Michelangelo Made His First Masterpiece When He Was 12 Years Old — Colossal
Before he was a titan of Renaissance art history, Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564) was a 12-year-old, although his childhood…
Stolen Generation artwork discovered in trunk of regional WA museum
An Indigenous artwork which was made more than 70 years ago has been re-discovered after decades in a…
Comment | We are living in an age of bad painting—the medium must be challenged to stay interesting – The Art Newspaper
It is dangerous to use art fairs as a barometer of making and meaning in contemporary art. But…
Luftwerk Transforms Paint and Aluminum into Radiant Explorations of Sunlight — Colossal
Topped with a roof shaped like a crabshell, Le Corbusier’s Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut is a sanctuary amid the French…
Clementine Keith-Roach and Christopher Page Reimagine a Gallery as an Atmospheric Art Bar — Colossal
Blurring the boundaries between architecture, social space, and sculpture, a new bar has arrived on the scene in…
Cecilia Giménez, the amateur painter who ‘botched’ the ‘Ecce Homo’ fresco restoration, dies aged 91
Cecilia Giménez Zueco, the amateur artist who went viral with her well-intentioned by ultimately ill-fated restoration of a…
New Banksy art in London? See anonymous artist’s latest mural
Banksy mural appears on London building Anonymous street artist, Banksy, reportedly created a mural that depicts two figures…
Tale painted blue: Devrim Erbil and heart of Istanbul
Born in Uşak in 1937, Devrim Erbil entered the Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts in 1955. A…
Abstract Paintings Confront Andean Weaving in Miguel Arzabe’s Dynamic Compositions — Colossal
When considering Miguel Arzabe’s bold, woven works, it’s unsurprising that he begins by painting two abstract pieces. Vibrant…
Watch Julian Baumgartner’s Satisfying and Precise Process of Restoring a Historical Portrait — Colossal
A little more than ten years ago, a particularly—shall we say—interesting painting restoration went viral, spawning memes and…
Famous China painter, 87, welcomes son with wife, 37, amid US$280 million theft rumour
Fan Zeng, one of the most valuable contemporary painters in China, recently announced the birth of his only…
Field Kallop Meditates on Universal Patterns Through Bold Chromatic Compositions — Colossal
While studying art history as a Princeton undergrad, Field Kallop was tasked with an assignment that continues to…