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Acantha and Callimachus: The Invention of the Corinthian Order
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The article "Acantha and Callimachus: The Invention of the Corinthian Order", is dedicated to the not so well known Sculptor and Architect of Classical Greece Callimachus and his works, while a second will be dedicated exclusively to the plant Acanthus (mainly Acanthus mollis) and its influence on art to this day.>>
July 8, 2021
The Giant Sculptured Mushrooms by Carsten Höller
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On the occasion of “The Giant Sculptured Mushrooms” by Carsten Höller presentation, it is attempted to critically present a wide spectrum of selected works and exhibitions of the artist, while is no avoiding the problematic behind the so-called artworks, as well as their reflection on their prestige and place in contemporary art.>>
January 11, 2020
The Horizontal Tree of Piet Mondrian
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Piet Montrian was the De Stijl art movement rapporteur, along with Theo van Doesburg. Neoplasticism, as he preferred to call the new movement, led abstract art to new fertile fields. The Horizontal Tree, presented here, belongs to the transitional period before the De Stijl principles were formulated.>>
September 5, 2019
Lucian Freud Reflection (Self-portrait), 1985
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The painter Lucien Freud created highly marketable exquisite works of fine art and lived an eventful life. The following article, of course, deals with almost none of them, but critically presents a characteristic yet iconic portrait painting by the artist, entitled Reflection, which is an artwork created in 1985.>>
November 21, 2018
The World of Plants in the Art of Jorge Mayet
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Living and creating away from his home country of Cuba, the expatriate visual artist Jorge Mayet builds small three-dimensional meteoric landscapes, where the usual protagonist is one or more trees - sometimes partly, sometimes totally uprooted. The following article presents some of his greatest artworks in a critical way.>>
September 25, 2018
