04/27/2019. What is the definition of art? What is its purpose? For many, the purpose of art is to make a statement - to alter one's perception. So, what does that mean for tattoos? Tattoos are a long debated topic for many reasons, even in the art world. Whe...

05/17/2019. Most free photo editors available on the App Store has very basic features, offering only a small number of filters which enables you to quickly and easily liven up your photos before posting them on social media. Probably you need more potent ap...

08/17/2019. A major exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland this summer tells the fascinating story of how tartan, bagpipes and rugged, wild landscapes became established as enduring, internationally rec...

06/07/2019. Blinds can become the most noticeable element of the interior, or, on the contrary, merge with the background and stay “invisible”. To choose the color of the blinds correctly, it is necessary to take into account the palette, style and pro...

06/16/2019. Of the approximately 30 ceramics factories in the city of Delft towards the end of the 17th century ‘The Greek A’ was surely one of the most innovative and international. They had of course ample funding as they could count King William and...

10/18/2019. The physical environments of art fairs tend to be utilitarian convention halls, although there are some — like the Frieze fairs in London, New York and Los Angeles, with their light-filled, architect-designed tents — that try to boost the a...

10/18/2019. Harold Bloom, the prodigious literary critic who championed and defended the Western canon in an outpouring of influential books that appeared not only on college syllabuses but also — unusual for an academic — on bestseller lists, died Mon...

11/07/2019. Gary Tinterow, Director and Margaret Alkek Williams Chair, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, today announced that the institution’s multi-year project to expand and redevelop its Susan and Fayez ...

11/13/2019. Matthew Barton’s highly-regarded sale has become a well-known source for those wishing to enrich their collections with rarer European and Asian ceramics, silver, bronzes, textiles, miniatures and jewellery that are within realms of affordabilit...

11/17/2019. Over the last month, Iraqis fed up with corruption and unemployment have staged the country’s largest protests since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003. Hundreds of them have died at the hands of national security forces. The Iraq conflict is st...

11/18/2019. A mystery lies behind the origin of the distinctive forms depicted in the elaborate embroidery stitched in San Nicolás, a pinprick of a mountain village in the central Mexican highlands. But to Glafira Candelaria José, who has sewn those images all h...

11/20/2019. Julien’s Auctions has announced Property from the Estate of Doris Day, their exclusive two-day auction event celebrating the life and career of the legendary American actress, singer and animal rights pioneer, Doris Day, will take place a day af...

11/25/2019. With her wry sense of humor honed by a coquettish but self-doubting vanity, French novelist Colette would doubtless have been flattered to see the painstakingly authentic renovation of her childhood home by Paris decorator Jacques Grange in Saint-Sau...

11/26/2019. Comic books have been around since the 1930s, each story taking shape as it moves from its writer to its artists (usually a penciler and an inker) and then to its letterer and colorist. Today, that team effort, which also includes an editor review...