New York City's Museum of Modern Art has held its legacy since opening in 1929 as the epicenter for modern and contemporary art. The largest and most alighted in the country. For four months now, the museum has been closed as it's the eighth renovation is taking place, the last one having been fifteen years ago. The time is arriving for its October re-opening, and New York City is buzzing as crowds patiently anticipate this expansion. "We are gonna open on time," said MoMA's director Glenn Lowry. "You know, one of the things that I've come to learn is that these types of projects … [Read more...]
Hélène DeSerres
Hélène DeSerres Continuing her life-long journey through a myriad of creative artistic phases, Canadian born master artist Hélène DeSerres beautifully expresses her passion for our planet through the mediums of photography, sculpture, jewelry design, watercolor, and combined media with oil on canvas. Hélène DeSerres is an award-winning artist whose work traverses various interdisciplinary ranges from photography, acrylic paintings to sculptures. Her techniques vary from abstract paintings, photo surrealism, impressionism, acrylic & watercolor painting to sculpture … [Read more...]
Banksy’s Homeware Store Opens Following Trademark Dispute
Banksy just unveiled his latest work, a less celebratory tone follows after his opening statement as the artist shares the influencing events leading to this project were“possibly the least poetic reason to ever make some art.” Banksy is currently facing a trademark dispute. The renowned street artist opened his homeware shop in London following a legal dispute with a greeting card company in attempts to fight the laws allowing them to use his trademark. The shop, named Gross Domestic Product, appeared in the Croydon neighborhood, on Church Street. The installation will be up for … [Read more...]
Igor Eugen Prokop
ArtTour International presents Artist Of The Week Igor Eugen Prokop prokopigoreugen.com Human activities have disrupted the order of nature causing chaos in the relationship between man and nature. Changed conditions, global warming, melting, ocean water is warming and water levels are rising etc. With the visual expression of the philosophy and concept incorporated in my paintings, I would like to show the original order of nature, the changes, even the negative ones, together with a solution applied in a subjective way.... From my childhood devotion to nature, through the … [Read more...]
The long terms effects of the reef crisis
Global warming is streaming into ecosystems across the globe; the temperature-related effects of global warming on coral reefs are highly visible, well-defined, and filled with lengthy documented studies. ArtTour International was able to access a recent study on the long terms effects of the reef crisis by Ocean and Earth Science scholar Jasmine A. Godbold. According to the study, the connection between rising CO2 levels, rising ocean temperature, and the biological responses of reefs are known in detail, providing a well-grounded basis for future … [Read more...]
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