\r\n\u003cfigcaption>"Scream" - Edvard Munch, 1893.\u003c/figcaption>\r\n\u003c/figure>\r\n\u003cp>In one of the most emotional paintings of the artist, they found a secret message. The inscription is in the upper left corner and translates as: "Can only have been painted by a madman". Researchers have been discussing this for many years, some attributing these words to the artist himself, others to one of the museum's visitors.\u003c/p>\r\n\u003cp>But the staff of the National Museum of Norway refuted the version of the vandalism, according to their latest study, the author of the message is the artist himself. Experts compared the unknown man's handwriting to Munch's handwriting from his letters, diaries and notes.\u003c/p>","description":"A strange inscription was found on the legendary painting by Edvard Munch "Scream". Researchers have been debating authorship for many years and now the answer has finally been found!\nIn one of the most emotional paintings of the artist, they found a secret message. The inscription is in the upper left corner and translates as: "Can only have been painted by a madman". Researchers have been discussing this for many years, some attributing these words to the artist himself, others to one of the museum's visitors.","mainPhoto":"/file/16492065261bc0ad62b16c579d60dfe435ce","mainPhotoSmall":"/file/16492065261bc0ad62b16c579d60dfe435ce/small","enabled":true,"publishDate":"2021-02-25T17:19:45.212Z","user":{"id":16,"firstName":"Кассандра","lastName":"Алегерова","moderator":false,"editor":true,"activated":true,"enabled":true},"comments":[],"tags":[{"id":347,"title":"Scream"},{"id":294,"title":"artNews"},{"id":256,"title":"Munch"}]},{"id":162,"title":"Illustrator Lenka Šimečkova","body":"\u003cfigure>Today we would like to present to your attention a story about the modern Czech digital artist-illustrator Lenka Šimečkova. Her works are filled with modern Victorian aesthetic, gothic and mythologizing.\u003c/figure>\r\n\u003cfigure>\u003cimg src=\"/file/1590c7a1c21816bf1584a97491b49c826cd1\" alt width=\"680\" height=\"960\" />\r\n\u003cfigcaption>Character from the game Mark Immortell - Lenka Šimečkova, 2020. Source \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/lesimillustration\">facebook.com\u003c/a> \u003c/figcaption>\r\n\u003c/figure>\r\n\u003cp>The artist is a fan of Pathologic 2, and some of her work was created under the influence of this game, such as the one above. The master does not only drawing and develops her own merch of clothes, as well as creates illustrations for comics and games.\u003cbr />\u003cbr />\u003c/p>\r\n\u003cfigure>\u003cimg src=\"/file/159175bf65feb0f20f6269284f0d417d065f\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"522\" />\r\n\u003cfigcaption>"Arkham Horror" - Lenka Šimečkova, 2020. Source \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/lesimillustration\">facebook.com\u003c/a> \u003c/figcaption>\r\n\u003c/figure>\r\n\u003cfigure>\u003cimg src=\"/file/16163e250fd895acc97446b71ef2d48ee3ac\" alt width=\"720\" height=\"1357\" />\r\n\u003cfigcaption>Illustration for Fantasy Flight Games - Lenka Šimečkova, 2018. Source \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/lesimillustration\">facebook.com\u003c/a> \u003c/figcaption>\r\n\u003c/figure>\r\n\u003cfigure>\u003c/figure>\r\n\u003cfigure>\u003cimg src=\"/file/15930292be7143d09cbe181039d0c9c460f9\" alt width=\"604\" height=\"980\" />\r\n\u003cfigcaption>"Leeches" - Lenka Šimečkova, 2020. Source \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/lesimillustration\">facebook.com\u003c/a> \u003c/figcaption>\r\n\u003c/figure>\r\n\u003cp>\u003cbr />In our opinion, the art work "Leeches" is especially interesting, because, as the artist says, she has been trying to overcome depression for more than a year, and this work has become a kind of personification of her experiences, which do not allow her to draw fully.\u003c/p>\r\n\u003cp>We can only hope that this year she will feel better and create many bright works of art.