Sandro Botticelli was a world-famous Renaissance master whose dreamlike, positive images of beauty and grace have become iconic over time. However, floating goddesses and idyllic gardens are not the only themes in his art. The artist’s creative legacy also has a dark side, with gruesome illustrations and violent themes that balance the supernatural lightness and enchantment of globally known masterpieces. Here is a glimpse of the lesser-known side of Sandro Botticelli’s art.
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Dennis Hopper (1936 – 2010) was known to many as a filmmaker, but his creative expression went beyond cinema and included painting, sculpture, installation, and photography. In the 1960s, he took a series of photographs that are now considered iconic due to their unique artistic vision and historical value.
In a world of well-defined artistic styles and techniques, Lea Laboy has carved a unique niche for herself. The academic oil painter elegantly blends practice and theory and works at the intersection of classical impressionism, minimalism, and conceptualism. Her paintings impress with the intricate interplay of color and light, while her academic publications push the boundaries of art research and theory.
The artistic career of Keith Haring began in the 1980s in New York with subway drawings and later the Pop Shop, where he was selling various cheap objects, such as posters, T-shirts, toys, and magnets with his prints. The main point of his art was universality and accessibility to everyone, which challenged the then-dominating view on art as something reserved for museums and snobbish art connoisseurs.
Banksy’s name is widely known and recognizable around the world, regardless of whether you’re a fan of street art or a layperson in this area. This enigmatic British artist has become a real game-changer in street art by creating unique stencil-based art objects to challenge societal norms and give voice to marginalized groups.
Henri Matisse went down in history of modern art as a bold experimenter with color. His palette choices were intended for an emotional appeal rather than a realistic portrayal of objects and people, so many found his approach to color shocking at the turn of the 20th century. Here is a closer glance at the color revolution of Matisse.
Art can take different forms, depending on how far an artist’s creative imagination can take it. Fine Art Shippers, an art logistics company based in New York, has always been at the forefront of promoting art and contributing to its visibility and accessibility to audiences. That’s how the “Da Race on Wheels” van, a unique art project created in collaboration with the renowned artist Mitchell Schorr, has become a one-of-a-kind object pushing the boundaries of street art.
Culturally Arts Collective is a non-profit entity that actively promotes artists from all corners of the globe and increases their visibility by means of digitalizing their artwork and giving them global outreach. “Fragments of Now” by Marina Chisty is a new virtual show presented by Culturally Arts Collective, which is already on view at the Milostka Center for Exhibitions. Here is what you need to know about the exhibition and the artist behind it.