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Anastasiia Kirpalov

Romania

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:University of Groningen, 2022MA Art History & Curatorial StudiesExpertise:
Modern History
Art History
Modern Art
Abstract Art
Symbolism
Fashion History
Member since: Jul 20, 2022Location: RomaniaPublished posts: 184

Articles by Anastasiia Kirpalov

6 Famous Land Artists You Should Know
6 Famous Land Artists You Should Know

Land artists create site-specific sculptures and installations far away from urban spaces and leave them to integrate—or disintegrate—in the natural environment.

How Did The Spanish Civil War Affect Surrealism?
How Did The Spanish Civil War Affect Surrealism?

The Spanish Surrealists responded to the bloody conflict with heartbreaking art, political activism, and even more turmoil within their art movement.

The Devil Wears Galliano: A Look at Fashion’s Enfant Terrible
The Devil Wears Galliano: A Look at Fashion’s Enfant Terrible

The legendary European haute couture designer John Galliano was ousted from the fashion industry for years before making his great comeback in 2024.

Discover the Cubist World of Fernand Léger
Discover the Cubist World of Fernand Léger

French artist Fernand Léger went from Impressionism and Cubism to abstraction, then returned to traditional figurative art expressed through modernist vocabulary.

The Shocking Truth About Salvador Dali
The Shocking Truth About Salvador Dali

The eccentricities of Salvador Dali’s characters were legendary and notorious, and they still present a challenge for both art lovers and professionals.

What Is an Artist According to Sigmund Freud?
What Is an Artist According to Sigmund Freud?

According to Freud, artists have a unique quality of sublimating their desires into creative fantasies and sharing them with their audience.

9 Isms of Art You Should Know
9 Isms of Art You Should Know

French artists mixed Symbolism and Post-Impressionism, while Russian artists created a hybrid of Cubism and Futurism. Here are the -isms of art you should know.

Still-Life: 8 Facts About the Most Underrated Genre
Still-Life: 8 Facts About the Most Underrated Genre

From visual lessons on Christian morality to the joyful thoughtlessness of capitalist consumption, the long history of still-life painting retains an endless array of meanings.