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Ghosts in Words and Pictures — a peek inside Japan’s spooky picture books
Ghosts in Words and Pictures — a peek inside Japan’s spooky picture books
…though examples from ‘Ghost Story Picture Books’ — the popular contemporary horror anthology
Mitsuki Nonaka
Sep 28
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Cloudbusting in the Big Sky
Cloudbusting in the Big Sky
Recalling when pop videos became cinematic art, with Kate Bush at the vanguard…
Kim Vertue
Sep 24
Scene of a Deluge: Painting Pre-Romantic Peril
Scene of a Deluge: Painting Pre-Romantic Peril
The surprising story of a radical pre-Romantic painting that was misunderstood in a Neoclassical world…
Samuel Belleville-Douelle
Sep 10
Dance, Dance, Dance!
Dance, Dance, Dance!
Romancing Through Time with the Paintings of Renoir and Vettriano
Kim Vertue
Aug 29
Japanese Kawaii Culture: Small and Adorable Things Reflect Your Heart
Japanese Kawaii Culture: Small and Adorable Things Reflect Your Heart
Exploring the origins of a soft power built by Japanese artists that now influences the world…
Yuri Minamide
Aug 23
Living the Nightmare with Saint Anthony
Living the Nightmare with Saint Anthony
Temptation, hallucination, and inspiration — a saint’s misfortune ignites the creativity of artists through the ages.
Samuel Belleville-Douelle
Aug 15
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Victoriana-o-rama
Victoriana-o-rama
Recognition and success were enjoyed by Alma-Tadema in his lifetime but his art suffered the the vagaries of fickle fashion since his death
Remy Dean
Oct 3, 2021
Piet Mondrian’s Tree Paintings
Piet Mondrian’s Tree Paintings
Exploring the essential balance and beauty of nature in search of a simple truth in the human experience…
Remy Dean
Nov 24, 2019
‘The Ghost of Oyuki’ and Her Twin
‘The Ghost of Oyuki’ and Her Twin
‘Hangonkō no Zu' and other Ghost Paintings by Ōkyo Maruyama templated the genre and defined ghosts in Japan…
Mitsuki Nonaka
Aug 13, 2023
The Simultaneous Colours of Sonia Delaunay
The Simultaneous Colours of Sonia Delaunay
A brief overview of the artist who ‘invented’ Artist’s Books, styled Hollywood stars and automobiles, and developed Simultanéisme…
Kim Vertue
Apr 16, 2023
Walking the Line (off the page and into the world)
Walking the Line (off the page and into the world)
How did the playful drawings of artist Paul Klee lead to one of the best-known products to come out of the Bauhaus?
Remy Dean
Sep 1, 2019
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