Auguste Toulmouche’s 1866 painting “The Hesitant Fiancée” is making the rounds on TikTok FYPs across the globe, inviting women of all ages to not only marvel at and meme-ify the bride’s pissed off scowl, but see themselves in it, too.
Paintings seemingly have infinite meanings, and the interpretation lies in the eye of the beholder. Some beholders' eyes are different than others, and what they see gives a completely new meaning. One of the people who have this special kind of eyes is Hassan Hassnaoui, who puts captions on various well-known paintings and expresses what he sees in them. It's as if these paintings were talking in modern times, through one of the most popular mediums in which contemporary couples communicate—messages. And it makes the paintings much more relatable, as sometimes it's very hard to connect to them in their original form. So much so, that his work is liked by more than 180k followers on Instagram and other social media.
In our topsy-turvy, stressed-out world, true love may be the only thing we can count on. Looking for that special someone has become a priority for many.
'A painting requires a little mystery, some vagueness, and some fantasy.' Edgar Degas Let's take a closer look at Edgar Degas' ballet dancers. It's a large body of work, containing around 1,500 paintings, sketches, pastels, and sculptures. Degas sums them up nicely in the above quote. I cover: Edgar Degas, Ballet at the Paris Opera,
“𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙙𝙖𝙢𝙣 𝙜𝙤𝙙𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙨, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙢𝙚.” where bakugo was forced by mina to text his number neighbor. (texting au)
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The newest exhibit at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth opened on Sunday. "Women Painting Women" will be on view at the Modern through September 25. And
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We may be living through another Renaissance people!
Xi Pan Nacido en Wenzhou, en la provincia de Zhejiang China, Xi Pan estudió en la Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes en Hangzhou. Un año más tarde se trasladó a la Academia de Bellas Artes de Moscú,…
This is how I draw hands. I simplify the shape and then later I will add the necessary details. It makes it easier to get them right. But the only way to learn how to draw hands is to just keep...
True love takes time, rather the right person will come in your life in divine timing. Learn what it means in soulmate relationships below!
This season's humpback whale migration along the east coast of Australia has been full of action with an abundance of photo-worthy moments. As a Byron Bay-based ocean photographer, I am in a fortunate position to document their journey each year, something I love to do. Over the years my humpback whale photographs have captivated the hearts and minds of viewers, showcasing the awe-inspiring beauty and majestic nature of these gentle giants.
The feminist movement has risen hand-in-hand with the divorce rate, and female unhappiness is at an all-time high. In this article, I discuss why wifely submission can be the ultimate tool for marital ease and happiness for both spouses.
A new book explores information design in the form of circles – from 18th-century musical scores to photographs of Jupiter
Meet the early Fauves. They were called Les Nabis. A bunch of artists who bridged the gap between Impressionism and early Modern 20th-Century art. You know the kind of stuff: Fauvism, Cubism, even Art-Deco, almost up-as-far-as Abstract Expressionism – but that came much later. Les Nabis (the Prophets) was a club of artists including Pierre … Continue reading "Hocus Pocus: Paul Ranson’s Occult Paintings of Witches and their Familiars"
How do you feel about classical art? Whether you take an annual trip to the Louvre or your idea of classical art is the paintings on the walls at your grandmother’s house, there’s no question that artists from hundreds of years ago were impressive. It is amazing how so many of their pieces stand the test of time and are still admired in museums around the globe by millions of visitors per year. But if you’re not a classical art fanatic, you might be wondering how any of these dusty, old paintings relate to you.
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From a ceiling covered in tarot imagery to a fireplace coated in colorful hues, the house the painter shares with Nathan Thelen has became her latest canvas
In the view of Waldemar Kazak, an artist from Russia, the first task of all art is to make a strong impression on people. All those who have ever seen his illustrations find them to be shocking in one way or another. Kazak himself argues that his work is satirical, depicting ordinary life with a slightly comical bent. He admits that in some way his art is also a form of defence against a ’predatory outside world.’
2020 has been really difficult. If there's one thing we need more than anything else this year, it's hope. And it's exactly what multidisciplinary artist Daniel Popper has offered with his latest work.
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Would you like to find out what type of person you would be in the fantasy world? Then go ahead and take this quiz!
The queer painters taking the stage of contemporary art grew up in a very different world than their predecessors. A generation removed from the AIDS crisis, these artists came of age with relative freedom and security. Now, they are embracing the canon, looking far back into the history of figurative painting and making it their own. We visited the studios of seven of these artists, talking with them about what drives their work and their expansive visions for what it can mean for the world.
Memes have revitalized some classical art pieces from back in the day. Please enjoy this massive dump of hilarious captions and beautiful art. We...
One way or another reading has played a large part in my life, at home and at work, so it’s not surprising that I was given a calendar called Women Reading a few years ago (that’s pictu…
Q: Apart from a bolder color palette, your recent work also appears to differ at times in execution, with drips of paint or distressed underpainting – are you experimenting with new approaches, or are you simply delving deeper into enhanced depictions of your traditional subjects? A: As it follows...
TORUS DESIGN The Stanford Torus was the principal design considered by the 1975 NASA Summer Study, which was conducted in conjunction with Stanford University (and published as Space Settlements: A Design Study, NASA Publication SP-413). It consists of a torus or donut-shaped ring that is one...
I’m sure you probably read this month’s featured article in the Atlantic. If you haven’t, read it here, and then read all 18 gazillion responses to it
"Art Nouveau – but make it spooky." That's Karl Alexander Wilke (1879-1954) in a nutshell. When first we found the Austrian-German illustrator, who carved out his own delightfully eerie corner of Art Nouveau artworks through clever magazines covers and adverts, we were suitably jazzed. Quite frankly
