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Art-o-mat creator traces his artistic evolution in new exhibit
The newly opened exhibit at Delurk Gallery in Winston-Salem provides a prequel to the art and ideas behind Art-o-mat, which first debuted in 1997.
A 'modern masterpiece' paints pandemic chaos on cloth made of fig-tree bark
Kenyan-British artist Michael Armitage painted Curfew after a violent flare-up in Mombasa, Kenya, during the early days of the pandemic. One art critic calls it a "modern masterpiece."
Reynolda House Museum of American Art has acquired Stephen Towns’ “Flora and Lillie”
Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem has acquired a work by painter and fiber artist Stephen Towns. It comes from his recent exhibit, “Declaration & Resistance,” a collection of paintings and story quilts that explored the roles enslaved and free African American laborers played in building the region’s economy.
At SECCA, Beverly McIver's bold and intense paintings come 'Full Circle'
Beverly McIver: Full Circle, a survey of over 50 paintings by the acclaimed North Carolin
These eye-popping, hand-painted trucks rule Pakistan's roads
Around the world, trucks are essential everyday vehicles. In Pakistan, trucks are also canvases for dazzling works of art. Truck art has served a social good too, and helped recover missing children.
Opinion: Albrecht Dürer's lesson for all of us today
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on "The Virgin and Child with a Flower on a Grassy Bank," by Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer. The previously unknown drawing was unveiled this week in London.
'Where Are The Women?': Uncovering The Lost Works Of Female Renaissance Artists
A nonprofit has identified 2,000 works by women artists that had been stashed in Italy's public museums and damp churches. It's also supported restoration of 70 works from the 16th to 20th centuries.
The Fine Art Of Stopping A Flying Puck
For decades, ice hockey goalies have carried on a tradition of painting their masks. Less visible, though, are the artists who design them — and the thriving cottage industry they've quietly built.
A.I. Produced 'Portrait' Will Go Up For Auction At Christie's
The print, called Edmond de Belamy, is a blurry depiction of what could be a "a man of the church" floating within a gilt frame. In place of the artist's signature is a math equation.