9 Memorable & Creative Staircase Designs
Do you think about staircase designs often? Check out these impressive examples, and you’ll find yourself looking at stairs differently in...
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Colourful Cities – 15 Vivid Examples from Around the World
Colour makes a huge difference to our experience of a place, and is often at the heart of...
Discover South African Graffiti Through 8 of its Most Talented Street Artists
Discover the iconic pioneers and dynamic new talents behind South African Graffiti - one of the most vibrant street art scenes in the world. We take you from its origins in "apartheid's dumping ground" to today's stars, whose work can be found in New York galleries.
Sustainable Design at LDF16 – Our 7 Favourites
LDF16 was the usual eye-popping variety of installations & concepts. Our favourite wasn't a single piece, but the diverse sustainable design on display. Artists and designers from around the world showed us the art of the possible with recycled, re-used and up-cycled materials.
Graffiti – Creative Expression, Social Protest or Mindless Vandalism?
Today, Graffiti Art, and its close relative Street Art, are recognised as art forms as valid as any other. They are categories...
80+ Years of Magnificent Moscow Metro Art – Does the Politics Matter?
What happens when a patron of the Arts comes from Politics, rather than Royalty, Religion or the Rich? Moscow...
Iconic Museum Buildings – 15 Spectacular Exteriors
The World's Best Museums - From the OutsideThe world's great museums have earned their reputations through what they hold inside, but...
The Beginner’s Guide to Native American Art – the Overlooked Ancient Art Form
What the phrase "Native American" brings to mind for many.It's our loss that most of us know very...
12 Original Summer Colour Palettes To Inspire You
Following the great response to our Spring Colour Palettes article, we've created 12 original Summer Colour Palettes. These are...
Why Do We Create Art? Clues From Our 10 Must-Visit Ancient Art Destinations
The world is full of of outdoor ancient art, sites where past civilisations have created magnificent works of art for reasons we can only speculate about. We've put together a wishlist of 10 distinctive art destinations, each of which could be the centrepiece of an art-lover's trip. The Nazca Lines of Peru and the Ajanta Caves in India are our favourites, but all 10 are special in their own right.
If you visit even a few of these places, you may well be left pondering why their creators felt the urge to leave their mark this way. If you are, you'll be in good company, joining the many people who have asked the big, timeless question:
What is Art Really For?