Art has long been inspired by great romances and lovers turned muses (or vice versa), so it’s no surprise that artist couples have gone to great lengths to communicate their love. On the occasion of the forthcoming bookThe Art of Love:…
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Sergio Ramos ‘has Da Vinci’s Last Supper painting with himself depicted as Jesus’
Sergio Ramos has a painting of himself depicted as Jesus Christ in a copy of Leonardo Da Vinci’s world-famous The Last Supper artwork. That’s according to Spanish newspaper El Confidencial, who even claim that Ramos’ Real Madrid team-mate Marcelo and his girlfriend…
Photographer Iain McKell captures the creative spirit of a tribe of female artists living in north London
Renowned photographer Iain McKell spent two years immersed in a community of young female artists, documenting their unique performances, parties and personalities. The resulting visual diary is a celebration of freedom and self-expression, and a reminder to embrace the most creative parts…
How Leonardo da Vinci, ‘Master of Water’, explored the power and beauty of its flow
On the 500th anniversary of his death, our series Leonardo da Vinci Revisited brings together scholars from different disciplines to re-examine his work, legacy and myth. The artist and polymath Leonardo da Vinci was once famously named a “Master of…
South African Artist Nelson Makamo Will Receive a Vanguard Award from Harvard University
The award will be presented to him by the Harvard African Students’ Association. Renowned South African artist, Nelson Makamo, is heading to Harvard University. Makamo, whose oil painting of a child appeared on the cover of Time Magazine’s Optimists issue earlier this year, will…
Report: Leonardo Da Vinci’s Painting of Jesus Christ Goes Missing
A painting of Jesus Christ that has been attributed to Leonardo Da Vinci, called the “Salvator Mundi,” was bought by an anonymous buyer for $450 million. It was later reported that Prince Bader bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan al-Saud…
$14.8 Million ‘Simpsons’-Themed Art Was the Main KAWS Attraction at Hong Kong Sotheby’s Auction
The Simpsons remains one of the cultural staples of the millennial generation. The cartoon was at the forefront of the now-common tactic to center weekly episodic content around the pop culture developments occuring simultaneously. The strategy has made The Simpsons a televised package of the cultural developments of…
Pop Culture Icons Like Thanos, Godzilla and The Matrix Leap Out of This Artist’s Imagination and Into Old Paintings
Artist Dave Pollot does something we all want to do, but only someone like Banksy actually does. He finds kind of lame paintings and then enhances them with his own pop culture spin. The results are hilarious, often-subversive but always…
Sergio Ramos shares more of his art collection
The Real Madrid captain was keen to show his followers a new item from the artist Phil Frost, whose paintings can fetch as much as €40,000. Sergio Ramos has been sharing some new items of his art collection with fans…
French museum renames masterpieces after Black subjects
French art masterpieces have been renamed after their long overlooked black subjects in a ground-breaking new Paris show on the representation of people of colour in art. Manet’s “Olympia”, the scandalous painting of a naked reclining prostitute that marks the…