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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
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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
Blue Mountains, Blue Riders
Blue Mountains, Blue Riders
Gabriele Münter and the evolution of an extraordinary sense of colour and form
Kim Vertue
Aug 9
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celebrating 5️⃣ years of Signifier : spotlight (popular & trending)
The Dreamy Realism of Kawase Hasui
The Dreamy Realism of Kawase Hasui
…and his indelible legacy in anime, manga, and contemporary illustration
Kim Vertue
Jun 29, 2023
The Wisdom of William Blake
The Wisdom of William Blake
Being Romantic may not mean what you think it means! Reading the Songs of Innocence and of Experience…
Remy Dean
Sep 7, 2019
History of Devil Drawings and the Subcultures of Japan
History of Devil Drawings and the Subcultures of Japan
…considering the changing face of gods and devils, culminating with the illustrations of Kazuma Kaneko
Mitsuki Nonaka
Oct 20, 2023
Ghosts of Paintings Past: Pentimenti in Art History
Ghosts of Paintings Past: Pentimenti in Art History
fragments of the past found just beneath the surface reveal telling details about art and artists…
Mary Rose
Feb 8, 2023
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
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