Author: Lauren Strock

            Morikami Museum and Japanese gardens in Delray Beach, Florida, feature Japanese handmade paper artwork.  During my visit there, I had the opportunity to experience the breathtaking "Washi Transformed: New Expressions in Japanese Paper" exhibition. The exhibition showcased the versatility and beauty of washi, or traditional Japanese paper, as a medium for contemporary art in Japan … Continue reading MORIKAMI MUSEUM AND JAPANESE GARDENS IN DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA

THE STARRY NIGHT by Vincent Van Gogh What makes Van Gogh's The Starry Night painting so unique? What is the message behind it? I shared with you a post about my experience of Van Gogh's immersive exhibition in Miami, where The Starry Night and other of his masterworks were presented. There are many reasons why … Continue reading The Rare Night Landscape.

Driving through Maryland Baltimore, I suddenly remembered the sister's Cone (Claribel and Etta) art collection, which is on the view at the Baltimore Art Museum. I heard about them buying art from Gertrude Stein, who, together with her brother Leo Stein, were famous collectors in the late 19th century. ‘Gertrude, who later became a famous … Continue reading Sister’s Cone Collection in Baltimore Museum. 

I always found that artists were the most influential people in some way or another. They can inspire us through their creativity, intelligence, and talent. Especially in art, each piece had been inspired by the setting, the time it was shaped in—sometimes the mood of it, too—but it's always a creation that outshines its inspirations. … Continue reading Top 5 Famous Artists of All Time

Many Medieval artworks depict Christian themes since art focused almost exclusively on religious subjects before the arrival of the Renaissance. In the early stages of the Renaissance, humanists, scholars, writers, artists, and thinkers were exposed to many new ideas and started questioning, challenging, and investigating well-established narratives in their work. One of the most enigmatic … Continue reading Christmas in Art: The Enigma of Botticelli’s Mystic Nativity

I decided to start a series of posts that introduce my favorite international contemporary artists, from Damien Hirst to Ai Wei Wei and Anselm Kiefer. This first post in the series introduces one of my all-time favorites, the unforgettable Yayoi Kusama who transformed the way I see patterns in cityscapes and landscapes forever. Bright, unapologetic, … Continue reading Yayoi Kusama The Queen of Dots and Pumpkins

Did you know that a Faberge egg worth $33 million was discovered in a flea market in the US a couple of years ago, where a scrap metal dealer purchased it for $500? Or that beyond their world-famous decorative eggs, the House of Faberge also makes trinkets, picture frames, doorbells, jewelry, and clocks? Ever wondered … Continue reading The Secrets of the House of Faberge

Christmas as we know and love it today didn't exist until the 19th century. Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's beloved husband, imported a number of Christmas traditions to England from Germany when he decorated the first Christmas tree at Windsor Castle in 1841. This tradition spread like wildfire among the Brits, who then brought it to … Continue reading The History of Christmas in 7 Artworks

Have you ever wondered how art experts know if a 17th-century painting from the Netherlands is by Rembrandt or not? Well, actually, they don’t! There are many million-dollar paintings in distinguished art collections around the world who once thought to be created by Old Masters and their authorship is now being disputed – for example, … Continue reading How Do Experts Authenticate Old Master Paintings?

In March 1990, robbers stole 19 invaluable works of art worth $500 million from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston - including a legendary Vermeer - and disappeared forever. Thirty years on, art lovers are still guessing as to what happened to those artworks, and the FBI is offering a whopping $10 million for … Continue reading The Largest Art Property Theft in History?