Art glass bowls are exclusively used for decorating homes and commercial premises to make them look like a million dollars. This is the complete opposite of utilitarian glassware, such as the ones you use to make salads or the glasses that you drink with. For these to be used in interior design, they need to […]
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Henri Rousseau was born in France in 1844. He achieved modest success at school overall, but fared far better in music and art. He left school and worked for a lawyer for some time, before joining the army in 1863 and serving for four years. When his father died in 1868, he moved to Paris
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The ‘80s: Whether you view this decade’s style as being wonderfully bold or frankly hideous, there’s no denying the fact that it left a lasting imprint on popular culture. Indeed, the 1980’s aesthetic has been revived so often that one could be forgiven for thinking it never really went away in the first place. Instead,
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Francisco Goya was a painter and etcher regarded as one of the finest artists ever to emerge from Spain. He was mainly active during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and his work is regarded as having a substantial influence on expressionism, impressionism and romanticism. The artist was born in 1746, and it’s thought
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There are a number of really unique ways for people to spice up the look of his or her interior design. One of the best ways to bring the style of your home up a notch is to include blown glass ornaments in the design of the home. Blown art glass ornaments are a fun
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The French landscape artist Camille Pissarro was born on the island of St Thomas in the Danish West Indies in 1830 and is noted for his contribution to Impressionist and Postimpressionist art. Known for his quote “it is absurd to look for perfection”, the artist started to experiment with art after moving to Paris at
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André Breton art provocateur extraordinaire, was a surrealist writer and poet who is known as the father of the Surrealist art movement. Breton was born in 1896 in Normandy, and the most famous André Breton works include the Surrealist Manifesto (or Manifeste du Surrealisme), the novels Nadja and Mad Love (or L’Amour Fou). The artist
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Art glass bowls are decorative pieces that will look good when placed anywhere in the home. Versatile and designed to add a special touch to your interior decor, the art glass bowl has many ways in which it can be used for home or office styling. Beautiful Glass Decorative Bowls The crystal bowl, for example,
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Amedeo Modigliani was an Italian painter largely based in Paris whose career peaked in the early 1900s. The artist is known for his portraits of various Parisians, which were influenced by African art. Modigliani was Jewish, and was always open about his faith even at a time where anti-Semitism was rife in France. Many of
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Alphonse Mucha was a Czech painter and decorative artist associated with the Art Nouveau movement. The artist was born in 1860 in the small town of Moravia. Legend has it that Mucha was able to draw before he was able to walk, and he was a musician and a choirboy during his childhood years. Although
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