Contemporary Art
Into the Heart of Aviva Rahmani’s Blued Trees
A Fusion of Art and Eco-Friendly Materials At the core of Blued Trees lies an innovative artistic process that marries tradition with sustainability. The Ultramarine blue pigment, originally derived from ground lapis lazuli, is now synthesized (though non-toxic) and mixed with buttermilk to create a medium that is both environmentally friendly and rich in texture. This natural binder offers several distinct benefits:
By Antonino La Vela10 months ago in Art
7 Majestic Paintings of Animals That Shaped Art History
Animals are loved and pampered as pets from time immemorial. Not only the domesticated ones, animals as wild beasts have also been treated as a central theme in art for centuries, symbolizing everything from strength, vigor and loyalty to mystery and freedom. Here we will be catching up with some of the famous paintings of animals that have made a mark on the world of art.
By Blair Bart10 months ago in Art
Studio Ghibli
People often talk about the moving stories or memorable characters in Studio Ghibli, but the art style that brings those stories to life is just as important. When a Ghibli movie starts, you know you're in a world unlike any other: green forests, hand-painted skies, cozy towns, and creatures that look and sound strangely familiar but are completely out of this world. Studio Ghibli's work is more than just animation; it is a way of thinking, a mood, and a form of visual storytelling that appeals to people of all ages..
By Marid Shahran Orik10 months ago in Art
Transcendental Play
In a vigorous journey of symbolic broadening, Márcia Falcão achieves a distinct visual vocabulary in the series ‘Capoeira em Paleta Alta’. Relishing the evolution of her work in recent years, the painter's dedication to investigate her sign repository becomes evident and clear, accessing an accentuated and profound motivation, thus reaching new levels of expressiveness. Her sources are the suburbs and life on the hills of Rio de Janeiro, domestic life, and the identity representations of gender and race, which gain prominence in the series. The Rio native painter then undertakes a pictorial exploration unifying the human figure and capoeira, an intangible cultural heritage of humankind according to UNESCO. The series of paintings is developed simultaneously with others that address similar concepts and share pictorial affinity with each other; among these consonances is the prominence of human anatomy as the main motif. The nude, a genre present since the dawn of figurative art and which, in the timeline of art history, has been recognized as tradition and rebellion, also oscillating between the sacred and the profane. By undressing her figures on her canvases, the artist imposes her conceptions in an undeniable and objective way right in front of the observer and simultaneously investigates the body as an essential element in the construction of individuality.
By Bruno Bispo10 months ago in Art
Famous Water Artists & Their Iconic Water Art Works
Water art has long been there, as water has been a constant source of inspiration for artists, offering a sense of calm, movement, and depth. Artists have captured tranquility through water paintings or painted the fluid nature in the form of watercolor painting portrait, and thus, water-themed art has left a lasting impact on the minds of art-lovers worldwide. In this blog, we will explore some of the most famous water artists, going through their best water art, their masterpieces that have shaped the art history till date.
By Blair Bart10 months ago in Art
