Art History
December 23, 2019

9 Facts About Picasso‘s Groundbreaking Painting ‘Les Demoiselles d‘Avignon‘

Throughout the course of art history, certain works have come to define movements. The Mona Lisa, for example, is the face of the Italian Renaissance. The Starry Night symbolizes Post-Impressionism. And Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, a painting by modernist master Pablo Picasso, epitomizes Cubism. Today, this Picasso painting has resonated as the artist's most prolific work of art—both in terms of his adventures in Cubism and beyond.

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Painting
December 23, 2019

Artist Finds Discarded Thrift Store Paintings and Transforms Them Into Pop Culture Masterpieces

Artist Dave Pollot takes otherwise overlooked thrift store paintings and transforms them into his own masterpieces. By seamlessly integrating elements from pop culture, the scenes featuring still lifes, boats at sea, and bucolic landscapes are given a surreal twist with additions like fast food, SpongeBob, and horror film monsters. The ongoing project started in 2012 as a joke between Pollot and his wife.

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Embroidery
December 20, 2019

Embroidery Artist Meticulously Recreates Art History’s Most Iconic Works as Tiny Brooches

Embroidery artist Ira Pashkevych translates some of the most famous works of art history into tiny textiles you can hold in your hand. Meticulously constructed, each short stitch acts as a brushstroke that captures a faithful likeness of paintings by artists like Vincent van Gogh and Monet. Pashkevych recreates their tactile strokes on a much smaller scale, and it's a testament to her incredible abilities to reproduce the works in this way.

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Art
December 17, 2019

Best of 2019: Top 10 Technology-Inspired Art Projects of the Year

The word “technology” might evoke images of laser beams, modern computers, and streams of data, but innovative engineering spans decades. Artists have always used technology as new ways to express themselves. Without the invention of the paint tube, perhaps the Impressionists would never have painted en plein air. And where would Andy Warhol have been without silkscreen printing?

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