Gerhard Richter could easily walk unrecognized through his adopted hometown of Cologne. Few would gawk at the modest bearded man with glasses. Yet, Richter, who turned 90 on February 9, has been dubbed the "Picasso of the 21st century" ...
The 16th-century painting by the Renaissance Italian artist Sandro Botticelli sold at auction on January 27 at Sotheby's in New York. "The Man of Sorrows" was sold for $39.3 million (€35.27 million) after a seven-minute bidding war. With the addition of ...
Greek artist Alekos Fassianos died on January 16 aged 86 at his home after a long illness, the state news agency ANA reported. Born on December 16, 1935, Fassianos studied violin at the Athens Conservatory and painting at the Athens ...
Back in the early 1970s when a story idea for a never-say-die protagonist was percolating in Sylvester Stallone's head, he decided to first visualize this character on canvas. However, he didn't want to use a brush because he felt that this ...
Eyes wide open, a woman runs through a hail of bombs, crying out in pain, her naked body burning. In this war scene captured on paper with ballpoint pen, Cologne artist Andreas Maus gave shape to the suffering of the ...
"Art, science and their teaching are free," is written in Article 34 of the 1949 constitution of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR), commonly known as East Germany. Artists like Hans Ticha can only laugh at this. "The works ...
Painting is an art that we all have tried at some point of time in life. Some love it and some do it just for the sake of doing it. However, if you are a painter, you need to check out ...
White walls in a home are totally uncool! There is absolutely nothing to admire from a white wall, which is why we have introduced some of the creative things you can do to add glamour to this form of purity. White ...
Patches on walls generally spoil the look of a beautiful house. If you have walls with patches due to any reasons, you can cover those ugly patches without much effort. Of course, you can always get the walls painted again but ...
Doing something related to beauty and care is an art, if you want to be perfect. Many people think that applying nail polish is not a big deal. But they land up all messy. There are certain methods that you should ...