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Liu Xue
We are the world (series of sculptures)
2013-2016
Hybrid beings. A human head with animal appendage. Absurdity and drama. A man is merged with a pig, a woman with a chicken, a man with a dog... Grotesque. Elegant. Disturbing.
#LiuXue #Sculptures #Art #Anthropomorphy #WeAreTheWorld
We are the world (series of sculptures)
2013-2016
Hybrid beings. A human head with animal appendage. Absurdity and drama. A man is merged with a pig, a woman with a chicken, a man with a dog... Grotesque. Elegant. Disturbing.
#LiuXue #Sculptures #Art #Anthropomorphy #WeAreTheWorld
November 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Liu Xue
We are the world (series of sculptures)
2013-2016
Hybrid beings. A human head with animal appendage. Absurdity and drama. A man is merged with a pig, a woman with a chicken, a man with a dog... Grotesque. Elegant. Disturbing.
#LiuXue #Sculptures #Art #Anthropomorphy #WeAreTheWorld
We are the world (series of sculptures)
2013-2016
Hybrid beings. A human head with animal appendage. Absurdity and drama. A man is merged with a pig, a woman with a chicken, a man with a dog... Grotesque. Elegant. Disturbing.
#LiuXue #Sculptures #Art #Anthropomorphy #WeAreTheWorld
November 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée
Mélancholy (1785)
50 x 63 cm
#Rococo #Melancholy #Lagrenee #Art #ArtOfBluesky
Mélancholy (1785)
50 x 63 cm
#Rococo #Melancholy #Lagrenee #Art #ArtOfBluesky
November 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée
Mélancholy (1785)
50 x 63 cm
#Rococo #Melancholy #Lagrenee #Art #ArtOfBluesky
Mélancholy (1785)
50 x 63 cm
#Rococo #Melancholy #Lagrenee #Art #ArtOfBluesky
Vantablack coating is claimed to be the world's darkest material. Surrey NanoSystems invented the coatings—unique in being super-black and retain uniform light absorption from almost all viewing angles.
Exclusive rights to use #Vantablack artistically were granted to Anish Kapoor.
#AnishKapoor
Exclusive rights to use #Vantablack artistically were granted to Anish Kapoor.
#AnishKapoor
November 4, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Vantablack coating is claimed to be the world's darkest material. Surrey NanoSystems invented the coatings—unique in being super-black and retain uniform light absorption from almost all viewing angles.
Exclusive rights to use #Vantablack artistically were granted to Anish Kapoor.
#AnishKapoor
Exclusive rights to use #Vantablack artistically were granted to Anish Kapoor.
#AnishKapoor
November 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Ilya Repin
Ivan the Terrible and His Son (1885)
199×254cm
Ivan the Terrible (ruthless¶noid) cradles his son in horror and remorse after fatally striking him in rage—either over a dress code misconduct (resulting in miscarriage) or over the son’s rising influence, threatening his authority.
#Art
Ivan the Terrible and His Son (1885)
199×254cm
Ivan the Terrible (ruthless¶noid) cradles his son in horror and remorse after fatally striking him in rage—either over a dress code misconduct (resulting in miscarriage) or over the son’s rising influence, threatening his authority.
#Art
November 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Ilya Repin
Ivan the Terrible and His Son (1885)
199×254cm
Ivan the Terrible (ruthless¶noid) cradles his son in horror and remorse after fatally striking him in rage—either over a dress code misconduct (resulting in miscarriage) or over the son’s rising influence, threatening his authority.
#Art
Ivan the Terrible and His Son (1885)
199×254cm
Ivan the Terrible (ruthless¶noid) cradles his son in horror and remorse after fatally striking him in rage—either over a dress code misconduct (resulting in miscarriage) or over the son’s rising influence, threatening his authority.
#Art
Jan #Matejko
Stańczyk (1862)
120x88cm
#Stańczyk the court jester used satire to comment on politics. His solemn state contrasts with the ball in the background: the letter likely announces the news that Russia took #Smolensk. The jester realizes its significance—while rulers party.
#PolishArt #Art
Stańczyk (1862)
120x88cm
#Stańczyk the court jester used satire to comment on politics. His solemn state contrasts with the ball in the background: the letter likely announces the news that Russia took #Smolensk. The jester realizes its significance—while rulers party.
