Popular figures and everyday American objects created a new artistic movement, in which Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was one of the protagonists. The American artist, who started his career as an illustrator in several magazines, became one of thepop art. Marilyn Monroe, coca-cola bottles, brillo boxes and Campbell's soup cans were reproduced in series with different colors using the silkscreen technique. Discover here 10 important facts about one of the most famous works of art in the world, Marilyn Monroe, a perfect symbol of celebrity, beauty and death that defined Andy Warhol.
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Wrapped in mystery and surprise, Graça Morais (1948) creates works that convey to the viewer his memory of the rural world, of the village of Vieiro in Trás-os-Montes, where he was born and raised. In a relationship between the body, thought and experience, the artist paints with strong strokes the faces of a village, the stories of the Portuguese people, their customs, the way of working and the power of motherhood. In addition to painting, he created illustrations for books and tile panels in various buildings such as the Caixa Geral de Depósitos Building in Lisbon, the Belarusian Metro Station in Moscow,...
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Getty Images will ban the sale and upload of AI-generated content on its platform due to unclear copyright laws surrounding AI images, the company announced on Tuesday. The news follows recent decisions by sites like Newgrounds, PurplePort and FurAffinity, although Getty, the largest user-generated content marketplace, has implemented this ban.
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the portuguese artistNadir Afonso (1920-1965) was a pioneer in geometric abstraction in Portugal, being a fundamental figure for the modernism of this country. In an initial period of pictorial experimentation, through figurativism and the representation of the real, he went through a surrealist aesthetic that made the transition to abstractionism. Find out more about the artist in this article.
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