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Acm
3 months ago
Digital life

Resurrecting Vincent van Gogh

Replica of Vincent van Gogh at Musée D'Orsay in Paris uses artificial intelligence to chat with visitors
The exhibit analyzes letters and biographies to represent the artist's humanity
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The Paris Review
9 months ago
Books

Head Studies: A Conversation with Jameson Green - The Paris Review

Literary studies should be used as a tool to understand the complexities of the world and to better engage with authors, readers, and other cultural contexts.
Empathy and understanding are key when engaging with literature, as it allows readers to connect to the characters and events in the texts.
Interdisciplinary approaches to literary studies are essential to comprehending the full scope of literature and its impact on society.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend reading, listening and viewing

This week, we dove into Leo DiCaprio's dating history, ranked the Oscars' best original song nominees, and watched 80 for Brady ahead of the Super Bowl.Here's what the NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour crew was paying attention to and what you should check out this weekend.Switched on Pop episode about SZA The cover of SZA's latest album SOS.
Secret London
1 year ago
London

Unleash Your Inner Artist At A Van Gogh Paint And Sip Night

We hate to break it to you, but it might be time to give up on those long afternoons in pub gardens and alfresco evening cocktails.Autumn is here.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Design

Cobalt Blue Is Color Rushing Our Summer

"With so much turmoil in the world right now, it's important to bring joy to life's moments."
Your eyes aren't deceiving you: You are, in fact, seeing cobalt blue everywhere.
The Independent
2 years ago
France news

Monuments Men group bets on playing cards to find lost art

A group dedicated to finishing the work of World War II's Monuments Men is betting on a deck of playing cards - and reward money - to help find missing works of art taken by the Nazis.
the Guardian
2 years ago
Mental health

'Mental illness is not a joke': London gallery under fire for Van Gogh gifts

Vincent van Gogh is perhaps equally famous for his sunflowers and his act of self-mutilation.Apart from his paintings, when people think of the artist, they also think of his ear - or lack of it.
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Itsnicethat
10 months ago
Graphic design

Five graphics that changed the history of illustrated newspapers

Vincent Van Gogh often collected graphics and illustrations pulled from newspapers, going as far as to consider it a " Bible for artists", a new book from Taschen says.He was not the only artist who looked to the press for inspiration.In fact, in History of Press Graphics.1819-1921, author Alexander Roob argues that satirical cartoons and newspaper design and illustrations had an incredible influence on modern art, a "laboratory for developing avant-garde aesthetics".
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 year ago
London

Immersive David Hockney show will launch new interactive art space in London

After Frida Kahlo and Vincent van Gogh, David Hockney is the latest artist to get the immersive art treatment.A show of works by the octogenarian artist will mark the launch of the new Lightroom space in London ( Bigger & Closer,  not smaller & further away, 25 January - 23 April).Lightroom is backed by the Ukraine-born businessman Leonard Blavatnik who has invested in a number of cultural projects including the recently revamped National Portrait Gallery in London.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Climate activists guilty of criminal damage over Van Gogh painting glue protest

A climate activist who glued himself to a Vincent Van Gogh painting suggested the artist may have agreed with his demonstration  before comparing his actions to Martin Luther King.Just Stop Oil supporters Emily Brocklebank, 24, and Louis McKechnie, 22, have been found guilty of causing just under 2,000 of criminal damage to the picture's frame.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Climate activist tells court Van Gogh may have agreed with his painting protest

A climate activist who glued himself to a Vincent Van Gogh painting suggested the artist may have agreed with his demonstration  before comparing his actions to Martin Luther King.Just Stop Oil supporters Emily Brocklebank, 24, and Louis McKechnie, 22, have been found guilty of causing just under 2,000 of criminal damage to the picture's frame.
Secret London
1 year ago
London

Guinness World Record Holders Have Painted A Gigantic Mural Of The Queen

Since the Queen's passing on September 8, tributes have poured in from around the world, and all around London people have been finding their own ways to pay respect to the deceased monarch.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

A hidden self-portrait of Van Gogh has been discovered. Here's what you can see so far

An X-ray image shows this previously unknown self-portrait of Vincent Van Gogh painted on the reverse side of his painting Head of a Peasant Woman.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

New Van Gogh exhibition offers art lovers immersive experience

An interactive exhibition celebrating the work of Vincent Van Gogh has opened at a church in Belfast.The award-winning 360-degree digital art experience will be based at Carlisle Memorial Church until late February.Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience invites visitors to step into more than 300 of the artist's sketches, drawings and paintings by using floor-to-ceiling digital projections in an expansive, two-storey central area.
London On The Inside
1 year ago
London

Immersive Dali Exhibition | Lifestyle | London On The Inside

In this age of immersive experiences (and its extremely popular art-based subculture) it seems that every famous artist of the last few hundred years is getting the digital exhibition treatment - we've had Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera, Gustav Klimt, Vincent van Gogh and many more featured in Frameless, and now it's the turn of Salvador Dali.
Secret London
5 years ago
London

10 Seriously Suave Bars Where You Can Really Sip Your Whisky In Style

You may think that whisky is best enjoyed by the fireside of your Scottish castle, on a chilly winter's night.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Public health

La sopa de tomate en el cuadro de Van Gogh ayuda a la causa climatica?

Vincent van Gogh no es responsable de nuestra crisis climatica.
No fue director ejecutivo de una petrolera ni gasera ni tampoco comercializo carbon.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

24 protesters arrested after New Scotland Yard sign covered with yellow paint

More than 20 protesters have been arrested after a sign for New Scotland Yard was covered with yellow paint.
The Independent
2 years ago
UK news

Courtauld Gallery sparks anger with 'tasteless' Van Gogh souvenirs

A London art gallery has come under fire over the Vincent Van Gogh souvenirs it is selling in conjunction with a major exhibition of some of the artist's work, including his infamous self-portrait with a bandaged ear.
Ars Technica
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

Google's newest AI generator creates HD video from text prompts

Today, Google announced the development of Imagen Video, a text-to-video AI mode capable of producing 1280×768 videos at 24 frames per second from a written prompt.
Ars Technica
1 year ago
OMG science

X-rays reveal hidden Van Gogh self-portrait

A routine cataloging procedure of a painting by Vincent van Gogh at the National Galleries in Scotland yielded an unexpected discovery: a hidden self-portrait on the back of the canvas.
Ars Technica
1 year ago
Games

X-ray imaging reveals why this 17th century painted yellow rose lost its luster

The 17th century still-life painter Abraham Mignon was known for his depictions of flowers, fruit, forests, and grottoes, among other objects.
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