Balthasar Denner’s court paintings, between portraits and tronie.

An exponent of a modest art form associated with bourgeois circles, Balthasar Denner (1696 - 1749) succeeded in inserting himself in the contexts dominated by German court art of the 18th century thanks to the portraits of elderly people depicted in detail. Born in Antona (the second largest city in Denmark, which was annexed at the time) Balthasar Denner was a German portrait painter who began his career as a ...

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The narrative realism of Pamela Wilson: the extraordinary conversation between elements of her own life, dreams and antiques.

An extraordinary artist for her unconventional, creative and poetic way of representing the female figure in her way of being, Pamela Wilson is one of my favourite artists: I find her works, so extraordinarily out of line, wrapped in a delicate halo between madness and magic. Pamela Wilson is a Californian artist who received her MFA from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she also received a Regents Fellowship, ...

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The world of street art dresses up as classic with the bas-relief sculpture by VHILS

Strongly influenced by the urban development of his country - Portugal - during the 80s and 90s, Alexander Farto, is known in the environment with the AKA of VHILS. The artist developed a new way of doing street art based on the technique of bas-relief sculpture: a show and a revolution in the world of street art. An artist originally from the suburbs of Lisbon, Farto developed the project "Scratching ...

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The Old American West seen through the eyes of Morgan Weistling: between memories and collective imagination.

Think of the Old West and try to imagine scenes of everyday life, images that have arrived all over the world thanks to television and the press. Here: do you have them in mind? Now scroll through Morgan Weistling's images and discover how every image you have in mind of this legendary way is masterfully represented in detail by the works of this great contemporary painter that I met at ...

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Between feelings and affections: a journey through the artistic meanders of Jesus Emmanuel Villarreal

Sunday Morning by Jesus Emmanuel Villarreal.  Oil on panel, 32x24”.  Konrad Lorenz had demonstrated in his ethology studies that imprinting is the first form of learning through which we acquire behaviours, knowledge, skills and values, not known, in the early stages of life. Lorenz's theories have undoubtedly proved to be true for Jesus Emmanuel Villarreal who saw his father, a self-taught artist and musician, paint his canvases and play his ...

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The exaltation of nature by Giovanni Segantini.

Giovanni Segantini, 1858-1899, was a great Italian painter capable of revealing new artistic sensations that contributed to make his character a legend: he was in fact able to transform the negative events of his life into works of art. Born in Trentino Segantini was orphaned by his mother at the age of 7 and lost his father the following year.  He lived his childhood in poverty and loneliness with great ...

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The oranges of Atomik between street art and social protest.

Wandering the streets of Miami, it's easy to come across the smiling orange that pops up all over the streets of the city. These are Atomik's works and they are everywhere: on walls, on bins, on light poles.  Atomik, Adam's stage name (the surname is still unknown to the public) says: "100% Miami".  He was born and raised in Miami where he developed a love for street art many years ago ...

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Newell Convers Wyeth between western painting, literature and illustration stration.

American realist artist and illustrator, Newell Convers Wyeth (1882-1945), was one of America's greatest illustrators whose illustrations were designed to be quickly understood, created over 3,000 paintings and illustrated 112 books, 25 of which were for the Simon & Schuster Scribner Illustrated Classic. Born in Needham, Massachusetts, his grandparents and parents came from Switzerland where his mother met great men of letters and raised his son with a particular interest in ...

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The art of Riccardo Franzoni, a tribute to the greats of the past between oil painting, decorations and strappi d’affresco.

Riccardo Franzoni is an Italian artist originally from Brescia who has made his childhood passion his life's work and whose passion has increased exponentially thanks to the knowledge he acquired during his formative and cultural growth. After brilliantly completing his high school diploma at the Caravaggio Art Institute in Brescia, obtaining a diploma as a master of art in pictorial decoration and later in applied art, Franzoni perfected his painting technique ...

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Hector Prado’s Contemporary Fantastic Realism between vigorous brushstrokes and colors.

Artist with exuberant colors Hector Prado is an established graphic designer who has realized the dream of becoming a visual artist.  Born and raised in Cali, Colombia, Hector Prado lives and works in Miami where his works are appreciated by collectors around the world.  After studying Graphic Design in Panama, he made his debuted as a digital graphic designer, he was also art director and multimedia creative for multiple national and ...

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