Art

May 30, 2025

Artist Captures the Quiet Strength of Women Through Eastern-Inspired Portraits [Interview]

Many women learn to hold back their emotions—not due to a lack of strength, but because society has taught them to navigate expression carefully. This idea is captured in the work of Turkish artist Zarife Gizem İbrahimoğlu, whose portraits of women convey subtle emotions and a quiet strength beneath composed expressions. İbrahimoğlu draws inspiration from Eastern culture, textiles, and traditional art, often painting her subjects in kimonos or surrounded by patterned fabric.

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May 29, 2025

Iridescent Arc Looks Like a Ring of Mist & Light and Perfectly Frames Seoul’s Skyline

Perched along the Han River in Seoul, South Korea, is an installation that almost seems supernatural: it breathes mist, its surface is blank and doesn’t reveal anyone’s reflection, and it shimmers quietly in the setting sun. The project in question is James Tapscott’s Arc ZERO: Eclipse, the artist’s latest addition to his Arc ZERO series. Like much of Tapscott’s work, Arc ZERO: Eclipse is a meditation upon the sublime, as expressed through natural phenomena.

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May 27, 2025

17th-Century Painting by Old Master Found in Barn Attic Sells at Auction for Over $7 Million

On May 21, Sotheby’s New York hosted an auction replete with stunning paintings by Old Masters. Drawn from the sweeping collection of the late Wall Street banker Thomas Saunders and his wife Jordan, the auction encompassed everything from Adriaen Coorte’s charming still-life of a bowl of strawberries to a Frans Hall painting of a boy playing the violin.

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May 23, 2025

Alex Chinneck’s Playful Undulating Sculpture Looks Like a Brick House Taking a Seat

Artist Alex Chinneck has brought one of his playful public installations to London for Clerkenwell Design Week. A week at the knees is an undulating four-story brick facade that recalls his 2013 sliding houses, which caused a sensation at the time. The bottom of the facade forms an archway that passersby can walk under, allowing them to enjoy the sculpture from all angles.

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