\u003c/p>\r\n\u003cfigure>\u003cimg src=\"/file/16247df131e9570bf2fcbceb8e48f5d254fa\" alt width=\"645\" height=\"960\" />\r\n\u003cfigcaption>Illustration for Dishonored: The Wyrmwood Deceit - Lenka Šimečkova, 2016. Source \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/lesimillustration\">facebook.com\u003c/a> \u003c/figcaption>\r\n\u003c/figure>\r\n\u003cfigure>\u003cimg src=\"/file/1625ddd03a9b435d97c6d14f1272617c4544\" alt width=\"715\" height=\"1000\" />\r\n\u003cfigcaption>Cover for the book "Starfish" - Lenka Šimečkova, 2021.Source \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/lesimillustration\">facebook.com\u003c/a> \u003c/figcaption>\r\n\u003c/figure>","description":"The artist is a fan of Pathologic 2, and some of her work was created under the influence of this game, such as the one above. The master does not only drawing and develops her own merch of clothes, as well as creates illustrations for comics and games.\nIn our opinion, the art work "Leeches" is especially interesting, because, as the artist says, she has been trying to overcome depression for more than a year, and this work has become a kind of personification of her experiences, which do not allow her to draw fully.","mainPhoto":"/file/1590c7a1c21816bf1584a97491b49c826cd1","mainPhotoSmall":"/file/1590c7a1c21816bf1584a97491b49c826cd1/small","enabled":true,"publishDate":"2021-02-05T16:11:54.382Z","user":{"id":16,"firstName":"Кассандра","lastName":"Алегерова","moderator":false,"editor":true,"activated":true,"enabled":true},"comments":[],"tags":[{"id":247,"title":"aboutArt"},{"id":340,"title":"Illustration"},{"id":342,"title":"Šimečkova"}]},{"id":120,"title":"\"To rebehold the stars\" to the anniversary of Dante Alighieri's death","body":"\u003cp>The quarantine is go on, so we will continue to tell you about virtual exhibitions. Recently, one of the oldest museum in the world, the Uffizi Gallery, presented a virtual exhibition dedicated to the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri's death.\u003c/p>\r\n\u003cfigure>\u003cimg src=\"/file/1514fcc78745c8d59d183fef4e8ffdb6c2d8\" alt width=\"1068\" height=\"793\" />\r\n\u003cfigcaption>"The gate of Hell" - Federico Zuccari, 1586-1588. Source \u003ca href=\"https://www.exibart.com/arte-moderna/dante-700-i-disegni-della-divina-commedia-sul-sito-degli-uffizi/\">exibart.com\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\r\n\u003c/figure>\r\n\u003cp>As a site \u003ca href=\"https://blog.theartg.com/post/theartnewspaper.com\">theartnewspaper.com\u003c/a>, the exhibition presents the works of Renaissance artist Federico Zuccari, which are illustrations to Dante Alighieri's poem "Divine Comedy". Until now, these works have been exhibited extremely rarely.\u003c/p>\r\n\u003cfigure>\u003cimg src=\"/file/151591abc0c29389921b49ca35fe65d88c2a\" alt width=\"1000\" height=\"767\" />\r\n\u003cfigcaption>"Giudice Infernale" - Federico Zuccari, 1586-1588. Source \u003ca href=\"https://epaper.vn.at/kultur/2021/01/01/aus-der-kulturszene-290.vn/amp\">epaper.vn.at\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\r\n\u003c/figure>\r\n\u003cp>Previously, the drawings were kept as one book and each illustration was followed by appropriate verse. The exhibition is called "A riveder le stelle" (from Italian - "To rebehold the stars") - the last line from the part "Inferno".\u003c/p>\r\n\u003cp>You can see the exhibition on the museum's website \u003ca href=\"https://www.uffizi.it/en/online-exhibitions-series/to-rebehold-the-stars\">https://www.uffizi.it/en/online-exhibitions-series/to-rebehold-the-stars\u003c/a>\u003c/p>","description":"The quarantine is go on, so we will continue to tell you about virtual exhibitions. Recently, one of the oldest museum in the world, the Uffizi Gallery, presented a virtual exhibition dedicated to the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri's death.