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An exhibition in the Urban Nation Museum For Contemporary Art. Photo: DPA | Image source: thelocal.de
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Is the Art World’s Gender Pay Gap Wider?Historically, there’s always been an apparent imbalance in the art world when it comes to female representation. However, it’s only been in just the last few years that government agencies and professional researchers have studied just how deep the disparity is in everything from giving female artists a bigger platform to how much they earn…
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Historical Influence of African Art in the Modern Art MovementIn the early 1900s, the Parisian press had the public buzzing with exotic tales about the African kingdom. Exaggerated stories of savagery and cannibalism sparked a fascination for the land that the French were increasingly occupying. But with French colonies expanding throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, the French learned more about the culture, discovering its beauty and…
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Ever-Renewing Power of Light Art: 9 Brilliant Light Artists You Need to KnowLight has come a long way in the art world. It was once an additional element overlooked in the background though has been evolving into a prominent art medium over the recent decades. Many art historians believe El Lissitzky Prounen Raum (Proun Room) (1923) is the first work of art to incorporate lighting elements while László Moholy-Nagy…
AI painting “La Comtesse de Belamy" | Image source: vip.gatech.edu
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Has the AI-Art Movement Arrived?We know that there is a myriad of business applications for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning – from conversational interfaces to predicting software vulnerabilities to automation. We use AI more often than we realize. After all, we interact with our smartphones, access social media, use Google Maps, or call an Uber – all of…
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Bruce Nauman: The Art and Irony of Revealing Mystic TruthsI don't like to think about being an influence. It's embarrassing. – Bruce Nauman Unfortunately for American artist Bruce Nauman, that’s precisely what he’s become – world-renowned, multi-awarded…influential. Considered one of the most prominent artists to emerge in the 1960’s art scene, Nauman’s passion for art would not develop until he was in college. Growing…
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Art and Money Series Part. 2: Why It’s Complicated"I always loved swimming pools, all the wiggly lines they make," said David Hockney, the author of a painting "Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)" that set the record for a work by a living artist sold atauction. "If you photograph them (swimming pools), it freezes them whereas if you use paint, you…