Bad Paintings By Famous Artists Prove That Even Masters Mess Up
It makes us mere mortals feel so much better knowing that even the most skilled artists have off days.
How Salvador Dalí Became One Of The Pioneers Of Holographic Art
For lovers of his weird surreal art, Salvador Dalí seems an obvious artist to connect to the field of Holographics.
Pablo Picasso’s ‘Femme A La Montre’ Sold For More Than R2,6 Billion
Pablo Picasso’s 1932 painting ‘Femme à la montre’ sold for more than $139 million (R2,6 billion) at a Sotheby’s New York auction last week, making it the most valuable work of art sold at auction this year.
Is This Painting Of A Young Girl Haunted? Every Owner Seems To Think So
The first buyer returned the image within two days, alleging it had a “strange atmosphere”. The second owner returned it after it left her “startled and distressed”. Then the Wi-Fi went out, the security cameras stopped working, the washing machine broke, and the televisions went dark…
The Most Reprinted ‘New Yorker’ Cartoon Ever Was Recently Auctioned For $175,000
It has since gone on to be the most frequently reprinted cartoon in the magazines’s history.
Renaissance Art And Aliens – Why Are There So Many UFOs Depicted In Historical Artworks?
Some of the more looney ufologists claim that this actually depicts ‘contact with an alien’, but even X-Files fans might find this hard to swallow.
Elderly Couple Suing Buyer Who Bought ‘Worthless’ African Mask For $157 And Sold It For $4.4 Million
The miffed couple has accused a local antique dealer of cheating them out of a fair price for what turned out to be an extremely rare object.
Tuesday Morning Spice
Markus Jooste says he wasn’t aware of accounting irregularities, More fuel price pain in October, NPO aims to end national housing crisis, and US military still searching for missing jet.
‘Banksy Of Shipping’- The Anonymous Artist Who Celebrates The World Of Finance, Markets, And Now, Shipping
Hardo’s latest work on canvas is called Baltic Degens and celebrates all the ‘self-confessed degenerates’ at work in dry freight markets today.
If You Haven’t Watched ‘BEEF’ On Netflix, What Are You Even Doing With Your Life?
‘BEEF’ is so good, but the art in the Netflix road rage series is even juicier.
Local Storage Auction Company Has Found Some Weird Stuff
One man’s junk can be another’s treasure, and sometimes it can be a real treasure.
No More Woof – The Device That Let’s Your Dog Talk [Video]
Whether your dog would want to walk around with a crazy device like this strapped to his head is doubtful, but what I do know is that if my dog could talk, I wouldn’t tell him anything.
SA Startup Helps You ‘Forge’ Paintings By Pierneef, Irma Stern And Van Gogh
I’m wondering how long it will take Grandma to notice I swopped her Pierneef for a paint-by-numbers replica.
Don’t Talk To Me, Talk To My AI – World’s First Lawyer App Goes On Trial
Legal history is being made as an AI lawyer auditions for Megan’s replacement in ‘Suits’. Minus all the drama.
London Police Break Down Door To Save Art Installation Of A Dying Woman
On the evening of Friday, November 25, police knocked down the doors to a Soho art gallery to save a woman slumped over a desk who turned out to be a piece of art.
Banksy Managed To Get Into War-Torn Ukraine To Do Some Murals
The anonymous artist confirmed an artwork as his by posting Instagram pictures of a gymnast on a destroyed building.
Watch This Artist Completely Cover His Mansion In Doodles [Video]
This artist had a dream to not only live in his ideal home but to decorate it with his unique seal of approval.
Today’s WTF Moment: Superstar Artist Burns Millions Of Dollars Of Artwork, Converting Them To NFTs [Video]
This week, Damien Hirst began burning hundreds of his own artworks after selling a series of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
Brad Pitt Is A Sculptor Now
Pitt is showing his art in public for the first time in a group show with musician Nick Cave and artist Thomas Houseago, which opened on September 18 at the Sara Hildén Art Museum in Finland.
Secret Van Gogh Self-Portrait Uncovered
During a routine examination of the Dutch artist’s ‘Head of a Peasant Woman’, completed in 1884 or 1885, conservators came across the hidden gem.
Idiot Wrecks Priceless Museum Artefacts After Woman Problems
The Texas man smashed through the museum’s glass front entrance with a metal chair. He then used a hand sanitiser stand to break the glass display cases holding a couple of priceless, rare artefacts.
Man Disguised As Old Lady Throws Cake At Mona Lisa [Video]
The man attempted to break through the bulletproof glass that protects the painting and threw some roses in the air before security came to escort him out of the building.
The Rise And Fall Of One Of The Art World’s Greatest Swindlers
His charms and talent were overshadowed by what one of his art-deal victims described as “a toxic mix of arrogance and alcohol”.
There’s A Wordle Spinoff For Art Lovers Now
Every day, ‘Artle’ gives players an opportunity to identify the creator of four works of art in four guesses.
Ultra-Realistic Robot Can Paint Better Portraits Than You [Video]
With her bionic hand, robotic arm, the mind of artificial intelligence, and a face as real as any other, she is the world’s first ultra-realistic humanoid robot to paint.
They Reckon This Will Become The Most Expensive Photo Ever Sold
“Le Violon d’Ingres” has always been considered Man Ray’s most famous masterpiece, and an influential piece in the art world.
Clueless Security Guard Doodles On Famous Painting
You have to have some degree of control over the primitive and instinctual part of your mind to not doodle on a famous art piece in an art gallery.
One Of The Most Audacious Art Heists In History Was Carried Out By Students [Video]
Chas Allen was one of four college students who trained their thieving eyes on the Transylvania University Private Collections Museum in Kentucky, famous for housing some of the rarest (and most valuable) books and paintings in the world.
Most Expensive House In The World (Ever) Misses R8 Billion Target
Imagine a massive Roman villa, poised to be the most expensive home ever sold, complete with artwork from some of the greats of the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries, completely flopping at an auction.
There’s No Making Sense Of The Most Expensive NFTs Sold In 2021
Since the first NFT was created back in 2014, the trend has made a lot of artists on the internet really, really rich.