By David McKenzie There are few names in the art world that evoke as much heritage as that of Medici. Prince Lorenzo de’ Medici, a descendent of the famous royal house and banking family who supported many artists of the Italian Renaissance, combines his family heritage...
By David McKenzie Although he skirts the common techniques of the Modern Art canon, Mathias Waske’s body of work has distinguished him as an important contemporary artist. His techniques often remind of the Old Masters and Renaissance painters, with a masterful control of traditional perspective and...
By Sarah El Khaldi Many may think of art as a matter for connoisseurs, and many others would think gun-related violence is to be dealt with through the avenue of the law. Los Angeles 8th-grader Charles Gitnick thinks otherwise, and he is waging war against gun...
By Sarah El Khaldi In the days following the end of the Second World War, the words of German poet Theodor Adorno reverberated throughout the world of the arts, from the literary to the visual. The nihilistic spasms of humanity, the absurdity of life and war...
By David McKenzie As humans, we like to have everything neatly labeled. Separated into crisp little boxes, clearly marked with their contents, so they can be accessed quickly should ever we need them. We like everything to be organised, logically planned out, so we can know...
By David McKenzie He clearly possesses a sharp business mind and has his fast-reacting finger on the pulse, but the man the world knows as Guru Josh is ultimately driven by an impulse to create. It is his desire to imagine something new and then to...
By David McKenzie Since her early childhood in a remote village in Zimbabwe, Michelle Purves has always harboured a fascination with colour. Surrounded by landscapes made magical under the surreal light of the African sun, the young girl was moved by the beauty created by the...
By Sarah El Khaldi As a fifth-generation descendant of the Qing imperial court painter Cui E Hui, Cui Jingzhe is acutely aware of his own heritage, as well as that of his culture. The thirty-five year old painter has established himself as a prominent figure on...
No event attracts world's wealthiest like Art & no place attracts them more than Monaco. ART MONACO (July 9-12) The BEST of both! By Lorre White, ‘The Luxury Guru’. No event attracts world's wealthiest like Art & no place attracts them more than Monaco. ART MONACO (July...