You have probably encountered an extremely odd public art piece at least once or twice in your life. It is almost like some artists do not even think about how their artwork will look in the middle of a busy street, right? Well, the thing is most of them do, and even purposefully make their creations bizarre, knowing that they will be perceived by hundreds and thousands of people every day.
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Vian Borchert is an established and incredibly prolific artist who is well-known for her abstract paintings of landscapes and skyscapes. Today, we are delighted to tell you about the new art shows where you can see her beautiful works. Whether you are in New York, Texas, or Maryland, or you prefer virtual exhibitions to real-life ones, there is a way for you to experience Vian Borchert’s talent in person.
There are many factors that force art institutions, small and big, to make their collections available to the larger public online. The British Museum, one of the biggest museums in the world, has a rather pressing reason to do so. It was recently announced that the institution will be digitizing its entire collection in the aftermath of the thefts of around 2,000 objects.
Even though some people still view video games as solely mindless entertainment, they have been actively used as a platform for artistic, intellectual, and cultural exploration for years. You have probably heard of virtual art galleries, but what is the full extent of possibilities that the digital medium offers? Let’s talk about two incredible video games that will change everything you know about video games as a platform for art exhibitions.
The Mona Lisa has always been a point of puzzlement for scientists and art historians. From disputes about the painting’s attribution to the identity of the woman depicted in it to fantastical stories about the eyes of ‘Gioconda’ following people who pass by her, it seems like there is always something we still do not know about this mysterious work of art. Turns out, the painting is not done with surprising the world just yet.
Madeleine van Manen is a South African artist who has come very close to capturing the isolation of big cities. BUILT, her first solo exhibition of mixed-media art with the Cape Town-based art gallery Nel, invites you to embrace the solitude and silence people are so used to running from in their daily lives.
Banksy, who chooses the streets as his preferred medium, is known to care very little about the preservation of his art. What happens to his murals after they are discovered does not appear to concern him. After all, the street artist often documents the demolition of his work. Banksy’s mural in Venice would have faced the same fate if not for the local administration intervening.
Music fans know Tennessee as the place where genres like blues, rock, and country come from. And, of course, one cannot forget the thriving and diverse art scene this area has. In particular, the city of Memphis, also known as the birthplace of rock ‘n’ roll, is full of noteworthy galleries and museums. Among them is the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, the largest and oldest museum in Tennessee.