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How Vik Muniz Reworks Iconic Paintings with Unconventional Materials

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The Brazilian artist photographs reinterpretations of iconic images from art history created with some unlikely materials. The post How Vik Muniz Reworks Iconic Paintings with Unconventional Materials appeared first on Artnet News.

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Cambridge artist Tomashi Jackson makes a cosmic exploration of society and self

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The artist's mid-career survey at Tufts University Art Galleries includes includes video, photographs and large paintings. Jackson's archival and in-person research provides an armature that she builds around materials like halftone line images, paper bags, voting ephemera and site specific soil and dust.

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Plein Air Paintings: Capturing the Essence of Nature

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A painting created entirely outdoors – encapsulating the light, colors, and splendor of nature first-hand – is something we now take for granted. But the practice of painting en plein air (from the French, literally “in the open air”) has evolved over centuries. The invention of portable oil paints by John G.

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What is Pop Art? The Famous Artists, Techniques and History that Shaped the Movement

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Perhaps the most well-known artistic development of the 20th century, pop art emerged in reaction to consumerism, mass media and popular culture. This introduction of identifiable imagery was a major shift from the direction of modernism , which pop artists considered empty and elitist. What Is Pop Art?

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Mughal Miniature Paintings: Delicate Paintings from the Courts of India

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In addition to commissioning epic poems and musical scores, many Mughal leaders also ordered detailed paintings to accompany various texts in bound book forms. These paintings formed the foundation for Mughal miniature paintings that are revered for their intricacy and opulence. Iran and Mughal India, 16th and 17th century.

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Flemish Still Life Paintings: Celebrations of Everyday Beauty

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Despite the passage of centuries, Flemish still life paintings continue to captivate viewers with their vivid naturalism and meticulous detail, drawing us in with their colorful palettes and precise brushstrokes that masterfully capture the essence of their subjects. This patron network also influenced what these still lifes depicted.

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Nadira Azzouz – An Iraqi Woman Artist Rediscovered

Mark Hill

Early in 2020, I bid on and bought a mid-century modern abstract oil on board painting at auction totally sight-unseen, because it looked like it might be the work of an artist I collect right now. Stupid, I know, for all the reasons and especially stupid because, when I went to collect it, it wasn’t by the artist I collect at all.