Chiaroscuro refers to the use of light and shadows in a visual art, from paintings to cinematography, to achieve more depth and even three-dimensionality in a visual. The term chiaroscuro comes fr ...

The self-taught artist Abraham Lincoln Walker worked in his basement on phantasmagorical paintings, discovered by the art world more than 30 years after his death. By Hilarie M. Sheets Scott Kerr ...

Xander Harris grew from a comic relief to a battle-hardened veteran, vital in fighting against evil. Xander's loss of an eye symbolized his journey from optimism to seasoned warrior. Despite ...

Lisa Schiff became the country’s leading art consultant, and drew her clients close. Then she stole millions from them. Now facing up to 20 years in prison, is she ready to repent? By Sarah ...

Art provides diversification in portfolios, exhibiting a low price correlation with stocks and bonds. As an investment, art can hedge against inflation, but expect bond-level returns. Investors ...

Eric Tucker, who lived and died in Warrington, created over 500 rosy paintings of everyday life, as nephew Joe relates in The Secret Painter. The baronial Two Temple Place certainly doesn't evoke the ...

My favorite of Leonardo's paintings is probably the Annunciation. The most remarkable thing about this picture is the landscape and what’s in the background. In the distance, as far as the eye ...

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February 17, 2025 • The upcoming Augmented Intelligence sale represents the first time a major auction house is focusing entirely on works created using machine learning. Artists have mixed ...