Brushstrokes Transform into Beaded Topographies in Liza Lou’s Mixed-Media Paintings — Colossal
One of the many reasons artists like Lee Krasner, Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline, Cy Twombly, and other mid-20th-century…
Explore Art UK’s Digital Database of More Than 6,600 Street Art Murals — Colossal
The surprise of turning onto a street to see a vibrant mural—or the joy of viewing several in…
Anoushka Mirchandani Conjures Ancient Mythological Nature Spirits in Vibrant Oil Paintings — Colossal
Throughout Southeast Asia, nymph-like, shape-shifting deities associated with clouds and water known as apsaras are commonly depicted in…
Ambiguity Reigns in Olaf Hajek’s Mysterious Illustrations — Colossal
For Olaf Hajek, difference isn’t about opposition but rather about identifying connections. The Berlin-based illustrator renders dense, uncanny…
Michaelina Wautier’s work was lost, hidden or misattributed to men—now her rediscovered paintings are going on show in London – The Art Newspaper
In 1993, a chance encounter in the stores of Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum between the Flemish art expert Katlijne…
London exhibition celebrates Konrad Mägi, Estonia’s mystic Modern master – The Art Newspaper
The first UK exhibition to be dedicated to Estonia’s pioneering Modernist painter Konrad Mägi (1878-1925) opens at Dulwich…
Artists agonise over when a work is finished—but should we viewers care? – The Art Newspaper
Of all artists’ dilemmas, among the toughest is deciding when a work is finished. A piece that might…
Rediscover a Rembrandt After More than Six Decades in Hiding — Colossal
In 1898, Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum staged an exhibition of paintings by renowned Dutch Golden Age artist Rembrandt (1606-1669).…
Undulating Coasters and Slide Complexes Loom in Alex Hutton’s Paintings — Colossal
Considering Alex Hutton’s fascination with rollercoasters and monumental waterslides, he doesn’t actually ever climb aboard. “Heights and the…
Aunia Kahn’s Lush Portraits Depict a Playful Inner Landscape — Colossal
“For me, it always starts with joy,” explains Aunia Kahn. The Detroit-based artist uses a handful of materials—gouache,…
Painted by Hand, a Stop-Motion Film Eulogizes a Lost Childhood Home — Colossal
Jason Mitcham’s childhood home in Greensboro, North Carolina, is no longer standing. In 2011, the local government seized…
Gwen John—the quiet ‘seer of strange beauties’—gets major show in Wales – The Art Newspaper
The National Museum Cardiff is mounting a major survey exhibition of one of the most famous artists in…