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Steve Mumford’s paintings show what happens in war-torn areas

Paintings / 2 minutes of reading

Many artists often find that they have to immerse themselves in the landscapes and the environment that they paint. This not only helps when capturing the true essence of the subjects to be featured in the art, but it also helps the artist gain a deeper understanding of the subjects regarding their feelings, emotions, and […]

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The war rugs of Afghanistan

Textile art / 2 minutes of reading

Afghan trade in war rugs boomingWatch this video on YouTube 3 min 50 sec Every time there is war in a region, the locals look for ways to ease their frustration in an effort to remain hopeful. Afghanistan has been at war for a long time and while most people are aware of the United

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Tavares Strachan’s colossal bright neon pink sculpture: Impossible to ignore

Installations / 3 minutes of reading

Tavares Strachan showed his large-scale flowing sculpture in 2014. The sculpture was part of the Prospect.3: Notes for the Now biennial show between October 2014 and January 2015 in New Orleans. Neon piece visible throughout New Orleans Strachan’s project was a declarative statement and performance entitled You Belong Here. The installation featured a 100-foot neon

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Rick Owens’ furniture collection – The birth of brutalism

Sculptures / 12 minutes of reading

When asked to speak about his art, Rick Owens appreciates designers who make hand beads or ball gowns, but he loves his style more. By using rare materials and working with highly skilled artisans, he can create unique items. With an emphasis on art instead of lifestyle, Owens creates massive monuments with little assembly work

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Silence Was Golden – Hustle, 228 Peace Memorial Park feat

Why are these golden balloons all over Taipei?

Performances / 1 minute of reading

In 2015, Public Delivery collaborated with the Taipei Museum of Contemporary Art, Taiwan’s first museum dedicated exclusively to contemporary art and one of Asia’s most prominent art institutions. Silence Was Golden is our on-going global public art project, which is centered around words or short phrases made out of golden letter-shaped balloons, chosen by performers

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Ai Weiwei’s colored vases: Clever artwork or vandalism? You decide

Performances, Sculptures / 1 minute of reading

Exhibition visitors have expressed feelings of uneasiness or even pain and nostalgia when seeing Colored Vases by Ai Weiwei. The 51 vases that make up the artwork are originally treasures from the Neolithic Age (5000–3000 BCE) and the artist has dunked them in common industrial paint. Why did Ai Weiwei do it? By doing this

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Revs & unusual graffiti: 200+ diary pages painted in NYC subway tunnels

Graffiti, Paintings / 3 minutes of reading

Those who grew up or lived in New York during the late 1980s and early 1990s must have seen the famous four letters that would be seen on walls all over the place; Revs. Everywhere you looked, on trash cans, telephone booths and poles, the distinct graffiti had dominated the city. Revs was at the

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What made Richard Serra’s Tilted Arc sculpture so controversial?

Sculptures / 3 minutes of reading

Richard Serra is a leading sculptor who is known for creating minimalist artwork. While he began his career after studying fine arts at Yale University, he created the sculpture Tilted Arc in 1981 in New York after celebrating his fortieth birthday. By this time, he was already highly recognized. This is

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Joan Miró’s most impressive ceramics & murals

Ceramics, Installations, Murals / 20 minutes of reading

Throughout his career, Joan Miró created numerous notable artworks that earned him worldwide critical acclaim. He was never the one to play by the book and by rubbing shoulders with the most famous creatives of his generation; Miró was open to the influence of any works of art, movement, manifestos, and schools. Nevertheless, his work

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Maurizio Cattelan’s Hitler sculpture – World’s worst criminal regrets his sins

Sculptures, Statues / 4 minutes of reading

How much penance do the atrocities that Adolf Hitler committed in his lifetime require to be forgiven? This is perhaps the question which Maurizio Cattelan wanted to arouse in his audience when he drew a picture of the fascist leader in a kneeling position. There is nothing wrong with someone kneeling in prayer. In fact

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Khvay Samnang’s Rubber Man – This is not the Ice Bucket Challenge

Performances, Video Art / 3 minutes of reading

Poetry speaks directly to the soul and when words are not enough to portray a message, the different dimensions as used in poetic language carry on with the communication. This is what is happening in Rubber Mann, a 2015 series of videos focused on highlighting the effects of rubber farming in Cambodia. There is no

