Jean Perreal and Leonardo Da Vinci are believed to be among the first known artists to have popularized using chalk in art. Since that time, it has grown to be a much more diverse and versatile product that many artists thereafter mastered and transformed into an aesthetic phenomenon.
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The Brooklyn Museum in New York is an art space with a vast and exciting history. Since its foundation in 1895, the museum has changed its conception several times, so, it has made a long and complicated way to achieve today’s results. This museum can be compared to a living thing — some aspects have undergone a 180-degree turn, and some remained constant. But the Brooklyn Museum continues its development even at present times and gives joy to its numerous visitors with exciting exhibitions and installations.
On October 14, 2022, two activists of the “Just Stop Oil” movement colored Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” with tomato soup and glued their hands to the wall at the National Gallery in London.
On September 25-30, Doha, the capital city of Qatar, welcomed thousands of international guests who came to participate in Qatar International Art Festival, or QIAF 2022. How did it go, and what is the connection between the festival and the rise of contemporary art in one of the richest and most expensive countries in the world? Let’s find out!
In case you live in New York City, you should try your luck at Auctions at Showplace. The antique store and auction house will hold its next traditional estate auction on October 23. Among the offered lots, there is a pair of metal masks by the prominent Austrian artist Franz Hagenauer.
Today, we want to talk about the person whose passion for portrait painting allows him to use his knowledge in the most surprising ways. Michael Mirianashvili is an artist specializing in religious iconography and portraits. Let’s see how these two aesthetic forces coexist in his contemporary art.
JD Malat Gallery will host the debut solo exhibition by Harare-born artist Tega Tafadzwa on October 12. Titled “RWENDO – WHICH MEANS JOURNEY,” it will feature 15 new paintings exploring the stories of people who went through “marginalization” and had to cope with the challenges of so-called “othering.” The debut exhibition is curated in collaboration with Africa First and will be on view from October 12 to November 7 2022.
Art has unlimited potential when it comes to the mediums it can be expressed.