The Sleeping Gypsy – Elegance of Childlike Vision

Today we will examine French Naïve artist Henri Rousseau’s most famous The Sleeping Gypsy painting. Shall we reveal all the essential and compelling details of the painting together? Let’s start with its story first…

Red Canna – O’Keeffe’s Famous “Flower/Vagina” Painting

Georgia O’Keeffe created loads of red canna paintings of the canna lily plant; first, she performed in watercolor, such as a red canna flower bouquet painted in 1915, but mainly abstract paintings of close-up images in oil. Even though Georgia O’Keeffe expressed that in these close-up images of “Red Canna” and her other flower paintings, she only illustrated flowers, these paintings are better known for the depiction of a vagina, rather than a flower!…

Without Hope – The Torture of Frida

Sin Esperanza, also known for its English name Without Hope is an important painting for portraying her suffering with great depth and detail. To start with, we must understand the unusual circumstances of the artist’s life at the time…

Autumn Rhythm (Number 30) – Pollock’s the Most Notable Work

The brush flicking, the flying paint, and Pollock’s actions merge into a single unit, an extended harmony…
The game-changer painting mirrors the painter’s movements and vibrancy as he whirled and ran around the canvas, spilling, dripping, splattering, and swirling paint. So, is the painting the map of his dance around the canvas, or is it an image result from the painter’s unconscious?…

The Arnolfini Portrait – Jan van Eyck’s Jewel-Like Masterpiece

Today our selection call us from London. As we hurried on our way to get to the National Gallery, which houses Great Britain’s national collection of European paintings, we found ourselves thinking about what makes great art great. Then, we entered the ornate Room 63, one art piece, which could answer this question that caught our eyes!…