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Knots, Spirals, and the Symbolic Power of Celtic Art

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Key Motifs For centuries, fans of art, sculpture and fashion have been forming an enthused circle around Celtic-inspired craft, drawn to the spiritually resonant and aesthetically attractive motifs that sit at the heart of Celtic artistic expression. Iron Age Celtic Ring with Wave Whorl. Sold for R5,000 ZAR via Strauss & Co.

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8 Famous Color Field Paintings that Define the Genre

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Mark Rothko’s piece, Orange, Red, Yellow , even set an auction record in the post-war category when it sold for close to $87 million in 2012. Color Field painters are the quiet residents in the Abstract Expressionist neighbourhood, especially when compared to the loud Action Painters of the age like Jackson Pollock.