Top 10 – Refugee Artists
In light of current world events, Artlyst thought it poignant to point out that with change comes cultural diversity, which in turn empowers the evolution of art. Here is our list of the top 10 refugee artists.
Top 10 – Works Of Art By Banksy
Artlyst brings you our top ten Banksy’s of all time. Which one is your favourite?
Top 10 – Art Scandals
What is an art Scandal? Find out here in Artlyst’s Top Ten Art Scandals!
Top 10 – Sexist Artworks
Welcome to Artlyst’s Top 10 Sexist Artworks! Some of the examples in this Top 10 feature are shocking, only by virtue that they were created, exhibited and sold in the artist’s lifetime. How did they get away with it?
The Art World NOW – Deconstructing The Avant-Garde By Edward Lucie-Smith
During the last few years, the world of contemporary art has undergone a number of drastic changes, which many leading participants seem extremely reluctant to acknowledge.
Top 10 – Artists That Died In Poverty
The term “starving artist,” is a stereotype! Yet many well-known artists did die in poverty – here is Artlyst’s top 10 artists that died in poverty.
Top 10 – Richest Living Women Artists
Rich is a non-gender specific term. But what about the fact that the top ten richest artists are all male. Welcome to Artlyst’s Top 10 Richest Women Artists. (First published June 2015)
Top 10 – Richest Living Male Artists
Artlyst’s list of the richest living artists. (First published June 2015).
Top 10 – Greatest Cat Paintings
Well, I knew you just had to click onto this! Couldn’t resist …Right!!! This week Artlyst features some of the greatest paintings (and other works of art) depicting cats and all by famous artists!!! MEEEEOOOOWWWW!!!! During the 19th century, French artists featured cats in many of their works. Manet, Tissot and Delacroix used them as […]
Top 10 – Outlandish Turner Prize Nominees
Love it or loath it, the Turner Prize award always raises a critic’s scrutinising eyebrow. Some past prize winners are now household names, others have sunk into the hinterlands of obscurity. Here are some of the more outlandish past entrants.
Top 10 – Political Works Of Art
There has always been a strong relationship between art and politics. Artlyst brings you the Top Ten Political Works Of Art.
Top 10 – Art Frauds
History tells that where there is big money to be made there is always a scammer out there to fake it. Here are 10 examples of the biggest art forgeries out there.
Artbytch 2016: Death, Fake News And A Few Bloody Good Exhibitions
Artbytch looks back on a depressing year with great exhibitions.
Top 10 – Art Disasters
Throughout the centuries art has suffered at the hands of natural disaster, (Pompeii) conflict (WW2) and negligent owners (Casino owner Steve Wynn). Here is Artlyst’s top 10 list of art disasters.
Top 10 – Hated Works Of Art
This week’s Top 10 takes a look at works of art that have been hated by some but not always by all.
Top 10 – Offensive Works Of Art
Warning… If you are easily offended then please do not open this top 10!
Top 10 – Laughable Works Of Art
Here is our selection for the Top 10 Most Laughable Works of Art. We leave it up to your imagination as to what we’re conveying by giving these pieces airtime on Artlyst.
Top 10 – Artists Behaving Badly
Artists were very likely the first ‘Rock Stars! Since Caravaggio, they have left behind a legacy of volatile extremes whether it be drunken incontinence or in your face infidelities. Here are a few examples of ‘Bad Ass’ artists .
Top 10 – Come Up And See My Etchings
Artlyst Top Ten etchings. A few of them still make me blush!
Top 10 – Most Violent Works Of Art
This is not an easy or palatable topic, but art is steeped in violence. Here are ten of Artlyst’s favourite historic examples of this most horrid visual manifestation.
Top 10 – Monochrome: Works of Art in Black and White
A new exhibition at the National Gallery is a celebration of monochrome and in particular painting in black and white. Artlyst has curated its own selection.
Top 10 – Most Expensive Works Of Art
With Sotheby’s new record for the highest total at a London auction, it would seem that the sky is indeed the limit where the global art market is concerned, with high-powered collectors prepared now more than ever to push the barrier of $100 million for works by big names, and with it possibly the envelope […]
Top 10 – Art Attacks
Cultural vandalism manifests itself in various ugly ways. There are examples of government approved vandalism, like the destruction of TFL’s Eduardo Paolozzi Mosaic Arches At Tottenham Court Road Station. Or the council sanctioned removal of Banksy’s ‘Bird Mob’ from a Clacton-on-Sea restroom. Mindless vandalism through direct action is also rife, just look at the stomach […]
Top 10 – Outsider Artists
Artlyst’s Top 10 Outsider Artists.
19 December 2016
A Long Way From Pinochet: Homoerotic Art In Santiago’s National Museum
I’m just back from a week in Santiago, the capital of Chile. The third time I’ve been there, but the first two were just before Pinochet stepped down as President in 1990, and just after – that’s quite a while ago now.
Top 10 – Kitsch Works Of Art
It’s time to enjoy Artlyst’s list of The Top Ten Kitsch Works Of Art.
Top 10 – Strangest Art Performances
Artlyst has delved through the archives of art world oddities to bring you the reader the strangest art performance pieces of all time.
Top 10 – Christmas Works Of Art
Artlyst has put together its top ten Christmas works of art for the festive season. This list includes a wide range of Yuletide art, both classical and contemporary, traditional and controversial – so put your Christmas jumper on, pour yourself some Christmas punch, leave the last minute shopping to some other fool, and bury yourself […]
Top 10 – Most Wanted Stolen Artworks
Artlyst has compiled our latest curated Top Ten with our ‘Most Wanted Stolen Artworks’ as taken from the Art Loss Register database.
Top 10 – Erotic Artworks
Throughout history artists have created erotic art. Defining erotic art is difficult since perceptions of both what is erotic and what is art fluctuate. A sculpture of a phallus in some African cultures may be considered a traditional symbol of potency though not overtly erotic. In addition, a distinction is often made between erotic art […]
Top 10 – Bad British Public Sculptures Outed
Artlyst has decided to cross the line and ‘name and shame’ local UK councils and public bodies for commissioning some of the most horrendous misuses of bronze and other materials in history.