Five Fascinating Facts about Paul Jacoulet
May 17, 2023
French artist Paul Jacoulet was in equal parts artistic innovator and Japanese culture enthusiast, earning international acclaim for his woodblock prints.
Artists
The “Adventure” of Lucie Rie’s Popular Ceramics
May 15, 2023
Lucie Rie, one of the most celebrated potters of the 20th century, once said, “to make pottery is an adventure to me, every new work is a new beginning.”
What Looks Good Today May Not Look Good Tomorrow: Michel Majerus
April 20, 2023
In short period of explosive creativity, Michel Majerus expanded creative horizons with a mix of pop culture and art history in paintings and installations.
Artists of the Pointillism Movement
April 12, 2023
Out of the ashes of Impressionism, a group of artists continued to push boundaries of color and light in their work. The result? Pointillism.
Eight Awesome Movies About Artists
March 15, 2023
Art can convey some of an artist’s biography, but a biopic can reveal even more of their story, from arduous trials to glorious triumphs.
Damien Hirst’s Shark Explained
March 8, 2023
The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living (aka The Shark) shot Damien Hirst to fame amid a tidal wave of acclaim and derision.
10 Facts to Help You Get to Know Yayoi Kusama
February 27, 2023
Affectionately referred to by some as "the princess of polka dots", Yayoi Kusama is the world's top-selling female artist.
Commodifying Art with the Entrepreneurial Young British Artists
January 25, 2023
No art movement has incorporated an entrepreneurial approach like the media savvy YBAs, whose shock tactics in their '90s heyday shot them to fame.
Art Herstory: The Most Influential Women Artists of all Time
January 16, 2023
Since the late 20th century, the voices of practicing women artists have become ever louder, and with them the reputation of women artists from art history.
10 Famous Paintings by Modernist Master, Marc Chagall
January 16, 2023
Merging Cubism, Fauvism, and Surrealism, Marc Chagall ploughed a bold, bright, and distinct furrow as a pioneering modernist in the early 20th century.
