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Ghosts In The Canvas – 4 Horror Artists Telling The Stories of Women’s Tortured Past
** WARNING: the following article contains material that may be harmful or traumatizing for some viewers. These works discuss and depict sexual/racial/gender violence, body horror and child sexual abuse. Resources are available at the end of the article.** Horrors, the unexplained, compulsions, trauma. These themes come to mind around spooky season but it is also Continue reading
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5 Artworks For Rainy Day Lovers
Where are the homebody girls at? The girls who prefer to stay inside, cuddled up with a soft blanket a hot cup of tea and a book? Perhaps fuzzy socks and a latte while you sit at your gaming desk and play cozy video games; gamer girlies? Knitting girlies? A twinge of guilt can creep Continue reading
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Art Herstory – Movements – Pointillism
Tiny Dots, Big Impacts; Exploring Pointillism Then and Now Berlin—well, Germany in general—has beautiful parks and green spaces. I’ve been taking full advantage of them during these long summer days (when it’s not spontaneously raining—IYKYK). Whenever I’m lounging in or passing by a park, I can’t help but think how much they resemble pointillist paintings. Continue reading
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Living in Color – Coquelicot
Coqueli-what? The Red You Didn’t Know You Loved Poppies. What color actually are they… Red? No, orange? Ro-range? The true color of poppies is called coquelicot. The name is derived from the French word for the wild corn poppy, and was introduced into the English language as coquelicot. It was also a staple color on Continue reading
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Alma Woodsey Thomas 1891 – 1978
“I’ve never bothered painting the ugly things in life. People struggling, having difficulty. You meet that when you go out, and then you have to come back and see the same thing hanging on the wall. No. I wanted something beautiful that you could sit down and look at. And then, the paintings change you.” Continue reading
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Living In Color – Sage Green
Color of the Year – No, I Don’t Accept Mocha Mousse… Colors change with every season, both literally and figuratively. In today’s modern world whiplash trends send colors zooming by us at breakneck speed. It’s almost impossible to keep up with the most popular colors every three months. Luckily (or unluckily depending on how you Continue reading
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Art Herstory – Day of Liberation 80th Anniversary
– Entartete Kunst – Art Deemed Degenerate and Three Artists Who Suffered During WW II Today, May 8th, is a public holiday here in Berlin. It’s a day recognized every year but this year was made a holiday because it has been 80 years since the Nazis were defeated and Germany liberated from their control. Continue reading
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Art Herstory – Movements – Surrealism
Surreal Artists In A Strange World Surrealism stands out as one of my favorite art movements, yet it’s often dominated in public consciousness by male artists like René Magritte and Salvador Dalí. This post aims to spotlight the remarkable works of prominent women artists within the Surrealist movement. While this overview is brief and by no means Continue reading
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Grace Hartigan 1922-2008
The first of the second generation Abstract Expressionists, Grace Hartigan was a key figure in art herstory. She started the wave of experimental brushwork and bold strokes, switching between abstraction and figuration freely and with ease, that would become hallmark in abstract art there after. Often exploring the interplay between pop culture and everyday life, Continue reading
Art Herstory Modern Soul 