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Nov 6, 20245 min read
How To Navigate Art Fairs and Auctions - Step-by-Step Guide
How to Navigate Art Fairs and Auctions in a step by step guide! Build your confidence and explore the art scene.


Sep 25, 202411 min read
The Fourth Plinth: A case study of public art in Britain 1999-2024
When you go on a family day out in London, touring the major landmarks, the last thing you expect to see is an enormous blue chicken....


Sep 18, 20244 min read
The Revival of Traditional techniques in Contemporary art
Is it true that everything new is a long-forgotten old?         Perhaps it is. Every book ever written resembles another book on the...


Sep 4, 20247 min read
Creative Intifada: If life imitates art, then a revolution’s underway!
‘’It all started on October 7th’’… is what they want you to believe. For the last 75 years, since the devastating Nakba of 1948 and the...

Jul 31, 20244 min read
Ikat: Weaving History into Modern Threads
''The harmony of clouds dancing in the pond or the story of the pattern that took over the world'' I bet we all can reckon a time we were...

Jul 24, 20245 min read
Wilde Nights: Anti-mimesis and Accidental Renaissance
Picture this: it is 02:34 New Years Day 2016. You stumble round the corner of Well Street, Manchester to find police wrangling with a man...


Jun 26, 20244 min read
POLY-COTTON POWER: The feminist use of textiles for political protest in Britain from 1981
Almost as distinct as our ability to que and make tea is our Great British ability to have a good old moan. Reductionist stereotypes...


May 29, 20244 min read
Art as a Medium of Resistance: Palestine
Art has always been a powerful medium for expressing political dissent and advocating for social justice. In recent times, the fight to...


May 22, 20243 min read
Socially Engaged Art Projects - Part two
This is the second and final part of our series on socially engaged art. In this segment, we will delve into two captivating...

Apr 24, 20243 min read
Socially engaged art projects - Part One
Following the previous article regarding participatory art and its evolution over time, let's now explore some characteristic projects...

Mar 27, 20242 min read
Hilma af Klint - The spiritualist who initiated abstract art
You might have not heard of her, but Hilma af Klint is the person -the woman- who painted fully abstract works, even before Wassily...


Mar 6, 20243 min read
An Introduction to Socially Engaged Art
There are several terms for socially engaged art. One can find it as social practice, participatory art, community art or socially...


Feb 23, 20244 min read
Art and Sunstainability | A glimpse at Erasmus+ "Gen Green" programme.
Could Muniz, Anatsui, Baker-Brown and Bezeau have been met on an Erasmus programme? Waste has become a ubiquitous by-product of human...

Feb 2, 202410 min read
Women for Women | Feminist Topics in Performance Art
It is no wonder that Insistrum as an art community is keen on constantly bringing forward topics on women in art. The issue is that many...


Jan 19, 20244 min read
Taking a look back to "Egkleismoi"Â exhibition.
Art and mental health have been subjects of concern for researchers since the 19th century. Psychiatrists and artists have studied this...

Jan 5, 20245 min read
The Women Representatives of Abstract Expressionism.
We have all heard of names such as Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Mark Rothko. These are all exceptional men who shaped or...

Nov 16, 20232 min read
HiVerid Mind | Exploring Hybrid Realities - From 24 Nov. @ Booze Cooperativa in Athens
The art communities, Insistrum and Knoddo, present the art exhibition "HiVerid Mind", from November 24 to December 8, at Booze...

Aug 21, 20234 min read
The Dark Parts of Mickey Mouse and Walt Disney’s History
If one was asked which is the most famous pop-art and/or cartoon figure, the answer would most likely be Mickey Mouse. The beloved rodent...


Jul 14, 20232 min read
The art of Pictorialism through images
At the end of the 19th century, shortly after the birth of photography, the first artistic photographic movement, Pictorialism, emerged....

May 19, 20233 min read
Animation- A Brief History
What does Mickey Mouse, Snow White and Georges Méliès’ “Rubber Head'' have in common? You guessed it: they are all pieces of classic...
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