The human being in the works of Marlene Dumas

Marlene Dumas | opera

Girl from outa space, 1998, metalic acrylic on paper, 125 x 70 cm
Credits collection: Pinault Collection. Paris, France
Copyright work and courtesy image: Marlene Dumas
Credits photography: Peter Cox, Eindhoven

THE HUMAN BEING IN THE WORKS OF MARLENE DUMAS

The human being is at the centre of the works of Marlene Dumas, considered by critics to be one of the most important artists of the 21st century.
Her portraits are considered to be the new frontier of contemporary portraiture and the body is the absolute protagonist in her paintings.

In this post, I take you on a journey of discovery.

Works by Marlene Dumas

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The poetry and art of Giulio Marchetti

 Giulio Marchetti | ritratto

THE POETRY AND ART OF GIULIO MARCHETTI

Giulio Marchetti is an artist but also a poet, a multifaceted personality who uses poetry and digital art to tell the contradictions and paradoxes of the world we live in.
His works are provocative, ironic and lead us to reflect on our way of life.

I interviewed Giulio Marchetti to get to know him better, to understand how his works are created and to discover his relationship with words, poetry and the new forms of digital communication.

Interview with Giulio Marchetti

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Works by Mimmo Paladino

Mimmo Paladino | opere

THE WORKS OF MIMMO PALADINO AND A TREATISE BY FEDERICO II

At the end of the 1970s, Mimmo Paladino was one of the architects of the return to painting and a leading figure in the Transavanguardia movement, together with Chia, Clemente, Cucchi and DeMaria.

An experimenter in all artistic techniques, Mimmo Paladino has produced many graphic works, such as woodcuts, serigraphs, lithographs, etchings and aquatints.
Now a new project!

Works by Mimmo Paladino

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Young Woman by Picasso: history and curiosities of a painting

giovane donna | Picasso

YOUNG WOMAN BY PICASSO: HISTORY AND CURIOSITIES OF A PAINTING 

Young Woman by Picasso is a Cubist painting from 1909.
It belongs to Pablo Picasso’s most important works and is an example of the painter’s research in the phase of Analytical Cubism.

The painting has participated in international exhibitions and is coming to Italy, for the first time, thanks to an extraordinary exhibition event organised by Fondazione Alda Fendi – Esperimenti, giving me the opportunity to tell you the story about this masterpiece.

Young Woman by Picasso

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Guillaume Bottazzi’s work create happiness

Guillaume Bottazzi | art

GUILLAUME BOTTAZZI’S WORKS CREATE HAPPINESS

Art provokes chemical reactions in our brains and the works of Guillaume Bottazzi, a pioneer of neuro-aesthetics, contribute to the well-being of the viewer.

A study by neuroscientists at the University of Vienna in Austria, Marcos Nadal and Helmut Leder, shows that his artwork contributes to the viewer’s well-being and tends to reduce anxiety by promoting the production of dopamine, the substance that provides pleasure.

The works of Guillaume Bottazzi

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