Asia Society Texas Center, located in the Museum District of Houston, Texas, is currently showcasing Yōkai: Scenes of the Supernatural in Japanese Woodblock Prints. This collection is a series of...
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...
These photographs have one thing in common: they are unstaged, accidental instances of remarkable artistic quality in otherwise uneventful environments.
When viewing the painting, the two figures are evidently sharing an intimate moment, like a photograph, frozen in time. However, it is quite ironic that Klimt created a painting of...
Hans Holbein the Younger was taught the art of portraiture by his father, Hans Holbein the Elder. Hans Holbein the Younger became a member of the Basel artist guild in...
Why medieval artists painted cats so oddly: from dark superstitions to moral lessons, these bizarre felines reveal much about medieval beliefs.
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...
Hypatia was not just a philosopher who happened to be a woman, she was the most esteemed thinker in all of Alexandria during her time.
Francisco Goya was a painter and printmaker during Spain’s Romanticism and Rococo periods. His most renowned collection, dubbed the Black Paintings, was discovered along the walls of his home after...
A piece of artwork that isn't discussed enough, however, is Kahlo’s prosthetic leg. Within the last year of her life, she tragically had to amputate her leg, so she wore...