Adele Bloch-Bauer was a wealthy socialite from Austria. One day, her husband asked Gustav Klimt to paint her portrait as an anniversary gift. But after the Anschluss of Austria, their family’s property was seized by the Nazis, including their artwork collection. 60 years later, a determined journalist discovers something in…

A true femme fatale in the art world, Amélie Beaury-Saurel was a French painter in the 19th century and a member of the Académie Julian. At the time, many female artists struggled to gain exposure and were not permitted to study at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, one of…

Few things in life are more moving than the night sky on a cloudless evening. Artists have been fascinated by it for so long! The night has inspired many creative minds to dive into the unknown and explore the depths of our mysterious universe. …

Quick, how many women photographers can you name? From fashion photography to photojournalism in times of war, women photographers have covered it all, capturing sensitive and creative images worthy of praise and recognition. Some of them were interested in accurately documenting reality, while others photographed with their hearts, driven by…

Throughout history, artists have used light and shadow in their work to create the illusion of a three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional surface. But what if the light in artworks could have a much more powerful effect on the space around them and the observer? …

Saul Bass (1920–1996) was an American graphic designer and filmmaker who introduced title sequences, reinvented movie posters, and crafted several advertising campaigns. He worked with some of the greatest names in the movie industry such as Stanley Kubrick, Otto Preminger, Alfred Hitchcock, and Martin Scorsese in a series of projects…

The story of politics and free speech in the art world — At the suggestion of his mother, Nelson Rockefeller commissioned Diego Rivera, a passionate socialist and Mexican artist, to paint the mural that was going to decorate the ground floor of the Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. The original sketches for the fresco were approved by the family, but an inciting headline…

The biggest military evacuation in WW2 — Maybe one of the most devastating conflicts in human history, World War II (1939–1945) left approximately 60–80 million dead victims behind, its shadows following us even to this day. Swiftly rising to power, Germany lead by the Nazi leader party Adolf Hitler, and together with its Axis allies sought after…

The story behind Bird in Space — In 1926, Bird in Space crossed the Atlantic Ocean from Paris to New York City for an exhibition at the Brummer Gallery, curated by one of Brancusi’s most trusted friends — Marcel Duchamp. But what was different this time? …