Orientalist Art News Today

Museums, i believe, are really having a moment, and thats what i want to explore. This is amazing. So this is his studio. I can walk around, can i . He was painting the orient within the orient. When you see my work, you can easily link the concepts, lets say, or the technique, anything from them, as inspiring. I think thats rather wonderful. Im in istanbul, that great, entrancing, ancient megalopolis, once the capital of the byzantine and ottoman empires. Lying on either side of the bosporus st...

museums, i believe, are really having a moment, and thats what i want to explore. this is amazing. so this is his studio. i can walk around, can i? he was painting the orient within the orient. when you see my work, you can easily link the concepts, lets say, or the technique, anything from them, as inspiring. i think thats rather wonderful. im in istanbul, that great, entrancing, ancient megalopolis, once the capital of the byzantine and ottoman empires. lying on either side of the bo...

The women of the near east, im in turkeys largest city, istanbul. looking at the collection of orientalist art here at the pera museum, ive discovered how the wests fascination with the east resulted in art that subtly — and sometimes not so subtly — asserted a sense of superiority. im meeting istanbul—based artist ardan ozmenoglu, whos inspired by orientalism. she wants to show me the works here that captivate her the most. ardan, i think this is an unbelievably intriguing picture. in par...

Istanbul. looking at the collection of orientalist art here im meeting istanbul—based artist ardan ozmenoglu, whos inspired by orientalism. ardan, i think this is an unbelievably intriguing picture. in part, thats because of its date, which is very prominently painted in the top left hand corner. 1654. so this is a 17th century painting of an oriental scene. but one thing that strikes me immediately is that youve got these two bands to the painting. do you have a sense how were meant to read i...

To find out how the west viewed the women of the near east, im in turkeys largest city, istanbul. looking at the collection of orientalist art here at the pera museum, ive discovered how the wests fascination with the east resulted in art that subtly — and sometimes not so subtly — asserted a sense of superiority. im meeting istanbul—based artist ardan ozmenoglu, whos inspired by orientalism. she wants to show me the works here that captivate her the most. ardan, i think this is an unbelie...

Although on the outside it looks very plain, Leighton House in London is recognized as one of Britain's most important artist homes, but what sets it...