Works of art

Presentation, discussion and analysis of artworks of all kinds.

The world of art is diverse and rich, encompassing a virtually endless array of artworks of all kinds, just waiting to be discovered.

Whether painting, sculpture, photography or digital media – each of these formats offers unique means of expression and opens up a wide range of creative perspectives.

Advent spirit – inside and outside the computer

6 years ago

There's a lot of Advent spirit on the computer, including art. For example, the website onlinekunst.de offers fascinating Advent art…

John Baldessari – Work and Legacy

6 years ago

John Baldessari – he is one of our most influential artists ever, and has been since the late 1960s. Perhaps…

Portrait of the painter Francis Bacon, by Reginald Gray

WTAWT or the opposite: Three Studies of Lucian Freud (Triptych)

6 years ago

If you click on “WTAWT” (“What the Artist Wants to Tell”), you can expect…

A look at: Günther Förg

10 years ago

The artist Günther Förg: A brief statement. The position of an artist in the art world is a subject of discussion in art history. Certainly a subject…

A small Christmas gift – getting to know angel artists (Part 2)

11 years ago

Part 2 – 1476 to 2013 Hugo van der Goes was born around 1440 in Ghent and died in 1482 in…

Filippino Lippi: Fresco cycle of the Brancacci Chapel in Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence

A small Christmas gift – get to know angel artists

11 years ago

Part 1 – 1304 to 1486 Giovanni Dupré (1817-1882) – Statue by Giotto (1845) on the façade of the Uffizi Gallery…

25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall 2014 on berlin.de

Germany celebrates 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall with fascinating art

11 years ago

Many events commemorate the first step on the path to German reunification, in many places along the entire…

Winning photo 2014: A pride of lions on a rock in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park

NHM Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014 – 50 years of award-winning wildlife photography

11 years ago

The international photography competition for nature and wildlife photography took place for the 50th time in 2014. Its winners were officially announced on October 21, 2014…

Wolfgang Tillmans at Galerie Buchholz (2007)

Wolfgang Tillmans' photographic art: Attention and eye for detail meet a feeling for the perfect moment

12 years ago

Wolfgang Tillmans, recognized as one of the most famous photographers in the world, has been engaged with the art of photography since his school days. Since then…