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Ali Enache, You're Turning Into Something You Are Not, 2025, acrylic on raw canvas, 91,5 cm x 122 cm (36 x 48in) © The Artist

“3 Questions for…” showcases and promotes the work of upcoming artists in the early stages of their careers. This time I would like to share with you the atmospheric works by American Artist Ali Enache. Ali Enache (b. 1985, Washington, D.C.) is an emerging abstract artist based in Los Angeles, whose work is characterized by...

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Aesthetic Paper: The Connection of Empathy and Aesthetics

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Phase Lighting Collection by Baku Sakashita

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Cooper Boxes by Vera & Kyte

Minimalist Paintings by Bo Kim | Aesence

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Bo Kim – Transforming Memories and Emotions into Art

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Jean Philippe Lagouarde – Meditative Minimalist Art

Jean-Philippe Lagouarde is a self-taught artist from France whose works are characterized by a calm, meditative aesthetic. He has always been creative and has...

Carsten Beck, Composition on black ground, 2023, Oil & Acrylic on linen, 125 x 125 cm © The Artist

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Carsten Beck – Timeless Geometric Compositions

Carsten Beck (b. 1986) is a Danish artist who explores architectural structures and forms in his geometric abstract works. Originally working as a graphic...

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Morgan Stokes – Investigating The Concept of Virtual Gaze

Morgan Stokes is an Australian emerging artist born in 1990 who ruminates on the virtual world through the mediums of painting and sculpture. After...

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Beyond the Surface: The Complexity of Minimalist Art

Until the beginning of the 20th century, art served primarily as a mere representation of...

Abstract Minimalist Painting, created with Midjourney

Is It Possible to Feel an Emotional Connection to AI-Generated Art?

Lately, artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly expanded its influence on the art world. Not only...

Black Minimalist Chair, Image created with Midjourney

Does Minimalist Design Mean a Loss of Identity?

“Less is more” – this phrase coined by Mies van der Rohe has long established...

Does Our Personality Influence Our Taste in Art?

I recently had a thought-provoking conversation with the Canadian artist Alexander Jowett, in which he...

Beyond the Surface: The Complexity of Minimalist Art

Until the beginning of the 20th century, art served primarily as a mere representation of reality. In the course of modernism, however, artists began to question the conventional boundaries and definitions of...

Is It Possible to Feel an Emotional Connection to AI-Generated Art?

Lately, artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly expanded its influence on the art world. Not only are computer-generated artworks being sold at auction for dizzying sums1; artists are also increasingly using algorithms to...

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Abstract Sculpture made with Midjourney by Aesence

Can Art Be Intentionless?

Well, it’s a question that has stumped philosophers and thinkers for centuries. Some say yes, art is simply an expression of the creator’s innermost thoughts and feelings, pure and unbridled. Others argue...

Is (Minimalist) Photography Art?

As some of you know, I’m also a passionate minimalist photographer. But recently, in a conversation with a few people, the question arose whether photography is art at all. And what about minimalist...

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13 March → 26 April 2025	Richard Serra – The Final Works	Cristea Roberts Gallery	More Info
14 March → 03 May 2025	Hideaki Yamanobe – Wellspring	Galerie Biesenbach	More Info
03 April → 09 May 2025	Enrich.R – Abstract Poems	Alzueta Gallery Turó	More Info