William Eggleston, Yellow Flowers, Hillside, California, 1978 https://bit.ly/3pyaeJ3
The sunflower, which Van Gogh once saw as decorative, later become something almost sacred, a symbol that represented light itself, an ideal of an honest life lived in nature. https://bit.ly/3nQBL6N
“Conan, what is best in life?”
“To chop chop.”
🎨 “Conan Chop Chop” by @jakobeirich https://bit.ly/3nNP9bK
#DigitalArt #Conan
The auctions, which took place both live and online, achieved a total of $79.4 million, setting the record for online sales at the auction house.
Sales of Works by Barkley L. Hendricks and Betye Saar Push Record-Breaking Sotheby’s Day Sales
The auctions, which took place both live and online, achieved a total of $79.4 million, setting the record for online sales at the auction house.
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Spot anything in this room that you’ve got in yours?
🎨 “An Otaku’s Dream Room” by vivianwongart: https://bit.ly/3kYsMP4
#DigitalArt #Anime
The most common question that curator Edward Bleiberg fields from visitors to the Brooklyn Museum’s Egyptian art galleries is a straightforward but salient one: Why are the statues’ noses broken?
Why Do so Many Egyptian Statues Have Broken Noses?
The exhibition “Striking Power: Iconoclasm in Ancient Egypt” answers our burning questions about the enigmatic ancient empire.
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Got a case of the Mondays? Enjoy these #DailyDeviation-winning pieces of art!
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Ft: @MireiYume, @polledent, @MaliciaRoseNoir, @jarelthreat, @J_A_E1, @gure_shi, @andrej_art, @andantonius, and more!
Last chance to bid—Tate Ward: By Collectors for Collectors, an online-only auction featuring works by Banksy, KAWS, Damien Hirst, and more. (Artwork: Lot 39, Mehdi Ghadyanloo, Future Intuition, 2015) https://bit.ly/3pqTjrL
Eddie Martinez, No Title 5, 2016 https://bit.ly/2UDjugA
You can only pick one...
🎨 “Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres” by @mcgmark: https://bit.ly/37180sX
#Pokemon #FanArt
A beautiful glow from the mask illuminates the hair and lining of the hood, but we can’t get over the absolutely stunning background!
🎨 “twentytwenty” by @rhads001: https://bit.ly/2IXcWHm
#DigitalPainting #Masks
What’s a recent adventure (hopefully a safe one) that you’ve undertaken?
🎨 “Wild” by @Skailla: https://bit.ly/390PC6m
#NoNorthvember #Wilderness
In Nickolas Muray’s 1939 portrait of painter Frida Kahlo, a crown of purple yarn weaves in and out of her thick black hair, flyaways breaking loose from her braids.
The Intimate and Iconic Photos Nickolas Muray Took of Frida Kahlo
The pioneering color photographer took nearly 90 portraits of Kahlo over a decade, as her lover and close friend.
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Have you found yourself with more plants this year?
🎨 “blue plant room . Finland” by dianarogagels: https://bit.ly/37dURx9
#Plants #Photography
The #DailyDeviation awards are here for Sunday!
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Ft: @KaranaK, @vertibirdo, @GDeyke, @YoanaDESIGN, @vuogle, @devikomi, and more!
Jenn Mann, Sun of Mann, 2019 https://bit.ly/3kFF4vD
This official @SMITEGame digital painting puts the “splash” in “Splash Art.”
🎨 “Finrawr Fenrir” by @CaraidArt: https://bit.ly/3fpjk63
#TotallyJawsome #Fenrir #FinRawr
Caption this piece! Check out some of the other fun captions as part of #DARetroWeek! https://bit.ly/3nLlgcg
🎨 “The Rythm of the Knight” by @Real_DasGnomo and @elgrimlock: https://bit.ly/3nLlgcg
#Knight #Throwback
You have to survive a zombie apocalypse with the last character you saw on TV. Will you make it through alive?
