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Pavlo Padilla, Donde mediendan muerte los borrachos, 2025, pulverized charcoal from Carbonería Parras mixed with olive oil from Jaén on raw linen, 130x97cm © The Artist

Creating With What Surrounds Us – 3 Questions for Pavlo Padilla

“3 Questions for…” showcases and promotes the work of upcoming artists in the early stages of their careers. This time I would like to share with you the monochrome artworks of Pavlo Padilla. Pavlo Padilla, born in Seville in 1997, is an emerging Andalusian artist whose work is deeply rooted...

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Creating With What Surrounds Us – 3 Questions for Pavlo Padilla

“3 Questions for…” showcases and promotes the work of upcoming artists in the early stages of their careers. This time I would like to share with you the monochrome artworks of Pavlo...

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Struan Teague, Untitled, 2022, pigment, dispersion, oil and pencil on linen, 160 x 110 cm © The Artist

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Struan Teague – Poetic Symphonies of Lines and Colors

Struan Teague (b. 1991, Edinburgh) is an emerging artist living and working in Edinburgh. In...

Kazimir Malevich, The Black Square, 1915, Image is in Public Domain

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How a Black Square Became an Expression of Pure Emotion

There are works of art that were so different, so beautiful, so ugly or so...

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Beyond Brâncuși – 6 Sculptors with a Minimalist Aesthetic

What would modern sculpture be without Constantin Brâncuși? Certainly, an entirely different one. After all,...

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Is Minimalist Art Too Intellectual?

It shouldn’t be a surprise that I’m a big fan of minimalist art. I love...

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06 January → 07 February 2026	Enrich.R – Early Lines	Alzueta Gallery Paris	More Info
04 December → 07 February 2026	Dori Deng & Ylva Carlgren – Mirrored Centre	Galerie Bacqueville	More Info
09 December → 12 February 2026	Enrich.R – Res	Cadogan Gallery	More Info

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Jean Philippe Lagouarde in his studio © Photography by Nolwenn Pernin

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Between Precision and Serendipity – A Conversation With Artist Jean Philippe Lagouarde

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Resonance Beyond the Surface – A Conversation With Artist Søren Sejr

Gwen Hardie with a close-up of "Arc of the sun - Venetian red", 16 x 16 in, for UNTITLED, Miami Beach, Dec 3-7, 2025 with Arden and White © The Artist

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The Alchemy of Light – A Conversation With Artist Gwen Hardie

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On Form, Matter and Emptiness – A Conversation With Artist Eleanor Bartlett

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Aesthetic Paper: Art As A Source Of Inspiration

Inspiration can come from many sources, but a new study has shown that visual art may play a particularly important role in the creative process. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for...

Head and neck from a marble figure, Early Cycladic II, 2700–2500 BCE, Marble, 6.6 cm x 3.8 cm, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA and Public Domain

Is Cycladic Art the Origin of Minimalist Aesthetics?

The assumption that a minimalist and abstract aesthetic is a style of the modern era seems plausible at first glance. But what inspired artists of that time to reduce their works so...

Photography by Dillon Mangum via Unsplash

The Debate on Timeless Aesthetics: What Makes Art & Design Last?

The debate on timeless aesthetics is a complex and multifaceted discussion. There are many different perspectives on what makes art and design enduring and timeless. For centuries, these disciplines have served as...

How Ugly May Art Be?

What is art at a time when art can be anything? Rotten food in a freezer? Smudged graffiti on a wall? Animals pickled in formaldehyde? Art is subjective. Sure. Everyone perceives something...

Does Minimalist Art Always Look the Same?

I recently had a thought-provoking conversation about minimalist art. My counterpart, a collector of figurative...

Beyond the Surface: The Complexity of Minimalist Art

Until the beginning of the 20th century, art served primarily as a mere representation of...

Abstract Minimalist Painting, created with Midjourney

Is It Possible to Feel an Emotional Connection to AI-Generated Art?

Lately, artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly expanded its influence on the art world. Not only...

Black Minimalist Chair, Image created with Midjourney

Does Minimalist Design Mean a Loss of Identity?

“Less is more” – this phrase coined by Mies van der Rohe has long established...

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