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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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The Maddox Essential Guide To Collecting Emerging Artists
Regardless of whether you are Banksy or Basquiat , it is a known truth that every distinguished artist, at one point in time, was an unknown and emerging talent. With...
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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 Things Every Collector Should Know About Jerkface
On the 24th June, the anonymous artist, Jerkface, opened his latest exhibition at Maddox Gallery’s flagship location in Mayfair, marking his first ever solo show in the United Kingdom, entitled...
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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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Richard Hambleton - The Artist Who Inspired Haring, Banksy & Basquiat
Often referred to as the ‘godfather of street art’, Richard Hambleton rose to fame in the late 1970s with his notorious Shadowmen ; a series of black haunting figures that...
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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...
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