🎨 “Uncle Iroh” by @Parorou: https://bit.ly/335oijk
#Anime #ATLA
Artists from across the world reflect on how the events of 2020 affected their work and their lives.
20 Artists on the Work They Made in 2020
Artists from across the world reflect on how the events of 2020 affected their work and their lives.
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Raymond Isidore didn’t plan on becoming an artist—let alone a sculptor who would go on to cover nearly every surface of his small home with glittering mosaics.
The Cemetery Caretaker Who Covered His Cottage in Mind-Bending Mosaics
On the outskirts of Chartres in the mid-1900s, self-taught artist Raymond Isidore covered nearly every surface of his small home with glittering mosai...
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This titan appears to be both fashionable and formidable. Do you care how your character looks, or just that they can get the job done?
🎨 “Destiny 2 Titan Commission” by @quinlansepter: https://bit.ly/3fxa545
#RaidDay @DestinyTheGame
Congrats to Saturday's #DailyDeviation recipients!
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Ft:@snatti, @MarioTeodosio, @chirunax, @yugoroforge, and more!
David Ostrowski, Political Paintings (Männer die Pfeifen), 2019 https://bit.ly/33bsw9x
A gargantuan hand reaches up from the swamp, its origin unknown.
🎨 “The Wetlands of Dahae” by @Amunrra: https://bit.ly/3lSsdHF
#FantasyArt #DigitalPainting
Beloved by some residents and loathed by others, the divisive wall first went up in 2002 as part of a city redevelopment project.
Manchester Begins Demolition of Long-Standing Tadao Ando Wall
Beloved by some residents and loathed by others, the divisive wall first went up in 2002 as part of a city redevelopment project.
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How the executive director of Brooklyn’s The Laundromat Project honed her community-centric approach to art.
Curator Kemi Ilesanmi Wants to Make Art a Necessity
How the executive director of Brooklyn’s The Laundromat Project honed her community-centric approach to art.
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Artists hailing from Africa have continued to create despite conditions of invisibility and marginalization. Now more than ever, interest in contemporary African art is picking up.
15 African Artists on the Rise
The artists here, many represented by members of the African Art Gallery Association, are trailblazing emerging and mid-career talents.
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Today, Kahlo’s home and gardens remain open as a museum. The bougainvillea still stand tall, too, their thorny vines winding around the paths and flower beds that Kahlo traversed during her life.
Frida Kahlo’s Garden Is Still Thriving—Six Decades after Her Death
Humberto Spíndola, Casa Azul’s head gardener, cares for the trees, cacti, and other native plants of Mexico that Frida Kahlo once nurtured.
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Congrats to today's #DailyDeviation winners!
See the full gallery here: http://bit.ly/DailyDeviations
Give a #FF to: @annmariebone, @lukart96, @IndiiCreates, @KyouChubby, @MorgondagDev, and all the other recipients!
Art Cologne, the world's oldest art fair, is now live on Artsy. In lieu of meeting in-person in Koelnmesse this week, join us from wherever you are to experience the historic fair in its inaugural online-only edition.
Art Cologne 2020 | Artsy
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Stefanie Moshammer, Rio de Janeiro Sunset, 2016 https://bit.ly/3pHcxJY
Has there been snowfall yet where you’re from?
🎨 “Winter Vibes” by @snatti: https://bit.ly/2HijRtX
#Wintervibes #DigitalPainting
While past studies have suggested that there is a link between creativity and fame, a new study found no such correlation. Rather, artists with a large and diverse network of contacts were most likely to be famous, regardless of how creative their art was.
Artists Become Famous through Their Friends, Not the Originality of Their Work
A new study on the early pioneers of abstraction found that artists with diverse social networks were most famous, regardless of the creativity of th...
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When the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) announced in April it was rolling back restrictions on the sale of deaccessioned works, it seemed to be offering a boon for museums whose revenue was drying up.
