Even if it has been sidelined in oil’s favor, very few media offer the same flexibility and variety of results as egg tempera. Maybe you’ve noticed how some ancient Medieval and early Renaissance paintings seem to be made of light. Well, this is due to this extraordinary substance.
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Critics have said that American photographer Ogle Winston Link had an artist’s eye and an engineer’s mind. He captured and froze in time the sights, sounds, and remarkable engineering of steam locomotives in their final days.
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Jean-Michel Basquiat’s crown motif appears so often in his art it has become a recognizable symbol in popular culture, appearing on everything from t-shirts to tattoos. Here are 19 examples of crowns in Basquiat’s paintings, along with musings on their meanings.
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Everyone’s familiar with watercolor paintings, but did you know you can create similar art with pencils? In this guide to watercolor pencils, I’ll give you an overview of this medium and show you how to get started.
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Prints of his paintings outsell those of Monet, Dali and Van Gogh put together, yet he’s vilified by art critics and almost completely ignored by galleries. So what is it about Jack Vettriano’s work that makes him such a polarising figure?
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Georgia O’Keeffe is often called the “mother of American modernism” and she decidedly deserves that title. Born in 1887, she is famous for her paintings of flowers and her New Mexico inspired landscapes and skulls against dark desert skies.
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A comforting, quiet feeling emanates from much of Judy Mandolf’s work. Soft tulips spill from their vase and dance with light and shadows from a nearby window. Windy grass-covered dunes blow on the beach with sand and seaside spray under a tower of fast-moving clouds.
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The once coveted secrecy of graffiti artists has shifted to a public area in recent times due to the popularity of artists from Keith Haring, Banksy or Shepard Fairey. However, a debate looms regarding the ideals of graffiti being skewed when the artwork appears on the walls of galleries instead of the within the nooks and crannies of a city. Does street art hold the same appeal and rebellious nature within the gallery or museum cube?
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Growing up as the grandson of Sigmund Freud must have been an interesting psychology journey to say the least. Born in Berlin, Lucian Freud fled to London in 1933, and developed a distinct portraiture style that established him as the leading artist of his time. During his lifetime, Freud transfigured the traditional and favored European portrait with confrontational and often critical portrayals of the sitter. His stark interpretation and particular technique influenced many of the contemporary British artists today.
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Navy Ensign John Gay captured this photo of an F/A-18 Hornet breaking the sound barrier. The picture won first prize in Science and Technology in the World Press Photo 2000 contest. Gay snapped the photo from the USS Constellation aircraft carrier. The pilot is Lieutenant Ron Candiloro.
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In her memoir, released in May, 2015, Sally Mann reveals an intimate, visceral, and beautiful family history, steeped in the gritty landscape of the American South. Combining startling photographs with narrative prose, the author captivates readers by piecing together artifacts from her ancestors and their surroundings.
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The internationally renowned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has received an equal amount of attention for his political activism as his artwork. He is known for his firm and often highly critical stance on the Chinese Government’s lack of democracy and protection of human rights.
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