It is fifty years since Pablo Picasso died, on 8 April 1973 at Notre-Dame-de-Vie, his home in Mougins. The body of work that he left behind had a profound impact on the entire 20th century. For this anniversary year, the Musée National Picasso-Paris has invited the British designer Sir Paul Smith, known for his work
Contemporary art is an omnipresent and indispensable source of inspiration for every fashion designer. That’s why fashion and especially colour trends are always matching artworks. For example, who doesn’t remember the lobster dress by Elsa Schiaparelli in 1937, inspired by the work of Salvador Dali? Or the iconic Yves Saint Laurent dress based on the lines
In Vienna, fall is usually packed with design and art events, and blessedly, so is this year – same same but different. One of the yearly main events is VIENNA ART WEEK, a joint initiative of the most important exhibition houses, art spaces, educational institutions and galleries of the Austrian capital. Since 2005, the yearly
While we are admiring the famous paintings, we rarely ask ourselves who or what has inspired those painters for the creation of such masterpieces. This question doesn’t arise in the case with portraits but what about landscapes, cityscapes, complex plots? Are they real-life inspirations? The origins of the inspiration of old famous paintings will be
Ballerina Dress. Photo courtesy of the artist Salzburg is not only about music festivals; the Austrian city is also hosting an exhibition of the incredible artwork of Sigalit Landau at the Museum der Moderne. The Israeli sculptress, video and installation artist, Sigalit Landau, is presenting in this exhibition some of her most beautiful and poetic