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.

March 17, 2019

Q&A with Artist Andrew Forkner

This month we caught up with artist Andrew Forkner for a Q&A session. Andrew is a self-taught animal and character artist, he works in a variety of media, including graphite pencil, acrylics and pastel to complete his originals. We stock his book A-Z of Bird Portraits.

February 14, 2019

The Intriguing Life of Irma Stern

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.

February 13, 2019

Q&A with Artist Hashim Akib

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.

February 8, 2019

Our favourites from the #WeAreNigerianCreatives hashtag

It all started with a Tweet. This time last year Olaloye Bunmi challenged fellow Nigerian artists to showcase their creative work on Twitter using the hashtag #WeAreNigerianCreatives. The tweet went viral with many artists responding by...

January 22, 2019

Revolutionary Art Forms: Cubism

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 in a unique way to create a picture that seemed...

January 16, 2019

The Colourful Career of Salvador Dali

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 Dalí y Cusi and Felipa Domenech Ferres indulged his artistic...

December 15, 2018

Form and Frescoes in Hellenistic Art

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, as well as tales of great paintings from Greek legends....

December 14, 2018

Banksy’s Street Art Recreated in LEGO

We recently re-found this fantastic series of images by photographer Jeff Friesen from when he recreated many of Banksy’s street art pieces in LEGO format. In the series he gives each one a little twist...

December 11, 2018

The Symbolic Life of Edvard Munch

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 in his family tree. Born in Oslo in 1863, he...