Art Contents Archive

Emperor, artist...why not both? 🖌️ #DYK: Emperor Huizong was the most artistically accomplished of his imperial line. See his "Finches and Bamboo" on view in "Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Up Close" before it closes June 27. Plan your visit: https://t.co/ES3wTT8a6O https://t.co/jY9fdY1zeD

In the early 1900s, few Americans owned a camera. They turned instead to professional photography studios, which typically relied on conventional poses and aspirational props. A few skilled portraitists, however, helped clients express their individuality...like here! https://t.co/GPTCcYmXlS

In Japan, June and July is hotaru season, when many people flock to rural areas and forests to catch a glimpse of the fireflies at night. https://t.co/e8e230a2It

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We spoke to Hunter Biden about his new life as a full-time artist, and his personal quest for ‘universal truth’ through painting: https://t.co/3FvBxKkfDL https://t.co/eSnX2OCIZs

Shahzia Sikander, Hayv Kahraman, Arghavan Khosravi, and others are harnessing miniature painting traditions to create works that foreground women’s stories. https://t.co/dSfs3cxS7M

On Monday, June 28, join makers online for Community Creates—Expressive Portraits 🎨 Get inspired by Vermeer's "Study of a Young Woman" and exchange ideas with fellow artists in this collaborative workshop. Space is limited! Register before June 27 → https://t.co/fbuJga8i5h https://t.co/UVrKnDmet7

When traveling is not possible, art can be the next best thing. https://t.co/fF4juVTdEI

#BREAKING: An online fundraiser has generated more than $30,000 to help repair Dar Yusuf Nasri Jacir for Art and Research, a Bethlehem arts center founded by Palestinian artist Emily Jacir that was ransacked by Israeli forces last month. https://t.co/lvUZkoV9wY

Within Tibetan Buddhism, Tara is a buddha and a divine mother. She takes different forms in order to come to the aid of beings in need, sometimes peaceful & other times, wrathful. Twisting robes in green, red and white circle around the body of this brilliant white form of Tara. https://t.co/Ve7T9elvnX

Police accuse ‘disloyal employees’ of stealing $30 million worth of art from the Italian broadcast company Rai: https://t.co/qV4X4OFelh https://t.co/8R9sLY3Ku2

The marginalization of certain aesthetics often comes from the discomfort of confronting the lived experience of “othered” artists - when blockchain narratives don’t celebrate women, they reiterate that marginalization. https://t.co/xti6r8enp7

Park Nova by PLP architects is inspired by a butterfly and is covered in lush vertical gardens. https://t.co/dNDD683GbQ

Practicing drawing same person with different expressions

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