15th-century paintings by Antonello da Messina
Wrote Sicilian essayist Leonardo Sciascia on the “Portrait of a Man” by 15th-century Italian painter Antonello da Messina: “Is he a nobleman or a plebeian?...
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Kitt Bennett’s pavement murals
These sprawling murals by Melbourne-based artist Kitt Bennett in parking lots and on top of buildings are one of a kind. Kitts observational drawings of...
‘Paint is the only weapon I have with which to fight what I resent’
“Paint is the only weapon I have with which to fight what I resent.” — Charles White...
Leonardo’s strange faces
There’s an excellent piece in the NY Times about Leonardo Da Vinci’s obsession with drawing weird faces: Leonardo was a true Renaissance man, fascinated with...
Surreal paintings by Lithuanian artist Gediminas Pranckevičius
Conceptual artist and illustrator Gediminas Pranckevicius creates digital art that instantly whisk viewers off into a world of imagination. The Lithuania-born artist uses soft light...
‘To me, a painter, if not the most useful, is the least harmful member of our society’
“To me, a painter, if not the most useful, is the least harmful member of our society.” — Man Ray, Self-Portrait...