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Dance (II), 1910 via WikiArt/Public Domain

Sable Monroe

Henri Matisse: The Joyful Mastery of Color and ...

From Fauvism to paper cut-outs, Henri Matisse redefined 20th-century art through an uninhibited embrace of color, movement, and the radical pursuit of joy.

Georges Braque, The Studio (L’Atelier), 1939. Oil and sand on canvas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls Collection, 1997. Accession Number: 1997.149.3. Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Available under Open Ac

Miles Avery

Cubism’s Odd Couple: The Rivalry of Picasso and...

Picasso and Braque co-invented Cubism, but their friendship fractured with time. Discover the complex bond behind modern art’s boldest shift.

Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper, 1495-1498 via Wikipedia/Public Domain

Elise Marlowe

Celebrating World Art Day: Da Vinci’s Living Le...

On World Art Day, we spotlight 10 visionary artists who kept Leonardo da Vinci’s legacy alive through science, mysticism, and bold ideas.

Feature image: Arnold Böcklin, Isle of the Dead, 1880 via Wikipedia; Credit: Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler

Julian Ashford

Was Symbolism the Most Mysterious Movement in Art?

Symbolism emerged as one of the most mysterious art movements, fusing dreams, mysticism, mythology, and emotional depth into visionary masterpieces.

Philip Guston, Flatlands, 1970 © The Estate of Philip Guston via SFMOMA

Lena Whitmore

Philip Guston: Figuration, Fear, and Moral Reck...

Philip Guston rejected abstraction to paint raw, cartoonish scenes of guilt, power, and complicity, art that still dares us to look.

Christ’s Charge to Peter, from The Acts of the Apostles tapestry series. Attributed to the workshop of Hans (Jan) Mattens after Raphael (1483–1520). Glencairn Museum Collection. Image and information courtesy of Glencairn Museum

Miles Avery

Tapestry as Time Machine: When Walls Told Stories

An immersive look at how medieval and Renaissance tapestries like the Bayeux and Unicorn series wove myth, history, and power into art.

Edvard Munch, Melancholy, 1891 via Wikipedia/Public Domain

Rowan Whit

Beyond The Scream: Edvard Munch’s Lesser-Known ...

Explore Edvard Munch’s lesser-known masterpieces and artistic process beyond The Scream, revealing his deep emotional and symbolic style.

Henri Rousseau, The Sleeping Gypsy, 1897 via Wikipedia/Public Domain.jpg

Julian Ashford

The Hidden Meanings of Color in Art History

Color is one of the most powerful tools in an artist’s toolkit, carrying deep, controversial, and symbolic meanings that transcend time and culture.

Eugène Delacroix, Liberty Leading the People, 1830 via Wikipedia

Elise Marlowe

Masterpieces That Were Hated Before Becoming Le...

Once ridiculed, these masterpieces—The Starry Night, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, The Scream—prove innovation often meets resistance before glory.

Gertrude Abercrombie, Split Personality, 1954 via Colossal

Adrian Mercer

Beyond Dreams: The Women Who Shaped Surrealism

Five visionary women—Abercrombie, Tanning, Fini, Carrington, and Varo—reshaped Surrealism, blending dreams, myth, and identity into art.