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Sun Yuan and Peng Yu via The Allure of the Matter.org

Louise Irpino

Sun Yuan and Peng Yu

Discover the works of Chinese conceptual artists Sun Yuan and Peng Yu, as well as the controversies surrounding their use of unconventional materials.

2013 Die schwarze Sonne

Lily Frye

Siegfried Zademack's Otherworldly Paintings

Siegfried Zademack, a 'fantastic-surreal' painter, blends supernatural themes with influences from European art and Mannerism. His art critiques and intertwines various historical, religious, and cultural references, creating haunting, thought-provoking pieces.

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Lily Frye

An Analysis of Gustave Moreau's French Masterpi...

Gustave Moreau’s intrinsically eye-pleasing and complex paintings capture moments in time. From mythical gods to ancient kings, Moreau’s self-proclaimed title as a history painter captures human (and non-human) history.

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Louise Irpino

The Grotesque, Religious Art of Hieronymus Bosch

An overview of the life of 15th-century Netherlandish painter Hieronymus Bosch and an analysis of his most well-known triptychs.

The Battle of Amazon and Centaurs by Georgy Kurasov, 2013, image courtesy of GK studio

Emma Segrest

Art History Feuds: Michelangelo and Leonardo Da...

Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci had one of the greatest artistic feuds of all time that went on to inspire artists such as Georgy Kurasov.

Hilma af Klint

Emma Livingston

Under the Radar, Ahead of Her Time: the Mysteri...

Af Klint was a future-thinking woman who created over 1,300 abstract artworks in 1906. This was well before “abstract” art was coined by Kandinsky, Mondrian, and Malevich. Af Klint created...

Ellsworth Kelly

Lily Frye

Ellsworth Kelly: the Complexity of Simple Art

Ellsworth Kelly was a pioneer in abstract art, transcending normalcy and breaking boundaries in the conventions of abstract art. He is famous for bright, bold colors and is one of...