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...

November 30, 2018

3 Artists Giving a Different Perspective On Celebrity Portraits

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.

November 15, 2018

The Rise of Roman Art

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 Roman army made its way through Europe, conquering countries as...

November 12, 2018

The Magnificent Works of Monet

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. He began to show a creative interest in drawing when...

October 25, 2018

The Abstract Life of Pablo Picasso

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.

October 19, 2018

The Evolution of Egyptian Art

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 architecture and statues are certainly very impressive, they are only...

September 25, 2018

Life Through the Eyes of Frida Kahlo

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.