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Wall Street Journal
13-05-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Mondrian Sells for $47.6 Million
A grid-like painting featuring a patchwork of red, yellow and blue squares by Dutch modernist Piet Mondrian sold for $47.6 million on Monday. The sale kicked off a weeklong series of New York auctions that will test the art market's mettle amid unpredictable economic conditions and tariffs on everything from wine and watches to luxury goods like collectible handbags. The 1922 work, 'Composition with Large Red Plane, Bluish Gray, Yellow, Black and Blue,' was expected by Christie's to sell for between $40 million and $50 million, but only one bidder emerged and it sold quickly for $41 million, or $47.6 million with the auction house's fees.
Time Out
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
See art by Picasso, Warhol and Basquiat for free at Rock Center this month
Did you know that you don't really have to go to the best museums in New York to see some incredible art? Christie's New York at 20 Rockefeller Plaza regularly holds public exhibits during set hours to showcase its incredible holdings before they go to auction. This May, in fact, the destination will be chock-full of masterpieces that you can gaze, including works by Pablo Picasso, Piet Mondrian, Andy Warhol, Mark Rothko and Jean-Michel Basquiat, among others. Specifically, Christie's 20/21 Spring Marquee Week will feature potential sales by some of the most important artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Expect 39 pieces by the likes of Picasso, Mondrian, Alberto Giacometti and René Magritte, for example, plus a 1982 tripe portrait by Basquiat and selected works by Tiqui Atencio, Ago Demirdjian, Cecily Brown, Ed Ruscha, Simone Leigh, Lisa Brice, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Jenny Saville and others. In addition to the auction times, Christie's will be hosting exhibition hours of the above-mentioned art creations during the following dates: May 3: 10am–5pm May 4: 1–5pm May 5–14: 10am–5pm May 15: 10am–2pm If you're rolling in the dough and can afford to bid on art, you'll want to check out the auctions, which start on May 12:
What's On
10-04-2025
- Entertainment
- What's On
DIFC Arts Night returns to transform the financial hub into an open air art gallery
You only have four days to see it… It's that time of year when Dubai becomes a canvas of colour with back-to-back art festivals and events taking place across the city. Culture vultures, we know that you're probably really busy already with the line-up, but we're here to add another to your list: DIFC Arts Night. 3 of 12 That's right, the DIFC-based art festival is back this year celebrating all things arts and culture. Now in its 19th edition, DIFC Arts Night is a key event in Dubai's art and culture calendar, which means you can't skip it. Visitors can come together from April 10 to 13, and celebrate art, culture and creativity under the stars. In case you're wondering, no ticket required, so you can check it all out for free. The festival runs daily from 5pm to 10pm at Gate Village, DIFC. PS – There's also free parking available at Gate District 2. During this time, the bustling (and quite confusing) lanes of DIFC will showcase art pieces created by local and international artists and installations. Explore the entire space to discover over 300 captivating works by more than 150 local and international artists (representing over 100 nationalities). *A new arts festival is gracing Bluewaters Island this April* There will also be live performances and entertainment to keep the vibes cool throughout the night. You can enjoy this all with the vibrant DIFC skyline as the backdrop and the cool Dubai breeze in your hair. Want to learn from the pros? Catch some of the thought-provoking panel discussions. Coming up on April 11, Christie's and Dubai Culture will take the stage from 6pm taking a deep dive on the works and inspirations of Piet Mondrian and public art and community Want to show off your own creativity? There are workshops you can partake it, but do note there are limited spaces, so arrive early if you want to secure your spot. For more details, visit Images: Supplied by DIFC > Sign up for FREE to get exclusive updates that you are interested in
The Independent
14-02-2025
- Science
- The Independent
Scientists uncover hidden maths depicted in da Vinci and Mondrian artwork
