• Meet the artist Dilek O'Keeffe
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    Meet the artist Dilek O'Keeffe

    Can you tell us a bit about you? I’m a Turkish/British artist who was born in Turkey in 1966, lived in the capital city Ankara, until I was 27 years old. While in Turkey I worked in tourism sector but art was always on the side as a hobby since childhood. How did you find your voice as an artist?…

  • Meeting the artist Janez Štros, painter
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    Meeting the artist Janez Štros, painter

    Short summary about you? I entered the world of painting in 2002. This is where I found an opportunity to reflect my sentience, adventures, and reminiscence. Contentless and indefinable scenes came into being spontaneously and irrepressibly, bringing primeval relief, and unveiling my impetus, my innermost subconscious frame of mind. By doing so, I began to actualize the approach reinforced by…

  • Art Galleries – the most important ones
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    Art Galleries – the most important ones

    In the article online art galleries – a genesis, the focus was on the development and creation of art galleries. The following article examines three of the most important art galleries worldwide with a focus on the profile and special features of the exhibitions: Gagosian Gallery Larry Gagosian opened his first gallery in Los Angeles in 1980, since then numerous…

  • Online Art Galleries – a Genesis
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    Online Art Galleries – a Genesis

    The term art gallery describes a space in which art is exhibited and sold. Depending on the main emphasis of the gallery the exhibited art is mostly specialised in artists, media or genre. From architecture to art The term “gallery” finds its origin in architecture, the “Galleria” described an open, arched and light-flooded area, usually supported by pillars and located…

  • Vanitas Painting, Death, and Decadence
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    Vanitas Painting, Death, and Decadence

    As a subgroup of still life, Vanitas painting is a category of art that aims to show the temporary nature of life, the futility of pleasure, and the inevitability of death. Vanitas painting often feature symbols of wealth, death and ephemerality. There are two main categories of Vanitas painting: those which symbolize death with objects such as skulls, candles and withered flowers and…

  • Famous Portrait Paintings from Early Modern History
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    Famous Portrait Paintings from Early Modern History

    Portrait painting has been a central genre and artistic pursuit for centuries. Historically speaking, commissioned portraits were status symbols used to convey the wealth and prominence of their subject. A portrait could be used to intimidate as in the case of certain royal portraits, to pay homage to the gods, or to link certain people to the wealth, success, fertility…

  • Buy art online
    Buying and reselling art • Latest art market news
    Buy art online

    The trend of buying online has continued to spread over the past few years and has reached the art market. To buy art online 10 years ago was still rare, but today it is almost normal. Online Art Galleries Online art platforms have the advantage that they are not limited. Neither by international boundaries, nor in the physical space. Two…

  • Art for living room
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    Art for living room

    The living room is the central point of any home. They spend most of their time there, most of the guests are accommodated, and often it is the largest room of their own home. The right wall decoration In order to find one or more paintings, which put the finishing touches on the living room, some factors may play a…

  • Artwork for home
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    Artwork for home

    It is getting colder, sandals remain in the closet, clothes become thicker, and in the evening when you arrive home, the first thing you will do is make a cup of tea to increase your body temperature – in short, autumn is knocking at the door! And with him the need of warmth and comfort and the longing for the…

  • Meet the artist Naomi Devil, painter
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    Meet the artist Naomi Devil, painter

    You in a nutshell (nationality, medium of work …)? I was born 1987 in Budapest, Hungary. I live and work in Budapest and Vienna. My time is divided between the two cities. I had my first exhibition at an early age, I was only 16. I spent 12 years studying at three different universities and finished successfully two of my…