Gustave Courbet: The French Realist Painter and Revolutionary Artistic Vision

Gustave Courbet: The French Realist Painter and Revolutionary Artistic Vision

Sharjah: Othman Hassan Jean-Désiré Gustave Courbet (1819 – 1877) was a French painter who led the realist movement in the nineteenth century. Born to a farmer father, Gustave went to study law in Paris in 1840, but he soon left his studies to study fine arts, which greatly interested him. He began learning drawing through … Read more

Europe’s Largest Art Fair Achieves Record Sales with Van Gogh, Picasso, and Kandinsky Works Selling for Millions

Europe’s Largest Art Fair Achieves Record Sales with Van Gogh, Picasso, and Kandinsky Works Selling for Millions

The largest art fair in Europe witnessed sales that reached record prices, including a rare painting by the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh and works by Picasso and Kees van Dongen, according to what the organizers of this event, which concluded on Friday, announced. Officials at the European Fine Arts Exhibition explained that the value … Read more

Emirati Visual Artist Manal Abboud Al Falasi: A Journey in Realism and Gradual Influence

Emirati Visual Artist Manal Abboud Al Falasi: A Journey in Realism and Gradual Influence

Sharjah: Othman Hassan The vocabulary and landmarks of the Emirati heritage are what preoccupies the Emirati visual artist Manal Abboud Al Falasi, who tends to highlight some of the features of this heritage in her paintings, especially the natural desert plants, and to a lesser extent, places such as houses and their vocabulary of doors … Read more

Continental has developed new brakes for electric cars, much thinner, so that owners don’t have to replace them so rarely | PiataAuto.md – The website of the car world from Moldova

Continental has developed new brakes for electric cars, much thinner, so that owners don’t have to replace them so rarely |  PiataAuto.md – The website of the car world from Moldova

Photo: On the left is the new thinner brake, on the right a standard one Here, however, there is a big problem, which Continental seems to be aware of. Electric cars are heavier, so when they brake hard, sometimes regular brakes are not enough for them. This is precisely why models like the Tesla Model … Read more

The Artistic Mastery of Jan Matejko: Exploring Polish History through Paintings

The Artistic Mastery of Jan Matejko: Exploring Polish History through Paintings

Sharjah: Aladdin Mahmoud Extremely wonderful and creative artistic practices presented by the Polish painter Jan Matejko (1838-1893), who is considered the most famous artist in the history of Poland. He was born in the city of Krakow. Critics often praised his classical style, and in particular his openness to Polish history, which sheds bright light. … Read more

The Stunning Works of Gustave Caillebotte: A Closer Look at ‘A Parisian Street on a Rainy Day’

The Stunning Works of Gustave Caillebotte: A Closer Look at ‘A Parisian Street on a Rainy Day’

Sharjah: Aladdin Mahmoud Scenes full of life, beauty and creativity, those that we find in the works of the French painter Gustave Caillebotte «1848-1890», who is considered one of the most prominent artists of his time. Also, he was born in Paris to a wealthy family that worked in the field of textiles, and his … Read more

The Historical Portrait: Lavozier and his Wife by Jacques Louis David

The Historical Portrait: Lavozier and his Wife by Jacques Louis David

Sharjah: Aladdin Mahmoud The French painter Jacques Louis David, “1748 1825”, presented elegant and timeless creations. He is one of the most prominent artists of the neoclassical school. He was born into a middle-class family. He studied art at the Royal Academy. In 1774, he won the Rome Prize, after which he traveled to Italy, … Read more

Turkish Government Removes Arabic Shop Signs in Controversial Campaign

Turkish Government Removes Arabic Shop Signs in Controversial Campaign

Al-Marsad Newspaper: The Turkish government organized a campaign to remove the signs of shops written in Arabic on the streets of Turkey. A video clip documented that the municipality workers in various cities of Turkey removed the signs written in the Arabic language, to change them in the Turkish language. It is noteworthy that the … Read more

Saudi Luxury Cars Roaming Paris Streets: A Video Clip from Al-Marsad Newspaper

Al-Marsad Newspaper: A video clip documented a number of luxury cars with Saudi license plates roaming the streets of the French capital, Paris. The video showed that the cars are elegant in terms of shape, modern in manufacturing, and in distinctive colors, while a number of photographers take pictures of their launch and tour in … Read more