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6 apps for art lovers you should know
If you're a regular on the Artelista blog you'll already know that we try to bring you both information about artists and art movements and useful tools for art lovers…
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How Mongolian art inspired Star Wars
This article is a personal view based on my own experience, so it in no way claims to be the last word on the relationship between the costumes and sets of Star…
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Land Art, or how to turn the planet into a natural museum
Sculpting nature. That's Land Art. Finding in every landscape an improvised studio on which to immortalize an artwork. The rules? You can't use any materials other than the ones…
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Rembrandt's strabismus, genius in a "faulty" gaze?
As the saying goes, "beauty varies according to the eyes that look at it", and maybe it's right. So far we know that Monet was short-sighted and that this mattered more than any other factor in his…
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Christo, the poet of the landscape
“There's no point looking for any meaning in these artworks, the visual arts aren't rational, they're sensory, there isn't a shred of politics in them (…) There's an important element here, which is water…
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Investing in art in times of crisis: First steps
“Being good in business is the step that comes after Art. I started as a commercial artist, and I want to finish as a business artist. Making money is art and working is art. And good business is the…
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Speed painting competitions: tips and experiences
Painting is a solitary occupation, a silent trade. In the studio or out in the open air, a painter needs isolation and reflection to tackle an artwork. Like (almost) any other discipline…
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Artworks that changed the history of art: "Las señoritas de Avignon"
If we were to draw up a list of the most representative paintings of the 20th century, leaving out Las señoritas de Avignon would be unthinkable. The painting Picasso made in 1907 didn't start circulating until…