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Abbas Kowsari’s surprising photos of veiled female police squad in Iran

Photography / 1 minute of reading

In 2003 the first females ever graduated from Iran’s police academy in the capital city Tehran, after undergoing training for three years. Spiritual leader Ayatollah Khamenei himself had to give permission to Tehran’s police chief Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf to create the first all-female police unit. Abbas Kowsari about his project “During Qalibaf’s time as police

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Thomas Struth & a new visual language in photography

Photography / 3 minutes of reading

Thomas Struth is one of the most critically acclaimed contemporary photographers of our time. He is renowned for his black and white photographs of cities such as Düsseldorf and New York, as well as his family portraits. Why are the Museum Photographs important? The artist who lives in Dusseldorf acquired his inspiration for his Museum

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Os Gemeos painted this entire Boeing plane

Graffiti, Paintings, Street Art / 3 minutes of reading

In 2014, the dynamic duo Os Gemeos covered the Brazilian national soccer team’s jet for the world in their enthusiastically colorful, signature designs that blend folk art with street art. Covering nearly every inch of the jet’s exterior surface, they spray-painted the airplane with colorful characters with brown and yellow faces meant to represent the

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Isamu Noguchi - Horace Dodge Fountain – Hart Plaza, Detroit, Michigan feat

Why are Isamu Noguchi’s sculptures & furniture pieces so influential?

Ceramics, Sculptures / 3 minutes of reading

A walk through Japan reveals the close correlation between nature and aesthetics. Amid the natural setup are works of art that remind everyone about the history, beliefs and affiliations of the Japanese people. The modern art concept of creating spectacular pieces to create an art park is becoming rather common owing to the pioneering work

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Wim Delvoye’s models of cathedral-like trucks – Attractive & repulsive

Sculptures / 2 minutes of reading

Wim Delvoye is a neo-conceptual artist that is well known for his innovative and sometimes out-of-the-box projects. He connects the attractive and the repulsive effortlessly, creating works that are inherent contradictions. When you see his pieces for the first time, you almost feel repulsed, then seduced, and finally held in awe of his craftsmanship and

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Asger Carlsen’s photos – Fascinating & disturbing

Photography / 2 minutes of reading

Best known as the photographer with a fascination with distorted human figures, Danish photographer, Asger Carlsen was born in 1973. He began flirting with the idea of being a commercial photographer as early as 16 when he took a photograph of a police officer who was yelling at him and his friends, which he would

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Tracey Emin’s Neon Signs – The Obscenity & Heartache

Sculptures / 2 minutes of reading

Neon lights are commonly used to make attractive business signs and are mostly preferred for outdoor use, especially at night. The colorful array of neon light options makes it a creative marketing tool since lights illuminate an underlying text message or image. Tracey Emin’s neon works There is no limit to what medium an artist

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Karina Smigla-Bobinski – ADA, 2010, sphere, helium, charcoal, installation view, Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russia, 2013 feat

Karina Smigla-Bobinski’s ADA creates these unpredictable paintings

Installations, Paintings / 2 minutes of reading

ADA, a kinetic sculpture by Karina Smigla-Bobinski, stands out for being interactive and unpredictable; Imagine a giant ball that is filled with helium gas and its surface covered with charcoal spikes. The helium causes the ball to be suspended in the air and the charcoal sticks provide grips and a medium with which to create

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Nabana no Sato’s winter illumination – Everything you need to know

Installations, Light Installations / 3 minutes of reading

[2018-10-23] Nabana No Sato "Winter illumination" .. Mie, JapanWatch this video on YouTube 7 min 16 sec Japan & light festivals Japan seems to be way ahead of the rest of the world when it comes to experimenting with lights. It is a culture throughout the country to have impressive light festivals over winter. Other

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Prohibited photos from world’s most isolated country – Michal Huniewicz

Architecture, Photography / 3 minutes of reading

A lot of attention was recently drawn to a series of photographs taken by London-based photographer Michal Huniewicz. These photographs are somewhat prohibited as they show the real side of North Korea. The only way how tourists can North Korea Tourists who want to visit North Korea are only allowed to do so through pre-arranged

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