Do you like the color white? It is versatile and has a lot of different connotations depending on the culture. From wedding dresses to white shirts of office workers, in the Western world, white is associated with purity, cleanliness, emptiness, and minimalism. Abstract artists seem to have a unique relationship with this color. They are not afraid to overuse it, finding the beauty in color while divorced from physical objects.
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Janet Sobel was a Ukrainian artist whose work has finally gained the attention it deserves due to its unique style and the themes that tragically remain relevant today. An exhibition of paintings by Janet Sobel, titled “Wartime,” is now on view at the Ukrainian Museum in New York until September 2.
The Venice Biennale is known for its national pavilions that focus on representing artists from different parts of the world. Among them is the Nordic pavilion, which traditionally features works by artists from Sweden, Norway, and Finland. Despite the fact that this pavilion has a long history, in 2022, it was for the first time that all of its exhibitors were indigenous artists.
Art inspired by personal experiences and passions is known to stir our souls in a unique way. Abir Saleh is an artist who draws from her mixed heritage to create vibrant and compositionally complex pieces. When creating her experimental art, she uses different mediums and materials to convey her multifaceted artistic vision. Saleh dabbles in different genres and masterfully subverts the audience’s expectations.
Iryna Fedorenko, also known as SEMIRA, is a well-established Ukrainian artist who has been creating art for more than two decades now. Iryna's art is always thought-provoking and emotional, but her recent works focused on the horrors of war and the pride of the Ukrainian people deserve special attention.
Purposefully abstract but calculated, carefully constructed, and unafraid of being destroyed — these are, perhaps, the best terms to describe "REFRACTURE – Visual Realignment," a new exhibition at the New York-based gallery Lichtundfire. Among works by other talented artists, the exhibit features new paintings by Vian Borchert, a well-established and widely recognized expressionist painter and poet.
If you start looking into what male fashion was like at the beginning of the 20th century in the US, you will probably notice an abundance of high-collared shirts. You will likely also stumble upon illustrations for a brand called Arrow, which was one of the top manufacturers of detachable collars at the time. Finally, you will notice all of these illustrations have a very distinct style. The reason behind that is simple: they were all created by the same man — J.C. Leyendecker.
Mira Lehr, a legendary artist who is largely considered the "Godmother of Miami’s art scene," has passed away at the age of 88. Her activist work was inspiring to millions of people, and her art has become part of the collections of some of the largest museums in the world.