Paul Gauguin, “Mahana no atua (Le jour de Dieu)”, 1894, oil on linen canvas, collection of the Art Institute of Chicago Take for example Gauguin’s fanciful fetid figuration from 1892, “Manao Tupapau ...

The Nassau County Museum of Art’s new exhibit, “Deco at 100,” opens on Jan. 18, showcasing paintings, furniture, fashion and sculptures that capture the decorative art movement of the 1920s. “We ...

Since 2014, when the idea of constructing a new Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art was first revealed, many of us have been waiting with bated breath. Now our wait is just about over: The ...

It’s well known that Henri Matisse was a champion of decorative painting — or perhaps I should say, the decorative in painting. His admirers will have in mind the words from his “Notes of a Painter” ...

The Denver Art Museum (DAM) is poised to become home to one of the largest US collections of decorative art following a merger with the neighbouring Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art, announced ...

LANCASTER — “Hindsight,” an exhibit that at first seems to be nothing more than a collection of nostalgic, folk-like paintings of American life, does in fact raise questions about how that life is ...

The infinite possibilities of decorative painting brought life to villas in Pompeii, Florentine palaces and Charleston in East Sussex. Today, a revival of interest in the artform is once again ...

When it comes to adding that finishing touch to a space, art is often a good place to start. It can anchor a room or simply fill in a gap when that extra pop of color is required. Surprisingly, you ...

Few filmmakers have a style as distinctive as that of Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar. Since the early 1980s, his black comedies and melodramas have layered maximalist costumes onto Pop-colored sets, ...