‘Eric’, the first robot built in the UK ‘Eric’, the robot, was built in 1928 by Captain William Richards, a veteran of the First World War, and presented to the public at the opening of the Exhibition of the Society of Model Engineers at the same year. To delirium of the audience, Eric appeared at the Royal… Continue reading
‘Eric’, the first robot built in the UK
Picasso seen in detail with the new Google’s camera
Picasso seen in detail with the new Google’s camera That it was no longer necessary to go to a museum to “walk” through it’s masterpieces is not exactly new. That you can enjoy and explore those artworks, to the smallest detail, without needing to be in the same physical room, has also ceased to be a limitation. Google has just announced its… Continue reading
shairart’s 2nd anniversary
shairart’s 2nd anniversary To celebrate our 2nd anniversary, we decided to launch a small internal competition: 15 minutes, to draw our best “artwork” in freestyle! Since we could not, obviously, reach a consensus on the winning work, we need your help to determine which member of shairart’s team is victorious. VOTE ON THE ARTWORK THAT YOU LIKE THE MOST! Click on your… Continue reading
Buy Art Online – The Ultimate Guide
BUY ART ONLINE – THE ULTIMATE GUIDE Colecting or investing? The first thing that is essential to keep in mind is that collecting art and investing in art are two different things. There are collectors who are dedicated to buy art from an investment perspective specifically looking for a financial return. In this case, it… Continue reading
‘KAWS’ at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Weekend Suggestion: ‘KAWS’ at Yorkshire Sculpture Park This is the first UK exhibition of the renowned American artist KAWS, whose wide ranging practice includes painting, sculpture, graphic design, toys and prints. At this exhibition, on display until June, 2016 you can find KAWS’s figure in diverse and immaculately crafted materials (a fluorescent pink Michelin man in fibreglass, a figure… Continue reading
8 films related to art that you don’t want to miss
8 films related to art that you don’t want to miss Thinking about all of you, devoted to films, series, documentaries or basically any compilation of images made with a camera, we have prepared a selection of eight films related to art that can not be missed! 8. La naissance de Charlot (2013) A journey to Charlie Chaplin’s youth,… Continue reading
‘Vogue 100: A century in Style’ at the National Portrait Gallery
Weekend Suggestion: ‘Vogue 100: A century in Style’ at the National Portrait Gallery Until May 22th, the National Portrait Gallery will host the exhibition ‘Vogue 100: A century in Style’, a showcase of more than 280 prints from the Condé Nast archive. This exhibition includes photographs of renowned photographers like Irving Penn, David Bailey, Corinne Day, Patrick Demarchelier, Nick… Continue reading
‘Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse’ at the Royal Academy
Weekend Suggestion: ‘Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse’ at the Royal Academy Using Monet as a starting point, this Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse exhibition examines the gardens and their role among the evolution of art from the early 1860s through to the 1920s. In this show you will be able to discover the paintings… Continue reading
Famous oil paintings
Famous oil paintings Although the oil paint first began being used by the Chinese and Indian people to produce Buddhist paintings, somewhere between the V and the X century, the technique did not have great popularity until the XV century. Around that time, oil painting became the main production technique and its possibilities were widely… Continue reading
Opening- ‘Electronic Superhighway’ at The Whitechapel Gallery
Weekend Suggestion: Opening- ‘Electronic Superhighway’ at The Whitechapel Gallery The Whitechapel Gallery opens its first 2016 exhibition called ‘Electronic Superhighway’, a retrospective on how the artists have adopted and used technology over the past six decades. The exhibition explores how the invention of the computer and the internet, with its YouTube and Instagram and image manipulation, have… Continue reading