Word: artists
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...nothing is Da Fen known as the art world's assembly plant. As we walked its grid, we were greeted by a phantasmagoric palette of Rubens, Da Vinci and Van Gogh copies. Painting quietly in an alleyway, one young artist seemed to find us rather than vice versa. As Tamara translated, he cast an appreciative eye over a printout of De Chirico's Enigma, and promised a 2-sq.-ft. canvas reproduction, in a fortnight...
...Rarely have I greeted a courier with such alacrity. Unrolled, the painting was little short of a miracle. The Da Fen artist had caught not just the colors and De Chirico's subtle shading, but the entire mood of the work. My Enigma had arrived...
...history of art is strung together by the travel logs of the masters: Velásquez arriving in Rome, Gauguin going native in Tahiti, Picasso setting off for the lights of Paris. Inevitably, though, no matter how far they go or how long they stay away, every artist's body of work reflects the tension between all the expeditions and the home turf where the journey began...
...Hailing from a family of prosperous merchants, the artist was particularly suited to capture the essence of his aristocratic subjects and satisfy their status-conscious sensibilities. His economic independence also gave Piero the opportunity to explore other intellectual pursuits, most notably arithmetic, algebra and geometry...
...central exhibit, which features some 100 works by artists influenced by Piero and five of his own mathematical treatises, is being billed as the Renaissance art exhibit of the year in Italy, and an unprecedented chance for Arezzo to spread its wings. "Piero has become the very expression of the city's identity," says Arezzo's commissioner of culture Camillo Brezzi, noting the importance of the True Cross restoration in drawing visitors. "But like all of Italy really, this remains a small town no matter how big it might get." With its medieval architecture and steep cobblestone streets, the city...