Piet Mondrian (1872-1944), an artist who founded the De Stijl art movement, was at the grassroots of modern abstract art. He was born in the Netherlands and received formal training in Fine Arts in the field of Landscape Painting. Despite this, Mondrian abandoned the well-trodden creative path to focus on purely visual essentials. As a result, his colorful geometric forms, too radical and unclear for his time, prefigured many present-day digitally inspired designs that have already become commonplace.
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The concept of artwork museum is usually associated with something classical and static. Yet, the museum world is also dynamically developing and vibrant. This year, the global art community has witnessed several grand openings that made splashes, impressing viewers with scale and innovation in new projects. Here are the main 2025 events worth mentioning.
Nel Art Gallery is getting ready for the upcoming summer season in the African continent by opening a new solo exhibition by Dave Robertson, titled Glimmers. Opened on November 6, the art show runs through November 29, inviting Cape Town’s residents and visitors to get acquainted with the art of the talented South African artist.
Museums are always much more than holders of regional or national art collections. These art entities are entrusted with a strategic role in setting trends, keeping the public updated about major changes in the world of art, and promoting honest discussions about artwork. In some cases, the process goes smoothly with receptive, welcoming audiences, while in other cases, museums have to provoke outrage and challenge convention for the sake of progress.
The life and work of Amedeo Modigliani have been surrounded by myths and legends for a long time, often being painted as a gloomy path of poverty, alcohol addiction, and the chaos of the bohemian life in Paris. Though many of these assumptions hold true, Modigliani’s life story and artistic path are much more complicated than that. Here are some facts that shed light on the unique shades of Amedeo Modigliani’s genius and tragedy.
Naum Knop’s legacy in 20th-century sculpture is hard to overestimate. This Argentinian sculptor, who was taught the art of carpentry by his father, introduced revolutionary art forms and ideas throughout his long creative career. At present, the Naum Knop Foundation, created by Knop’s son, is the proud holder of 1,000+ artworks by the master, and Fine Art Shippers’ art storage facility in Upper Manhattan has been entrusted to preserve nine of the wooden ones.
The story of AI Hokusai started in 2024, when its creators – Evgeny Merman, Vladimir Opredelenov, and Anna Shvets – invited artists from all corners of the globe to take part in neural network training. The project was envisioned as a digital fusion of the traditional legacy of Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), created with the help of intercultural interpretation and reevaluation. The outcome of this groundbreaking art endeavor is a virtual exhibition space that erases time and space constraints, inviting visitors to an immersive journey.
A classical idea of art creation and consumption revolves around its static nature. An artist draws a painting or carves a sculpture, leaving it unchanged for their contemporaries and future generations. The final form is the artist’s ultimate creative vision is what viewers embrace when admiring classical art in galleries. However, recent technological advancements have changed many things in art presentation and consumption by adding new, unprecedented layers of experience.