The main aim of this movement has almost always been to challenge the conventions of traditional forms of visual art such as painting and sculpture. When these modes no longer seem to respond to artists' needs - when they seem too conservative, or too enmeshed in the traditional art world and too far removed from ordinary people - artists often turn to performance to find new audiences and test new ideas. .
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The painter and teacher Eurico Gonçalves, a pioneer in artistic education in Portugal, died during the early hours of Sunday, aged 90, the family said. One of the names of Portuguese surrealism, a pioneer in artistic education in Portugal, author of a personal aesthetic baptized as Dadá-Zen, he had more than 70 years of career.
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With strong and cheerful colors, the works of José de Guimarães they are characterized by the crossing of themes between animal and human, mineral and vegetable. For decades, the Portuguese artist collected African, pre-Columbian and ancient Chinese art, which is currently on display at the CIAJG - Centro Internacional de Artes José de Guimarães. Meet five artists here with works similar to José de Guimarães.
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New exhibition on Virgil Abloh opens July 1 at the Brooklyn Museum curated by Antwaun Sargent. The artist himself participated in the design and layout of the exhibition, which was originally scheduled to open in 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The American Virgil Abloh, designer and director of men's collections for Louis Vuitton, died earlier this year, aged 41, from cancer.
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