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Will the wonders of the internet never end? When I was a child in London in the early 2000s, I had the chance to discover great cinema from all over the world. I had a particular fondness for some of the amazing Ghanaian and Nigerian…

Imagine entering the Sistine Chapel without looking up. It seems inconceivable that the eye could fail to be drawn to the sky by Michelangelo's epic ceiling frescoes depicting scenes from the Book of Genesis and those eloquent and…

Installation view of the Raphael Tapestries at the Sistine Chapel (photo by Claudia Viggiani, used with permission) VATICAN CITY — On Boxing Day 1519, on the feast of Saint Stephen, Pope Leo X ordered the exhibition of 7 of the ten…

"It was totally risky and a totally new thing that had never been done before by these artists, by anyone," said Cindy Kang, the Barnes Foundation curator behind the first major exhibition dedicated to the 'entrepreneur, "Marie Cuttoli:…

The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican (via Richard Mortel/Flickr) To celebrate the 500th anniversary of the death of Renaissance artist Raphael, a number of his designed tapestries will return to the lower walls of the Sistine Chapel in the…

It will be months before the world's best runners, swimmers and gymnasts make their mark at the Tokyo 2020 Games, but now you can get a glimpse of Japan's artistic approach to promoting the global event. Twenty official…

| Transmitted by blood is one of those games that you have to play at least once. Being a fan of the Dark Soul series, I wanted to jump into this gothic horror franchise and I was not disappointed. This game is quite difficult so if…

At first glance, one might perceive Alexandra Mocanu's sweeping brushstrokes as simply cheeky one-stroke applications of paint. But on closer inspection, these expansive pieces reveal themselves as woven tapestries;…

Express news service Each of the 208 works that Nalini Misra Tyabji has presented at the Visual Arts Gallery, her new exhibition, testifies to its non-compliance with established expectations. Entitled Form.Less, it…

Srar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is in a month. To celebrate the impending conclusion of the 40-year saga, Disney has just released 13 character posters highlighting the main cast of the upcoming star wars Release. By the looks of it,…

Google Photos is one of Google's best online services because it offers unlimited free photo backup and a ton of useful features to help organize photos into albums. Recently, Google rolled out the ability to search for your photos by…

Untitled, 2019, tapestry by David Noonan.Credit:Anna Schwartz GalleryEvery day for six months, a room full of women sewed his vast three by two meter design. It looks like something from Rumpelstiltskin, but it was more of a hipster…

Print your iPhone photos on canvas for a museum-worthy look. Photo: CanvasChamp This post is brought to you by CanvasChamp. iPhones take…

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At Clever, we strive to find the right things - unexpected decorating ideas, accents and furniture that brightens up the day, news you need to know - and then bring that information directly to you. Here's a recap of five things that held…

LAKELAND - You may have noticed that the chimpanzee was wearing purple headphones. Or the huge rubber duck with a crown on it.These are just two of 65 mostly colorful works of art that have sprung up in large downtown Lakeland over the…

Mississippi Gulf Coast artist Ruth Miller creates large narrative portraits and domestic scenes in vibrant hues. In his most famous work, Peach Tea Cup-a room nearly 5 feet long and 3 feet wide — a black woman's skin is…

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The title of Analia Saban's exhibition, “Perforated Card”, alludes not only to its subject - the history of computing - but also to a specific genealogy of it: the jacquard loom, invented in 1804, which…

The fall 2018 art season will feature an invigorating follow-up to FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art, which will run through September 30 at multiple venues.Steven Litt, the ordinary merchant"The American…

Installation view of Craftsmanship and care at the Museum of Arts and Design with “Crafta Weave” (2015) centered (photo by the author for Hyperallergic) There is already a wall along the border between the United States and Mexico. It…

For all these reasons, Canvas HQ is the top winner among canvas printing companies in 2018! OVERLAND PARK,…

