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‘You must walk close to the edge’—the pioneering German artist Rebecca Horn dies, aged 80

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Horn maintained a powerful drawing strand that supported her innovative conceptual sculpture practice around the human body in installations, performances and photographs

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6 Visual Artists Who Dabbled in Jewelry-Making

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How Visual Artists Became Jewelry Artists Jewelry-making and art share a long, interwoven history, but it wasn’t until the 20th century that artists discovered the true potential of jewelry as another form of expression. Ray also leveraged the medium to further explore the artistic preoccupations of his career.

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The Art of Henri Matisse’s Paper Cut-Out Sculptures

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A Look at Matisse’s Creative Process and Techniques Henri Matisse, a French artist known for his use of color, is widely recognized as a painter. Matisse’s mastery of the expressive language that can come from color and drawing won him recognition as a leading figure in modern art.

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The Essential Guide to Minimalist Art: 10 Artists Who Mastered the Art of Simplicity

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Challenging traditional notions of artistic expression, Minimalism pushed the boundaries of what art can be – and its concentrated form of beauty would leave a lasting legacy. His vocabulary of visual art contained lines with simplified colors and shapes, which are evident in his Wall Structure Blue (1962) and his Wall Drawings.

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Art and Science Collide: The Beauty of Scientific Instruments Through the Ages

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Not merely ingenious tools of precision and accuracy, these instruments are also celebrated for their artistic qualities. An Early English Five-Draw Telescope. “Why must sculpture be static? You look at abstraction, sculptured or painted, an entirely exciting arrangement of planes, nuclei, entirely without meaning.

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Gilded Age Architecture and Art: A Journey Through America’s Opulent Era

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Join us as we return to this golden era of American design and explore some of the context and core makers that contributed to its magnificence and enduring cultural impact. In addition, renowned institutions like the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts became leading centers for artistic innovation in response to European painting trends.

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Antique and Vintage Peridot Jewelry: Discovering the Golden Green Beauty

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Characteristics and Properties One peek at a perfect peridot and it becomes clear why this beautifully bright green stone has garnered such enduring attention from jewelry makers both past and present. Sold for $635,000 HKD via Sotheby’s (April 2024). Sold for $56,250 USD via DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers (November 2016).

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