Invader, an anonymous French artist, is known for creating easily recognizable art pieces depicting pixelated characters reminiscent of old-school computer games. Working since the 1990s, Invader has created more than four thousand colorful tile pieces in urban areas, many of which are in Paris. With time, his art has crossed the borders, with new pieces popping out in, at least, 80 different cities.
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The Impressionist art movement dominated 20th-century painting in Russia, with many bright representatives with notable styles found in the Russian cultural legacy. One of the established artists who left a trace in the Russian art of the past century is Vasiliy Belikov. Working predominantly in Penza, Belikov managed to create many unique depictions of rural Russian life and natural beauty.
Oleg Kushnirskiy, an established collector of Russian iconographic art, has announced his collaboration with the Museum of Russian Art (TMORA), which will hold an exhibition of 60 rare pieces from his Russian icon collection. The exhibition, titled “Masterpieces of Sacred Art from the Oleg Kushnirskiy Collection,” is organized with sponsorship and support of the art logistics company Fine Art Shippers.
Vol. 4: “Geometry of Creation: Analysis of Anti-Rhythmic Structures,” the largest-scale digital art exhibition ever held in Iran, opened its doors to all creatives and digital art appreciators on September 27 at E1 Art Gallery in Tehran, Iran. The project was organized and carefully curated by Ramin Saeidian and Mohammad Ali Famori, both talented artists and researchers in the contemporary art field.
Contemporary surrealist art expands the boundaries of human esthetic experience by offering new interpretations and symbolic representations of acute themes. For Claudio Parentela, surrealist art is more than a fashionable term; it is a versatile tool for self-expression and realization at the points of convergence between artistic styles and methods.
On September 27, an ambiguous campaign took place in the National Gallery in London, which is home to thousands of valuable oil paintings from all over the world. Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” came under attack. Activists spilled bright yellow soup on the masterpiece by the Dutch painter, which was, luckily, held behind the glass.
A lot of time has passed since the times when Japan was an isolated country reluctant to initiate a cultural or economic dialogue with other states. Today, all appreciators of Japanese art have multiple opportunities to embrace the unique Japanese visual esthetics and get acquainted with the work of celebrated and new artists in all corners of the globe. There are many events planned or already happening in the USA, as well. Here is an overview of the main exhibitions and shows you may want to book a visit to this fall.
On September 27, Platform 101, a unique Iranian project dedicated to digital art, will open “Geometry of Creation: Analysis of Anti-Rhythmic Structures,” a new exhibition of video glitch art, which taps into the themes of order and chaos, structure and disintegration, and complexity of visual patterns.