Category: Arts

How to Style the 2000s Trend in 2024

If you’ve noticed a wave of nostalgia sweeping through your Instagram feed lately, you’re not alone. Y2K fashion is back, and it’s bigger, bolder, and more fun than ever! Wow, sounds amazing, isn’t it? From the iconic baby tees to the quirky Y2K bags, this early 2000s trend has made a major comeback with a bang. It is reminding us that some styles are just too good to stay in the past.  So without wasting much of time, let’s check out the key pieces that define Y2K clothing and how you can incorporate them into your modern wardrobe. 1. The ... Read more

Cesare Augusto Detti – Genre painter (1847-1914)

Cesare Augusto Detti (1847-1914) was a painter and artist from Italy who later moved to Paris during the Belle Epoque. He is a very well-known artist of historical paintings in the nineteenth century. He loved to paint scenes of daily life, portraits, historical subjects and had a very refined taste that binds and erudite his audience. Many of his works can be seen in some important Source link

The Secret to Looking Fabulous at the Gym—No Matter What You Wear!

Friends, let’s talk about gym fashion—the one place where comfort meets style, and where looking good is just as important as breaking a sweat. Because let’s be real, if you’re going to be filled up in sweat, then its always a good idea to do it in style, isn’t it? From finding the perfect workout shirt to choosing the right gym shorts, here’s your guide to making sure your gym wardrobe is as fabulous as you are. 1. The Perfect Workout Shirt: Your Best Buddy for Gym First things first—let’s chat about the workout shirt. It’s needles to say that ... Read more

Andrew Sterrett Conklin | American Figurative Painter

Andrew Sterrett Conklin is a native of Chicago. He is known as a figurative painter. He is holding BFA from the American Academy of art and also a certificate from the National Academy School in New York City. This gifted artist has also received additional instructions from portraitist Aaron Shikler and also from illustrator and painter David Levine.  I really loved Andrew’s art works a Source link

Tu Zhiwei | Chinese Figurative Artist

it was not until the equivalent of high school age that Zhiwei first saw oil paints being used to create brightly colored images. The way this discovery came about is truly a remarkable story. The government in Beijing had dispatched an experienced artist to the village to create a huge picture of Chairman Mao Tse-tung. Young Zhiwei happened by one afternoon and saw the painter at work. Fascinated, he watched for hours on end and finally asked the man if he could have samples of his paints. Zhiwei took them to the equivalent of the village pharmacy. There, he acquired ... Read more

Michael Malm | American Figurative Painter

Michael Malm is an American Figurative Painter who was born in 1972 and is currently living in the Cache Valley of Northern Utah with his loving wife Juanita and they are blessed with four children. He paints variety of subjects with diverse background. He lives in a place which is surrounded by rural communities which provides backdrops for his figure paintings. He takes his inspiration from landscapes and human figures. He loves to draw figurative works. When asked about his love for human figures, he adds, “The human figure, in my mind is the most beautiful of all God’s creations. ... Read more

Charles Théophile Angrand (1854-1926)- Impressionism

Charles Théophile Angrand was born in France and received his art lessons from Rouen, France at Académie de Peinture et de Dessin. In 1875 he visited Paris to see the art works of Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot and Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Angrand’s early art works were very much influenced by Corots work. WheatSelf Portrait Angrand Source link

Julio Romero de Torres (1874-1930)

  Julio Romero de Torres (1874-1930) was the son of Rafael Romero Barros, a painter and curator of what was then called the Museum of Painting in Cordoba. He would be marked by family life which revolved around his father’s studio, the classrooms of the School of Fine Arts and Music Conservatory and the galleries of the museum, located in the same grounds as the family home. This indisputably conditioned his future and was the backdrop to his first steps as a painter. At the age of ten he began studying music and painting and was only fourteen and fifteen ... Read more

Edmund Charles Tarbell (1862- 1938)

Edmund Charles Tarbell (1862- 1938) was a famous American impressionist painter. He was one of the leading members of the very famous Boston School. He was a highly famous impressionist painter and he loved working on landscapes. Many of his later works shows a great influence Johannes Vermeer who was a famous 17th century Dutch painter. Source link

Genre Paintings by Swedish Painter

  Hugo Fredrik Salmson (1843-1894) was a Swedish painter known for his work in figures and genre scenes. Born in Stockholm, he was the son of wholesaler Fredrik Ludvig Salmson and Maria Perlberg. Although initially pursuing a career in business, Hugo soon discovered his passion for art and shifted his focus to painting. In 1862, he began studying at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts under the guidance of Johan Christoffer Boklund. His painting depicting Sten Sture the Younger meeting Gustav Trolle in Uppsala Cathedral (1867) earned him a prestigious Royal Medal and a scholarship for further studies abroad. ... Read more