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Less than a month is left until winter. Along with the onset of cold weather begins a long period of holidays, during which life will enter a different rhythm. We will congratulate each other, make wishes and give gifts. And if you can choose warm words for your loved ones and friends at the last moment, it is better to take care of gifts beforehand...
But some artists have other unpleasant surprises in the form of serious diseases. Like representatives of different professions, artists have their own "shop" diseases. They arise due to constant contact with toxic substances contained in paints and a sedentary lifestyle. Despite this, artists find the strength to overcome bodily weakness and achieve outstanding success in creativity.
In the last century, in different parts of the world, people suddenly realized that combining what previously seemed incompatible with other civilizations' development was necessary—applying this principle in cooking led to the invention of salted caramel and in fashion - to the harmonious combination of different styles of clothing. It would be strange if this process bypassed such a conservative field of activity as science. Trying to look at the subject of their research from a new angle, scientists began to use...
Tabloid reports about selling paintings for hundreds of millions of dollars in some readers arouse interest in art, in others - bewilderment, and in others - the desire to make a big score in the wrong way. But the robbery is not always done by professionals, so attempts to get masterpieces often end in curiosity and anecdotal situations. Below we will tell you about the most unusual thefts of works of art.
Art photography can be considered any photo created as an object of art. Unlike paintings and statues, they cannot be made without technical means and unique materials. And yet the photographer has enough free space to realize...
Mosaic is a technique of creating images on a solid surface using colored fragments. It has been used for several millennia by masters from around the world. Due to its versatility, mosaics managed to become...
For many years, frightening forecasts have been periodically appearing in the press. Various analysts rightly claim that at the current pace of technology development, most professions may disappear in the future. But if the prospect of replacing loaders with robots does not cause outrage, even hints that a person will give up the sphere of art to the machine provoke panic among artists. Below we will try to figure out how real the threat is and whether we should expect the "death of creative professions" soon.
Painting, sculpture, design, animation, fashion - this is an incomplete list of areas of interest of the famous Japanese artist Takashi Murakami. At the age of 60, he became one of the most famous artists of our time, finding followers and establishing a new artistic style. Our language lacks words to describe a personality of such scale. Murakami's life is a continuous search for himself,...
Despite the Covid restrictions, 2021 proved very successful for the art market. Art lovers have replenished their collections with new works purchased at auctions and online platforms. Some pieces broke their price records, reaching tens and hundreds of millions of dollars. But the primary sensation of 2021 was...