A dedication to the work of Otto Wagner, an Austrian architect and urban planner who created public structures, such as the Vienna “Stadtbahn” – the metropolitan railway, pavilions, stations, bridges and their railings. #art #vienna #ottowagner #oilpainting #landscape #artaustria #saatchiartist #botanics
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The exhibition in the marvellous Albertina in Vienna is dedicated to a collection of works by Edvard Munch depicting various stages of his lifetime. It also gathers the artworks of 7 other artists who were either his contemporaries or later followers who found major inspiration in Munich’s works. The early works of Edvard Munch are like zephyr – light yet […]
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Thanks to a friend, I am lucky to see what’s on this year for an enormous amount of galleries that have gathered in Basel, Switzerland to showcase their artists and sell their works. This has been the first day and I’m already so pleasantly surprised. The first part we got to see was an opening and the pavilion of Liste […]
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I just read a highly interesting, thought-provoking and colourful (the author makes it very easy for the reader to imagine all the things he writes) article by Barrett Swanson, English professor at University of Wisconsin and an acclaimed writer, who shared that he recently had couple of his students decide to drop out of school and leave for L.A. He […]
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At the beginning of July I had lucky four days in Paris – good weather, last days of some excellent exhibitions, discovery of new art neighbourhood and lots of crunchy bread. First day I headed to gallery Lelong & Co on rue de Teheran, near Parc Monceau. It was showing the art of Leonardo Drew – abstract sculptural works that […]
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Gallery of some of my plein air painting spots in Bellagio, Italy. The beautiful village on Lake Como is easy to paint – each corner and look can be framed. I’m grateful to the local people and their warm welcome during the lockdown. Hope to be back there soon. All images in this post are property of Diana Dzene and […]
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Have art decorate your home (not only walls!) – click here to see which of my paintings fit best in your or your friends’ home ❤️
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Help! 🎨 😊 I have submitted my “Woman sunbathing by Lake Como” oil painting for an art contest by the #BROADMagazine and #theCurators – Visions. The finalists of the contest will be chosen by a jury and by a public vote. There are many, many beautiful artworks, yet I will highly appreciate if you have a moment and cast your […]
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A mysterious glimpse of what used to be a gem of contemporary art collections, hidden in the heart of Europe. This closed-to-public house is a former (one of) home of the Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza and his fifth (I think) wife Carmen Cervera. This Villa was home to most glamorous parties and fabulous people, but more importantly – held what […]
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In my last trip to lake Como, Italy I found myself truly privileged to have a moment of the lake’s surroundings all to myself. What usually is a highly crowded place with close to impossible to make a photo of a view without someone’s head, hat, hand, wave, roof of a car or similar; now was a place of solitude […]
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