By Carol Burns in Art And Culture, How To
Watercolor painting has a reputation as being for hobby painters only, while artists pat themselves on the back using “proper” paints like acrylic and oils. But this medium has a long and proud history in art going back centuries. What…
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By Carol Burns in Art And Culture
The color of danger, scarlet passions, power and prestige — red has commanded the attention of artists for centuries. From the Paleolithic period to the contemporary, this archetypal color has been utilized by artists to access the extremes of human…
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By Carol Burns in Art And Culture
We delve deep into the colour that has captured the imagination of artists for millennia.
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By Carol Burns in Art And Culture
What is beauty in art? It’s an eternal question which tests our ideas of history, culture, geography, politics, race, religion, time and place. But the question remains: should art be beautiful? And if it should, what does beauty in art…
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By Bryson Edward Howe in Art And Culture
01001111 01101110 01100101 00001010 | Past When Marcel Duchamp first placed an upside-down urinal on a plinth signed “R. Mutt, 1917”, marking that the altar of all modern art—that anything can be art—he ignited a fire within the world of…
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By Rebecca Wall in Art And Culture
We pay homage to five lost masterpieces whose importance is reflected only in the inspiration they provided to later artists.
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By Rebecca Wall in Art And Culture
Mosaic is an ancient art form that once enjoyed enormous prestige in both secular and religious architecture across Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.
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By Stephanie Gavan in Art And Culture
The desire for control over one’s self-image has been a concern of artists for centuries
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By Rebecca Wall in How To
Before photography, miniature paintings played a crucial role in both personal and diplomatic relationships, and were prized for their technical virtuosity and portability.
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By Rebecca Wall in How To
Learn why copper, a medium that particularly appealed to collectors in the 16th and 17th centuries, has been rediscovered by artists today.
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