Leprosy In Art: Disease And Beauty

On March 19, 2016 by Tim Newman
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Leprosy is an infection caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae. Although there was, and is, an incredible amount of stigma attached to the disease, it is not particularly contagious. In fact, 95% of people are naturally...

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Lars Elling: Modern Norwegian Art At Its Strangest

On August 7, 2015 by Tim Newman
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Lars Elling (1966) is a Norwegian painter and playwright. He seems, to me, to have one foot in surrealist history, another foot gently kicking the classics and his hands rampaging freely across the canvass. But...

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Julien Douvier’s Rather Swish Animated Photography

On April 16, 2015 by Tim Newman
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Julien Douvier animates photography. It’s a terribly modern type of art I suppose, but it works so darned nicely that I’m inclined to go along with it. The best thing is, Douvier’s animated pics are GIFs,...

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Choi Jeong Hwa: Size & Colour In South Korea

On September 12, 2014 by Tim Newman
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Choi Jeong Hwa (61) is a South Korean artist who likes to keep himself busy; Choi Jeong must in fact be one of the most prolific artists in the entire country, if not the world....

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Classy Russian Guerilla Street Art

On April 12, 2013 by Tim Newman

When I think of Russian street art, I think of blood-red words splattered on the walls of a military complex, or swear words marker-penned onto people’s front doors. That’s not what I actually...

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