August 10, 2019

Celebrating Pop Art With Roy Lichtenstein

Where it all began Unlike many famous artists, Roy Lichtenstein enjoyed a privileged childhood. Born in New York on October 27th, 1923, his father was a successful real estate developer who was able to send...

July 26, 2019

The Many Emotions of Expressionism

What is Expressionism? The expressionist art movement focuses on projecting an emotional response within the viewer. Rather than focusing on the reality of a scene, the artist uses colour, shape, brush strokes and other artistic...

July 23, 2019

7 Art Galleries Outside of London to Visit this Summer

London may have the benefit of having lots of prominent art galleries in one place, but it is not the only place in the UK that is able to display high quality art. In the...

July 15, 2019

The Life and Works of the Great Van Gogh

Where it all began Young Vincent Van Gogh had a very religious upbringing. The pastor’s son was born on March 30th, 1853 in Groot-Zundert, Holland and spent much of his childhood struggling with his own...

June 13, 2019

Delving into the Works of David Hockney

Where it all began The great David Hockney was born in Bradford, UK in 1937. He displayed a talent and interest in art at an early age, choosing to study at the Bradford College of...

June 3, 2019

Twitter Users Recreate Famous Artwork as a Sandwich

We completely missed this last summer but we wanted to show some appreciation for the #KunstGeschichteAlsBrotbelag hashtag (loosely translated as ‘Art History as a Sandwich’). The hashtag was started by Marie Sophie Hingst (@MlleReadOn) and...

May 17, 2019

Modern-Day Artist Activist: The Works of Michael Armitage

While Michael Armitage insists he is not a political artist, it is difficult to deny that there is a sense of protest throughout his work. Touching on themes of homosexuality, women’s rights and terrorism, he explores the reality of his home country and raises questions about the culture.

May 15, 2019

Portraits from Persia – Exploring Art from the Qajar Period

The history of Iran is one that is marred by war, poverty and bloodshed. Indeed, the middle-eastern country has been battling civil unrest and controversy even in recent years. However, for much of the 19th...

April 30, 2019

11 of our favourite Premier League football artists to follow

As the 2018-19 Premier League season comes to an end, we’ve crawled through social media to find a collection of artists who create beautiful artwork inspired by the beautiful game. Football fan art is by...

March 28, 2019

The Magic of Michelangelo

He is famous for creating some of the most famous masterpieces in the world. We look back at the magic of Michelangelo from his childhood and early career through to his later works and death.