The self-portraits painted by David Bowie
Some time ago, the private collection of Bowie’s art works was put up for sale, and in that occasion also his personal collection of paintings was dsclosed. For those who don’t know, David Bowie was also…
How music fell in love with M. C. Escher
M. C. Escher was one of the greatest artistic geniuses in the twentieth century, and among all the geniuses of the last centuries he’s perhaps the one whose works have a bigger reputation than his…
The Scream by Edvard Munch: analysis and meaning of the painting
“One evening I was walking along a path, the city was on one side and the fjord below. I felt tired and ill. I stopped and looked out over the fjord—the sun was setting, and…
Dreams of Dalí: a virtual reality trip into surrealism
Thanks to the progress of technology and its synergy with art, today it’s possible to enter the work of one of the most loved and contemplated painters of all time. We are talking about Salvador…
When Kandinsky painted the music of a concert
“On Monday, Jan. 2, 1911, at half past 7 in the evening, Wassily Kandinsky attended a concert at a hotel ballroom in Munich. The next day he painted it.” The New York Times, March 2013…
Control: a movie about Ian Curtis, Joy Division and the downfall
The halo of legend that circulates still today around the name of Ian Curtis, singer and leader of the Joy Division, is huge. It is something close to veneration, lived by several generations of fans,…