“I make figurative paintings drawn from memory, imagination and years of observing and sketching figures in the street, in bars and those who cross my path in daily life.” By Rise Art | 10 Aug 2022 Kate McCrickard has recently joined Rise Art, bringing her portfolio of elegant and contemporary […]
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An Overview of the Excavations of Pétermonostora near Bugac
Detail of one of the reliquary plaques It is well-known that the majority of the medieval monuments of the Hungarian Great Plains had been destroyed, primarily during the Ottoman Period. However, the territory had already suffered a major trauma before that: the Mongol invasion of 1241. Already at that time, […]
Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2022
This exhibition is on for longer than most of the annual exhibitions of the art societies based at the Mall Galleries. The Annual Exhibition 2022 of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters opened at the Mall Galleries on 24th November and closes on 10th December. This is a review of […]
“Web 3.0 Aesthetics: In the Future Post-Hype of the NFTs” at Annka Kultys Gallery
“Web 3.0 Aesthetics: In the Future Post-Hype of the NFTs” (a Trilogy Curated by Annka Kultys for LaCollecionio) will explore NFT aesthetics through the lens of social, intellectual, and technological upheaval that took place in the turn on the 21st century. The exhibition will include 27 NFTs presented in three themes “Metamorphosis of the Body,” “Digital Florascapes,” […]
Instagram tips for artists only, Posting art dos and don’ts
How to photograph your artwork for Instagram Those Instagram tips for photographing your Art are specific to Instagram. We have a longer article on the subject if you want to develop your photography skills. Choose your aspect ratio. When you frame your shot, think about aspect ratio. You can take […]
Mystery Zone, or A Lotta Endings
They lived happily ever after And then the sun came up And then the sun go down The couple is riding off into the sunset The End They threw a pie at the shark, the end “We’ll have to do this again sometime” “See ya later, turkey!” “I have a […]
Sean Decatur to Lead NYC’s American Museum of Natural History
Sean Decatur, the president of Ohio’s Kenyon College, will be the next director of New York’s American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), making him the first Black person to lead the institution. In April, Decatur will take over from Ellen Futter, who has been at the helm of the AMNH […]
Marcel Dzama at David Zwirner | London
“Cuteness,” writes the theorist Sianne Ngai, “hinges on a sentimental attitude toward the diminutive and/or weak… [it’s] a sadistic side to a tender emotion.” The cuties in Marcel Dzama’s artworks are out for revenge on the viewer. In surreal vignettes, hung by the dozen, we see stout little men and […]
London Police Barge Into Gallery After False Tip About Sculpture – ARTnews.com
A pair of bemused officers forced their way into a London gallery on Sunday, reportedly under the misconception that a sculpture of slouched-over woman was a real person in need of help. Artnet News first reported news of the incident at Laz Emporium, which involved taking a locked door off […]
Pom-Pom “Pujaki” – ARTBAR
It’s time to update this pom-pom chandelier post from 9 years ago, one of the first that went “viral” on my blog in 2013. The reason I wanted to update this post in particular today is because this chandelier was inspired by traditional Polish chandeliers called Pujaki (made from paper) […]