A look at the paintings done by Joan Miro, and you will immediately see and feel the expression the painter is trying to bring out in each painting. What you get is a maximum of intensity through the simplest and subtlest depictions possible in a painting. Over the years, Miro has maintained the technique, slightly […]
You can travel almost anywhere in the world, and you will probably see graffiti. Although graffiti art is usually more common in big cities, the reality is that it can occur in almost any community, big or small. The problem with graffiti art is the question of whether it’s really art, or just plain vandalism. […]
In 1954, Andy Warhol, a renowned cat lover, published a series of 25 cat portraits in book form. Printed on limited edition, hand-colored Arches watermarked paper, the prints were privately printed and made as a Christmas keepsake. He named his book 25 Cats Name Sam and One Blue Pussy. He had originally meant it to […]
Before we start on our tutorial in how to make a cubism effect in photoshop, let us have a review in our Art History. Cubism is the most influential, essential, Innovative form of art in the 20th century. It is a complete denial of conventional outset of beauty. It is a joint creation of two […]
Painted in roughly one week at the end of August 1888, the original series of Van Gogh’s Sunflowers were intended as inspirational and decorative pieces for his “yellow house” in Arles, France. In preparation for painter Paul Gauguin’s arrival later in the year, Van Gogh wanted his house and his paintings to reflect the […]
EARLY ON As a kid, I made Christmas cards for my family, little scenes of house topped with snow. I glued glitter to the snow-and that was magic, too, because the snow that I had painted reflected light, just like real snow. Everybody in my family liked the cards. Later, in art school, I learned […]
French painter Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin was born in Paris in 1848 and then moved to Peru with his family when he was only three years old. Growing up in Peru provided much excitement and had a great impact on him as little boy. When he turned 17, he joined the Navy and went to […]
Art is anything that people add to their ‘output’ which is not functionally necessary and is other than the default properties of that output. The word “art” has been derived from the Latin word ‘ars’, which, loosely translated, means “arrangement” or “to arrange”. This is the only universal definition of art, that whatever it is […]
Pop Art was an art movement that emerged in the mid 1950’s in Britain, and in the late 1950’s for the United States. The British artists were the product of the independent group (IG), formed in 1952. The members resisted the institute’s commitment to modernist art, design and architecture. It was the Americans however that […]
One of the most tragic celebrities in the world art history is Vincent Van Gogh. Though he was not very famous in his lifetime, he and his paintings got immense fame soon after his death-the time when he was no more to feel his fame! Today, his paintings are on peak demand and sold on […]
Pieter Cornelis (Piet) Mondriaan or Piet Mondriaan or Piet Mondrian (March 07, 1872-February 01, 1944), was a Dutch painter, known to the world as the “Father of Geometric Abstraction.” Mondrian revolutionized the world of art with his De Stijl art movement in the early 20th century thereby paving the way for the future artists to […]
After the Second World War there followed a huge transitional period across Europe and the United States. Major reconstruction was the order of the day across Europe and, slowly, an increasing prosperity and abundance was enjoyed by the populous in these territories. It was the dawn of a new era, but it wasn’t until the […]
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