Childhood In Lilla Cabot Perry’s Artworks
Adults say that childhood is the best phase of life. It is this time when we are freer and more sincere and sometimes our best memories come from...
Rute Ferreira 1 March 2018
Women Artists
When Earth Is A Polka Dot
Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese contemporary artist who works primarily in sculpture and installation, but is also active in painting, performance, film,...
Zuzanna Stańska 31 January 2018
The Beautiful Portraiture of Cecilia Beaux
Cecilia Beaux (1855-1942) is the most important American society painter that you probably have never heard of. She was a popular artist and a...
Alexandra Kiely 9 January 2018
Tove Jansson And Her Moomin World
I hope you know Moomins from your childhood! It was one of my favorite books when I was a kid. It was a surprise to me, when I was told that the...
Zuzanna Stańska 23 October 2017
Frida Kahlo, The Broken Column
The Broken Column was painted shortly after Frida Kahlo had undergone another surgery on her spinal column. The operation left her bedridden and...
Zuzanna Stańska 22 October 2017
Liza Lou Beading the World…One Tiny Bead at a Time
When I was in high school, my art teacher told the class to visit Liza Lou’s art exhibit. I agreed and seriously it was one of the top five...
Rachel Istvan 13 October 2017
How Cindy Sherman Shaked the Art World with Instagram
Back in 2017 a private Instagram account run by famous photographer Cindy Sherman featuring a new series of selfies was made public. It created a...
Zuzanna Stańska 10 August 2017
Is Grace Jones’s Image Art?
Hey, music fans, yet another post for you! I’m sure you’ve heard Libertango and know its author, Grace Jones, who was a music legend of...
Magda Michalska 29 June 2017
Looking For Fashion Inspiration? Check Out Frida Kahlo’s Clothing
Frida Kahlo, long after her death in 1954 is still perceived as an icon. Frida’s strong character can be seen not only in her intriguing...
Zuzanna Stańska 1 May 2017
Anna Atkins: Photography and the Botanist
Anna Atkins turned to photography not because she loved this medium – but because it was useful to her. Atkins was a botanist, who developed an...
Zuzanna Stańska 12 April 2017
Women’s Day Message To All Women!
Happy International Women’s Day! I hope you are celebrating today with all women present in your lives: girlfriends, mothers, sisters, aunties,...
Magda Michalska 8 March 2017
Elsie Driggs And Her Battle For Large Forms
It’s hard to imagine that a female artist could be advised to leave her work unsigned to avoid prejudicing the gallery owner, but for women artists...
Wendy Gray 31 January 2017
