Juneteenth is one of the most important dates not only in the history of the United States but also in the history of humanity. Also known as National Independence Day or Emancipation Day, Juneteenth is a federal holiday that is celebrated in the US on June 19 every year. It commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African American people.
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A retrospective exhibition of paintings by the artist Roman Aivazian, titled "The Invincible Sun," has successfully opened at the Tapan Museum in Moscow. The guests of the exhibition can enjoy bright canvases full of colors and sunlight, in which the artist expresses his emotions by using the “alla prima” method (direct painting approach), rethinking the world around him.
Today, we have proof that even famous painters did some pretty questionable things health-wise back in the day. Usage of toxic art materials is definitely on that list, so let’s investigate which ones our beloved artists might have used and what health complications it could have resulted in.
Amish furniture is well known for its nature as solid wooden pieces. Such pieces are renowned for their longevity and durability. What some people might not know, though, is that Amish furniture is locally sourced and harvested. That means the types of wood involved can vary a lot, and understanding the different kinds of wood and style of Amish furniture can help with making the right purchasing decisions.
The space that is beginning to be filled with art, the atmosphere of reconstruction, and the history of hundreds of people working there before you — all of these things are appealing to artists, especially young ones. Powerhouse Environmental Arts Foundation acquired a new space just like that not too long ago.
Beautiful abstract paintings by Vian Borchert will transport you directly into that happy summer headspace. A new series that the artist created for the “Lemon Sky” exhibition is currently on view at Lichtundfire in New York. The show features works by several talented artists who were invited to share their variations of the main theme — the color yellow.
Do you like the color white? It is versatile and has a lot of different connotations depending on the culture. From wedding dresses to white shirts of office workers, in the Western world, white is associated with purity, cleanliness, emptiness, and minimalism. Abstract artists seem to have a unique relationship with this color. They are not afraid to overuse it, finding the beauty in color while divorced from physical objects.
The recent research paper published by Fine Art Shippers investigates the authorship of a valuable collection of artworks depicting the daily life of Chinese people. “Russian Drawings of China” was compiled by G. V. Yudin, a 19th-century Russian bibliophile. In “The American Fate of the Chinese Collection of G. V. Yudin, Krasnoyarsk Merchant-Bibliophile,” Lyudmila Belgorodskaya, Nikolay Drozdov, and Vita Vonog raise the question of attribution of the works in the collection.