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Artistic Mediums of 2025: Where Touch and Technique Meet

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Works that invoke the power of the artist’s touch, whether that be from the warp and weft of a loomed work or the surface incisions made on a print block or ceramic vessel. For some, this medium allows them to reconnect with age-old traditions of making in a conversation across time. Sold for $1,800 USD via Skinner (February 2013).

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In tough times for dealers, Art Basel debuts a section for new works

The Art Newspaper

His gallery is showing works by three artists—black-and-white prints of detritus by Megan Plunkett, glittering metallic sculptures by Kayode Ojo and aluminium flood barriers by Alexandre Khondji—with the works priced between €5,000 to €50,000. Here we have more flexibility and we can present a fuller breadth of our programme.”

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Knots, Spirals, and the Symbolic Power of Celtic Art

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Iron Age Celtic Ring with Wave Whorl. Older than the Celtic knot, it emerged in Neolithic and Bronze Age Europe and has been found on Germanic coins and in megalithic tombs. The Triquetra, or Trinity knot was seen as a Christian symbol, representing the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and also pagan triads such as the land, sea and sky.

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Art and Science Collide: The Beauty of Scientific Instruments Through the Ages

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From the intricate designs and beautiful functionality of ancient astrolabes to the ornate craftsmanship of Renaissance telescopes, and the sleek modernism of personal cameras, the evolution of scientific instruments has provided a fascinating meeting point between aesthetic and functional precision through the ages.

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T.M. Fowler's Bird's Eye Views

Antique Prints

Urban bird’s eye view of the nineteenth century are one of the most interesting type of American prints there are. Beginning after the Civil War, the bird’s eye view became one of the most popular of print genre, with these prints being made of thousands of American towns and cities from the late 1860s into the early twentieth century.

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Mrs. Jane Loudon

Antique Prints

Orphaned and penniless at age 17, Jane decided to try to become a writer to support herself. Jane had taught herself to draw and these books were illustrated with her designs, beautifully rendered in hand-colored lithographs. Jane Wells Webb Loudon (1807-1858) was an accomplished English author and gardener. The work, The Mummy!

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This Week in Thrifting: Don’t Be Afraid of Buying Art

WorthPoint

How’s a collector or reseller supposed to gauge the value of a drawing or painting if they don’t even know what they’re looking at? In my case, this thrifted drawing had a signature, a date, and a number scrawled in the corner. But dipping your toe into the art world can certainly feel like a daunting task.

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