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Feature image:  Installation view of ” Walk on the Wild Side: ‘70s New York in the Norman E. Fisher Collection at MOCA Jacksonville.” Photo by Doug Eng.

Norman E. Fisher

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Celtic Symbols in Art

The True Meaning of Celtic and Irish Symbols in Art Celtic art has drawn inspiration...

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Classical Pets in Art

Feature image: Briton Rivière, Requiescat, Google Art Project via Wikimedia Classical Pets in Art History...

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The Three Graces

Feature image: Primavera detail via Medium The Three Graces—daughters of Zeus, entourage of Aphrodite—are a...

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Oscar Statuettes

Feature image: Oscar statues via Town and Country The Creation of Oscar: How the Academy’s...

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Norman Rockwell in his studio

Norman Rockwell, Explained

Norman Rockwell, Explained In 2024, Norman Rockwell might be more known for his name than...

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Picasso portrait via Apollo Art

Subtle Self-Portraits

Self-Portraits Self-portraits are one of the most popular forms of portraiture throughout art history, perfected...

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3 Small Fiber Artists to Follow

Feature image: Kathryn Knudsen via Instagram Three Small Fiber Artists to Follow Fiber arts have...

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Hindu funerary ritual depiction via Choice Mutual

Funerary Customs in Art History

Feature image: Hindu funerary ritual depiction via Choice Mutual History of Funerary Customs Throughout history,...

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Rob Voerman, Tarnung #3, 2009, glass, Plexi-glass, wood, cardboard, a.o.m., Courtesy of Upstream Gallery. Installation view of “Modernisn as a Ruin,” at the Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein.

Metamodernism

Feature image: Rob Voerman, Tarnung #3, 2009, glass. Courtesy of Upstream Gallery. “Modernism as a Ruin"...

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Harmonies in Bloom: Jennifer JL Jones' 'Echoes of Elysium' at New River Fine Art

Harmonies in Bloom: A Review of Jennifer JL Jones' 'Echoes of Elysium' at New River...

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The Fortune Teller (c.1630s) by Georges de La Tour. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, U.S. Image source The Met (public domain)

Fortune Telling in Art History

Feature image: The Fortune Teller, Adrien Moreau, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Uncertain Futures: A...

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5 Artists to Add to Your Insta Feed in 2024

Feature image courtesy of Faulksie's website 5 Artists to Add to Your Insta Feed in...

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7 Most Romantic Paintings

Feature image: The Kiss closeup via Christies 7 Romantic Paintings to Remind You Love Still...

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The Power of a Kiss

The Power of a Kiss A kiss is one of the most natural ways people...

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Pin-Up Girls

Feature image: TASCHEN 1000 Pin-Up Girls. Purchase here. The pin-up girl is easily one of...

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Frederic Remington, On The Southern Plains, 1907 via the MET

Cowboy Art

Feature image: Frederic Remington, On The Southern Plains, 1907 via the MET Cowboy Core: Western Art...

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Fredrich Overbeck

"How I Love Being A Woman"

Feature image: Fredrich Overbeck, Italia and Germania, c.1840-50 via Wikipedia Six Paintings that embody the “How...

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Sun Yuan and Peng Yu

Feature image: Sun Yuan and Peng Yu via The Allure of Matter Sun Yuan and Peng...

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Pogetto velvet work from the Velveteria collection in Black Velvet Masterpieces via Collectors Weekly

Velvet Paintings

Feature image: Pogetto velvet work from the Velveteria collection in Black Velvet Masterpieces via Collectors...

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Lucas Cranach (German, 1515–86). Christ Blessing the Children, ca. 1537–53. Oil on beech, 22 × 18 1⁄8 in. (56.5 × 29 cm). Courtesy SMK National Gallery of Denmark

Motherhood in Art History

Feature image: Lucas Cranach (German, 1515–86). Christ Blessing the Children, ca. 1537–53. Courtesy SMK National Gallery of...

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Rembrandt's 'Night Watch' is put in place at the Rijksmuseum during 'Operation Night Watch.' Remko de Waal/ANP/AFP via Getty Images

Art and True Crime

Rembrandt's 'Night Watch' is put in place at the Rijksmuseum during 'Operation Night Watch.' Remko...

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Virgin and Child Surrounded by Angels by Jean Fouquet. Photograph: Heritage Images/Getty Images via The Guardian

Body Fluids in Art: Breast Milk

Feature image: Virgin and Child Surrounded by Angels by Jean Fouquet. Photograph: Heritage Images/Getty Images...

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Siegfried Zademack's Otherworldly Paintings

Siegfried Zademack's Otherworldly Paintings Self-proclaimed “fantastic-surreal” painter Siegfried Zademack unveils the supernatural world of his...

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Ally Grimm pictured with her mural

More Must-Know Street Artists

January 22nd-28th, 2024, Fort Lauderdale, FL - Avenue of the Arts Festival (AOTA Fest) is delighted...

