Clouds, pipes, bowler hats and green apples: these remain some of the instantly recognizable icons of René Magritte, the Belgian surrealist painter. His career began as a graphic artist and quasi-abstract painter, but his work underwent a transformation in 1926, when he began to reinvent himself as a figurative artist. The Belgian painter ended up reinventing painting as a critical tool that can challenge perception and engage the viewer's mind.Here are seven facts aboutRené Magritte, the Belgian surrealist painter.
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British urban artist Banksy has confirmed that he has created seven murals in various locations across Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, the suburb of Irpin and the town of Borodyanka – among the places hardest hit by Russian bombing.Speculation rose that the unnamed artist was in the war-torn country after three works were seen last week. Learn more here.
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Since emerging onto the international art scene in the late 1980s, Damien Hirst created installations, sculptures, paintings and drawings that examine the complex relationships between art and beauty, religion, science and life and death. From multicolored stained paintings to animal specimens preserved in vats of formaldehyde, his work challenges contemporary belief systems, tracing the uncertainties that underlie the anatomy of the human experience. Discover seven facts about Damien Hirst.
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New artists register on P55.ART every day, however our platform already has more than a thousand artists, and the following question arises: Who are the new artists on P55? Discover in this article five young people belonging to the new generation of artists from P55.ART, full of new ideas that contribute to an increase in the diversity of cultural expressions.
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