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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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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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