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Earth’s first artists? Oldest known cave paintings created by ‘sophisticated’ Neanderthals (VIDEO)
More sophisticated and closer to modern humans than previously thought, Neanderthals were the world’s first artists, according to new research which has uncovered cave art in Spain thought to be some 65,000 years old. The incredible discovery calls into question previous assumptions about the archaic humans and suggests they may have had an artistic sense […]
Neanderthals were artists and thought symbolically, new studies argue
Enlarge / Can you spot the three hand stencils? (credit: J. Zilhão) Hominins have lived in Western Spain’s Maltravieso Cave off and on for the last 180,000 years. At some point in those long millennia of habitation, some of them left behind hand stencils, dots and triangles, and animal figures painted in red on the […]
Male artists explained why they were wearing white roses to the Grammys — and people loved it
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Networks backlash after not asking men on the Golden Globes’ red carpet about their support for #MeToo and Time’s Up At Sunday’s Grammy Awards’ red carpet, E! asked both men and women about their support for the movements. Artists including Sam Smith and Nick Jonas shared their thoughts. Networks faced backlash following the Golden […]
Apple Music now offers artists detailed streaming and download info
As a musician, knowing how your songs are performing on streaming platforms is important. Spotify brought real-time stats and demographic information to a dedicated app for artists this past October, while Pandora and YouTube have had similar dashboards for a while now. Finally, Cupertino is catching up with the beta launch of Apple Music for […]
Multimedia Exhibit Portrays an Immigrant Artist’s American Experience
The exhibition Candy Coated Evil, curated by artist and performer Kembra Pfahler (singer in The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black) and presented by Howl! Happening, features the work of Japanese artist and Pfahler’s collaborator and former husband Samoa Moriki, best known simply as Samoa. The artworks feature pop culture icons in bold, colorful paintings that […]
2017 Was a Bad Year for Cinema’s “Tortured Artists”
Director Greta Gerwig conducted the set of Lady Bird with the utmost respect for her crew. Cribbing an idea from her 20th Century Women director Mike Mills, she asked everyone to wear name tags during filming so people could get to know each other. She even took it one step further – a PA came up with a […]
‘The Greatest Showman’ Review: A Con Artist’s Bauble of a Movie…With Great Songs
Oh, boy. Where to begin with The Greatest Showman? Generally speaking, if you feel the need to cover something up, then it’s a pretty good indication that you know you’ve done something wrong. To that end, it’s a leading indicator of what you’re in for that The Greatest Showman’s cast includes Paul Sparks (always great, […]
An Artist’s Charming Illustrated Travelogue
Freelance illustrator Maxwell Tilse, whose work we first spotted on Lost at E Minor, specializes in lovely, detailed travel sketches. The London-based artist doesn’t use any digital tools to create his drawings. Everything is done by hand. Tilse’s very talented hand also plays a role on his Instagram page, where he showcases his artworks by […]
Russian artists turned Putin into pop art in a new exhibition — and the photos are curious
A collection of artists and fans of Russian President Vladimir Putin recently opened an art exhibit dedicated to the “superhuman” qualities of their country’s leader. Titled “SUPERPUTIN,” the exhibit features about 30 paintings and sculptures of the Russian leader as larger-than-life icons, including as a Roman emperor, an Olympic athlete, Santa Claus and, a superhero. […]
