In his 3rd solo show at Highgate Contemporary Art in London, Roberto Pagliarulo will exhibit 20 Italian landscape oil paintings and ink drawings, inspired by the Amalfi Coast. An exceptional colourist, he pictures Italy as[…]
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Category: artists
Women in Art | 11 female artists to know past to present
The idea that female artists have been underrepresented in museums, galleries and art history writing is not new. Many of us are unfamiliar with a large proportion of women in art, with men generally overshadowing[…]
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Top 16 | Books about famous female artists & their work
Female artists have historically been overlooked and ignored. However, the art world is making significant change, by shining the spotlight on women artists in group and solo shows. This year, major museums around the U.K.[…]
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Exhibition | Arthur Lockwood’s industrial watercolours at BMAG
A new exhibition of paintings by renowned Birmingham artist Arthur Lockwood (1934 – 2019) has opened at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (BMAG). The artist is known for his urban and industrial watercolours of Birmingham[…]
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Lost Lowry painting sells for £2.6 million
A recently discovered painting by L. S. Lowry, The Mill, Pendlebury (1943), has sold for more than £2.6 million, after 70 years hidden away in America! Tonight, the hammer went down at Christie’s London during the[…]
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Selfie-expression | Art history’s long search for identity
It’s never been easier to take a self-portrait. Instagram is full of them. But why are we all so obsessed with taking selfies? Art History might just have the answer (and be to blame). That’s[…]
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Activist artists | 11 famous protest art examples
This week Banksy landed in Birmingham. He painted a mural in the city’s Jewellery Quarter: 2 reindeers are pulling a bench, which looks like Santa’s sleigh. Banksy is as much political activist as he is[…]
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Review |William Blake at Tate Britain: Heaven or Hell?
300 artworks by William Blake. Heaven or hell? I headed to Tate Britain to see their colossal retrospective and find out. Here’s my review. Tate Britain’s current show presents the largest survey of work by[…]
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Exhibitions | 10 female solo shows in London
I recently discovered gowithYamo, one of the best free art apps on the market. It allows you to find exhibitions, art fairs & events nearby or in a chosen city. Spending next weekend in London,[…]
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Advice for artists | How to sell your art
Are you wondering how to sell your art? If that’s the case, you’re in the right place. I have spent my entire career working with artists asking this question, as well as collectors looking for[…]
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