This time of the year, many people become nostalgic, remembering earlier times that seemed simpler, bathed in sepia tones. Walking into the Pop International Gallery a couple of weekends ago – fresh from a Swoon talk with Jeffrey Deitch and on the way to the opening of Graffiti Kings at […]
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Jingna Zhang vs Jeff Dieschburg: How’s how to destroy your art career
Painting (left) by Jeff Dieschburg vs original photo (right) by Jingna Zhang It was reported in June 2022 that Singaporean photographer Jingna Zhang had accused Luxembourg artist Jeff Dieschburg of copying her work. The photo was taken for the cover of Nov 2017 Harper’s Bazaar Vietnam. Jeff Dieschburg’s oil painting […]
Wide horizons: The art of Joe Furlonger
At art school in the 1970s, a young Joe Furlonger was ‘happy just to be painting’ — an activity enjoyedsince childhood and a counterpoint to his work on the family’s market garden farm and stints onfishing trawlers. Now on the cusp of turning 70, the Queensland artist’s urge to paint […]
5 ways to check the accuracy of your drawing to create realistic paintings – Veronica Winters Painting
5 ways to check the accuracy of your drawing to create realistic paintings If your goal is to create realist drawings and paintings, you must master the accuracy of your outline drawing. Never neglect it and strive to perfect the drawing every single day. If you paint, you rely on […]
Listening To Your Heart When Your Mind Disagrees | Paulina Gobiecka | Episode 880
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Paulina Gobiecka | Episode 880 Paulina Gobiecka, born on the 13th November 1987 in Warsaw, is a ceramic, sculptor, and ceramic instructor at the Garden of Arts ceramic studio in Warsaw, Poland. Paulina has graduated from Sculpture Faculty, The Academy of the Fine […]
Artists Boycott Finland’s Kiasma Museum over Ties to Zionist Arms Heir
More than 150 artists have pledged to boycott Helsinki’s Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma until it severs relations with British-Finnish billionaire Chaim “Poju” Zabludowicz, who sits on the board of the institution’s support foundation. An avid collector who has over the past decade loaned a number of works to Kiasma, […]
Brazil to See Restoration of Culture Ministry Under President-Elect Lula
Brazil’s president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is expected to reinstate the country’s culture ministry, which was dismantled by his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, in 2019. The Art Newspaper notes that Lula, as the once and future leader is nicknamed, made the promise to restore the ministry a part of his campaign […]
Thicker Than Water – KALTBLUT Magazine
A KALTBLUT exclusive. Art direction & Photography by Dana Tolesh. Video & 3D by Milko Marinov. Models are Asem, Ayan, Diana, Inkar, and Mukhammad. Styling & Makeup by Akhtemov Dilyar. “I left Kazakhstan at 11 years of age, but I still carry some of my country’s spirit. I live in […]
6 Activities to Get Your Students Excited to Talk About Art
Whether it’s a piece of art history by a master, a contemporary installation, a community mural, or a student drawing, we all know that looking at art can be mesmerizing. Many of us can stare at and explore one artwork for an extended period. But what about our students? Due […]
Take a look at the four Portland Museum of Art expansion proposals — Portland Museum of Art
Descriptions from the architects: “Our team’s concept for The Portland Museum of Art’s Campus Unification and Expansion will turn the museum inside out. We open the museum to the city by inviting the public into the campus and enabling access from all sides. The campus becomes part of the streetscape, […]