Art matters

"The reason for my painting large canvases is that I want to be intimate and human. To paint a small picture is to place yourself outside your experience, to look upon an experience as a stereopticon view or with a reducing glass. However you paint the larger picture, you are in it. Pictures must be miraculous: the instant one is completed, the intimacy between the creation and the creator is ended". Mark Rothko

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Characterised by expressive and non-representative subject matter, Artsper invites you to discover 10 of the best abstract artists.

For the past seven years, the Los Angeles-based artist has celebrated and mourned Black lives in his work. Smith's portraits are sometimes unfinished — a reflection of Black lives cut short.

How to Build Resilient Kids, Even After a Loss "We can start by showing children that they matter. Sociologists define “mattering” as the belief that other people notice you, care about you and rely on you. It’s the answer to a vital question that all children ask about their place in the world starting as toddlers, and continuing into and beyond adolescence: Do I make a difference to others?"

Here’s why climate organizations need to prioritize welcoming people of color