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…
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…
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…
Thieves steal Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse paintings in brazen Italian heist
ROME (AP) — Thieves made off with three paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse worth millions of euros…
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…
LACMA installs $142 million Francis Bacon triptych in Geffen Galleries
“She’s supposed to be here instead of the paintings,” said Los Angeles County Museum of Art Director and…
Italy buys Caravaggio painting for about $35 million
ROME (AP) — Italy has bought a rare portrait by baroque painter Caravaggio for 30 million euros (about…
Elizabeth Saloka’s Vibrant Painted Rocks Adopt the Personalities of Snacks and Pop Culture Icons — Colossal
While most of us will pass by stray stones and piles of rubble without much of a second…
‘You can only dream about it’
Self portrait etching by Rembrandt – credit, Charlotte Meyer’s collection It will never cease to be surprising how…
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).…
Experts in the Netherlands confirm a painting by Rembrandt years after it was dismissed
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A painting that was once rejected as a work by Rembrandt van Rijn…
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…