Monet and the Impressionists in Normandy

Tuesday January 18th, 2022 , Artists and Works

La spiaggia a Trouville di Courbet

MONET AND THE IMPRESSIONISTS IN NORMANDY

In Normandy, Monet and the Impressionists experimented with techniques to depict the landscape as it is. Inspired by a magical place, they found the inspiration that would change the course of art history forever, acquiring the ability to depict clear skies and threatening clouds, sparkling water and verdant valleys on canvas.

Normandy was the birthplace of Impressionism and in this post, I will show you the works of artists who, surrounded by a nature of intense colours and sparkling landscapes, made Normandy the perfect place to make art.

Monet and the Impressionists in Normandy

Vasily Kandinsky life and works: 5 things to know

Monday December 27th, 2021 , 5 Things to know, Artists and Works

VASILIJ KANDINSKIJ LIFE AND WORKS: 5 THINGS TO KNOW

Knowing Vasily Kandinsky’s life and works means understanding a fundamental moment in the history of European art. Kandinsky is, in fact, the father of abstract painting, an artistic movement that emerged in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century and changed the figurative arts forever.

Abstract art does not show what the artist sees with his eyes but what he feels, his emotions and his state of mind. It is a way of conceiving art as a description of the inner universe that inhabits every human being and that can be expressed through geometric figures, colours and lines.

Vasilij Kandinskij vita e opere

Antonio Canova and Bologna: a story of love and art

Monday December 20th, 2021 , Artists and Works, Events and Exhibitions

ANTONIO CANOVA AND BOLOGNA: A STORY OF LOVE AND ART

The relationship between Antonio Canova and Bologna began in 1779. In fact, on 12 October of that year, the artist arrived in the city on his way to Rome.

Canova was only twenty-two years old and he recorded his first stay in his travel diary, which today provides an interesting picture of the sculptor’s creative tastes, as well as precious glimpses of Bolognese life in those years.
Subsequently there will be other occasions to cement the relationship between Canova and Bologna. In this post I will tell you about this story of love and art.

Antonio Canova and Bologna

Nanni Menetti and the works created by frost

Thursday December 16th, 2021 , Contemporary Art, Artists and Works

NANNI MENETTI AND WORKS CREATED BY FROST

MAMbo – Museo d’Arte Moderna di Bologna has announced the addition to its collection of a work by Nanni Menetti: “Microviolence X” (2014).
The new acquisition was presented to the public on 9 December 2021 in the presence of the artist.

“Microviolence X”, which was exhibited from 7 May to 20 June 2021 inside the Collezioni Comunali d’Arte, in the Sala Urbana (as part of the last edition of ART CITY Bologna), belongs to the series of the cryographies, from the Greek scripture of frost.

Piet Mondrian: 5 things to know about his life

Monday December 13th, 2021 , Artists and Works

Piet Mondrian (1872-1944), Self-Portrait- 1918. Oil on canvas. Kunstmuseum Den Haag

PIET MONDRIAN: 5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT HIS LIFE

Piet Mondrian is an internationally renowned artist and anyone is able to recognize his unique style, characterized by lines and geometric figures.
But not everybody knows that those perfect paintings are the result of a long artistic journey that made Mondrian paint also beautiful landscapes.

In this post I’ll bring you to the discovery of Piet Mondrian, his life and works.

Piet Mondrian’s life