to God. — Gerrit Dou Who was Artist Gerrit Dou? Gerrit Dou was a renowned Dutch painter of the Baroque era, known for his meticulously detailed and realistic still lifes and genre scenes. Born in Leiden, Netherlands on 7 April 1613, Dou was a student of
Why Were Gerrit Dou’s Old Wrinkled Faces the Height of Baroque? Read More »
A Masterpiece of Playful Provocation: Secrets Behind the Brushstrokes Renowned artist Jean-Honoré Fragonard painted “The Swing” in 1767, during the Rococo era. The image shows a young woman on a swing being pushed by an older man as another young man watches her from behind some bushes. The scene is in a gorgeous garden overflowing
The Swing by Fragonard: Decoding Rococo Romance and Scandal Read More »
What Did Samuel Morse Create? Samuel Finley Breese Morse, commonly known as Samuel Morse, is a name that resonates deeply in the corridors of both art and science. Born on April 27, 1791, in Charlestown, Massachusetts, Morse was a man of diverse talents. Groundbreaking inventions of Samuel Morse such as the telegraph and the Morse
How did Artist Samuel Morse’s Vision Redefine Global Communication Read More »
The Architectural Prowess and Timelessness of Sir Edwin Lutyens Buildings Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869-1944) was born in London. He has engendered several country houses, war memorials, and public buildings. The world has known of his architectural mastery since the 1930s. His distinct style has been easily translated into buildings around the world; the MunsteadWood in
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“Less is More”: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Bauhaus Architecture What finally is beauty? Certainly, nothing can be calculated or measured. It is always something imponderable, something that lies between things. ― Mies Van Der Rohe German Architect Mies van der Rohe was born on 27 March 1886; 139 years ago today. He was frequently
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