As Museums Fight to Survive, Attempts to Sell Artworks Still Spark Controversy
As the pandemic drags on, museums’ reserves get leaner, and calls for diversity ring ever louder, why is deaccessioning still such a hot-button ...
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Berlin’s Gropius Bau announced that it’s Yayoi Kusama retrospective, originally scheduled to open this fall, will now open next year.
Yayoi Kusama’s Postponed Retrospective at Gropius Bau will Open in March 2021
The exhibition, originally scheduled to open this fall, is Kusama’s first major retrospective in Germany.
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Congrats to today's #DailyDeviation winners!
See the full gallery of awarded artists: http://bit.ly/DailyDeviations
Ft: @Lorenza_art, @YayaHan, @RolandoCyril, @Gthlart, @irentoysirentoys, and more!
Late on holiday shopping? There's something for every art-obsessed loved one on your list in the Artsy x Capsule Auctions Collectible Gifts auction, featuring works by Jeff Koons, Robert Longo, Julian Opie, and more. Follow the link to register to bid:
Artsy x Capsule Auctions: Collectible Gifts | Artsy
Artsy x Capsule Auctions present Collectible Gifts, featuring hand-selected works by Jeff Koons, Robert Longo, Julian Opie, and more, curated by Artsy...
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Genesis Tremaine, Mother of Suns of Thunder, 2019 https://bit.ly/2IMHNWV
The magenta cuts an otherworldly glow through this sci-fi illustration.
🎨 “despreocupaint 5” by DiazsIgnacio: https://bit.ly/3kKiHoA
#Aliens #DigitalPainting
The world of MOOCs (short for “massive open online courses”) is a booming one, featuring more than 10,000 online courses listed by 800 different universities. And there are plenty of enticing offerings when it comes to the visual arts.
10 University Art Classes You Can Take for Free Online
Learn a new creative skill or delve into art history and graphic design through online courses offered by Harvard, Yale, CalArts, and more.
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The artists, who range in age from 45 to 81 and work in mediums including painting, installation, performance, photography, and film, will each receive an unrestricted grant of $25,000.
Virginia Jaramillo and Chitra Ganesh Are Named among Anonymous Was a Woman’s 2020 Grantees
The awards, which annually recognize 10 women artists over the age of 40, include an unrestricted grant of $25,000 each.
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Artsy contributor Laura Doan writes, "What The Cemetery Entrance does, more than anything, is make me face and fear my own mortality. And after I gaze at Friedrich’s piece and let myself feel that fear, I return to my life with new urgency."
I’m Obsessed With This Life-Affirming Painting of a Cemetery
After I gaze at Caspar David Friedrich’s “The Cemetery Entrance,” I return to my life with new urgency.
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What medium of art (that you don't currently create with) would you most like to master?
Yayoi Kusama, Fruits, 1997 https://bit.ly/38K7tON
Congrats to the #DailyDeviation winners for today!
See the full gallery of awarded artists: http://bit.ly/DailyDeviations
Ft: @SkidarStudios, @mattahan, @faintbluesoul, @FlorenciaSofen, @syntetyc, @gblxviii, @kldpxl, @De_rVert, and more!
Rebecca Ackroyd, Oppressive Desires Don't Forget, 2020 https://bit.ly/2K7OCCT
An incredible attention to light and shadow give this mixed-media painting a three-dimensional feel.
🎨 “Hellboy painting” by krissm75: https://bit.ly/3kE54ri
#Hellboy #FanArt
It's #DARetroWeek! Join in a week of fun flashback prompts, with art tips from @TamarinFrog!
Find out more: https://bit.ly/3kInoiV
#ArtPrompts #ArtChallenge
Artsy’s Curatorial team features five emerging artists who are working in a similar spirit as Cy Twombly, the American painter known for his large-scale abstract paintings filled with energetic and gestural brushstrokes and scribbles.
5 Artists to Follow if You Like Cy Twombly
In this series, Artsy’s Curatorial team features emerging and noteworthy artists who are working in a similar style or spirit as a well-known ar...
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