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Ingrid Siliakus Constructs Intricate Architecture Out of Paper
Specializing in the Japanese art form of paper architecture, Amsterdam-based artist Ingrid Siliakus creates incredibly detailed architectural masterpieces from single pieces of ... -
Silviu and Irina Székley’s Kalaidescopic Collages
Self-taught Romanian collage artists Silviu and Irina Székley consider their works to be “conceptual spontaneities” that distort familiar images into new, transfigured ... -
[NFATW] Warner Williams’s Colorful Landscape Paintings of California
Oakland, California based painter Warner Williams has earned his fair share of success since beginning his career in the 1970s, but you ... -
[NFATW] Artwork Fashioned From Yoga Mats
From a distance, the work of Baltimore-based artist Alex Ebstein evokes that same sense of mystery and joy as looking at ... -
NFATW: Takashi Murakami to put his private art collection on display
It’s no secret that Takashi Murakami, perhaps Japan’s most well-known contemporary artist, is also an avid art collector himself. He ... -
NFATW: How Pollock, Picasso, and 7 Other Iconic Artists Overcame Creative Block
In 1951, Jackson Pollock was at his peak. A landmark 1949 article in Life magazine had asked whether he was ... -
The Lost World of the London Coffeehouse
In contrast to today’s rather mundane spawn of coffeehouse chains, the London of the 17th and 18th century was home ... -
‘We Have Lost the Ability to Flush the Toilet’: Art-Festival Culture in Istanbul
“If any art should have an effect on society, it should be uniting people, and that’s what we’re trying to ... -
True Blue: A brief history of ultramarine
Michelangelo couldn’t afford ultramarine. His painting The Entombment, the story goes, was left unfinished as the result of his failure ... -
Read An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments: A Fun Primer on How to Strengthen, Not Weaken, Your Arguments
The science of argumentation can seem complicated, but in day-to-day terms, it quite often comes down to competing emotions. Political disagreements thrive on ...