Recently, Singulart had the honor of presenting the work of 3 emerging artists from Europe and Asia at Aqua Art Miami. The curation was airy and positive, featuring Pieter Ceizer’s colorful typographic work, the street art inspired paintings of Lucas Beaufort, and the eclectic piggies of Seunghwui Koo. We spoke with our art fair coordinator Marion Sailhen to get the…
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Olga Nikitina is a Russian painter involved in the growing field of underwater painting. After moving to Egypt and working as a scuba diver instructor in the Red Sea, Nikitina fell in love with the vibrant corals and marine life in contrast to the surrounding desert landscape. Totally immersed in the marine environment, Nikitina paints using a special canvas cover…
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Claude Monet was one of the first impressionists, and the paintings he completed at his house in Giverny are some of his most beloved works. Towards the end of his life, Monet developed cataracts in both his eyes, leading to a departure from his bright, soothing color palette into the more rich, robust colors seen in The Japanese Footbridge. Singulart…
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Vincent van Gogh called The Night Café “one of the ugliest paintings I have ever done.” The artwork depicts a desolate café scene at quarter past midnight in violently contrasting colors. In a letter to his brother Theo, Van Gogh described the café as “a café de nuit… staying open all night. Night prowlers can take refuge there when they…
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Long-overshadowed by paintings, sculptures are all too often overlooked as showpieces for the home. They’re forced to play second fiddle to oils and acrylics, frequently ignored by interior design magazines and absent from the art wishlists of many. Today, we’re here to change that! Here’s why you should consider investing in sculptures for your interior spaces: A Closer Match to…
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Singulart explores the intersection of art and music in this exclusive interview with New Yorker Kwami Coleman: jazz pianist, composer and musicologist specializing in improvised music. His 2017 album ‘Local Music’ explores the concept of locality through jazz compositions that draw on memory and the use of field recordings from Harlem. His upcoming electronic project POLY is set to be…
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Viewing Willem de Kooning’s Woman I is an arresting experience. Drawing inspiration from woman in all her forms, from Paleolithic fertility goddesses to American billboard bombshells, de Kooning presents us with a powerful image that is both intimidating and intriguing. As de Kooning himself said, “Beauty becomes petulant to me. I like the grotesque. It’s more joyous.” In this article,…
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Raffaello Sanzio, also known as Raphael, is the artist behind one of the most famous paintings of our time. Portrait of a Young Man was taken by the Gestapo in World War II, and its whereabouts remain unknown to this day. The portrait is a fine example of why Raphael became known as the ‘prince of painters,’ showing his mastery…
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In the imagination of the continental United States comes the idea of the great American road trip: packing up the car, setting off solo or with a group of pals, and hitting the open road. This idea has been explored time and time again through the work of great writers like Jack Kerouac, Tom Wolfe, and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Travelers…
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Les Demoiselles d’Avignon is a prime example of Pablo Picasso’s mastery of cubism. The artwork caused an uproar when it was exhibited, as it depicted nude females in a nontraditional manner. These females are angular, unfeminine, and unflinching in their nudity. With this piece, Picasso aimed to establish himself as one of the great painters of his time, and the…
