She is considered to be one of the most important artists to have come from South Africa. We look back at the intriguing life of Irma Stern from her childhood and early career through to her later works and death.
This month we caught up with artist Hashim Akib for a Q&A session. Hashim has won many awards including the SAA (Society of All Artists) Artist of the Year award in 2009.
What Is Cubism? A revolutionary art movement that begun around 1907, cubism took a fresh look at reality. Different, seemingly unrelated objects were brought together
Where it all began The exuberant Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí y Domenech, or Salvador Dali, was born in Figueres, Spain, in 1904. His parents, Salvador
Compared with other artistic cultures, very little remains of ancient Greek artwork. Our knowledge comes from the few artefacts that historians have managed to uncover,
Where it all began Edvard Munch was always destined to become an artist, with historian Peter Munch for an uncle, and artist Jacob Munch also
Yung Jake, Tony Rodriguez and Failunfailunmefailun are 3 artists who are doing something different when it comes to celebrity portraits. We wanted to showcase their work in this months featured artists blog post.
The Romans ruled over much of Europe, Asia and Africa for more than 1000 years, with their period of invasion beginning in 753BC. As the
Where it all began One of the most famous names in art history, Claude Oscar Monet was born in Paris on the 14th November 1840.
Regularly celebrated as the greatest artist of all time. We look back at the abstract life of Pablo Picasso from his childhood and early career through to his later works and death.
When you think of ancient Egyptian art, what most likely comes to mind is the Great Sphinx of Giza or the Pyramids and while Egyptian
A look back at the life of Frida Kahlo. Born in 1907 at the family home just outside Mexico City, she had a complicated childhood, marred by polio which left her disabled at the age of six years old.
