Yes, this is an article about Picasso and the colour blue. You may be thinking that as a primary colour, blue’s appearance in his work would be nothing too surprising. Yet, what I’m talking about is Picasso's Blue Period, where he obsessively used…
Every once in a while, we (and the whole art world) get the scare of our lives. Scary headlines rise recalling how historic paintings such as Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, Van Gogh’s sunflowers as well as iconic landmarks such as the StoneHenge have all…
Jean-Michel Basquiat was an artist who started in the streets of New York. His young life was tough - he was homeless and often slept in his friend’s houses or wandered around in parks alone. The only income he had was from illegal…
Mark Rothko, born Marcus Rothkovich, was born on September 26, 1903, in Southern Latvia. His childhood wasn’t the best. After his father’s death, he was forced to learn English and support his family at a very young age. He migrated to the United…
“If you could say it in words, there would be no reason to paint.” - Edward Hopper The painting above, ‘Nighthawks’, was painted by American artist Edward Hopper. As he completed this painting, Hopper was dealing with the unique sensation of being…
“A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art”- Paul Cézanne When the question is asked, most people connect art with realistic paintings and fancy privileged white men. They picture The Starry Night, The Mona Lisa and The Last…
We all know that there is a dangerous, deadly virus taking over the world and we also know it’s horrible habits and all it’s symptoms. We all probably HATE this virus, and of course, why wouldn’t we? This virus has claimed lives and…
On 11 November 2019, Mo O’hara , an American author, visited Juniors and put on a ‘play’ about her bestselling book, ‘My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish’. The book, the author stated, was inspired by a real life story of Mo O’hara and…
