ART NEWS
- Red-Eyed Subjects Peer Forward in Bright, Impasto Portraits by Artist Annan Affotey May 6, 2021Annan Affotey has an affinity for bold, bright colors that set his subjects apart from the negative space framing their figures. Through gestural strokes that sweep across the canvas, the Ghanaian artist renders intimate portraits of his friends, family members, and the occasional public figure who, through distinctly red eyes, look directly at the viewer, […]
- Striking Photos Frame the Half-Renovated Houses of a Former Mining Region in Germany May 6, 2021When the once burgeoning coal industry in Ruhrgebiet, Germany, began to decline, many of the workers’ apartments were sold off. Oftentimes, new owners only purchased half of the building—miners maintained a lifelong right of residence to their quarters—creating a stark split between the left and right sides of the structure. Photographer Wolfgang Fröhling captures this […]
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