It is fifty years since Pablo Picasso died, on 8 April 1973 at Notre-Dame-de-Vie, his home in Mougins. The body of work that he left behind had a profound impact on the entire 20th century. For this anniversary year, the Musée National Picasso-Paris has invited the British designer Sir Paul Smith, known for his work … Read more
Contemporary art is an omnipresent and indispensable source of inspiration for every fashion designer. That’s why fashion and especially colour trends are always matching artworks. For example, who doesn’t remember the lobster dress by Elsa Schiaparelli in 1937, inspired by the work of Salvador Dali? Or the iconic Yves Saint Laurent dress based on the lines … Read more
While we are admiring the famous paintings, we rarely ask ourselves who or what has inspired those painters for the creation of such masterpieces. This question doesn’t arise in the case with portraits but what about landscapes, cityscapes, complex plots? Are they real-life inspirations? The origins of the inspiration of old famous paintings will be … Read more