Vincent van Gogh left Paris for Arles in 1888, seeking a pause and solace in a rural setting. For this reason, the sun-drenched town in southern France appealed to the artist and enchanted him with its vibrant wheat fields, olive groves, and bright blue skies. Van Gogh spent 15 months in Arles, painting 200+ genius canvases, including The Yellow House and Café Terrace at Night, in this amazing place.
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Paintings are created not only for purely aesthetic pleasure. Many of them bear deeper symbolism and meaning and reflect the artist’s political, religious, and moral messages. The same goes for Jacques-Louis David’s The Death of Marat (1793), a painting that has become closely associated with the ideals of the French Revolution. The artwork represents a skilled blend of art and ideology, which served the goal of public mobilization around the revolutionary goal.
Martin Mull (1943-2014) was a talented American artist, actor, musician, and painter. He left a considerable mark on the US creative industry, with many of his works being an integral part of the American cultural legacy. Though Mull was talented in many spheres, his life’s passion was undoubtedly painting. Here is a guide to Martin Mull’s creative profile and most notable works.
Many talented Ukrainian artists migrated to the USA in search of a peaceful life and a productive, creative environment after the onset of the Russian invasion of their homeland. Oleksandra Korolenko, a contemporary airbrush painter with a hyper-realist approach to art, is one of them. Korolenko didn’t plan that bold move, but the tragic events of 2022 settled her in New York City and marked the beginning of a new turn in her creative activity.
Culturally Arts Collective has presented a new exhibition replication at the digital Hanbell Gallery. Titled “Boys Wanna Get With Me, Girls Wanna Get With Me,” it is a solo exhibition by Sandy Cohen, featuring many iconic works by the established artist.
The heartbeat of the art industry is ensured by many events where art is displayed and experience is shared, attracting people from all corners of the globe. Yet, the global movement of art objects is also associated with lots of waste, such as non-reusable packaging and single-use crates. So, how can you make your artwork exhibition more sustainable and less wasteful? Here are a couple of useful tips to follow.
While the Northern Hemisphere celebrates the hot summer season, South Africa is entering a winter season, which is, however, expected to be no less exciting. Nel, a Cape Town-based gallery, opens the season with a new, unusual event – the Dog Show. As the gallery’s curators confide, the exhibition has been conceived since the very moment of Nel’s opening, but the schedule was too tight to give it enough space and time. This African winter finally offered a spot for the anticipated Dog Show at Nel, which opened its doors on June 5, 2025.
In recent years, many Ukrainian artists have settled abroad, in large art hubs of Europe and the USA, but they don’t forget their roots, paying tribute to their motherland as the main source of education and creative inspiration. Miroslav Duzinkevych is one of them; the artist currently lives and works in New York but maintains close ties with the Ukrainian art community and institutions. In this article, let’s take a look at Miroslav Duzinkevych’s artistic career more closely.