\nAs a site theartnewspaper.com, the exhibition presents the works of Renaissance artist Federico Zuccari, which are illustrations to Dante Alighieri's poem "Divine Comedy". Until now, these works have been exhibited extremely rarely.","mainPhoto":"/file/1514fcc78745c8d59d183fef4e8ffdb6c2d8","mainPhotoSmall":"/file/1514fcc78745c8d59d183fef4e8ffdb6c2d8/small","enabled":true,"publishDate":"2021-01-10T14:53:11.471Z","user":{"id":16,"firstName":"Кассандра","lastName":"Алегерова","moderator":false,"editor":true,"activated":true,"enabled":true},"comments":[],"tags":[{"id":294,"title":"artNews"},{"id":293,"title":"Zuccari"},{"id":284,"title":"Dante"}]},{"id":100,"title":"Google Art Transfer","body":"\u003cp>Recently, Google launched a very interesting new feature for its Art & Culture application - Art Transfer, which will allow you to transform\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> \u003c/span>a photo into one of the proposed the style.\u003c/p>\r\n\u003cp>\u003cimg src=\"/file/601a0f9ab961d9de94442d6406f5a3bc182\" alt />\u003c/p>\r\n\u003cp>You can find many styles inspired by masterpieces of famous artists, from Leonardo da Vinci to Frida Kahlo.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> \u003c/span>In addition, to make it more fun to wait for the transformation, the application will introduce you to an interesting fact about the selected work.\u003c/p>\r\n\u003cp>Application link: \u003ca href=\"https://artsandculture.google.com/camera/art-transfer\">https://artsandculture.google.com/camera/art-transfer\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\r\n\u003cp>Now let's compare the results of Art Transfer with the older neural network to understand how much progress is being made.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> \u003c/span>You can see the image from Art Transfer on the left and from fast-neural-style on the right (\u003ca href=\"https://github.com/jcjohnson/fast-neural-style\">https://github.com/jcjohnson/fast-neural-style\u003c/a>).\u003c/p>\r\n\u003cp>\u003cimg src=\"/file/6050cb8cbb09a463f6ee4a91e245af6a926\" alt />\u003c/p>\r\n\u003cp>\u003cimg src=\"/file/606366a71654cd8eee0b93e85485042429c\" alt />\u003c/p>\r\n\u003cp>\u003cimg src=\"/file/607e4a511a4be5b08ca09ad1cd74bc12ff2\" alt />\u003c/p>\r\n\u003cp>It can be stated that the results of Art Transfer are smoother and better integrate style into the image.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> \u003c/span>Although in some cases they are still not very different from the first example.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> \u003c/span>In general, neural networks are evolving at a shocking rate, and the comparison confirms this again.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> \u003c/span>In a few years, it may not be possible to distinguish a photo with a layered style from a work that was created with a brush.\u003c/p>","description":"Recently, Google launched a very interesting new feature for its Art & Culture application - Art Transfer, which will allow you to transform a photo into one of the proposed the style.","mainPhoto":"/file/601a0f9ab961d9de94442d6406f5a3bc182","mainPhotoSmall":"/file/601a0f9ab961d9de94442d6406f5a3bc182/small","enabled":true,"publishDate":"2020-05-27T13:52:46.633Z","user":{"id":1,"firstName":"Bohdan","lastName":"Iakymets","moderator":true,"editor":true,"activated":false,"enabled":true},"comments":[],"tags":[{"id":247,"title":"aboutArt"},{"id":250,"title":"ArtTransfer"},{"id":253,"title":"Technology"}]}],"page":1,"pages":1},"users":{"users":{}},"logo":{"pictures":[{"id":"0Sm5Qd5X2","width":80,"height":60,"price":690,"currency":"EUR","type":"landscape","form":"painting","medium":"oil","enabled":true,"sold":false,"onExhibition":"","color":"blue","file":{"id":1425,"url":"/file/142566c2804b542e0096267615ae4babe883","smallUrl":"/file/142566c2804b542e0096267615ae4babe883/small","mediumUrl":"/file/142566c2804b542e0096267615ae4babe883/medium"},"user":{"id":92,"firstName":"Ihor","lastName":"Arbuzov","moderator":false,"editor":false,"activated":true,"enabled":true},"translations":{"cz":{"title":"Na rybolov","info":"Plátno, olej. 2018. 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