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Edgar Mueller street art via deMilked

The History of Chalk Art

Feature image: Edgar Mueller street art via deMilked Chalk Art: Anamorphic History Chalk art is...

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Street Artists You Need to Know

January 22nd-28th, 2024, Fort Lauderdale, FL - Avenue of the Arts Festival (AOTA Fest) is delighted...

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A Love Letter to Costa Rica – Documentary

A Love Letter to Costa Rica: Documentary “A Love Letter to Costa Rica” is a...

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The Artistic Roots of Sonny Angel

Feature image: The Two Cherubs, part of Raphael's Sistine Madonna, 1513,  via OnVerticality The Artistic...

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Las Vegas Sphere

Feature image: Las Vegas Sphere as Mars via the Missoula Current  The Las Vegas Sphere...

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The Great Sphinx of Giza photographed in May 2015 via Wikipedia

The Great Sphinx

Feature image: The Great Sphinx of Giza photographed in May 2015 via Wikipedia The Great...

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Keith Haring via The Atlantic

Body Fluids in Art: HIV/AIDS and Blood

Body Fluids in Art: HIV/AIDS and Blood in Art The AIDS epidemic was a time...

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Peach Fuzz via ArchDaily

Pantone's Color of the Year

The Five Senses of Peach Fuzz: Pantone's Color of the Year I've always thought of...

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Nostalgic Art

Nostalgic Art

Feature image: Bill Braun via Stremmel Gallery Art class was likely your favorite time of...

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Art Deco: A Timeless Aesthetic

Feature image: Cincinnati Union Terminal Rotunda via Wikimedia-EEJCC Art Deco: A Timeless Aesthetic There are...

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Julia Chiang, Spit Sweat Shhh, 2019 via Mutual Art (rotated)

Body Fluids in Art: Spit and Sweat

Feature image: Julia Chiang, Spit Sweat Shhh, 2019 via Mutual Art (rotated) Spit has enjoyed...

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021 Gallery: Jaeha Lyu <눈치 Mind others> ongoing overthrough

Jaeha Lyu <눈치 Mind others> 'ongoing overthrough' Period:  2023. 10. 24 (Tue) – 2024. 01....

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Edward Hopper, Nighthawks, 1942 via Edward Hopper Art Institute

Isolation in Art History

Feature image: Edward Hopper, Nighthawks, 1942 via Edward Hopper Art Institute Isolation is when someone...

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The Anthropology by Marie Mountson via Saatchi Art

Art and Anthropology

Feature image: Marie Mountson, The Anthropology via Saatchi Art Art & Anthropology - analysis of...

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Can An Artist Make A Livable Wage?

Can an artist make a livable wage? The next generation of hopeful full-time artists weighs...

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Separation, Edvard Munch via Fine Art America

7 Paintings to Get You Through a Breakup

Feature image: Separation, Edvard Munch via Fine Art America Going through a breakup can bring...

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Sports Jersey Sales at the Superbowl, Image courtesy of John Seb Barber via wikimedia commons

Canvas in Motion: The Art of Sports Jerseys

Feature image: Sports Jersey Sales at the Superbowl, image courtesy of John Seb Barber via...

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5 Art Analysis YouTube Video Essays Worth Your Time

Feature image: Great Art Explained thumbnail 5 Art Analysis YouTube Video Essays Worth Your Time The...

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The Origins and Influence Houndstooth in Fashion

Feature image: Houndstooth pattern via Adobe Stock Cold weather is upon us, and we will...

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Flagler Church via Wikipedia

Memorial Presbyterian Church

Feature image: Flagler  Memorial Presbyterian Church via Wikipedia The Flagler Memorial Presbyterian Church The Flagler...

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IMAGE: RuPaul, Drag Performance Artist Peachtree Street garden, midtown Atlanta, 1988  Archival, Black and White Tri-X Film Scanned to Digital-Pigment Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Paper   25" x 20”, 1 of 10 Print on Demand, © Paula Gately Tillman. Image

Arting Gallery presents Paula Gately Tillman: Aligning Stars

Arting Gallery is proud to present a solo exhibition, Paula Gately Tillman: Aligning Stars, December...

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Body Fluids in Art: Blood

Feature Image: Anna Mendieta, Body Tracks, 1982 via The Cultural Broker Blood exists in stark...

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Black Cats in Art

Feature image: Michael Creese, Two Black Cats via Fine Art America The Veils of Superstition...

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Reading Pavillion, Jinhua Architecture Park, Herzog & de Meuron, Jihua, China, 2006. Photograph by Addison Godel via AnOther Magazine

What is Brutalism?

Feature image: Reading Pavillion, Jinhua Architecture Park, Herzog & de Meuron, Jihua, China, 2006. Photograph...

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An Analysis of Gustave Moreau's French Masterpieces

Gustave Moreau’s intrinsically eye-pleasing and complex paintings capture moments in time. From mythical gods to...

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