Every year more than 300 art fairs are taking places around the world and the interest in art is still growing. But where the most prestigious art fairs can be found? Whether in Basel, New York, Dubai, or Toronto, we collected the must-see art fairs.
Performance Art – The Unsung Medium
When everyday people head to exhibitions, they expect to see paintings on the wall, whether or not they understand what they are in reference to is a different matter altogether. Canvases big and small covered in brush strokes is what the layman is anticipating, coupled with a few people gathered round talking about what it […]
Computer Artists in Animation
Since the late 90’s animation has shifted dramatically from the hand drawn cells of animator studios full of people to the computer generated polygons that now make up the increasingly real creatures and characters we have come to love. Animation is of course an art form that has evolved from drawing, eventually making enough of […]
The Almost Forgotten Polish Art Genius
Born in December 1893 in a humble polish village, Stanislaw Szukalski loved his country and a t a very young age it was clear that he loved art. Though he had moved to the United States with his mother at an early age, it was so clear to all who saw his creations that he […]
The Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg
Nestling alongside the Neva River in St. Petersburg is one of the most recognizable building on the planet. The Winter Palace is a huge white, gold, green, bluish building that is home to the superb Hermitage Museum, that epitomizes the love that the people of Russia have for art. There is nowhere else on the […]
The Artists of the Ukraine – Part 3
The third and concluding part of our blog to look at the great Ukrainian artists of all time looks at the contemporary side of things and which artists are creating art today for the benefit of art lovers all over the world. Without doubt, the quality of the artists we have already highlighted in this […]
The Artists of the Ukraine – Part 2
We continue our journey through the great Ukrainian artists of all time in the second part of the blog. Here we feature artists such as Murashko, Bogomazov and Marchuk. These men all brought something special to Ukrainian art and left their legacy in their works. Alexander Murashko – 1875 – 1919 Murashko was a very […]
The Artists of the Ukraine – Part 1
Art has expressed culture through the ages, and Ukrainian art has had many influences from the past and has produced a number of highly talented and famous artists. The art galleries situated in Ukraine are of high quality and display work of many different styles, including drawings, paintings, sculptures and even graphic art. The galleries […]
The World’s Most Exclusive Art Galleries
When you mention the world’s greatest art galleries and museums names like the Prado, the Louvre and the Vatican come to mind. However, there is a new breed of thought that contemporary art needs to be displayed in contemporary buildings. Some of the newer art is now exhibited in little more than small rooms, the […]