Hygge (pronounced hoo-ga), the Danish concept of making one’s space comfortable and cozy, is one of interior design’s best kept secrets. But hygge is more than just a style – it’s a mindset. Truly representative of the Scandinavian aesthetic, the hygge style favors light, bright, minimal but most importantly, highly livable and joyful interiors. The result? A space equally able…
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According to Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro: “In the medieval tradition, Beksinski seems to have believed that art is a warning about the fragility of the flesh – all pleasures that we know are doomed to die – so his works manage simultaneously to induce a process of decay. Time and the endless struggle for life. During this period his…
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The exhibition focuses on earlier works such as the paintings of Homer (1836–1910) and Salvation, painted in 1881–1882 on the North Coast of England, and the increasing renown of the artists as war drew to a close and an understanding of what war meant. Through the 1870s Homer continued to paint mostly rural or idyllic scenes of the peasant life,…
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When I show him Kim Kardashian West’s Instagram, he says, “While I can’t imagine Eggleston navigating the little things in life like grocery shopping or filling out any form, I can imagine an understated version — a harsh — parallel universe, as he sketches the One Theory of Everything on paper napkins and then pops it up as a sweet…
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Vivian Dorothy Meyer ( February 1, 1926 — April 21, 2009 ) was an American street photographer whose work was discovered after her death and recognized. She worked for about 40 years as a nanny in the North Shore of Chicago while simultaneously taking photographs of the people and architecture of Chicago, New York and Los Angeles. During his lifetime…
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Italian painter Titian first studied in Venice under the mosaic master Sebastiano Zuccato, but soon moved to the Bellini family workshop, where Giovanni Bellini, the greatest Venetian artist of the time, became his true master. The Italian artist Tiziano was born in the small village of Pieve di Cadore, located on the mountains of the Alps, north of Venice and…
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On December 24, 1934, Benton was considered one of the three leading American regionalist artists, along with Grant Wood (American, 1891-1942) and John Stuart Curry (American, 1897-1946) when his work (self portrait) appeared on the cover of Time magazine. In 1935, Benton left New York and settled permanently in Kansas City, Missouri, where he taught at the International Art Students…
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Lempicka won the first prize in 1927 at the International Exhibition of Fine Arts for the painting “Quizette on the Balcony” – a striking portrait of her daughter she rarely saw – a portrait of his mistress with Diosheg. After World War II, she and her husband moved to the United States and painted celebrity portraits, still lifes, and some…
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Steve McCurry (born 23 April 1950) is an American photographer, freelancer and photojournalist. Her photograph of an Afghan girl with piercing green eyes has appeared repeatedly on the cover of National Geographic magazine for over 30 years. Steve McCurry is one of the leading figures in contemporary photography for over three decades. His name has been dedicated to dozens of…
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With desert peakes piercing the sky and the thin blue ribbon of the Dead Sea shining in the distance, ghostly figures of about 200 men and women, from head to toe, began to appear from behind the spurs. Tunick is also known for coordinating large-scale nude photography in public spaces from the Swiss glacier to the steps of the Sydney…