The silver treasure from the “Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes” (Our Lady of Mercy) went on display in a Spanish Museum. Thousands of silver coins are displayed in a show after Spain won the treasure in court. The treasure was displayed at the Museum of Subaquatic Archaeology in Cartagena. The entire treasure ... read entire article »
The Spanish city of Malaga will be the first one host a branch a museum of the famous Saint Petersburg State Russian Museum. Some top Russian paintings and other pieces of art will go on a permanent show in the new showroom. However, art lovers in the south of ... read entire article »
Michelangelo is probably the reason why Western art became more than art. Even 450 years after his death, the name still sparks high interest and curiosity. Rome hosts a Michelangelo exhibition that already brought together art lovers from Europe and not only. ... read entire article »
Ukrainian artists are splitting their time between painting and protesting. Many have moved into the Independence Square during the protest months in order to capture every aspect of what was to become a crucial moment in Ukraine's history. Marina Sochenko ... read entire article »
John Steinbeck's fishing boat, the Western Flyer, will not be let to rot away anymore but it will be transformed into a free exhibit and moved to the writer's birthplace in Salinas, California. The boat features in one of Steinbeck's books: 'The Log from the Sea ... read entire article »
Art experts have found another Slavador Dali painting. Using high tech precision instruments such as infrared photography and X-ray, experts have concluded a 150 euro painting is the art of the famous Spanish surrealist painter. The painting was discovered by ... read entire article »
Shay Aaron is an extremely gifted jeweler and, also, a gurmand, as you will see. The 24-year-old artist put his energy and talent into creating the 'Mini Food Jewels' series, inspired by cookbooks, Jamie Oliver and his mother's cooking. Aaron used material ... read entire article »
Complication Poétique Midnight Planétarium might well be the most beautiful watch to have ever seen the light of the sun. This work of art is the birthchild of luxury watchmaker Van Cleef & Arpels. The watch is encased in 18 ct rose gold with double sapphire ... read entire article »
How hard can you scare someone in just a 3-minute-long film? This is the challenge BloodyCuts took up in their annual 'Who's there? A Horror Short Film Challenge'. The winner for best director in the 2013/14 challenge brought David Sandberg an award for hi ... read entire article »
A new parisian exhibition explores the tradition of skin marking, or tattooing, from its origins, around 5,000 years ago among indigenous tribes to the mainstream current it is today. The exhibition focuses on the diversity in traditions regarding tattoo ... read entire article »
Charis Tsevis, a Greek award winning visual designer, demonstrates that art can be made out of so many various materials, such as cables. His point is that, with all our wireless technology, we still are flooded by cables in our home and outside them. The ... read entire article »
The over 50 years of war in Afghanistan have led to an unexpected art phenomenon: war rugs. By using a centuries-old technique, women incorporate AK-47 riffles, artilery tanks, war personalities and other combat-related item into their woven rugs. The war ... read entire article »
A 14-inch version of the Rodin statue entitled 'Despair' had been sitting for years in the Tillson family house, next to the cage of a gerbil, the children's pet. The bronze sculpture, representing a woman sitting with her legs crossed 'kind of freaked me out' ... read entire article »
Nabhan Abdullatif's illustration are, indeed, simple in design but clever in content. The artist takes everyday words and well-known sayings and illustrates them in a way that reveals not necessarily their meaning but their names. His works of art shed a new ... read entire article »
In case you ever wondered how large cities looke like when seen from above, the following series of photographs comes to enlighten you. Amsterdam: Barcelona: Capetown: Central-park, New York: Dubai Islands: Maldives: Marina Bay ... read entire article »
Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani girl who was shot by the Taliban because she was protesting for girls' rights to education. Now, a portrait of her made by a British painter was sold for $102.500 at an auction that took place yesterday. In an act of charity, the ... read entire article »
After a long hunt, art experts at the Gala-Salvador Dali Foundation managed to identify and certify two oil paintings made by the Spanish surrealistic artist Salvador Dali. The two paintings date back to 1930 and they were seen in an open display exhibition only ... read entire article »
H.R. Giger, creator of the famous alien from Ridley Scott's films, died after he fell down the stairs in his Zurich home. Giger's works brought film producer Ridley Scott an Oscar for specials effects for the 1980's 'Alien' movie. The Swiss artist had a ... read entire article »
'Cypress, sky and Country', a Van Gogh painting that went missing 40 years ago, has been found in a Spanish safe-deposit box. Tax collectors came across the 1-foot by 1-foot, unframed work of art in December, while browsing through the contents of the box as part ... read entire article »
Charlie Chaplin's home in the village of Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland, will be finally opened as a museum in early 2016, after 14 years of discussions. More than $45.7 million will be spent in the next two years for the transformation of the large mansion on ... read entire article »
