THE FOUNTAIN BOY by famous manga artist Hirohiko Araki, the visionary behind the renowned JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure series. Commissioned by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), this piece is not only a homage to the city’s cultural history but also a reimagining of a beloved landmark, embodying both nostalgia and modernity. With the backdrop of Osaka’s ambitious West Art Project, this work reflects a larger movement to embed everyday spaces with art that resonates with community values and contemporary aesthetics.
Category: Story of Art
Story of an art piece. Explore how fascinating the art world is.
Maurizio Cattelan Banana – The Comedian
A completed story of Maurizio Cattelan Banana- The Comedian. Is it an art? the lawsuit and legacy of this work.
Vangogh’s The Sorrowing Old Man (At Eternity’s Gate)
Artwork Title: Sorrowing Old Man (At Eternity’s Gate) Artist: Vincent Van Gogh Year of Completion: May 1890 Exhibition Location: Kröller-Müller Museum Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 80 cm × 64 cm The Painting “Sorrowing Old Man (At Eternity’s Gate)” by Van Gogh is considered a masterpiece, bearing his signature style. Today, let Tae Art Man tell you a story of this oeuvre. Painted just 2 months before his death The painting Sorrowing Old Man (At Eternity’s Gate) is a powerful work by Van Gogh, reflecting his profound melancholy and transforming it into a beautiful piece of art in his own style. The artwork measures approximately 80 x 60 cm. Van Gogh painted this piece just two months before his death. Towards the end of his life, Van Gogh underwent several treatments for his mental health, especially after Gauguin left him two years prior (resulting in the incident where he…
Cimabue’s ‘Christ Mocked’ sold for $27 million
Cimabue’s ‘Christ Mocked’ was found in the kitchen when a French elderly lady plan to move out. All the time that millions worth art piece was hanging in the kitchen, she didn’t know that is an oeuvre of medieval Italian grandmaster. The discovery In October 2019, this painting was auctioned at an impressive price of around $27m, which was recorded as the highest auction of medieval painting. This is a once in a blue moon in the art world since Cimabue’s works, which mostly created around the end of the 13th century, are very rare. It’s hard to evaluate if the auction was reasonable or overprice because of lacking the reference price. With a pre-auction valuation of $4.4 – 6.6m, the final price hammered at $26.4m or about five-six times more than the appraised value. By the way, Who is Cimabue? Cimabue is actually an alias “bull’s head,” which used…
