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What Is the Next Disruptive Trend in Art? The Possibilities Might Surprise You
From Medieval art to Renaissance to Neoclassicism to Romanticism to Modern art, and finally to Contemporary, what would be next? If art indeed mirrors culture, we should be able to look deeply into emerging cultural trends to find the next movement. While there is no...
Art and Religion: From Intersection to Transcendence
The human experience cannot be adequately addressed or described without speaking of art and religion. Both have been born within and across all cultures from the beginning of human existence, despite not being necessary for basic survival, and both have played an...
Are Artists Born or Taught? The Psychology of Skill
When children first begin to explore art and the process of creating it, results vary widely. What can eventually be seen as a “natural talent” might occur without prompting from a teacher or parent, while other children practice drawing the same thing over and over...
5 Tips for How to Start Your Own Art Collection
Love art but don’t know how to start building your own collection? As daunting as the art market might appear, you don’t have to understand all aspects of the industry or spend millions of dollars to have a personal collection in your own home. Not only will art make...
The best contemporary artists you should be following on Instagram
The popularity of Instagram might be from its endless stream of filtered selfies and well-plated food, but it’s also a great platform to view the work of established, as well as up-and-coming, contemporary artists. With its focus on images, the platform has become...
How to start your art collection
Have you always loved visiting art galleries but wondered how you would go about starting your own collection? If the thought of your own private contemporary art gallery always sounded out of reach, we have good news: the dream is far more achievable than you think,...
5 Reasons Why Art Makes the Best Christmas Gift
Carols are playing, store owners are turning their display windows into winter wonderlands, and although Halloween has barely passed – it is hard not to be reminded how soon the holiday season is approaching. While shopping for your friends and loved ones can...
Up and coming female artists to pay attention to
One of the most exciting things about the contemporary art world is the new voices the genre elevates. And right now, there are some incredibly exciting female voices pushing the boundaries of their art forms. Surprisingly, in the U.S. 70% of fine arts undergraduate...
Visual vs. Sonic: Why the Visual Art World is Completely Obsessed with Music
American neo-expressionist artist Jean-Michel Basquiat once said, “Art is how we decorate space; Music is how we decorate time.” While influenced heavily by the hip hop and punk scenes happening on the Lower East side of Manhattan during the late 1970s, Basquiat...
The best places to buy affordable contemporary art prints online
For many, art collecting seems like a far-off goal: one we aspire to, like retiring to the Caribbean, or learning Italian, rather than one we expect to start tomorrow. But, it doesn’t have to be. There are now some excellent options for buying contemporary art prints...
How art is adapting to the digital world, post Covid-19
Every industry across the globe has had to quickly adapt to a digital future in 2020. And art is no different. Instead of glitzy gallery openings, the digital landscape opens up a new frontier of creativity which we can enjoy from the comfort of our own homes. From...
Artists are not businessmen, that is why they struggle promoting their work
An artist is a person who creates, practices or demonstrates art by imitating a vision formed within his/her mind. Successful artists are able to express their art through visual, auditory or performance for others to see. Art is a form of communication used by an...
All Humans Are Artists Until Age of 6 And told Otherwise
Give any child playdough and watch them make shapes out of it. They will use their imagination and artistic instincts to create a world of their own. Children will try to imitate the world around them through their unskilled hands. Materials like paper, scissors, and...
Interview with Hall of Fame artist Antoine Khanji conducted by PENUP team in October 2018.
Let us begin an interview with the artist to explore @AntoineKhanji’s world of art. Q1. @PENUP Hello @AntoineKhanji We are from PENUP team. You’ve been selected as our HOF of October. Congratulations! Please tell us how you feel. A1. @AntoineKhanji Hi, it was a total...