The Best of Leda and the Swan Paintings
If you ever see a painting presenting a girl with a swan – it must be Leda. Leda and the Swan is a story from Greek mythology in which the god...
Zuzanna Stańska 3 February 2017
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Need A Hug? Paintings Which Embrace
Are you having a pretty bad week? Recently I have been really stressed and desperately needed a hug. If you need one too, I’m sending you some...
Magda Michalska 2 February 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
David Bomberg – A New Machinery For Picture Making
Go into any art gallery the length and breadth of the UK and you are bound to find a Bomberg. David Bomberg, born in Birmingham in 1890 to...
Wendy Gray 25 January 2017
Fat Cat Art – Cat’s Guide to Classic Art
There was one fat cat in the world that made all art in the world better. And it’s not my cat unfortunately. It’s Zarathustra. Have you...
Zuzanna Stańska 24 January 2017
Meet Jordan Wolfson’s Alluring and Creepy Animatronic Sculptures
Did you even wonder how art could look like in the age of AI and high-tech body enhancements? There’s a lot of sci-fi movies like Ex-machina,...
Piotr Policht 13 January 2017
How To Tackle Art With Kids: Try Some Philosophy!
Discover 3 artworks, the questions they raise and what children have to say about them. At the Kröller-Müller Museum we have been experimenting...
Sandra Boks 12 January 2017
Masterpiece Story: Portrait of Artist’s Mother by James McNeill Whistler
This is one of the most famous works by an American artist outside the United States. It has been variously described as an American icon and a...
Zuzanna Stańska 8 January 2017
Abstraction In Creation – Watch Gerhard Richter At Work
If you ever doubted in abstract paintings you must see this video. Gerhard Richter is a German visual artist who was born in 1932. He produces...
Zuzanna Stańska 29 December 2016
The Private Collection of Edgar Degas
Edgar Degas was one of the greatest Impressionists. He was also an art collector. His collection, revealed after his death, was remarkable not only...
Zuzanna Stańska 28 December 2016
Our Best 10 Art Articles Of 2016
Hi friends! Today we would like to share our 10 best articles of the year. We’ve launched this blog this July, and to be honest, we’re...
Zuzanna Stańska 27 December 2016
Boxing Day paintings!
Boxing Day, Boxing Day! I hope you have found/ are going to find many lovely gifts today! Imagine though, finding a real painting under the Christmas...
Magda Michalska 26 December 2016
