The Artist Who Paints With Human Remains

The Artist Who Paints With Human Remains

Feb 28, 2017 | Art

To many, the idea of painting with human remains is bizarre and unsettling—creepy even. But to U.K.-based artist Val Thompson, it’s a beautiful way to carry on a loved one’s legacy. Thompson runs her own company, called Ash 2 Art, where she paints with cremated ashes....
5 Francis Bacon Paintings Stolen

5 Francis Bacon Paintings Stolen

Mar 21, 2016 | Art, News & Trending

Five paintings by British artist Francis Bacon were stolen from a Madrid home. The paintings, worth an estimated combined 23.2 million pounds or 30 million euros. This theft is the largest one to take place in Spain in the last several decades. Though the heist took...
Dutch Art Heist Suspects Apprehended

Dutch Art Heist Suspects Apprehended

Jan 29, 2013 | Articles

In October, seven masterpieces were stolen from the Kunsthal Museum in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Picasso, Monet, Matisse, and Freud were among the artists whose works were thieved, making it one of the biggest art heists in history. Three suspects have now been...