Takashi Murakami – Everything’s Melting
“In Japan, the line (between high and low) is less defined, both by the culture and by the post-war economic situation. Japanese people accept that art and commerce will be Continue reading
Pop Art
Niki de Saint Phalle – Ready To Kill
In 1960 I was a very angry young woman. Angry at men and their power. I felt that they had robbed me of my own free space in which I Continue reading
Arte Povera – The Movement, The Message
The birth of an artistic movement is preceded by a mysterious evolution that is made up of a set of ideas that are refined and expressed by actions and works. Continue reading
Marina Abramovic – Death Toll Rising
“Once, Picasso was asked what his painting meant. He said, ‘Do you ever know what the birds are singing? You don’t. But you listen to them anyway.’ So, sometimes with Continue reading
Yayoi Kusama – Polka Dot Madness
Yayoi Kusama’s work has transcended two of the most important art movements of the second half of the 20th century: minimalism and pop art. Plagued by mental illness as a Continue reading
What Is Street Art? Its History, Definition, Purpose, and Importance
Emerged from the urban spaces, street art now lives in the cultural spaces of virtual communities, galleries, public spaces and public discourses. It has become an object of appropriation by Continue reading
Cindy Sherman – Essay On Her Famous Works
The work is what it is and hopefully it’s seen as feminist work, or feminist-advised work, but I’m not going to go around espousing theoretical bullshit about feminist stuff. – Continue reading
Louise Bourgeois – Famous Women Artists In History
“It is really the anger that makes me work’’ – LOUISE BOURGEOIS (1910-2010) The French-born American artist, Louise Bourgeois was born in Paris, on Christmas day, 1911. She was one Continue reading
Comparing Abstract Expressionism And Pop Art
Two of the biggest art movements that have dominated the twentieth century are Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art. While stylistically very different, both movements compliment each other and reflect the Continue reading