These are the amazing artworks made out of cotton thread by self-taught artist Cecile Davidovici. Cecile, 35 - born and raised in Paris, France - regularly delights her 178,000 Instagram followers with her stunning textile creations. https://youtube.com/shorts/Q39CeRmu1Qo @ceciledavidovici/Newsflash Videos of her at work show her using traditional embroidery techniques to…
An artist who turned his grandmother's grave into a tribute for Mexico's Day of the Dead has become a viral hit on social media. Luis Francisco Novelo Braga, from Yucatan province, turned his gran's tombstone into a tribute for Mexico's special day for celebrating the lives of the dead. The…
This footage shows a tiny little velvet spider feasting on an equally tiny bug. Its owner - feature film previs and animation artist Miro Skandera, 47, - filmed the fuzzy-legged creature while snatching its prey. https://youtube.com/shorts/P6anHNnwfsQ @insect_paparazzi/Newsflash In an interview with Newsflash, Miro said the clip was filmed at his…
These harrowing photographs documenting the destruction and sorrows caused by Russia’s war against Ukraine are on display at one of Austria’s most popular museums alongside Goya artworks documenting Napoleon's war. Vienna’s Albertina gallery - a tradition-rich museum situated in the heart of the Austrian capital - has presented “The Disasters…
A painting by famous Renaissance artist Titian once traded for just less than GBP 70 in London over 100 years ago has been auctioned for a whopping EUR 4.8 million (GBP 4.1 million) in Austria - which is more than three times higher than experts’ estimations. According to Viennese auctioneers…
A breathtaking new statue of Jesus even bigger than Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Christ the Redeemer has been completed in Brazil. Work on ‘Christ the Protector’ was completed in the municipality of Encantado in Brazil’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul on 22nd April. With its pedestal, the new…
A painting by famous Renaissance artist Titian which was considered lost for over 150 years will be auctioned at one of the world's oldest auction houses after it was recently rediscovered having been privately owned by an Englishman for years. The artwork, called 'Penitent Magdalen', will be showcased free of…
A super-rare Andy Warhols work could become the most expensive 20th century artwork to go under the hammer in a sale of more than 100 paintings from one of the world's most famous collections. Auctioneer Christie's believes the Shot Sage Blue Marilyn - named after performance artist and friend of…
A painting by legendary 17th century Spanish artist Diego Velazquez has been sold at auction for a staggering EUR 4.27 million. The remarkably preserved oil painting 'Retrato de caballero' ('Portrait of a Gentleman') is believed to have been made between 1621 and 1623. It has been attributed to legendary Spanish…
A valuable modern art painting has been destroyed after a bored security guard on his first day of work drew eyes on the faceless figures depicted in it. The painting, which was created by Anna Leporskaya, a student of Russian avant-garde artist Kazimir Malevich, was defaced at the Yeltsin Centre,…