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The big idea: why colour is in the eye of the beholder
We might think the sky is blue and trees are green, but the truth is rather stranger
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‘What is this if not magic?’ The Italian man living as a hobbit
After building his own version of Middle-earth, Nicolas Gentile has thrown a ‘ring’ into Mount Vesuvius
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Beyond Van Gogh
These images are from the Ottawa iteration of the Beyond Van Gogh immersive experience. It brought the work of one of history's greatest oil painters to life with 21st century computer animation and light technology. Even the floor was a living, moving work of impressionism à la Van Gogh.
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How to get back your creative spark after suffering months of 'lockdown brain fog'
We all thought we'd achieve so much during the lockdowns. Without distractions like pubs, cinema and general socialising, we'd be free to start new side projects, brush up on our software skills, maybe...
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5 Ways to Overcome the Creative Blues
Every artist experiences the downturn of inspiration at some point. Try these five pointers to get you on the way back to creativity.
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On striving to remain an amateur
Artist Katherine Ball discusses apprenticing with nature, being an ecosystem, and remaining curious as well as optimistic.
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On finding harmony in your daily life and creative work
Designer, illustrator, and Kickstarter CEO Aziz Hasan discusses ditching balance, making time for creative work, why mistakes can be useful, and the importance of personal projects.
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Wolfgang Beltracchi: The German forger
Wolfgang Beltracchi is a German art forger and artist who has admitted to forging hundreds of paintings in an international art scam netting millions of euros.
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The tragedy of art’s greatest supermodel
The extraordinary story of the legendary beauty Lizzie Siddal is both surprising and tragic, and led to a strange myth that persists today. Lucinda Hawksley explores her legacy.
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This photographer takes photos of flowers and plants using UV-induced visible fluorescence, and the results are beautiful - DIY Photography
I love photos of plants, flowers and nature. After seeing (and taking) my fair share of these, I started to believe it’s not easy to make them interesting and eye catching. And it’s been a while since I last saw a set of flower images that kept me staring at them with amazement. But then …
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How art created stereotypes of the Arab world
A new exhibition at the British Museum, reveals how a colonial art movement’s impact is still felt today, writes Sophia Smith-Galer.
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Where Are All the Bob Ross Paintings? We Found Them
Bob Ross painted more than 1,000 landscapes for his television show — so why are they so hard to find? Solving one of the internet’s favorite little mysteries.
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5 Performances That Won Coachella
From BLACKPINK's historic appearance to J Balvin's technicolor set.
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A question about oilpaint
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After Three Years of Prison for a Watercolor, Outspoken Kurdish Artist Zehra Doğan Has Been Freed in Turkey
In 2017 the journalist and artist was arrested on charges of propaganda for painting a military attack in Turkey. By Caroline Goldstein. (Feb. 25, 2019)
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Basquiat used invisible ink to make secret drawings in his paintings
The figures are visible under UV light; other paintings may also have hidden drawings
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Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton Cover
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Yngwie Malmsteen - Black Star (Live at the Budokan 1994)
If you play guitar, watch this.
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Only Michelangelo made abdomens – and wonky toes – like these
Fitzwilliam Museum reveals research it says proves bronzes are by Renaissance master
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Fantastical Creatures From Illuminated Manuscripts Recreated as Piñatas by Roberto Benavidez
Robert Benavidez looks to famous paintings and literature for source material for his metallic piñatas, such as Hieronymus Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights (previously). The Los Angeles-based artist's most recent series Illuminated Piñata pulls characters from the Luttrell Psalter (c. 1325-1335),