Photograph by Gregory MillerIf the medium is the message, as communications theorist Marshall McLuhan has argued, nowhere is this more evident than in the work of Atlanta's Jon Eric Riis. Many cite him as the country's leading…

Sir William Burrell's donation of his art collection to the Glasgow Corporation in 1944 was one of the great acts of cultural philanthropy of the 20th century. The breadth and depth of the shipping magnate's interests in art and…

STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET, England — What was the most expensive art form at the start of the 16th century? Have your ceiling painted by Michelangelo, surely?In his 1553 biography "The Life of Michelangelo", Ascanio Condivi wrote that Pope…

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Over £ 1million of the contents of a 16th country house is auctioned off in a take-out.The one-time sale features 19 eye-catching tapestries worth up to £ 20,000 each, paintings, antique furniture and garden…

In meditative response to these ideas, Detrixhe collects gallons of red soil by hand, usually at local construction or excavation sites, and turns them into ornate “tapestries” that are ultimately swept…

ANDREAS ERIKSSON grew up near the Swedish mountain Kinnekulle, which is home to diverse flora and fauna. Unsurprisingly, nature and topography are major themes in his paintings: blocky abstractions in vivid hues or shades of…

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Gary Goldberg, an art professor at Midwestern State University, has two 4-foot-by-10-foot landscape tapestries that have been accepted into the prestigious Texas Biennale "TX 17" art exhibition, which focuses on the best contemporary work…

An exhibition of rare Italian tapestries will have an unveiling start on September 22 at Jordan Schnitzer Art Museum, the day before the official opening of the collection to the public.Entitled “The Barberini Tapestries:…

WILLIAMSBURG - Russian prison ink can be an art and an Argentinian tattoo artist would love to prove it to you. Joaquin engine, 30, a tattoo artist from Buenos Aires, will display his collection of silk tapestries edged with "raw and…

Dallas artist Lauren Williams was staring at a blank wall in her dining room when inspiration struck. “I knew I needed a great piece of art - something special,” Williams says. "Instead of…

Christopher Payne de Fogo says he's always been into art and creating new things - that's how he started creating tapestry scenes in Newfoundland cloth and canvas. "I've had canvases all over the place and I used to see people quilting…

As the holiday season approaches, just like your wardrobe, your furniture and home decor items also need a makeover. The meticulously woven tapestries, which are also artistic, are the perfect choice. Ever medium has its own distinct…

Even now, centuries after the heyday of European royalty, nothing proclaims the divine right of kings like a huge tapestry. And no monarch has projected his power better through this medium than Louis XIV, the Sun King of France, who…

AFTER more than half a century in acting, Tom Courtenay was finally able to film his first "love scene", in his new film 45 Years. "I don't think I've done it yet, I was very excited about the!-->!-->…

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Sunrise Offers Museum and Gallery Wrapping In a gallery, the image extends beyond the front display area and wraps around the side edge of the frame.…

Miguel de Cervantes' "Don Quixote" spanned four centuries with all of its appeal intact, while inspiring playwrights, composers and ultimately filmmakers. Goya, Picasso and Dalí were among the famous Spanish painters for Don…

"The victory of truth over heresy" (c. 1622-1625), by Peter Paul Rubens. Oil on panel. Prado National Museum, Madrid Haven't you seen it yet? There is still time - and the investment is worth it. Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) was…

This incredible Aubusson tapestry is modeled on the work Les constructeurs sur fond bleu by Fernand LégerMS Rau Antiques, New Orleans In Aubusson's workshops, tapestries are woven today as they were hundreds of years ago.…

It's tempting to seek out the inspirations behind Olga de Amaral's weavings - tangible things like…

Imagine a very first five-week museum exhibition with a subject as familiar as Raphael (1483-1520). This is what the Victoria & Albert Museum in London serves, exhibiting four of the master's tapestries of the Sistine Chapel alongside…

Any keen observer of Chuck Close's work is surely aware of its evolution from the uniformity of black and white paintings of the 1970s to the increased freedom of the later color work, which gained in dynamism following…