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The Female Nude as a Form of Expression in Modern Art
We're just like other people; we like to sing, we love to dance, we admire beautiful men or women. We're human and sometimes very...Top Facts About Salvador Dalì
Art has witnessed its own sets of revolutions in the past, and there have been so many changes to how art has been practiced...Art Reproduction: The Basic Rules
Some people have this common misconception about “reproductions not being art.” That these painting replicas are nothing but fakes and that they’re a waste...“The Kiss” by Gustav Klimt (1907-08, Osterreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna, Austria)
Widely recognized as the greatest painter of the Art Nouveau period and one of the founders of the Vienna Secession, Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) was...
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What Should You Consider when Taking Pictures of Your Products?
For many people shopping online is a much more convenient option than going to the shop. It’s not only quicker but gives access to...Artist Silviu Preda and His Expression Towards the Fanatic Consumerism
Fresh student of the Arts and Design Timisoara University, Silviu Preda is a visual artist working in the western part of Romania. An adept of...Tips for creating your online portfolio as a photographer
Photography can turn from a simple passion into a full-time job, if you are dedicated, perseverant and know how to market yourself. The internet...How Scalable Vector Graphics Files (SVG) Can Prove Useful for Photographers and Artists
On screens, visual illustrations can be presented in two basic formats, Vector Graphics or Raster Graphics (bitmaps). The former allows scalability and the latter,...
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Famous Musicians Who Showed Their Painting Skills to the World
It is rather an interesting phenomenon when a person has artistic tendencies; he is inclined to find that it is more than just one...Wassily Kandinsky – The Painter of Music
“A painter, who finds no satisfaction in mere representation, however artistic, in his longing to express his inner life, cannot but envy the ease...Top Facts About Salvador Dalì
Art has witnessed its own sets of revolutions in the past, and there have been so many changes to how art has been practiced...An Introduction to the Life and Times of Laura Riding
In any given lifetime, there are few persons who are truly gifted and able enough to either start a movement or impact their entire...Amazing Artists of African Descent: Lubaina Himid, Fabrice Monteiro, Kerry James Marshall
A sense of being separated from your own culture’s history and traditions often shows in the work of many of today’s most accomplished artists...
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Roger Fenton’s Still Nature Photography
Roger Fenton's series of more than forty negatives of lush and sculptural still life compositions of fruit and flowers, arranged on marble and fabric,...“Samurai of the Satsuma Clan” by Felice Beato
This photograph shows a group of samurai from the Satsuma clan. The men's traditional chonmage haircuts and top knots are prominent in the image....Yinka Shonibare’s Photography
British artist Yinka Shonibare (b.1962) is known for his exploration of the roles that can arise out of collective identity. In his Effnik series,...The Modern Self: Laszlo Moholy-Nagy
When World War I ripped apart the social fabric of Europe and Russia, the repercussions were felt throughout the globe. The years before World...“The Reading Establishment” c. 1845 by William Henry Fox Talbot
William Henry Fox Talbot’s longtime valet, the Dutch-born Nicolaas Henneman, had worked beside his master in photographic experiments from the start. With many photographic successes...
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The Female Nude as a Form of Expression in Modern Art
We're just like other people; we like to sing, we love to dance, we admire beautiful men or women. We're human and sometimes very...Top Facts About Salvador Dalì
Art has witnessed its own sets of revolutions in the past, and there have been so many changes to how art has been practiced...Art Reproduction: The Basic Rules
Some people have this common misconception about “reproductions not being art.” That these painting replicas are nothing but fakes and that they’re a waste...“The Kiss” by Gustav Klimt (1907-08, Osterreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna, Austria)
Widely recognized as the greatest painter of the Art Nouveau period and one of the founders of the Vienna Secession, Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) was...
- Photography
What Should You Consider when Taking Pictures of Your Products?
For many people shopping online is a much more convenient option than going to the shop. It’s not only quicker but gives access to...Artist Silviu Preda and His Expression Towards the Fanatic Consumerism
Fresh student of the Arts and Design Timisoara University, Silviu Preda is a visual artist working in the western part of Romania. An adept of...Tips for creating your online portfolio as a photographer
Photography can turn from a simple passion into a full-time job, if you are dedicated, perseverant and know how to market yourself. The internet...How Scalable Vector Graphics Files (SVG) Can Prove Useful for Photographers and Artists
On screens, visual illustrations can be presented in two basic formats, Vector Graphics or Raster Graphics (bitmaps). The former allows scalability and the latter,...
- Biographies
Famous Musicians Who Showed Their Painting Skills to the World
It is rather an interesting phenomenon when a person has artistic tendencies; he is inclined to find that it is more than just one...Wassily Kandinsky – The Painter of Music
“A painter, who finds no satisfaction in mere representation, however artistic, in his longing to express his inner life, cannot but envy the ease...Top Facts About Salvador Dalì
Art has witnessed its own sets of revolutions in the past, and there have been so many changes to how art has been practiced...An Introduction to the Life and Times of Laura Riding
In any given lifetime, there are few persons who are truly gifted and able enough to either start a movement or impact their entire...Amazing Artists of African Descent: Lubaina Himid, Fabrice Monteiro, Kerry James Marshall
A sense of being separated from your own culture’s history and traditions often shows in the work of many of today’s most accomplished artists...
- Photographers
Roger Fenton’s Still Nature Photography
Roger Fenton's series of more than forty negatives of lush and sculptural still life compositions of fruit and flowers, arranged on marble and fabric,...“Samurai of the Satsuma Clan” by Felice Beato
This photograph shows a group of samurai from the Satsuma clan. The men's traditional chonmage haircuts and top knots are prominent in the image....Yinka Shonibare’s Photography
British artist Yinka Shonibare (b.1962) is known for his exploration of the roles that can arise out of collective identity. In his Effnik series,...The Modern Self: Laszlo Moholy-Nagy
When World War I ripped apart the social fabric of Europe and Russia, the repercussions were felt throughout the globe. The years before World...“The Reading Establishment” c. 1845 by William Henry Fox Talbot
William Henry Fox Talbot’s longtime valet, the Dutch-born Nicolaas Henneman, had worked beside his master in photographic experiments from the start. With many photographic successes...
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