Dutch and Flemish masters are famous among others of their stil lifes. Some of them painted food stil lifes. I selected a handful of them to share here.
Here is my selection of food porn in the Golden Age. Continue reading
Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències (Valenciano) or Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias (Spanish) is a landmark of Valencia. Valencian born architect Santiago Calatrava designed this enormous complex. This is one of the main reasons I visited Valencia last summer. Continue reading
This Polish production took 4 years to make. 125 artists painted 65.000 oil paintings based on some of Van Gogh’s works. Those 65.000 oil paintings on canvas are frames that tell the story. One second in the movie consists of 12 paintings. What viewers see on-screen is a feast for the eye. The result is so stunning. Continue reading
Leonardo da Vinci broke the record of the most expensive painting in the world. His painting, Salvator Mundi (savior of the world) is a portrait of Christ, painted in 1500, oil on panel. This painting is also called Male Monalisa. Some art historians doubt that this is really Da Vinci’s work, they think that this … Continue reading
Celebrating the Black History Month I present you contemporary African American portrait artist Kehinde Wiley. Born from a Nigerian father and African American mother, Wiley was raised in Los Angeles. He now resides in New York. Wiley is specialised in natural and realistic portrait of African – American. What is intriguing about his works is … Continue reading
It has been a while since I last wrote about art. Today I want to introduce you to Pointillism. Pointillism is a painting technique where painters put dots (points in French) of colours on a medium (canvas or panel). It is a stream of Neo-Impressionism. Pioneers of Pointillism are french painters Georges Seurat & Paul Signac, … Continue reading
Last week Friday I took a day off work and went for a day trip in Antwerp. I combined a couple of things I love: bringing a friend a visit, going to a museum and tasting food and drinks. After 2,5 hour bus ride I arrived at the monumental Antwerp Central Station, from where I took … Continue reading
