Articles

Egon Schiele, Self-Portrait with Physalis, 1912 via Wikipedia/Public Domain

Julian Ashford

Do Artists Have to Suffer to Create Truly Great...

Explore the myth of the tortured artist through figures like Van Gogh, Hockney, and Kahlo. Does suffering really produce better art, or just better stories?

Fernando Botero, Pablo Escobar Dead, 2006 via Alamy/America's Quarterly

Rowan Whit

Fernando Botero’s 5 Most Iconic Paintings Expla...

Explore Fernando Botero's most iconic paintings and discover how his bold, voluminous style transformed beauty, power, and narrative in modern art.

Mary Weatherford, Animals, 2017 via David Kordansky Gallery

Edward Gray

Color You Can Feel: Abstract Art That Hits Like...

These artworks utilize color as a means of evoking emotion, creating immersive visual moods that bypass logic and speak directly to the senses.

Gianfranco Gorgoni, Ellsworth Kelly with Yellow with Red Triangle and Blue with Black Triangle in his studio in Cady’s Hall, Chatham, New York, 1973. © Maya Gorgoni.

Clara V. Leone

Minimalist Masters: Artists Who Redefined Less ...

Discover these nine minimalist artists who turned simplicity into a powerful visual language through form, color, repetition, and clarity.

Robert Motherwell, Three Figures Shot, 1944; Creator: Robert Gerhardt and Denis Y. Suspitsyn © Whitney Museum of American Art

Sable Monroe

Robert Motherwell and Franz Kline: Two Paths in...

A closer look at the careers of Robert Motherwell and Franz Kline, two giants of Abstract Expressionism with strikingly different styles and approaches.

Helen Frankenthaler,  Center Break, 1963 via Berggruen

Rebecca Levenson

Paintings That Remind Me Why I Love Looking at Art

A personal selection of eight paintings that reveal the joy, wonder, and inspiration that comes from spending time with works of art.

Magdalena Abakanowicz via Marlborough New York

Isabelle Fenwick

8 Women Sculptors You Should Know from Art History

Discover eight groundbreaking women sculptors who redefined modern and contemporary art with bold forms and visionary approaches to sculpture.

Mario Klingemann, Memories of Passersby I, 2019 via Sotheby's

Adrian Mercer

Is AI the End of the Artist? The Future of Art ...

AI-generated art raises pressing questions about creativity, originality, and the future of artists in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Bridget Riley, Movement in Squares, 1961. Photo: Bridget Riley via The Guardian

Clara V. Leone

Why Artists Repeat: How Motifs Shape Legacy and...

Repetition shapes artistic identity. From dots to bottles, repeated motifs build legacy, recognition, and lasting cultural influence in art history.

Angelica Kauffman’s Self-Portrait Hesitating Between Music and Painting, 1794 Credit: ©National Trust Images via National Trust Collections

Lena Whitmore

Artists Who Studied Under Masters and Made History

These artists began their journeys under mentors but carved out distinct paths, proving that true innovation often comes from learning and then letting go.