Today we are talking about the impressive work of Suriwan Sutham, an emerging and talented Thai female artist. The first time that I saw his work was at the Bangkok Art and Culture Center as a current exhibition. The artworks are painted in maxi format and they immediately caught my attention. The pictorial technique is […]
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#WomensDay2018 | SELF-PORTRAIT WITH THORN NECKLACE AND HUMMINGBIRD, FRIDA KAHLO, 1940
Frida Kahlo is “the first woman to turn her body into a manifesto, to exhibit her own femininity in a manner that was direct, explicit and occasionally violent, revolutionising women’s role in art forever”. Her body becomes the means to explore themes such as gender identity, a displayed femininity (a body that becomes both sacrificial […]
NORMAN ROCKWELL, TRIPLE SELF-PORTRAIT, 1960 – #illusthursday
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) is one of the best known and loved American illustrators of the twentieth century. Known for his commercial paintings, for more than six decades he brought to life more than 4,000 original artworks, painting humans and everyday life with his subtle and talented eye. THE CRITICS Despite his broad popular success and […]
DO IT YOURSELF (SEASCAPE), ANDY WARHOL, 1962
Here we are talking about Andy Warhol again! But today we are speaking about a completely different artwork. If you want to see the previous one, check it out here! How many times did you think “I could have done that!” in front of a contemporary work? Well, in this case Andy Warhol is making […]
MOLECULE MAN, JONATHAN BOROFSKY, 1997
We are at the end of the #BerlinSeries, and we want to finish it with an artwork whose meaning is our hope for the future to come. In fact, this enormous sculpture (30 metres high) is a symbol of reunification, unity, strength. It represents three men joining in the center, but these men re made […]
MOTHER WITH HER DEAD SON, KÄTHE KOLLWITZ, 1993
This work by the famous german artist Käthe Kollwitz is places inside the Neue Wache (New Guardhouse), a neoclassical building inspired by the Roman Pantheon. The Neue Wache was dedicated to the Unknown Soldier of the World Wars since 1931, more than 100 years after its construction. The hole in the roof is open, it doesn’t […]