#PolishArt #Art
November 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Jan #Matejko
Stańczyk (1862)
120x88cm
#Stańczyk the court jester used satire to comment on politics. His solemn state contrasts with the ball in the background: the letter likely announces the news that Russia took #Smolensk. The jester realizes its significance—while rulers party.
#PolishArt #Art
Stańczyk (1862)
120x88cm
#Stańczyk the court jester used satire to comment on politics. His solemn state contrasts with the ball in the background: the letter likely announces the news that Russia took #Smolensk. The jester realizes its significance—while rulers party.
#PolishArt #Art
Edward Hopper
Automat (71×91cm)
First displayed on Valentine's Day 1927
Urban isolation. Solitude. Light and shadow. The window, dominating the painting, showing complete emptiness. Captivating simplicity.
#EdwardHopper #Hopper #Automat #Loneliness #Isolation #Art #Paintings #AmericanModernism
Automat (71×91cm)
First displayed on Valentine's Day 1927
Urban isolation. Solitude. Light and shadow. The window, dominating the painting, showing complete emptiness. Captivating simplicity.
#EdwardHopper #Hopper #Automat #Loneliness #Isolation #Art #Paintings #AmericanModernism
October 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Edward Hopper
Automat (71×91cm)
First displayed on Valentine's Day 1927
Urban isolation. Solitude. Light and shadow. The window, dominating the painting, showing complete emptiness. Captivating simplicity.
#EdwardHopper #Hopper #Automat #Loneliness #Isolation #Art #Paintings #AmericanModernism
Automat (71×91cm)
First displayed on Valentine's Day 1927
Urban isolation. Solitude. Light and shadow. The window, dominating the painting, showing complete emptiness. Captivating simplicity.
#EdwardHopper #Hopper #Automat #Loneliness #Isolation #Art #Paintings #AmericanModernism
October 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Shiro Kasamatsu
Leek Flowers (Cat and Leeks) - 1958
One of the artist’s most sought-after self-printed works. Produced in several editions, this 2nd edition has been printed in grays whereas the 1st and 3rd edition were in shades of blue.
#Kasamatsu #Cat #Woodcut #Art #JapaneseArt #LeekFlowers
Leek Flowers (Cat and Leeks) - 1958
One of the artist’s most sought-after self-printed works. Produced in several editions, this 2nd edition has been printed in grays whereas the 1st and 3rd edition were in shades of blue.
#Kasamatsu #Cat #Woodcut #Art #JapaneseArt #LeekFlowers
October 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Shiro Kasamatsu
Leek Flowers (Cat and Leeks) - 1958
One of the artist’s most sought-after self-printed works. Produced in several editions, this 2nd edition has been printed in grays whereas the 1st and 3rd edition were in shades of blue.
#Kasamatsu #Cat #Woodcut #Art #JapaneseArt #LeekFlowers
Leek Flowers (Cat and Leeks) - 1958
One of the artist’s most sought-after self-printed works. Produced in several editions, this 2nd edition has been printed in grays whereas the 1st and 3rd edition were in shades of blue.
