Ask anyone what they like the best about going to an art show and most people will tell you it’s the opening night party.
And who can blame them, after all what better way is there to spend an evening, than enjoying some brand new art while partying?
So while from a show-goer’s point of view [...]

Bands and musicians represented as countries and grouped according to their genre.

Ascertaining the authenticity – or sometimes even the identity of the painter – of an artwork is a process more akin to very intricate detective work.
Absent compelling forensic evidence like a fingerprint, the authentication process becomes a bit murkier. In the past, pieces of art have been certified through a combination of factors, including [...]

A self portrait of Michelangelo has been uncovered during the restoration of the Renaissance artist’s final work, “The crucifixion of Saint Peter”, and can be seen in the top left hand side of the painting, where the artist portrays himself on horseback, wearing a blue turban.
Maurizio De Luca, the Vatican’s head of paintings restoration, said [...]

Sydney artist David Capra is curator of Hidden: A Rookwood Sculpture Walk, an intriguing sort of art show given that the event is taking place at Sydney’s Rookwood Cemetery.
Hidden: A Rookwood Sculpture Walk aims to promote the work of artists (including Western Sydney and emerging artists) and bring new visitors to the Rookwood site. The [...]

New research suggests that 19th century artist Vincent Van Gogh’s act of self mutilation in cutting off his ear, may not in fact have been self mutilation at all, but rather was occasioned by fellow artist Paul Gauguin.
Two German art historians, who have spent 10 years reviewing the police investigations, witness accounts and the artists’ [...]

If you judge books by their covers then artists seem to do quite well in the dating arena… it’s highly likely your mileage will vary though.
I once read somewhere that only one in a thousand artists becomes rich and famous. In the past, the less fortunate 999 lived and worked in the proverbial attics. (Before [...]

Loew’s Grand Theatre in the US city of Atlanta used to employ two artists to create unique posters for the films they screened, rather than using the standard issue posters supplied by the movie studio.
Unlike most theaters, which used printed posters sent to them by the movie studios, Loew’s Grand Theatre on Peachtree [...]

Allow the Experience Designer Manifesto to elaborate on the emerging discipline of Experience Design:
Artists are not different than scientists. “The artist is an exalted craftsman”, as stated by Walter Gropius in the Bauhaus Manifesto. “By the grace of Heaven and in rare moments of inspiration which transcend the will, art may unconsciously blossom from the [...]

The Design is Kinky empire continues to grow with the recent launch of Design is Kinky Connect, a matching service that aims to put creatives in touch with those looking for their services.
Essentially Connect is a tool for people within agencies, studios or pretty much anywhere to find and connect with artists. We have a [...]