“Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad” – Salvador Dali Salvador Dali (1904–1989), a Spanish Surrealist painter, printmaker, performance artist, and filmmaker, is renowned for his exploratory and subconscious paintings. Born in Catalonia, Spain, he was the most versatile artist of the 20th […]
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Pop art commenced in England in the late 1950s. Among the early artists of pop art were Richard Hamilton, Eduardo Paolozzi, and Peter Blake. Soon after, the Pop Art movement expanded to New York with artists like Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Pop art placed both fine art and low culture on the same pedestal. […]
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The pop art movement was the brainchild of several revolutionary artists who were influenced by popular culture from the western world.
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Paintings of still life! Does this term immediately strike an image of fruit drawings and flowers on the side? If yes, then let me tell you, we are going to discuss some of the famous paintings of the still life genre! So what are still life paintings? They represent life and death in such a […]
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“Romanticism was more than merely an alternative to a sterile classicism; romanticism made possible, especially in art, a great expansion of the human consciousness.” – Edward Abbey The romanticism art period was a cultural movement that emerged around 1780. While the word “Romanticism” may restrict your thought to an idea that is oriented with eternal […]
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France, the birthplace of most culture and art, saw the growth of yet another futuristic movement:Post-Impressionism and Post-Impressionist artists! The term “post-Impressionist artists” was coined by Roger Fry for the works of the likes of Paul Cézanne, Van Gogh, and others. These artists are known to break free from the naturalistic painting of Impressionism and […]
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In a mood for a short story? Andre Breton was a Dadaist and a mad follower of Sigmund Freud’s work in psychoanalysis. According to André, rational thoughts have their own significance in the art world. However, change is inevitable when one goes beyond its limits. His keen interest in Freud’s theories and works inspired him […]
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As soon as a person sees something abstract in nature, their brain is bombarded with a million questions about it. What even is that? Is that supposed to be on that wall? Do people even think of it as art? Rest easy, there has been no mistake. The way the art was created, it was […]
Artists and Their Contributions
15 Surrealist Artists & Their Phenomenal Contribution To The Movement!
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The movement that flourished across Europe in the aftermath of World War I was Surrealism. Which inspired a myriad of 20th-century painters, who produced art, illustrating imaginary elements and figures. Several artists, like Salvador Dali, Pablo Piccaso, Andre Breton, and others, sought to explore this uncanny concept, which later became the most famous movement of […]
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Coffee, cigarettes, and bread – almost sounding a lot like the next album by Cigarettes After Sex is in fact something that this artist survived on. Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), synonymously known as the tortured artist, stands as one of the most renowned artists of post-Impressionism. Born the eldest to a Dutch Reformed Minister, Van […]