Thai rice farmer Tanyapong Jaikham makes art with plantings that depict cats
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Thai rice farmer Tanyapong Jaikham makes art with plantings that depict cats

ByNews Polite

A sleeping cat hugs a fish in a picture seen from the air, picked out in sprouting rainbow seedlings in a rice field in Thailand to illustrate a traditional proverb about abundance. Farmer Tanyapong Jaikham and a team of workers planted the seedlings at various spots in the field in…

‘Devil-like figure’ uncovered in 230-year-old painting after restoration
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‘Devil-like figure’ uncovered in 230-year-old painting after restoration

ByNews Polite

A “devil-like figure” featured in a painting by a renowned artist that’s more than 230 years old has been rediscovered after a recent restoration. The discovery came as a result of conservation work done by the National Trust on a painting of a Shakespearean scene by 18th Century artist Joshua Reynolds, who…

Texas museum to return stolen Roman bust after woman bought it for $35
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Texas museum to return stolen Roman bust after woman bought it for $35

ByNews Polite

The Roman bust of Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus that made headlines last year for being a $35 Goodwill find with a regal past, will be returned to Germany after it concludes its display run at the San Antonio Museum of Art. A spokesperson with the Texas art museum confirmed to Fox News…

Banksy mural on abandoned UK farmhouse destroyed in building demolition
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Banksy mural on abandoned UK farmhouse destroyed in building demolition

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Banksy’s latest artwork was destroyed when the barren UK farmhouse it was affixed to was demolished this week — to the dismay of the contractors who were unaware the British artist was behind the piece, according to reports. The mural, dubbed “Morning is Broken,” appeared on the side of the…

Graeme Drendel wins Australian portrait prize after ironic twist
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Graeme Drendel wins Australian portrait prize after ironic twist

ByNews Polite

The winner of Australia’s richest portrait prize — one of the most coveted in the Australian artistic world — has been revealed. Victorian artist Graeme Drendel claimed the $150,000 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize for 2022 for his portrait of fellow artist Lewis Miller, in Sydney on Wednesday. In an…