With thousands of tourists visiting the famous Louvre Museum every day, enjoying art is becoming increasingly challenging. Crowded rooms and queues make it particularly hard to appreciate the most famous art pieces, such as The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. The room with The Mona Lisa is by far the most attended museum space in the world, but popularity comes with a price, causing the need for the Louvre restoration.
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Lori Horowitz, a distinguished mixed-media artist with a unique visual style and creation techniques, has been highly active on the NY and international art stage recently. Her impressive track record has exceeded 80 group art shows and dozens of solo exhibitions, with her thought-provoking artwork touching the deepest strings of art lovers’ hearts. Where can you view new exhibitions of Lori Horowitz’s art this winter? Here are a couple of events you don’t want to miss.
Art is a product of human creative activity. It has no limits in the exploration of the artist’s feelings and intimate life moments, from birth to death. This is what William Josephs Radford, a talented British-Spanish contemporary photographer, targets in his latest “White Knight” project dedicated to his emotional journey of mourning his father’s passing.
Black History Month is a US-wide celebration held every February to revisit and commemorate the contribution of Black Americans to the history and present of the United States. The footprint of African Americans is immense. It spans across politics, economics, social life, and art. Thus, all art entities, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA), hold a series of Black History Month events to shed light on the uniqueness of Black identity and experience representation in art.
Jonathan Borofsky stands out as a prominent figure in contemporary American sculpture. His large-scale, odd sculptures in the form of human figures are deeply symbolic and thought-provoking. Here is a deeper glance into Borofsky’s creative activity and the nuances of his visual language.
Auction houses emerged long ago as venues where art dealers, owners, and collectors could meet and strike lucrative deals. At present, art auctions remain a vital part of the global art market. Here is the list of 4 famous art auction houses associated with prestige, luxury, and exclusivity.
Chile has given birth to many genius artists and painters, with the unique value of Chilean art legacy acknowledged worldwide. The US art galleries and museums also have Chilean paintings on display, enabling visitors to embrace Chilean art and familiarize themselves with the visual language of this country’s creatives. Here’s where you can see Chilean fine art.
Dutch artists developed an immense interest in landscape painting in the 17th century, giving rise to the distinct genre of Dutch landscapes. It used to be one of the favorite themes in the creative portfolio of most Dutch painters of the period, currently associated with the Dutch Golden Age. The most famous artists who created impressive landscapes in that historical period were Jacob Isaackszoon van Ruisdael, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Peter Paul Rubens, and Rembrandt van Rijn, among others.