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Famous Muralists & Murals: Spain to the U.S.
Museums have their labels, but murals tell their own stories. Some are civic reflections; others are a call to arms. The most powerful do both, binding paint to place and memory. This fast-paced tour moves from Spain’s mosaics and chapels to U.S. landmarks and community walls, charting who to know, what to see, and where to stand when history is literally on the surface.
Key Takeaways
* Canon, community, and city programs shaped public wall art.
* Names to know span Rivera and Baca to Sert,
21/08/25 • 6 min read

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21/08/25 • 1 min read

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Why do we need art?
The recent sale of Maurizio Cattelan’s duct-taped banana and subsequent eating of the latter caused a fresh wave of contemplation on what art is and why it is.
20/08/25 • 5 min read

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Presencing in Art: Seeing, Feeling, and Becoming
Have you ever stood before a painting and felt like it was looking back at you? Not just something you admire from a distance, but something that senses you too?
19/08/25 • 3 min read
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Online Art Marketplaces vs. Traditional Galleries: What’s Best for You?
I have often been called & labeled as a ‘creative’ person. And I love beautiful things, be they small or large. At the same time, I am logical and analytical.
18/08/25 • 6 min read

Famous Chilean Artists & Paintings: A Guide to Chile’s Icons
Chile’s visual culture lands where the Andes and the Pacific meet, where folk memory runs straight through avant-garde experiment.
16/08/25 • 7 min read

3Q to the Artist
Three questions to Sacha van Eerten
Sacha van Eerten (Amsterdam, 1993) is a visual artist and architect currently based in Lisbon. At the heart of her work lies a need to observe and question the world around her.
06/08/25 • 4 min read

Famous Silhouette Art: From 18th-Century Cut-Outs to Contemporary Icons
Smartphones and 3-D scanners may be the tools of our time, but famous silhouette art still catches the eye-proof that not everything has to be technicolor or textured to pack an emotional punch.
01/08/25 • 4 min read

Guide
Guide: How to engage with art
Dear Reader,
Thank you for giving us this opportunity to share our vision of a new way to engage with art.
19/07/25 • 2 min read

Guide
Guide: How to buy art
Dear Reader,
Thank you for giving us this opportunity to share our Subjektiv insights into the financial structure of the art market.
18/07/25 • 1 min read

3Q to the Artist
Three questions to MOM
MOM is a Lisbon-based artist whose research focuses on the social fragilities of modern society, encouraging critical thought and contemplative moments through painting, drawing, sculpture, and installation.
18/07/25 • 5 min read

Guide
Expressionism vs. Impressionism: Understanding the Differences
Impressionism is one of the most popular artistic movements of all times. Impressionists marked an essential break in the history of art as they decided to divert away from academic painting, thereby paving the way for modern painting.
17/07/25 • 11 min read

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