Pennsylvania based artist Jodi Harvey-Brown gives a new life to old books. She creates amazing sculptures inside books. "Books pull you into a new world, while art lets you see it. It made sense to me that these two mediums should come together. The books that we love to read should be made to come to life," the ... read entire article »
UK based artist Ian Davie is using swan feathers as his canvas. The 'nature-provided' canvases come from a bird reserve where the staff collects them during the course of natural shedding by swans. Even though the concept seems quite complete, Ian' ... read entire article »
A joint Swiss-Egyptian team of archeologists discovered a number of 50 royal mummies, including twelve previously unknown princes and princesses, in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor. All names found in the inscriptions on storage jars are related to the ... read entire article »
Beaches have always been an inspiration to various artists, but the Swedish artist Gunilla Klingberg took the concept to a whole new level, transforming the beach into his canvas. "A graphic star-pattern composed of truck tires is printed as a relief on the ... read entire article »
A considerable number of women artists were exhibited at London Gallery Day last weekend. The art show venues were open until late at night and held special events. Eva Rothschild’s solo show inaugurated the new space of Stuart Shave/Modern Art’s on Helmet ... read entire article »
New York, NY - Leo Castelli Gallery announces the opening of the exhibition Jasper Johns and Roy Lichtenstein – Walls. The exhibition includes paintings, drawings and collages dating from the early 1970s to the 1990s, some of which are brand new for the ... read entire article »
The talented artist Anastassia Elias is constructing amazing pieces of art from what we see as trash. Using manicure scissors and tweezers, she creates scenes imitating the everyday lives of ordinary people and places out of toilet paper rolls. read entire article »
Wolfsburg - The Kunstmuseum is celebrating its 20th birthday. It is marking the occasion with the exhibition Oskar Kokoschka. Humanist and Rebel, which is primarily devoted to the portraits by this exquisite modern artist. The golden thread through the ... read entire article »
Mastering his art from taking photographs of modernist architecture to designing it, the Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto (photo) is opening the “Glass Tea House Mondrian” on June 6 in Venice, preceding by one day the 14th Architecture Biennale. The ... read entire article »
The event will be lasting since today (25 April) until 7 September. The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is renowned for its mesmerising exhibitions, but Art Is Therapy is something entirely new: this fascinating exhibition provides another look at the museum’ ... read entire article »
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A;) in London is organizing a retrospective of the late British fashion designer Alexander McQueen for March 14 - July 19, 2015. “By staging the exhibition at the V&A;, it feels like we are bringing his work home”, director ... read entire article »
London - On 24 April 2025 Christie’s Mayfair opened Polke/Richter-Richter/Polke, celebrating two giants of painting: Gerhard Richter (b.1932) and Sigmar Polke (1941-2010). The event brings together 65 works from 30 collections to create the artists’ first ... read entire article »
Whether you want to surprise your family or impress your guests, try these edible masterpieces. Just be creative and adjust the theme to the occasion. The result won't disappoint you. Here is a tutorial that shows everything you have to do, step by step ... read entire article »
An artist known by the name of End Cape is unleashing his creativity by bruising bananas. And the result is really amazing. There is no ink involved in banana 'tattooing', just a small pin and a load of inspiration. One of his impressive works is Mount ... read entire article »
Manchester, NH - The Currier Museum of Art announced that it has received a significant gift from the estate of Manchester businesswoman - May Gruber. Among the generous donations there are works of art by Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn and Giovanni Battista ... read entire article »
Ben Tre, a Vietnamese artist, is turning simple eggshells into amazing works of art. Using a very small dentist's drill, Ben turns his unordinary canvases into magnificent masterpieces. As many of the sophisticated works take approximately a full day to ... read entire article »
(image above: Gustave Courbet, Deux bateaux sur la plage. price range: 700.000/1.000.000 $) New York, NY - Sotheby’s 9 May 2025 19th Century European Art sale offers a comprehensive view of the category, featuring both iconic, well-known works and new ... read entire article »
The American Folk Art Museum plans to open a subsidiary near the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center in Queens, for its collection and library. Director Anne Radice says that they “have just signed an agreement.” After sellding their too expensive Midtown home ... read entire article »
Amsterdam - Beginning on April 24, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam dedicates a collection presentation to Barnett Newman (1905-1970), one of the most celebrated artists of Color Field Painting, a movement that was part of American Abstract Expressionism. ... read entire article »
