On September 25-30, Doha, the capital city of Qatar, welcomed thousands of international guests who came to participate in Qatar International Art Festival, or QIAF 2022. How did it go, and what is the connection between the festival and the rise of contemporary art in one of the richest and most expensive countries in the world? Let’s find out!
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In case you live in New York City, you should try your luck at Auctions at Showplace. The antique store and auction house will hold its next traditional estate auction on October 23. Among the offered lots, there is a pair of metal masks by the prominent Austrian artist Franz Hagenauer.
Today, we want to talk about the person whose passion for portrait painting allows him to use his knowledge in the most surprising ways. Michael Mirianashvili is an artist specializing in religious iconography and portraits. Let’s see how these two aesthetic forces coexist in his contemporary art.
JD Malat Gallery will host the debut solo exhibition by Harare-born artist Tega Tafadzwa on October 12. Titled “RWENDO – WHICH MEANS JOURNEY,” it will feature 15 new paintings exploring the stories of people who went through “marginalization” and had to cope with the challenges of so-called “othering.” The debut exhibition is curated in collaboration with Africa First and will be on view from October 12 to November 7 2022.
Art has unlimited potential when it comes to the mediums it can be expressed.
Among many things, Dubai is known for its exceptional–and it is not an exaggeration–architecture. So why not take a look at some of the most grandiose architectural marvels mounted in the city built on sand?
Sean Scully, aged 77, is one of the most influential and important artists of our time. Over more than 50 years of his career, the painter has developed his own easily-recognized style where he synthesizes abstract art and the passion of human nature. This is partly possible as a result of the war with Minimalism that Sean has been waging since the 1980s.
Academism, the art movement once influenced by the French Académie des Beaux-Arts, had a special place in art history. Let’s get back to basics and remind ourselves of the major artists of that period.