This February, visitors of West Palm Beach, FL, will be able to see the best of the best of fine and decorative art, antiques, and jewelry at The Palm Beach Show 2024. And if anyone needs help with shipping their newly acquired treasures home, Fine Art Shippers, a dedicated art logistics company, will be there to help them as an onsite shipper.
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On February 1, 2024, a new solo exhibition of works by the Icelandic artist Georg Óskar will open at JD Malat Gallery in London. Óskar’s evocative oil paintings will put you in the mindset of a first-time parent looking for solace after a long, saturated day. Good Night Moon is a collection of oil paintings born out of the artist’s need to process the emotional rollercoaster that parenthood brought into his life.
Auctions at Showplace returns with a new edition of New York City Estate Auction. Collectors will be able to choose from 280 lots of fine and decorative arts, antiques, jewelry, glass, ceramics, and lighting, including some truly exclusive pieces by world-renowned artists and designers. Read on to see our chosen fine art highlights from the upcoming sale.
Modern-day humans are constantly surrounded by visual information. Architecture, media, advertisements, and art are integral to our world. People who professionally study the role of visual culture in our society say that its influence goes way deeper than we think. If you want to learn more about how things we see form our perception of reality, you should give, at least, one of these three books on visual culture a chance.
Female beauty has been a subject of art in all its forms for as long as it existed on this planet. But is a woman’s beauty real if there are no men around to tell her she is beautiful? Today, asking this question unironically would probably get you at least a couple of dirty looks. However, the artists of the past felt much less compelled to analyze their own deeply ingrained prejudice. Here are some famous examples of artists over centuries portraying ‘vain’ women in art.
How often do you ask yourself if you are managing your art collection properly? Even if you have been building your collection for decades, you are most likely not immune to some mistakes that can cause great damage to your valuable pieces. We have historical and anecdotal proof of mere accidents resulting in devastating consequences when it comes to fine art storage, handling, and transportation.
Textiles are among the most ancient art mediums that exist. From Persian hand-woven rugs to Chinese silks to European tapestry, there are many examples of this art form around the world. People throughout the centuries have used fabrics to warm themselves, decorate their homes, preserve their heritage, and tell stories of their ancestors. In our modern times, we have seen a revitalization of this historical craft.
Stained glass has a thousand-year-long tradition and an entrenched reputation as one of the most conservative art mediums to ever exist. Here are five contemporary artists whose work shows that stained glass art is still relevant and thriving.