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  • 5 Famous Artworks as Halloween Costumes
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    5 Famous Artworks as Halloween Costumes

    The Halloween season is upon us and art lovers around the world have gotten creative with their inventive costumes. If you’re looking to dress up as a famous painter, look towards icons such as Frida Kahlo or Andy Warhol whose signature style can easily be recreated for this festive occasion. If you want to take your disguise to the next…

  • Spatialism and The Slashed Canvases of Lucio Fontana
    Art History • Artworks under the lens • Featured • Movements and techniques
    Spatialism and The Slashed Canvases of Lucio Fontana

    Lucio Fontana’s minimalist modern art has delighted and confused critics since he started producing his infamous slashed canvases in the 1940s. One of his most celebrated works Spatial Concept: Waiting consists of a single cut on a warm, brown-hued canvas. As the father of the spatialism concept, Fontana was at the helm of important developments in the modern art movement.…

  • Girl With a Pearl Earring: The Mysterious ‘Mona Lisa of the North’
    Art History • Artworks under the lens
    Girl With a Pearl Earring: The Mysterious ‘Mona Lisa of the North’

    Johannes Vermeer’s enigmatic, mysterious Girl With a Pearl Earring has captivated viewers since its creation in 1655. Known as the “Mona Lisa of the North”, the enigmatic subject of the painting has been debated for hundreds of years. Who was the girl with a pearl earring and what makes this painting so extraordinary? The Life of Johannes Vermeer  Johannes Vermeer…