During the late winter of 1894, a struggling Czech artist was working in an illustrator workshop, correcting proofs for a friend. It was the holidays in Paris and most other artists were out of town. All of a sudden, a woman rushes into the workshop demanding a poster for a theatre production called
“Some Like it Hot.” A painting by London-based artist Xue Wang. “My take on ghosts is perhaps a little tinged with lightheartedness. These are not demons who threaten us mortals. But their merry mischief undoes our sense of everyday security. They rummage in our larders, shin their way up our drainpipes and play havoc with domestic bliss. As these spooks creep among us, we needn’t shrink from them but welcome their witty messages from the other side!” —artist Xue Wang, September 2013 After moving from China to London while she was in her early 20s, future artist Xue Wang worked in the world of fashion. Armed with a BA in Fashion Design from Lu Xun Academy of Fine Art in Shenyang when she arrived in the UK, she would go on to complete her Masters in the same field in London. Despite her academic achievements, Wang’s original career of choice didn’t stick, and she soon found herself painting to better feed her creative instincts. Wang cites the work of many impactful artists as sources for her inspiration such as outsider hero Henry Darger, Frida Kahlo and unsurprisingly American pop surrealist Mark Ryden. If you are at all...
Marianne Stokes [Austrian born, British Pre-Raphaelite painter, 1855-1927] This painting is of the 1893 Symbolist play "Pelléas and Mélisande" by Maurice Maeterlinck. In this scene Melisande' is by a stream in the woods where she has lost her crown in the water, but does not wish to retrieve it; there she is discovered by her future husband Golaud. Biography and other paintings: www.artmagick.com/pictures/artist.aspx?artist=marianne-st... More on the play: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pell%C3%A9as_and_M%C3%A9lisande Museum Wallraf-Richartz. Köln _______ Slight touch up by plumleaves
This is a post for beginner artists that are working towards finding their own artistic style and voice. I explain a very effective method to ensure the production of original artwork when getting inspired by other artists' work.
I took part in NYT2011 – Contemporary Art Summer, which was a series of exhibitions presenting works both in gallery spaces and outdoors in Naantali and Raisio. NYT2011 was part of Turku Capi…
Martin Lewis died in obscurity in 1962; a retired art teacher who had found some success in his early career, but was largely forgotten after the Great Depression took away the demand for his craft, leaving Lewis to spend his last three decades teaching other people how to etch. History chose Edward
Albert Samuel Anker [Swiss painter 1831-1910] Ancher been called the "national painter" of Switzerland because of his enduringly popular depictions of 19th-century Swiss village life. Biography: da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Ancher Oil on canvas
“A good society contains many different artists doing many different things. A bad society coerces artists because it knows that they can reveal all kinds of truths.”
The iconic story about Dutch-born painter Vincent Van Gogh cutting off his own ear and presenting it as a gift to his favourite prostitute may not be true after all.
Astakhova Nastia, born in Moscow in 1992, currently based in Berlin, Germany.
Sir Frank Bernard Dicksee PRA was an English🎨 Victorian painter and illustrator, best known for his pictures of dramatic literary, historical, and legendary scenes. He also was a noted painter of portraits of fashionable women, which helped to bring him success in his own time.
Pdf cross stitch pattern - The End of the Ball (by Rogelio de Egusquiza) Last photo shows how it looks like the finished piece With your purchase you will receive: A Pdf pattern with black and white symbols A Pdf pattern with colored symbols A JPG picture of the painting A Symbol Key page in DMC floss code Stitches: 334 x 500 Size (on 14 count Aida fabric): 23.86 x 35.71 inches 60.60 x 90.71 cm THERE ARE OTHER SIZES AVAILABLE IF YOU WANT A DIFFERENT SIZE, PLEASE CONTACT ME I will send your pattern by email within 24 hours after the payment Any question or comment, please convo me Happy stitching!!! Thanks for your visit :)
Japanese artist Sachiko Abe cuts fine strips of paper for hours on end in her performance series titled Cut Papers. Having first discovered the calming
Everyone knows John Tenniel’s illustrations for Lewis Carroll’s Alice books, two volumes which have overshadowed the rest of his career. In addition to being a popular artist at Punch m…
The Confession (1896) by Frank Dicksee (English artist, lived 1853–1928). But is the woman making a confession to a priest - or is it the other way around? Probably an Anglican priest - it so could be his wife 🤔.
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"You're not like other girls."
Hisaji Hara is a Japanese artist who's known for his photographic works. "A Photographic Portrayal of the Paintings of Balthus" is his magnum opus and recreates the paintings of revered Polish-French painter, Balthus but also contains something so very unique that you'll appreciate them standing separate from their Balthus counterparts. After the jump, discover what his vision entails in our interview!
“Die Unschuld” (Innocence) by the German painter Sarah Flintzer(created on 19th century)
Collectors don't normally care enough about what's inside their doll's bodies to go digging, but curious kids will often perform a little surgery on their plushies and dollies just to see what they're made of.They slice it open to find fluff, pellets or some other sort of filling, if anything at all, but imagine their surprise if they cut open a doll and discovered a tiny fantasy world inside.These utterly fantastic dolls created by fantasy dollmaker Mari Shimizu are beautiful in every way, from their pe...
