BY: MATTHEW CHIN At 37, Van Gogh shot himself and died in his brother’s arms, but before his death, he struggled with philosophical concepts of identity, purpose, and searching for a moral compass. His art became his outlet to find…
Tattoo and street art giants gather at Denmark’s biggest underground art convention
BY: LEAH HANSEN Photos by: Galleri Grisk and Aarhus Art Convention His hands are speckled with colour from the spray of the can he’s been using for the past two days. What isn’t on his hands has made it onto…
The first and final frames of famous movies will make you think like a director (Video)
BY: LAURA ROJAS Films, stripped down to their main elements, are composed of form, structure, and detail. In fact, the formal elements that play together within visuals impact us more deeply than we often realize. Cool tones, warm hues, darkness…
James Rawson’s art reveals the bullshit of modern pop culture
James Rawson’s artwork found no inspiration in the ordinarily beautiful Norfolk countryside he grew up in; instead he turned to the advertisement-saturated landscape of popular culture to feed his artistic drive. His work blurs the boundaries between collage and painting,…
This is the first museum where blind people can see art with their hands
BY: The Plaid Zebra There is something about the historical masterpieces of an art museum that always introduce this nagging sensation in me. Looking at the work of Da Vinci is one thing- but for some reason I always have…
24 famous artists’ studios will grant you a glimpse into their creative minds
Just as we become reflections of our environment, our setting too can become a reflection of our perception. By looking into the studio of an artist we can gain a slight glimpse into the inner workings of their mind. Their…
This Brazilian resort pays all expenses for artists to work on creative projects
BY: SINEAD MULHERN Ask an artist when they are at their most creative. No matter the city or country or discipline they work in, most would say they are at their best when relaxed, mentally clear and in an environment…
Europe’s oldest psychiatric hospital has a gallery to exhibit patients’ art
BY: DANIEL KORN Bethlem Royal Hospital is Europe’s oldest surviving psychiatric hospital, built in London in 1247 as a centre for donations to the Church of Bethlehem before being revamped in 1330 as a hospital. Though the history of mental…
This artist shapes bongs like guns to protest war
Long-time artist and flame-worker Robert Mickelsen has spent the past few years of his life designing impossibly intricate “weapons of peace” for high-class stoner use all over the world. His blown-glass gun replicas are as beautiful as they are functional.…
This Irish artist has built a house literally worth 1.4 billion Euros notes
BY: BRITTANY ROSEN Just when you thought money motive was superseding creativity, European Artist Frank Buckley builds a house made of $1.4 billion in shredded Euro notes. The artist himself is now occupying this eco-friendly house. Buckley, an all-around artist…
This artist faked his own death to fight consumerism (Photos)
In 2000, Ben Frost faked his own death. The media instantly reacted harshly, publicly criticizing his stunt as “perverse.” The effect was exactly what he had hoped for; it brought a discussion concerning the role of the artist and how…
This artist drew self-portraits on 50 different drugs (Photos)
BY: DANIEL KORN Bryan Lewis Saunders is a Tennessee-based performance artist, poet, and illustrator who has drawn at least one self-portrait every day since March 30, 1995. As of now, he has over 8,700 self-portraits, collected in stacks of hardbound…
This director fights the objectification of women with female-friendly porn
BY: AOIFE RYAN Porn is perhaps one of the biggest, all-consuming conversation dividers of our age. Is it bad, good, healthy, distancing, dangerous, artistic, cheap, domineering, expressive or all of the above? Get a room of varied men and women…
Meet the world’s most notorious con artist couple that made millions by forging paintings
BY: SINEAD MULHERN The strokes on his canvas imitate the techniques of artists from eras past. Pick any style and he can mimic it. Wolfgang Beltracchi is known as the world’s most successful forgery artist of all time. He’s notorious…
Gold Plated Poop, Piss Christ and 8 modern art pieces will make you question “art”
1: Piss Christ In 1987, Andres Serrano photographed a small crucifix submerged in a glass of the artist’s piss. This piece was the winner of the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Arts “Awards in Visual Arts” Competition. He stated that although…
The Royal Academy of Arts mistook the base of a broken statue for minimalist art
BY: TED BARNABY In mid-2006, British artist, David Hensel, submitted one of his sculptures—a large, black, laughing head—to the British Royal Academy of Arts in hopes of having it displayed at their Summer Exhibition. He was later delighted to find…
Catherine Hennessey’s Paintings Show The Transaction of Human Perception And Human Experience
BY: CATHERINE HENNESSEY Human perception is constantly seen through the looking glass of subjectivity, a tint formed by the collision of all colours of previous experience. As humans we are merely a collage of influence— a palate of watercolours through…
Collective Arts Craft Beer Will Get You Drunk On Art
BY: TED BARNABY Creativity and alcohol are a lot like peanut butter and jam. Matt is the owner and founder of Collective Arts Brewing, a craft brewery on a bold mission to bring creativity back into the conversation. Instead of…
Microloans Could Save Tired Starving Artists. How ROSCAs Can Save Music, Art And Film.
BY: JUNE OWATARI $2400 for a Conveyer Dryer for screen-printing + $2000 for a film output printer with colour separation software plus a 6-pack of ink cartridges + $600 for micro-registration attachments for the 6-colour press + $150 for supplies…
The battle between art and entertainment
BY: KESTREL Art is in flux these days. There seems to be equal opposing sentiments that art is either intrinsically important or a complete waste of time. When art galleries acquire highly valuable pieces with public money, people jump at…