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Famous Paintings from Mexico That Highlight The Legacy Of The Country!
Have you ever come across some famous paintings from Mexico? Art that is a reflection of one’s country's culture could be counted among the most brilliant works. Don't you agree? Of course you do! Since its precolonial era, Mexican art has produced the most vibrant, incredible, and amazing pieces, including those from Mesoamerica. Indigenous themes…
Paintings by Picasso: Illusions Explained through Art
While talking about art, how can we forget Pablo Picasso? Pablo Picasso was not only an amazing painter but also a printmaker, a ceramist, and a sculptor! A famous portrait painter who experimented with his brushstrokes to create some unique and enchanting paintings. In his life, he witnessed his fair share of happiness and depression,…
9 Artists of Pop Art Who Rejected The Notion Of Uniqueness
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.…
Artists of Romanticism Who Explored Darker Depths of Human Psyche
“The artist's feeling is his law” - Caspar David Friedrich Artists of Romanticism preached and believed in the importance of feelings and imagination rather than rationality. The artists of romanticism aimed to be free from all kinds of artificial rules about what a piece of art should be. Instead, romanticist artists believed art should flow…
Pop Art Movement: A Revolution Against Traditional Forms Of Art
The pop art movement was the brainchild of several revolutionary artists who were influenced by popular culture from the western world.
Famous Paintings Of Still Life That Narrate The Tale Of Art
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…
18 Famous Abstract Painters Who Liberated the Art World
Human nature prohibits humanity from being bound by particular standards. It always reaches out to break the shackles it puts on itself. In every field, including the arts, there are people who embody this feeling. And the ones who rejected the social norms for painting are regarded as abstract artists, who let art strive. They…
Romanticism Art Period: A Search For Individual Rights and Liberty
"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…
Post Impressionist Artists: The 7 Founding Fathers Of Modern Art
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…
What is Surrealism? (Guide to Surrealist History & Artworks)
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…
Abstraction of Art: The Struggle For Artist's Freedom
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…
15 Surrealist Artists & Their Phenomenal Contribution To The Movement!
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…