Tag: Art

Eva Rothenberg: Why the 'brightest color on Earth' may also be the future of eco-conscious art

Art and science can seem two opposites on a spectrum. One is creative and interpretive, the other exact and empirical. But an emerging technology known as Pure Structural Colour — dubbed the “boldest, brightest color on Earth” in a new exhibition — shows how interplay between the two may be revolutionary for both. Panels of… Read More Eva Rothenberg: Why the 'brightest color on Earth' may also be the future of eco-conscious art

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This year's Oscars could have been a moment of pride for China. Then politics got in the way

NB: No, not politics, but nationalism, which Albert Einstein called ‘the measles of mankind‘. It is a tragedy that a talented person be abused in her own country because she refuses to kneel before this false god. This is not just a Chinese problem, its a lesson we all need to learn. DS  The Academy Awards this year could… Read More This year's Oscars could have been a moment of pride for China. Then politics got in the way

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MATTHEW ROZSA: This 45,500-year-old cave painting of a pig may be the oldest known work of art

45,500 years is a long, long time. It is nearly 23 times as long as the distance between the point at which you are reading this article and the birth of Jesus Christ. It is roughly 9 times as long as the distance between the present day and the rise of ancient Egyptian civilization. And, according… Read More MATTHEW ROZSA: This 45,500-year-old cave painting of a pig may be the oldest known work of art

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Jack Guy: Spectacular eight-mile frieze of Ice Age beasts found in Amazon rainforest

Thousands of rock art pictures depicting huge Ice Age creatures such as mastodons have been revealed by researchers in the Amazon rainforest. The paintings were probably made around 11,800 to 12,600 years ago, according to a press release from researchers at Britain’s University of Exeter. The paintings are set over three different rock shelters, with the largest, known… Read More Jack Guy: Spectacular eight-mile frieze of Ice Age beasts found in Amazon rainforest

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Ralph Steadman: 'We're really living in a hell of a year, aren't we?' Interview by Nadja Sayej

“All I wanted to do when I started was change the world, and now, 60 years on, I’ve succeeded,” says the 84-year-old artist. “But it’s worse now than when I started, we’re really living in a hell of a year, aren’t we?”….  When the Welsh artist Ralph Steadman picks up the phone, he sounds a bit paranoid.… Read More Ralph Steadman: 'We're really living in a hell of a year, aren't we?' Interview by Nadja Sayej

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