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Art Beyond Stereotypes: Artists Promoting Queer Liberation Through Art
P ride, by nature, thrives on a challenge. From the first shot glass thrown by Marsha P. Johnson during the Stonewall Inn riots in 1969 to the ongoing resistance against...
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6 Reasons Why Monochrome Art Has Stood The Test Of Time
From the muted tones of 12th century grisaille to the psychedelic canvases of 1960s Op art, monochrome artwork has a long and distinguished history. We look at the reasons behind...
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8 Life Lessons Everyone Can Learn From Graffiti Art
For over half a century, graffiti artists have been some of the first to encapsulate the mood of political movements, subcultures and creative shifts of contemporary culture - creating art...
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7 Artists Channelling The Power of The Written Word
Artists have been incorporating text into their work since the emergence of Cubism in the 1910s. It wasn’t until art became increasingly ephemeral over the course of the twentieth century,...
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6 Artists Closing The Gap Between Graphic Design and Fine Art
There is an incoherent interconnectedness between fine art and graphic design. Although art is built upon principles of freedom of expression and graphic design is often commissioned, both practices utilise...
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How Mickey Mouse Became The Muse of Modern Art
Last month, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced their latest exhibition, Inspiring Walt Disney, which is due to open in December of this year. With the show set to examine...
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Artistic Director, Maeve Doyle on The New Spirit of West Coast Painting
Opening earlier this month at Maddox Gallery Los Angeles, Dysmorphia is an exhibition of curated works featuring a range of emerging and established Los Angeles based artists. The vibrant show...
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Why Do So Many Artists Operate Anonymously?
Over the past 500 years, the relationship between art and its maker has become increasingly intertwined, with artists becoming, just as, if not more important than, the physical objects they...
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Wonders of the Universe: 10 Captivating Artworks Inspired by Flora and Fauna
With the wet weather finally abating, there seems no better time to go outside and appreciate the all-encompassing beauty of nature. Whether you are taking a trip to your local...
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It’s Coming Home: 8 Artworks That Celebrate British Culture
With Wimbledon in full swing and England winning in the semi-finals of the European Football Championship, it seems that not even the British weather can dampen the nation’s patriotic spirit....
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5 Artists You Didn’t Know Were Inspired By Books
The phrase 'a picture tells a thousand words' is as well-known as it is true, and with imagery and the written word so inextricably linked, it seems only natural for...
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How ‘Art is for Everybody’ became the Mantra of a Generation
Historically, the art world has garnered itself a reputation for being exclusive and elusive, a mystical market that is impenetrable by the masses. However, since the 1960s, this attitude has...