About Anastasiia Kirpalov
Anastasiia is an art historian and curator based in Bucharest, Romania. Previously she worked as a museum assistant, caring for a collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art. Her main research objectives are early-20th-century art and underrepresented artists of that era. She travels frequently and has lived in 8 different countries for the past 28 years.
Education
MA Art History & Curatorial Studies
University of Groningen, 2022
Areas of Expertise
About Anastasiia Kirpalov
Anastasiia is an art historian and curator based in Bucharest, Romania. Previously she worked as a museum assistant, caring for a collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art. Her main research objectives are early-20th-century art and underrepresented artists of that era. She travels frequently and has lived in 8 different countries for the past 28 years.
Education
MA Art History & Curatorial Studies
University of Groningen, 2022
Areas of Expertise
9 Fauvist Artists You Should Know
Many of the Fauvist painters were students of the famous Symbolist Gustave Moreau, who taught them to ignore painterly conventions and develop their own styles.
12 Pablo Picasso Masterpieces Every Art Lover Should Know
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) was a Spanish painter who cofounded Cubism and revolutionized modern art through iconic works like Guernica and Les Demoiselles d'Avignon.
Wassily Kandinsky & the Spiritual Power of Abstract Art
Wassily Kandinsky believed abstract art could appeal directly to the human soul and affect his generation's spiritual consciousness.
Anna Coleman Ladd, the Sculptor Who Invented Plastic Surgery
Anna Coleman Ladd was a Neoclassical sculptor from the US who made facial prosthetics for soldiers injured in World War I.
David Hockney’s Paintings and the Evolution of Modern Art
Despite their seemingly simple appearance, David Hockney’s paintings draw inspiration from many famous art movements.
7 Celebrity Art Collectors You Should Know
Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the most eclectic celebrity art collectors, whose possessions include not only paintings by famous artists like Basquiat but also fossils.
How Art Nouveau Was Inspired by Dancers
Art Nouveau sculptors and designers were inspired by American dancer Loïe Fuller and her Serpentine Dance, performed in long flowing dresses.
Wassily Kandinsky’s Russian Roots & How They Affected His Abstract Art
Wassily Kandinsky had mixed Russian-German roots. His abstract art heavily relied on his experience of Russian folk art, tales, and Orthodox Christian icons.
8 Things You Should Know About Sigmar Polke
Sigmar Polke and Gerhard Richter founded a short-lived art movement called Capitalist Realism, which opposed Soviet official art and mocked Western consumerism.
7 Facts About Brassaï: The Photographer Who Inspired Picasso
Dubbed the eye of Paris by his friends, Brassaï explored hidden bars and underground clubs of the less-glamorized side of the French capital.
Bill Viola: The Caravaggio of Video Art in 7 Works
Bill Viola’s video works relied on universal archetypes of the elements, rebirth, and transformation, translating the principles of Renaissance art into technology.
6 Main Works of the Arte Povera Movement
Unconventional Arte Povera artworks included live horses, welting lettuce, piles of rags, and even an artist’s feces.