Trees depicted in the artwork of famous painters like Leonardo da Vinci and Piet Mondrian follow the math behind their branching pattern in nature, a new study says. This hidden math in some abstract paintings may even underlie our ability to recognise such artwork as depictions of trees, according to the research, published in the journal PNAS Nexus. Trees in nature follow a 'self-similar' branching pattern called a fractal, in which the same structures repeat at smaller and smaller scales from the trunk to the branch tip. In the new study, scientists mathematically examined the scaling of branch thickness in depictions of trees in artworks. Researchers derived mathematical rules for proportions between branch diameters, and the approximate number of branches of different diameters. 'We analyse trees in artwork as self-similar, fractal forms, and empirically compare art with theories of branch thickness developed in biology,' researchers explained. Leonardo da Vinci observed that tree limbs preserve their thickness as they branch. The Italian Renaissance artist used a parameter called α to determine the relationships between the diameters of the various branches. He asserted that if the thickness of a branch is the same as the summed thickness of its two smaller branches then the parameter α would be 2. Researchers analysed trees in art from several parts of the world, including those in the 16th-century Sidi Saiyyed Mosque in Ahmedabad, India, Edo period Japanese painting, and 20th-century abstract art. They found that the values of α in these artworks range from 1.5 to 2.8, similar to the range of this value in natural trees. 'We find α in the range 1.5 to 2.8 corresponding to the range of natural trees,' scientists wrote. 'While fractal dimension varies considerably across trees and artwork, we find that the range of α in case studies of great artworks across cultures and time periods corresponds to the range of real trees,' they said. Even abstract paintings such as Piet Mondrian's 1912 cubist Gray Tree, which doesn't visually show treelike colours, can be identified as trees if a realistic value for α is used, researchers say. 'Abstract paintings with realistic α are recognisable as trees, whereas an otherwise similar painting is no longer distinctly recognisable as a tree,' they say. The new study offers a perspective to 'appreciate and recreate the beauty of trees,' scientists say. It also highlights that art and science can provide complementary lenses on natural and human worlds, they added.
The Independent
13-02-2025
- Science
- The Independent
Scientists uncover hidden maths depicted in tree branch patterns in da Vinci and Mondrian artwork
Trees depicted in the artwork of famous painters like Leonardo da Vinci and Piet Mondrian follow the math behind their branching pattern in nature, a new study says. This hidden math in some abstract paintings may even underlie our ability to recognise such artwork as depictions of trees, according to the research, published in the journal PNAS Nexus. Trees in nature follow a 'self-similar' branching pattern called a fractal, in which the same structures repeat at smaller and smaller scales from the trunk to the branch tip. In the new study, scientists mathematically examined the scaling of branch thickness in depictions of trees in artworks. Researchers derived mathematical rules for proportions between branch diameters, and the approximate number of branches of different diameters. 'We analyse trees in artwork as self-similar, fractal forms, and empirically compare art with theories of branch thickness developed in biology,' researchers explained. Leonardo da Vinci observed that tree limbs preserve their thickness as they branch. The Italian Renaissance artist used a parameter called α to determine the relationships between the diameters of the various branches. He asserted that if the thickness of a branch is the same as the summed thickness of its two smaller branches then the parameter α would be 2. Researchers analysed trees in art from several parts of the world, including those in the 16th-century Sidi Saiyyed Mosque in Ahmedabad, India, Edo period Japanese painting, and 20th-century abstract art. They found that the values of α in these artworks range from 1.5 to 2.8, similar to the range of this value in natural trees. 'We find α in the range 1.5 to 2.8 corresponding to the range of natural trees,' scientists wrote. 'While fractal dimension varies considerably across trees and artwork, we find that the range of α in case studies of great artworks across cultures and time periods corresponds to the range of real trees,' they said. Even abstract paintings such as Piet Mondrian's 1912 cubist Gray Tree, which doesn't visually show treelike colours, can be identified as trees if a realistic value for α is used, researchers say. 'Abstract paintings with realistic α are recognisable as trees, whereas an otherwise similar painting is no longer distinctly recognisable as a tree,' they say. The new study offers a perspective to 'appreciate and recreate the beauty of trees,' scientists say. It also highlights that art and science can provide complementary lenses on natural and human worlds, they added.
