An interesting fact: Before the famous Mona Lisa, there was an artwork that possessed similar traits. The artwork features a lady holding almost the same facial expression as that of the Mona Lisa. This is another oil creation by Leonardo that remained away from the limelight. I’m talking about the painting that you know but […]
Oh, this is pain, this is anguish! I faint, I fail. Now my body thaws; I am unsealed, I am incandescent. – Virginia Woolf I personally thought that this moving quote by the great feminist author would best represent The Weeping Woman by Pablo Picasso! We would think it is impossible for an edgy and […]
The curves of a human body, the fierce eyes, and the hand postures that look almost surreal! An art form that has helped in shaping the portrayal of humans and living beings in the art world. This is exactly what figurative art talks about. Don’t confuse this with realism, as both concepts may sound similar […]
If you ask about postmodern art, either the answer will leave you confused or unsatisfied. Speaking from my personal experience, this topic was a bit hard to research. But here I am with the explanation in the simplest way you can ever look for. For starters, art in postmodernism is nothing but a later discovery […]
What comes to mind when you come across Ivan the Terrible and His Son? The first time I came across this title, the following questions pooled in: Who is Ivan? Why is he called Ivan the Terrible? And why mention his son? Does his son not have a name? There is a whole stream of […]
History has been unkind to Viking art. I know it’s a harsh yet strong statement. But it’s true. We’ve always overlooked the creations of Vikings. All we do is pay attention to their animal carvings and stone art and feed our perceptions that are historically untrue. It is true that they were barbaric, violent, and […]
What if I told you that the biggest fashion houses and magazines have made their way into the industry because of art deco? You may ask now, What even is art deco? Well, to be precise, art deco is an art movement that bridged the gap between fashion and art. And it was its artists […]
Can you rate, on a scale of 0–10, how influential an artist can be? 8, 9, maybe 10 as well, right? But you have to agree with me that no artist can be as influential as Vincent Van Gogh was, which is a 100! The man has a song dedicated to one of his paintings […]
Less is more! I am sure all of us have heard this paradox at least once in our lifetime! But do you think it would make more sense when connected to monochrome in art? Let us take a moment to look at nature itself; We see oceans—which are all blue and sea-green, and yet […]
What if I told you that art is not just meant to take you through the artist’s mind; it is also meant to trick you—sometimes to manipulate you without any harm! Every piece of art ever made in history has either demonstrated scenes the artist was part of or come from his/her mind. But there […]