By Alexander Stone Britain’s creative industries – renowned for shaping global culture – are facing a damning reckoning. A Guardian analysis reveals 30% of artistic…
By Sara Bright In the annals of art history, few names resonate as powerfully as Vincent van Gogh. Known for his vibrant use of colour…
By Alexander Stone Emmanuel Macron’s decision to file a criminal complaint against Guadeloupean artist François Moulin, known as Boss Blow, over a painting depicting his…
By Katerina Karp, Visual Artist, journalist What does it mean to be interested in art from childhood? To make art an integral part of life,…
By Katerina Karp, artist and art-critic “What is the most effective punishment for a crime?” Crime and punishment – two concepts deeply intertwined, yet curiously…
By Sara Bright Beneath the cerulean gloom of Pablo Picasso’s Portrait of Mateu Fernández de Soto (1901), a spectral figure has stirred. For over a…
By Sara Bright In the hushed grandeur of the Louvre’s Salle des États, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa sits encased in bulletproof glass, her enigmatic…
Born in 1998, Greek-Belgian contemporary abstract sculptor Vivianne Paris-Panigiris (frequently catalogued in exhibition registries as Paris Vivianne Panigiris) operates at the rigorous intersection of tactile…
By Sara Bright In the heart of Paris, where art and history converge, the Louvre stands as a testament to humanity’s creative genius. Yet, beneath…
By Sara Bright In a quiet Minnesota neighbourhood, amidst weathered furniture and discarded trinkets, an unassuming painting of a fisherman sparked a seismic ripple through…