#Kasamatsu #Cat #Woodcut #Art #JapaneseArt #LeekFlowers
Ramon Casas i Carbó
Madeleine. L'absenta. (1892)
(Au Moulin de la Galette) depicting Madeleine de Boisguillaume
117x90cm
#Art #Paintings #RamonCasasiCarbo #Casas #Impressionism
Madeleine. L'absenta. (1892)
(Au Moulin de la Galette) depicting Madeleine de Boisguillaume
117x90cm
#Art #Paintings #RamonCasasiCarbo #Casas #Impressionism
October 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Ramon Casas i Carbó
Madeleine. L'absenta. (1892)
(Au Moulin de la Galette) depicting Madeleine de Boisguillaume
117x90cm
#Art #Paintings #RamonCasasiCarbo #Casas #Impressionism
Madeleine. L'absenta. (1892)
(Au Moulin de la Galette) depicting Madeleine de Boisguillaume
117x90cm
#Art #Paintings #RamonCasasiCarbo #Casas #Impressionism
October 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Marianne von Werefkin
The ragpicker (1917)
Also called The Rag-and-Bone Man
#art #paintings #werefkin #20thcenturyart
The ragpicker (1917)
Also called The Rag-and-Bone Man
#art #paintings #werefkin #20thcenturyart
October 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Marianne von Werefkin
The ragpicker (1917)
Also called The Rag-and-Bone Man
#art #paintings #werefkin #20thcenturyart
The ragpicker (1917)
Also called The Rag-and-Bone Man
#art #paintings #werefkin #20thcenturyart
Sinantropías, 2023 - by Txema Salvans (1971), Spanish
October 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Sinantropías, 2023 - by Txema Salvans (1971), Spanish
Artemisia #Gentileschi
Mary Magdalene as #Melancholy (1622-1625)
100x136cm
"… I have one more intimate confidant-my melancholy. In the midst of my joy she waves to me, calls me to one side, even though physically I stay put. My melancholy is the most faithful mistress I have known…" - #Kierkegaard
Mary Magdalene as #Melancholy (1622-1625)
100x136cm
"… I have one more intimate confidant-my melancholy. In the midst of my joy she waves to me, calls me to one side, even though physically I stay put. My melancholy is the most faithful mistress I have known…" - #Kierkegaard
October 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Artemisia #Gentileschi
Mary Magdalene as #Melancholy (1622-1625)
100x136cm
"… I have one more intimate confidant-my melancholy. In the midst of my joy she waves to me, calls me to one side, even though physically I stay put. My melancholy is the most faithful mistress I have known…" - #Kierkegaard
Mary Magdalene as #Melancholy (1622-1625)
100x136cm
"… I have one more intimate confidant-my melancholy. In the midst of my joy she waves to me, calls me to one side, even though physically I stay put. My melancholy is the most faithful mistress I have known…" - #Kierkegaard
Vilhelm Hammershøi
Rest (1905)
49 x 46 cm
Domestic stillness. A sense of melancholy. Introspection. Privacy. The burden of existence.
This “painter of silence” was remarked on his retiring manner and reluctance to talk.
#art #melancholy #Hammershoi
Rest (1905)
49 x 46 cm
Domestic stillness. A sense of melancholy. Introspection. Privacy. The burden of existence.
This “painter of silence” was remarked on his retiring manner and reluctance to talk.
#art #melancholy #Hammershoi
October 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Vilhelm Hammershøi
Rest (1905)
49 x 46 cm
Domestic stillness. A sense of melancholy. Introspection. Privacy. The burden of existence.
This “painter of silence” was remarked on his retiring manner and reluctance to talk.
#art #melancholy #Hammershoi
Rest (1905)
49 x 46 cm
Domestic stillness. A sense of melancholy. Introspection. Privacy. The burden of existence.
This “painter of silence” was remarked on his retiring manner and reluctance to talk.
#art #melancholy #Hammershoi
Gustave Courbet
The Desperate Man (1843-1844)
Self portrait at 24yo
45×54cm
"Through this laughing mask that you know me with, I hide the sorrow, the bitterness, and the sadness that grips the heart like a vampire from within."
- Courbet (in a letter to Alfred Bruyas)
#GustaveCourbet #despair
The Desperate Man (1843-1844)
Self portrait at 24yo
45×54cm
"Through this laughing mask that you know me with, I hide the sorrow, the bitterness, and the sadness that grips the heart like a vampire from within."
- Courbet (in a letter to Alfred Bruyas)
#GustaveCourbet #despair
October 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Gustave Courbet
The Desperate Man (1843-1844)
Self portrait at 24yo
45×54cm
"Through this laughing mask that you know me with, I hide the sorrow, the bitterness, and the sadness that grips the heart like a vampire from within."
- Courbet (in a letter to Alfred Bruyas)
#GustaveCourbet #despair
The Desperate Man (1843-1844)
Self portrait at 24yo
45×54cm
"Through this laughing mask that you know me with, I hide the sorrow, the bitterness, and the sadness that grips the heart like a vampire from within."
