Ines is an Estonian entrepreneur with a background in sculpture (BA) and plastic technology (MSc). Making environmental artworks for a music festival “I Land Sound” represented the starting point of the whole adventure with cigarette butts. By creating sculptures related to sustainability and especially to ocean pollution, Ines started to dive into sustainable topics and
HSTAFM 163: Modern Middle EastExplore the social, religious, and political upheavals that have shaken the Middle East region from the nineteenth century to the present. The course will examine imperial powers, anti-imperialism, sectarianism, religious and secular movements, and authoritarianism, but also everyday life, including gender and sexuality, family, childhood, and popular culture.Arbella Bet-Shlimon, History5 credits,
Minneapolis artist Dyani White Hawk was recently awarded a MacArthur Fellowship, sometimes referred to as the “genius grant.” White Hawk grew up in Madison, Wis., and now lives in Minneapolis. She is known internationally for her bold, colorful beadwork — a practice she learned from her community as a teen — and abstract painting. Her art
Throughout his career Picasso was a great student of art, borrowing liberally the forms and ideas he admired in works from various cultures and periods. His work, in turn, was itself studied and emulated, inspiring his contemporaries as well as the many artists who came after him. This tour of paintings and sculptures throughout the
The winners of the ‘Wave of Change’ European Union Pacific Art Competition received their prizes at an event held to celebrate International Women’s Day at the European Union Residence in Suva on 8 March. The art competition was launched by the Delegation of the European Union for the Pacific on the occasion of the International
Judge dismisses claims over AI output, publicity rights Key claim over use of artists’ images in Stability AI training continues Oct 30 (Reuters) – A judge in California federal court on Monday trimmed a lawsuit by visual artists who accuse Stability AI, Midjourney and DeviantArt of misusing their copyrighted work in connection with the companies’
The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) has laid off 8% of its staff and plans to reduce its public hours in the weeks ahead to cut operational costs, according to an announcement last Tuesday, October 24. The layoffs impacted 20 workers across almost all departments and resulted in two full-time positions being converted to part-time.
Why make millions (or billions) if you’re not going to spend it? But what to spend it on? What costs tens, even hundreds of millions, and can grow your wealth in return when you’re done with it? Try an iconic piece of art! Something worthy of the Louvre or the Met is sure to catch
Paris and London are facing off against each other once again. The historic rivalry between France and England has recently turned into a battle to be Europe’s art capital. Throughout the month of October, the two cities have jockeyed for position as they hosted two of the biggest art fairs in the world: Frieze, the
Alsace is a region with French and German cultural influences. Despite this, it also retains an identity of its own. In this mixed cultural climate, early modern artistic production was influenced by this and the political developments of medieval and modern Europe. This article focuses on some of the famous still-life artists who