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Art Historical Masterworks Come Alive at Annual Halloween Parade in Kawasaki, Japan
Recently in Kawasaki, Japan, a sextet of famous paintings marched their way through the city’s annual Halloween parade— Picasso’s “The Weeping Woman,” Vincent van Gogh’s self portrait, Johannes Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa,” Edvard … Continue reading
The mystery of Beachy Head Lady: A Roman African from Eastbourne – Museum Crush
Eastbourne Museums Heritage Officer Jo Seaman recounts the 2014 quest for the identity of Beachy Head Lady, a mysterious sub Saharan African living in Roman Eastbourne Source: https://museumcrush.org/the-mystery-of-beachy-head-lady-a-roman-african-from-eastbourne/
Meadow: A Kinetic Sculpture by Studio Drift
Installed during Dutch Design Week 2018, Meadow by Amsterdam-based Studio Drift is a kinetic sculpture that consists of mechanical flowers that open and close in a poetic choreography. The upside down landscape is meant to remind viewers of the impermanence of constantly changing seasons and … Continue reading
An Immersive New Exhibition by OSGEMEOS Combines Street and Folk Art
After almost three months of working on-site at the Mattress Factory, OSGEMEOS (previously) revealed Lyrical, one of their most intimate and complex presentations to date. The exhibition includes a vast array of the Brazilian twins’ work, including paintings, sculptures, murals, in situ interventions, audio elements, … Continue reading
Human and Animal Skulls Encrusted in Delicate Floral Filigree by Kengo Takahashi
Kengo Takahashi uses ultra-thin aluminum casting to get the precise shape of real flowers for his series titled Flower Funeral. The detailed works combine hundreds of delicate metal flowers that form the shape of skulls, and each have a thickness of … Continue reading
Mexico City’s Day of the Dead parade 2018 – in pictures
The Mexican capital holds a parade and vigil in memory of the migrants who lost their lives in transit across Mexico en route to the US Source: Mexico City’s Day of the Dead parade 2018 – in pictures
The Art Institute of Chicago Now Offers Unrestricted Access to over 52,000 High-Resolution Images from Their Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago recently announced the release of tens of thousands of images from their collection to the public domain, providing high resolution access to the thick paint strokes of Van Gogh’s “The Bedroom,” the eerie light of … Continue reading
Taking Art to Grand Scales
In this reel, we meet four artists taking their love for the craft to new scales. We meet an illustrator drawing all of New York City’s subway stations one at a time, get a few tips from the Michelangelo of … Continue reading
The Forgotten (Female) Quantum Pioneer, Grete Hermann
Splitting the truth: the philosopher that physics forgot. Directed and Animated by Julie Gratz and Ivo Stoop. Produced by Kellen Quinn.
Hyperrealistic Drawings by Arinze Stanley Capture Surreal Moments and Powerful Emotions
Self-taught Nigerian artist Arinze Stanley (previously) is a wizard when it comes to putting charcoal and graphite to paper. The artist creates hyperrealistic portraits at a scale just larger than life, spending hundreds of hours detailing his subjects’ skin, hair, and … Continue reading
