Performance art painting

Contemporary dance is a captivating art form that combines dynamic movement and expressive gestures. In a painting by Henri Matisse featuring a contemporary dancer, the artist's use of bold colors and fluid lines beautifully captures the dancer's graceful and energetic movements. The vibrant hues and flowing brushstrokes convey a sense of the dancer's agility and the dynamic nature of the performance.

All forms of art in one

A guide to the most famous works of political performance art by artist and activist Tania Bruguera.

Ramon “Richie” Lerma, director of Salcedo Auctions, was told he was inspecting photographs of a boceto of the “Spoliarium”—Juan Luna’s most celebrated, larger-than-life painting currently on display at the National Museum. A boceto, he explained to reporters, is a “prelude or study,” like a first draft for writers, of what a painter plans to execute…

Caroline Denervaud’s artworks recall Yves Klein's pioneering performative work as well as choreographer Pina Bausch's emotionally raw approach to movement.