Beyond the Canvas
An art blog with opinions
 

"Don’t be afraid of the clocks, they are our time, the time has been so generous to us. We imprinted time with the sweet taste of...

Small museums make me happy. Especially those in large cities. As a case in point, the Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris is a delightful gem...

"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." - Maya Angelou Just finished watching this amazing documentary made...

"The Shape of Things" at Pallant House explores a genre that has the ability to unlock the hidden beauty and expressive force of everyday...

I'm one day late due to work commitments, but I very much wanted to mark this occasion by showcasing a painting by Martin Wong...

Go early, go alone. This could be my motto for many things, but it becomes particularly fitting when I'm on my arty trips. And, for the...

It's Mannerist week chez Fran. With its slightly unnatural proportions, that cheeky Bronzino got me thinking about the creation of...

Just like we love real people, I hereby decree that it is entirely acceptable to have feelings for the subject of a painting. For I have...

teamLab hail from Japan, they are an interdisciplinary collective of artists, programmers, engineers, CG animators, mathematicians and...

The museums I have visited in Russia (Moscow and Saint Petersburg this far) have made a lasting impression on me. If we exclude the...

Even on a very dark day, there was something strangely uplifting in the light that pervaded these rooms of the Louisiana Museum of Modern...

We have all been there, we've all experienced that feeling when we step into a room and we feel a work of art is 'calling' us. And I, for...

Discovery no. 1: Gorky Park is a name I used to associate with a spy movie from the 80s. Now I know where it is, it took me well over an...

With permanent installations across the globe, Barcelona-born Jaume Plensa is the one of the doyens of large scale artistic projects in...

There are many reasons to visit the Getty Centre, which is nestled in the hills overlooking West Los Angeles. The first is probably its...

Today is the most awaited day of my year. The hopeful and feverish monitoring of the evolution of the buds on my beloved pear tree...

Luxembourg-born Edward Steichen is one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century. He was one of the founders of the...

There is something particularly poignant about this painting. Maybe because van Gogh created this resplendent vision of spring mere...

No celebration of the beauty of nature in Spring can be complete without dedicating one post to Claude Monet. Luckily for us, the...

Expect to see plenty of Russian art on here for it is one major passion of mine. Places like the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow are where...