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Wassily Kandinsky, 1923
On White II
Half the fun of abstract modernism is in playing the endless guessing game of interpretation. And if you're looking for an artwork to practice wild theorizing on, let me recommend On White II, Wassily Kandinsky’s volcano of color and shape exploding from the center of a white canvas. It’s a striking composition—a brightly energetic burst of angular line, color, and pattern. read more
On White II, Wassily Kandinsky
The Etruscans, 400BCE
Chimera of Arezzo
This is an undeniably modern interpretation. The chimera, like most beasts of antiquity, was the bad guy. Child of the giant serpent Typhon and the half woman half snake Echidna (you know her from the Starbucks logo) the Chimera was an abominable thing, unnatural combination of lion and goat, with the head of a snake for a tail. Her brothers and sisters live in legend. read more
Chimera of Arezzo, The Etruscans
Toyen
What's in a name?
Names are assigned to us before we are aware of their meaning, and we grow into them as much as they come to reflect us. In Japan artists often changed names after milestones in their lives, but in the west, once you've been given a name, you're usually stuck with it—a rigidity that makes claiming a new name even more powerful magic. read more
Toyen, The Artists
Sascha Schneider, 1904
Hypnosis
To Sascha Schneider the male body was perfection, and the world its antagonist. Schneider worked in Germany in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, during the development of Freikörperkultur, free body culture, also called the Health and Hygiene movement. Freikörperkultur aimed to counteract the restraint and stress of industrialization with a restorative mix of open air nudity, exercise, and healthy diet. read more
Hypnosis, Sascha Schneider
Born on June 28
Anne Goldthwaite, The ArtistsPortrait of Anne Goldthwaite

Anne Goldthwaite

Artist turns modernism into equal rights activism

1869 – 1944
Peter Paul Rubens, The ArtistsPortrait of Peter Paul Rubens

Peter Paul Rubens

Great painter, perfect entrepreneur

1577 – 1640
Aloïse Corbaz, The ArtistsPortrait of Aloïse Corbaz

Aloïse Corbaz

1886 – 1964

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