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Tiny Tiles, Grand Stories: The Allure of Micromosaics

Invaluable

This astonishing discovery influenced Italian artists to follow suit and create similarly meticulous scenes. A single artwork could contain thousands of carefully placed tesserae, with artists skilfully blending color in subtle glass layers, akin to the techniques of oil painters. Sold for $192,875 USD via Christie’s (March 2003).

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Artistic Mediums of 2025: Where Touch and Technique Meet

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Touch and technique are inextricably intertwined in textile and the mixed media works, encaustic painting and ceramic forms gaining in popularity. Join in as we explore these manually motivated artistic mediums popular in 2025. The NFT Moment: From Beeple to Breakdown Lorna Simpson – III (Peter Norton Christmas Project).

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Coastal Chic: Vintage Decor for Beach Cottages

WorthPoint

Contemporary artists make furniture and signs out of driftwood, and there is nothing more show-stopping than a giant taxidermy fish to hang over the hearth. Ceramics and glass are sturdy materials, but any vintage wood, metal, or textile item may be vulnerable to the damp and salty air.

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Peter Zumthor’s LACMA Design: Bold Artistic Vision or Controversial Misstep?

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Peter Zumthor: The Artist If you’ve visited or seen The Kunsthaus Bregenz contemporary art museum in Austria, then you might be familiar with Zumthor’s fondness for concrete and shimmering glass in museum spaces. The post Peter Zumthor’s LACMA Design: Bold Artistic Vision or Controversial Misstep? appeared first on Invaluable.

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Folkestone Triennial 2025 review: environmental catastrophe—but also hope, joy and a jolly salamander

The Art Newspaper

This phrase is the starting point for the 18 artists taking part in the sixth edition of the Folkestone Triennial, spread around the seaside town in southeast England. According to the artist this bizarre creation is also closely linked to another pair of Provost beasties situated across the Channel on the coasts of Belgium and France.

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Art Deco – a guide to the designs and makers

Antique Collecting

A century on from the birth of art deco in Paris in 1925 Joy McCall looks back at one of The post Art Deco – a guide to the designs and makers appeared first on Antique Collecting.

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New Canadian art museum seeks to connect disparate disciplines and a university campus

The Art Newspaper

“Situated at the threshold of the university’s academic community and energised by its context, the Gibson is committed to creating conditions for artists to thrive and for a diverse ecology of audience communities to feel at home.” Courtesy Catriona Jeffries, Vancouver.