Imagine shapes as if they were directed towards you; all life bursts from the center and expands from within to the surface. Auguste Rodin Auguste Rodin died on November 17, 1917. At that time, he was at the peak of fame, one of the beacons of modern sculpture and an endless source of inspiration for … Read more
My most beautiful work of art is my garden in Giverny. Claude Monet Claude Oscar Monet (1840-1926) is one of the most important and, according to many, the most consistent representative of French Impressionism. Moreover, the entire movement was named after Monet’s painting Impression, Sunrise (Impression, solei levant). He was also called a painter of … Read more
Like the ruins of the city named Troy lay dormant under layers of earth, so did the epics Iliad and Odyssey, along with many other epics and songs, become forgotten with the decline of ancient culture, waiting for a rebirth. This rebirth happened during the Renaissance, when there was a renewed interest in all things … Read more
When I lay my eyes on a Benin bronze, I must admire the skill of combining technology and artistic inspiration – their inseparable fusion. And within me grows a feeling of immense pride… Wole Soyinka, Nigerian poet and writer, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986. The art of the Kingdom of Benin … Read more
