Coco ChanelMany words trigger emotions in us as we pronounce them. For instance, saying chocolate mousse evokes a rich, decadent feeling in our mouths. Saying the words “Coco Chanel” immediately links our mind with luxury –and beyond that, with art made clothes and beauty products. Something that we …

Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly?Frida KahloFrida Khalo faced possibly the three worst fears a parent has regarding their children: severe sickness, a life-impairing accident, and the impossibility of bearing children on their own. A tragic existence, a sad love story, and a lif …

Utter goofiness, self-mockery, outlandish artwork… are we talking about a kid, or about Salvador Dalí?The Spanish painter and sculptor were once expelled from an Art School because he claimed none of his teachers were qualified to grade him! Salvador Dalí and his iconic, long mustache and a crazed g …

When it comes to professional success and stardom, there’s not a magical formula. Despite what business gurus and life coaches tell us when attempting to sell a step-by-step recipe for triumph, reality proves them wrong. The elite, the crème de la crème, in the business world is a rich combination o …

When you hear about the daughter of one of the most famous people in the world, it easy to presume she has lived an effortless existence. One imagines a pampered child, lavishing in all sorts of luxuries, being shielded against any exertion-inducing task. And, of course, a career path already traced …

The Castle, a 2007 project by Mexican artist Jorge Mendez Blake that subtly examines the impact of a single outside force. For the installation, he constructed a 75 x 13 foot brick wall that balances on top of a single copy of Franz Kafka’sThe Castle. It featured a brick wall that was created by car …

The name of Georgie O’Keeffe evokes imagery filled with New York skyscrapers, desert landscapes, and her quintessential, larger than life flowers. A fantastic artist with mesmerizing work, almost as impressive as the woman herself. An advocate for feminism, an opinionated individual, a passionate lo …

You know you have a big name when you're featured in The Simpsons. The insanely popular TV show has had cameo appearances as notable as Leonard Nimoy, Michael Jackson, Johnny Cash, Stephen Hawking, to name a few.And as iconic as the show itself, is the opening sequence showing Bart Simpson writing o …

Pollock was an abstract expressionist artist. In ordinary words, he did not paint specific subjects such as people, landscapes, or objects. His paintings were non-representational, which means they did not look like anything. In one of their issues, Life magazine asked: Is he the greatest living pai …