Media artist Refik Anadol‘s meditative data sculptures address the merging of cutting-edge technology and art. Using buildings as a canvas, his innovative approach used in his Melting Memories installation transforms the physical world into a dreamscape of archived dreams. He has been called the next…
Da Vinci’s $450 Million Masterpiece Is Kept on Saudi Prince’s Yacht: Artnet
A Leonardo Da Vinci masterpiece, whose whereabouts has been a mystery since it sold in 2017 for a record $450 million, has turned up in an unlikely place, according to Artnet.com. “Salvator Mundi” is being kept on superyacht Serene owned…
Tyler Perry Loses Six-Figure Bid For Nipsey Hussle Painting: Report
Tyler Perry came this close to getting this Nipsey Hussle portrait. Earlier today, we reported on Beyonce‘s mother, Tina Lawson and her stepfather Richard Lawson holding their annual Wearable Art Gala this past Saturday. The event this year was based on a Lion King theme which timely coincides with…
Painting bought by Saudi Crown Prince for $ 450 million found to be fake
A painting believed to have been bought on behalf of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman two years ago for a staggering 450 million dollars is now said to have been a fake. The painting is attributed to Italian…
Weston beheaded Theresa May sculpture branded ‘sick’
A sand sculpture depicting Theresa May beheading herself with a guillotine has been branded “gruesome” and “sick”. Dutch artist Johannes Hogebrink said his Brexit-inspired piece in Weston-super-Mare shows the prime minister as she “attempts to cut Britain off from Europe”.…
Wildlife Photographer of the Year: stories behind classic portraits
With an almost human eye and pose, a head decked in finery, and a wing cloak of feathers masking its face, this remains an enigmatic portrait, even when given a name. Without a glimpse of the beak – among the…
The Photographer Taking Regal Portraits of Nigerian Brides
Behind a chartreuse veil, stitched with pearls of the same color, a woman gazes at the camera. Her gele, a signifier of her Nigerian heritage, is artfully wrapped around her head and stacks of beaded necklaces encircle her neck. Cast in…
Nigerian artist collaborates with Argentine lady during residency programme
BOB Nosa, a Nigerian Visual Artist who went on residency programme to Argentina, yesterday said he was able to collaborate with an Argentine artist, Silvia Flora Fay. Nosa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the collaboration…
13 Extraordinary Homes Designed by Famous Architects
Some of the most exciting design takes place when architects are asked to conceptualize a home. “Our home is our sanctum, and it is a mirror on our private selves,” writer Sam Lubell muses in Phaidon’s new book Houses: Extraordinary Living (2019).…
PHOTOS: Beautiful doors of London
When it comes to this photographer’s line of work, it’s a case of “don’t knock it till you’ve tried it,” as she spends her time snapping some of London’s most beautiful doors. Bella Foxwell estimates that she has photographed around…