Painting is one of the most venerated forms of art, and one of the oldest. Since humanity’s first steps on this planet we have painted, ancient cave paintings show our desire to express ourselves even in our earliest days. The modern day is no different, painting is at the very core of how humans express their hopes, dreams, fears, and emotions. With time has come a slew of different styles, mediums,...
Every year sees home decor trends evolve and change, reflecting ongoing societal changes and general interior design fashions and 2021 is no different. The home decor trends we’re seeing throughout 2021 have reflected the shifts in society and the rather unique situation that the world has found itself in throughout this exceptional year. Make sure that you can keep on top of the current home decor trends for 2021, including all...
Not only is art a great way to embellish a space, but it can also be a great investment. Not linked to the stock market, art can diversify your investment portfolio, whilst also giving you something nice to display. Before investing in art however, there are certain things you should take into consideration. We talk you through everything you need to know to decide whether art is a good investment for...
There are many reasons for wanting to start an art collection. From celebrating unique and thought-provoking pieces to enhancing your space, it can be a goal that art lovers alike want to achieve. Whether you are an art enthusiast or a complete novice, it can be hard to know where to begin. PICTOCLUB’s beginner’s guide will take you through starting an art collection, what important things to consider, and how to...
As the world transitions into more of a digital age, the technologies we use both become more advanced and more secure. One example of this is non-fungible tokens (or NFTs). You may have heard of NFTs in the news lately, and the rising popularity of use in the art industry. But if you haven’t heard of NFTs, don’t worry - we’ve got you covered. We’ll look into NFTs, which stands for...
2021 has been a year of great turmoil and uncertainty, however, what we can rely on is Pantone’s yearly announcement for colour of the year to brighten up our worlds and show the continued appreciation for the arts and the designers alike. For Pantone Colour of the Year 2021 there has been appointed two colours this year, PANTONE 17-5104 Ultimate Gray and PANTONE 13-0647 Illuminating. Both colours combined bring a sense...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Splash, one of David Hockney’s most famous works, has sold for more than £23.1m at auction in London. The painting, which depicts the moment a diver hits the water in an LA swimming pool, was sold to an anonymous buyer at Sotheby’s. It is part of Hockney’s trio of works, alongside A Little Splash – which is housed in a private collection and...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]This is exactly what happened to a small museum located in eastern Pennsylvania for five decades. The Allentown Art Museum believed that the painting “Portrait of a Young Woman” they owed since 1961 was made in the studio of Rembrandt van Rijn. But after sending it out for routine maintenance, they learned that the 388-year-old work was in fact made by the Dutch...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]There is nothing more personal and authentic than the art we select for our interiors. The wall art says a lot about us and can-do wonders in conveying our message and setting the desired mood for the space. If you feel ready to head into a more playful realm, the great news is that the seasons ahead promise is even more interesting. With...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Pantone company has designated the colour “Pantone 19-4052 Classic Blue” as the Colour of the Year 2020. Position in which it will replace the stormed “Living Coral” of 2019, and the tones “Ultra Violet” of 2018 and “Greenery” of 2017, as a reference colour in many creative fields such as fashion, interior design, graphic design and art in general. PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue Instilling...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]A Banksy painting that shows the House of Commons occupied by chimpanzees is expected to fetch up to £2 million at auction in October. The painting that is called “Devoted Parliament”, depicts the members of parliament as chimps on the middle of a Commons sessions. This work is created on a nearly 4-meter length canvas, is the largest-known work created on canvas by Banksy...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Jeremy Scott dug back into his bag of fashion tricks for Moschino in Milan for Spring 2020. As showgoers arrived at the Palazzo del Ghiaccio's venue-turned-catwalk, the space boasted two life-size Baroque-style frames. It was anyway predictable that the rebel that revolutionized Moschino had an ace up its sleeve when talking about the new collection. The accesories served as picturesque moments for each model on the runway,...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]It was 1910 when Natalia Goncharova was first censored in Russia after being accused of charges of offending public morals and for creating pornography. Over 100 years later the story repeats itself, but this time is Instagram the one that has gone through censoring the painting "Model (on a blue background)". Everything happened when Palazzo Strozzi, a museum located in Florence, decided to post...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The photographer Robert Frank, one of the most influential of the twentieth century, died Tuesday in Inverness, a small town in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, at 94. Frank, born in Zurich in 1924, arrived in the Big Apple 23 years later and his work The Americans, the hugely influential ensemble of photographs of his adoptive compatriots taken across the United States...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Whether you are trying to decorate a small home, or a bigger one, it can sometimes feel like your options are limited. And although there’s not much you can do to add square footage, wider windows or to add more height to your ceilings, there are plenty of ways to make your apartment feel perfectly put together. The key is taking advantage of the...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Located in the remote village of Båly, Norway, “Under” is the largest underwater existing restaurant. Its name has a double meaning, so “under” also means “wonder” in Norwegian. The 495-square-meter restaurant was opened to the public just a couple of months ago, the 20th March 2019. Designed to be as simple as possible, “Under”, takes the form of a monolithic concrete tube that is...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]She may have had a horrible death, but while she was alive, Marie Antoninette had no lack of glamour or exquisite interiors. After three years of renovation, the scandalous luxury apartments of the French Queen in Versailles reopen their doors to the public. It seems that this issue, added to the fire of Notre Dame’s Cathedral, might increase notably the number of visitors to...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]After the central spire and a large part of the roof of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris was burned about month ago, the French government has announced an international competition for architects to propose plans for rebuilding the structure. “The international competition will allow us to ask the question of whether we should even recreate the spire as it was conceived by Viollet-le-Duc,” has...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Top trends in and out for Spring 2019.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_empty_space height="50px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text] On trend: Art & Design [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_empty_space height="50px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/4"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text] Discover the trends that will shape market this season! Follow the great new materials, colours, furniture and art tendencies that...
Right a week after the First World War ended as the bloodiest armed conflict in history, Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated to take the path of exile. So started the Weimar Republic in Germany, which unfortunately, despite its name, was not clear on where to base its ideology. Uncertainty plus uncertainty, Germany accepted the status of humiliated nation in the heart of Europe. But in the middle of that scenario some...
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A guy cleaning and restoring a painting might not be one of the most exciting thing to be seen in Youtube. Although this affirmation could be supported by thousands or millions of people, something different occurs when you stop thinking of it, to take action. Everything started when a 32-year-old art restorer decided to upload a video of his restoration project to YouTube. Between an amalgam of tutorials, video diaries, gags...
For some time now, doctors have taken a step forward and started talking about how we set up cities. In 2020, almost the 90% of the inhabitants of the planet will live in urban centres. This fact will show us the importance of living in a great house. Even if we don’t mean great talking just about the size, we should all keep in mind the diverse negative effects caused...
The Miami-based art collector and real-estate developer Jorge M. Pérez has made a donation totalling about $1.5 million to the Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid. The gift is divided into a donation of 50 works from Pérez’s personal collection, with an estimated valuation of $1 million, and a cash gift for the museum to make acquisitions for emerging contemporary artists: $200,000 for artists from Spain and $300,000 for artists from Latin...
