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Maria Prymachenko: An Artist for Our Times
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Maria Prymachenko: An Artist for Our Times

She is the most famous Ukrainian artist. She painted, drew, decorated ceramics, and embroidered. Her designs appeared on postage stamps and coins. Maria Prymaczenko continues to inspire artists around the world to this day.
Kacha Szaniawska
Staying in the Black
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Staying in the Black

For the impressionists, the color black was the black sheep of the art world, but looking at the entire history of painting, it should really be considered the dark horse.
Karol Sienkiewicz
The Big Turquoise
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The Big Turquoise

The history of the painting "Blossoming Almond Tree," which was an extraordinary gift from Vincent van Gogh to his beloved nephew.
Tomasz Wichrowski
The Radiance (and Gloom) of Yellow
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The Radiance (and Gloom) of Yellow

The colour yellow glimmers in the art of Giotto and Van Gogh, among others. Yet there is a more sinister story behind the pigment the painters used.
Szymon Drobniak
I Create Everything Anew
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I Create Everything Anew

The painter and theorist Wassily Kandinsky was a pioneer of abstraction in the West. His art was influenced by both expressionism and spirituality.
Małgorzata Czyńska
An Artist of Many Faces
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An Artist of Many Faces

Nadia Léger – also known as Wanda Chodasiewicz – is barely remembered today. Yet the painter practised a great many styles, playing a significant role in Polish art history.
Zbigniew Libera
Painted Children
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Painted Children

Throughout the history of art, children are rarely depicted affectionately in paintings. Rather, they represent the politics and society of their times.
Anna Arno
The Maths of Brush and Baton
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The Maths of Brush and Baton

Fractals – self-similar geometric patterns – might feel like a scientific concern, but they can also be observed in art, architecture and music.
Kajetan Giziński
A Painter in Turbulent Times
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Experiences, Fiction

A Painter in Turbulent Times

The Jewish painter Mela Muter was born to a socialite family in Warsaw and died alone in France. Along the way, she created a remarkable variety of art.
Zbigniew Libera
The Pygmalion Effect
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Experiences, Art

The Pygmalion Effect

According to the ancient myth, the king and sculptor Pygmalion fell in love with an ivory statue of his own creation. What do such legends tell us about the human psyche?
Anna Arno