Jean-Pierre Isbouts - one of National Geographic’s best-selling authors- has been studying and following Leonardo da Vinci’s paper trail for years. He’s written about the Italian’s career and legacy, ...

Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986) was an American artist from the state of Wisconsin who specialised in depictions of enlarged flowers, skyscrapers and landscapes. She has been recognised at the “Mother of ...

Sandro Botticelli, born Alessandro di Mariano Filipe around the year 1445, spent the majority of his life living and working in Florence. He was very well known and celebrated during his lifetime and ...

American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein shook up the art world with his comic-strip inspired paintings and his bold reproductions of cartoon characters. He took images from popular culture, and ...

Stephan Balkenhol is a German artist renowned for his sculptures: art pieces carved from wood with a wide range in size and form. A graduate from the Academy of Fine Arts in Hamburg, Balkenhol doesn’t ...

An airstrike on the Isfahan Governor’s Office on Monday afternoon caused significant damage to the city’s historic fabric and valuable cultural heritage, particularly the Safavid-era government ...

In the aftermath of WW2, over 100,000 cultural artifacts were declared looted. Approximately 60,000 works were recovered in Germany and Austria because they had been looted or purchased in France ...

ArtDependence (AD): Can you tell me a bit about your friendship with Leigh Bowery and how he introduced you to Lucian Freud? Susan Tilley (ST): I met Leigh in a nightclub in the early 80’s. I was ...

According to the Japanese, handwriting can reflect a person’s condition. The more precise and calmer your mind, the better each symbol looks. Japanese calligraphy or Shodo (書道) is the most prevalent ...

“I paint myself because I’m so often alone and because I am the subject I know best,” Frida Kahlo. Born and raised in Mexico to a German father and a Pacific Islander mother, Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) ...

When it comes to the discourse of Indian art, the theme of India’s independence has been a source of profound engagement for artists of different generations, who have consistently employed their art ...

Saar, based in Los Angeles, is widely celebrated for her sculpture, installation and mixed-media works, which tell stories about the African American experience through references to American history, ...