- Courbet (in a letter to Alfred Bruyas)
#GustaveCourbet #despair
Japanese paper artist Chie Hitotsuyama: “I make small, twisted paper strips by moistening and twisting thin newspaper parts. I change the thickness of those paper strips according to the body parts. Twisting such pages, I’m aiming to achieve expressions of color, including gradations.”
#sculptures
#sculptures
October 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Japanese paper artist Chie Hitotsuyama: “I make small, twisted paper strips by moistening and twisting thin newspaper parts. I change the thickness of those paper strips according to the body parts. Twisting such pages, I’m aiming to achieve expressions of color, including gradations.”
#sculptures
#sculptures
Instead of it being a purely negative experience, Louise Bourgeois (well in her 80s) created a "drawing diary", with over 220 drawings during her hours of sleeplessness.
#theinsomniadrawings #insomnia #louisebourgeois #art #drawings
#theinsomniadrawings #insomnia #louisebourgeois #art #drawings
October 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Instead of it being a purely negative experience, Louise Bourgeois (well in her 80s) created a "drawing diary", with over 220 drawings during her hours of sleeplessness.
#theinsomniadrawings #insomnia #louisebourgeois #art #drawings
#theinsomniadrawings #insomnia #louisebourgeois #art #drawings
June 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Francis Bacon
Study after #Velázquez 's Portrait of #Pope Innocent X (1953)
#Bacon —an atheist— clarified he had nothing against popes but merely sought "an excuse to use these colours, and you can't give ordinary clothes thát purple colour without getting into a sort of false fauve manner".
#Art
Study after #Velázquez 's Portrait of #Pope Innocent X (1953)
#Bacon —an atheist— clarified he had nothing against popes but merely sought "an excuse to use these colours, and you can't give ordinary clothes thát purple colour without getting into a sort of false fauve manner".
#Art
May 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Francis Bacon
Study after #Velázquez 's Portrait of #Pope Innocent X (1953)
#Bacon —an atheist— clarified he had nothing against popes but merely sought "an excuse to use these colours, and you can't give ordinary clothes thát purple colour without getting into a sort of false fauve manner".
#Art
Study after #Velázquez 's Portrait of #Pope Innocent X (1953)
#Bacon —an atheist— clarified he had nothing against popes but merely sought "an excuse to use these colours, and you can't give ordinary clothes thát purple colour without getting into a sort of false fauve manner".
#Art
Giuseppe #Arcimboldo
The #Librarian (1566, 97×71cm)
A triumph of #AbstractArt in the 16th century.
He painted portraits by painting an assemblage of objects such as fruits and vegetables, flowers, or in this case, books. The objects typically had some connection to the person's life or depiction.
The #Librarian (1566, 97×71cm)
A triumph of #AbstractArt in the 16th century.
He painted portraits by painting an assemblage of objects such as fruits and vegetables, flowers, or in this case, books. The objects typically had some connection to the person's life or depiction.
May 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Giuseppe #Arcimboldo
The #Librarian (1566, 97×71cm)
A triumph of #AbstractArt in the 16th century.
He painted portraits by painting an assemblage of objects such as fruits and vegetables, flowers, or in this case, books. The objects typically had some connection to the person's life or depiction.
The #Librarian (1566, 97×71cm)
A triumph of #AbstractArt in the 16th century.
He painted portraits by painting an assemblage of objects such as fruits and vegetables, flowers, or in this case, books. The objects typically had some connection to the person's life or depiction.
William James Webbe
The White Owl (1856, 45x26cm)
'Alone and warming his five wits,
The white owl in the belfry sits'
#WhiteOwl #Art #Nature #Owls #WilliamJWebbe
The White Owl (1856, 45x26cm)
'Alone and warming his five wits,
The white owl in the belfry sits'
#WhiteOwl #Art #Nature #Owls #WilliamJWebbe
May 3, 2025 at 12:37 PM
William James Webbe
The White Owl (1856, 45x26cm)
'Alone and warming his five wits,
The white owl in the belfry sits'
#WhiteOwl #Art #Nature #Owls #WilliamJWebbe
The White Owl (1856, 45x26cm)
'Alone and warming his five wits,
The white owl in the belfry sits'
#WhiteOwl #Art #Nature #Owls #WilliamJWebbe
May 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM