‘A picture is worth a thousand words’; we have heard this statement many times. A picture can be in the form of a photograph, piece of art, or sculpture. Art…
Carmen Herrera was the second daughter of Carmela Nieto y Font and Antonio Herrera y López de la Torre and was born in Havana. Her father founded El Mundo, a…
The 82-year-old Japanese-born artist had to spend her childhood during World War II. She was a print textile designer in New York City for a while. She currently resides in…
All we have heard about architecture, design, and art is – the more you see and observe, the more you learn. Is it true? Many of you will agree. Isn’t…
Today, even though more artists of colour are cementing their positions in the highest ranks of the art world, recognizing well-known Asian diasporic artists with established legacies in the art history mainstream…
Vito Acconci was a well-known American performer, video, and installation artist whose work later expanded into sculpture, architectural design, and landscape design. He worked across mediums and disciplines during his…
Vivid colour, abstraction and minimalism are simple words describing the work of American artist Ellsworth Kelly. Kelly was a painter, sculptor and printmaker. The artist’s pieces featured abstraction and minimalism…
Ai Weiwei’s definition of art never changes. For the artist in him, art is all about freedom of expression, a new way of communication. For the activist in him, art…
A happening is a type of performance, event, or situation art, most commonly used in performance art. Allan Kaprow used the phrase in the 1950s to designate a variety of…
The building facade is one of the most important external features for building functionality. While the facade is a discerning component that exhibits the unique architectural aesthetics of the building,…
When Rochelle Slovin set out for an expansion project of a 1988 building set at the former site for Astoria Motion Picture and Television Centre, it was clear to her…
Studio BAM! Is a design firm that was established in 2015 by Tom Boroweicki and Rocky Marchant. It is a Peckham based practice working in architecture, furniture, and product design.…