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Contemporary Paintings, Modern Art, and Abstract Art - What's the Difference? -
Jaison Cianelli (207)    
Jaison Cianelli 
"One Verse" Abstract Painting by Jaison Cianelli
This is a basic question, and a little confusing to answer because the terms "contemporary," "modern," and "abstract" can be used interchangeably at times. Let us start with "modern art." Modern art is a classification of an art period... ( added 38 days 18 hours ago.) |
The Genesis of Computer Art – FORTRAN (Backus) a Computer Art Medium Creates a Mosaic Mona Lisa -
Carl Chesal (704)   
Where
did computer art, computer graphics and computer animation begin? Written communication became sharable and pervasive once
stone etchings were replaced with the mobility of paper and ink.
Similarly once computer languages advanced from machine or assembly
code to third generation... ( added 2 years 223 days ago.) |
On 3 Musicians By Pablo Picasso -
Brandon Fuhrmann (236)
In 1921 3 Musicians was created by Pablo Picasso as a farewell piece to Synthetic cubism.
Cubism itself consists of different points of view, typically created through geometric figures, which are then compiled into one complete painting. Cubism lasted for fifteen years and evolved into... ( added 2 years 233 days ago.) |
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Renaissance Inventions: Classical Humanism, Embraced Then Rejected -
Brenda Harness (452) 
Brenda Harness
Feeding much of intellectual thought during the Early Renaissance was the concept of classical humanism , a movement based on human worth and dignity and man's place in the natural world. It was believed by those proponents of Renaissance humanism that within the classics of ancient Greek and... ( added 2 years 314 days ago.) |
Botticelli: From the Birth of Venus to a Bonfire of the Vanities -
Brenda Harness (452)
Brenda Harness
Most of the Western world is familiar with the image of Venus as she rises from the sea on a clamshell in the famous Italian Renaissance painting by Sandro Botticelli. With its lyrical, graceful beauty, the work we know so well is properly named The Birth of Venus and sometimes affectionately... ( added 2 years 363 days ago.) |
Offer Thanks To Nero -
Brenda Harness (452)
Brenda Harness
Why, one might ask, would modern civilization owe a debt of gratitude
to the unpopular, infamous Roman emperor Nero, dead two thousand years
ago by his own hand? For those folks not tuned in to their own
historical roots, Nero is an important part of your culture, notjust a
computer... ( added 3 years 39 days ago.) |
The Outrageous Life of Benvenuto Cellini in His Own Words -
Brenda Harness (452)
Brenda Harness
Few men have lived life as full as late Italian Renaissance mannerist
artist, Benvenuto Cellini. Born in 1500, Cellini would be thrilled that
we still talk about his life five hundred years after his birth. After
all, that is what he intended. That is why he began his autobiography
at the... ( added 3 years 50 days ago.) |
The Incredible Secret of Sacred Geometry: What Makes It Sacred, and What Does that Cause? -
Andrew Shimanoff (94) 
Sacred geometry is a term that is used to describe a type of geometry that is based on proportions or ratios that are found throughout nature and the universe, thus enabling mathematicians to figure out the laws or formulas that come from these "hidden codes within nature." These codes are then... ( added 130 days 23 hours ago.) |
The Long History of Food in Art -
 - Donovan Gauvreau (927)
Still life paintings of edibles such as bread, fruits and vegetables
have been around for centuries. Archaeologists have found drawings of
food on the walls of Egyptian pyramids. It was believed that, through
magical properties, they would nourish those gone on to the after life.
... ( added 228 days 21 hours ago.) |
Firing A Flintlock Rifle In Twelve "Easy" Steps -
- JoAnn Graham (169)
I wonder if we ever consider how easy we have it with modern firearms? Aim, pull the trigger and fire. We even have scopes that allow anyone to hit a target with pinpoint accuracy.It was not always so simple. In the 17th and 18th centuries, before the advent of percussion ball and cap and long... ( added 270 days 12 hours ago.) |
American Impressionism. Learning from exhibitions. -
- Antony Walles (3) 
Since the late 19th century, Americans have had a fascination with Impressionism , a French-born style of painting depicting landscapes and scenes of everyday life revealed through natural light and virtuoso brushwork. The Phillips Collection, America's first Museum of Modern Art, which began in... ( added 340 days 8 hours ago.) |
Flower Paintings: Famous Floral Art Recognized Today -
- Ashley VanLandingham (84)
Flowers have universal meaning as well as specialized ones in virtually all parts of the world. It's no wonder that they have long been the subject of paintings, and there endless famous flower paintings widely recognized today. Floral art has also been an important part of many famous painters'... ( added 1 year 103 days ago.) |
The Real Brain Behind "The Creation" -
Betty Sleep (138)
Michelangelo di Ludovico Buonarroti Simoni (and you wonder why he shortened it to one word?) was a precocious child. Raised by a wet nurse who sculpted alongside her husband on the Buonarroti family farm, he begged his father for permission to leave his grammar school and apprentice at the age of... ( added 1 year 136 days ago.) |
The Evolution of Graffiti as an Art -
- Mark Traston (67)
Art has always been, and will always be, a form of self- expression. Through it, one can convey one's thoughts and feelings to other people. It is one form of self- expression in which a person does not have to be called an artist in order to make use of it. It knows no boundaries and is... ( added 1 year 146 days ago.) |
Japanese Art Prints -
- Donovan Gauvreau (927)
Japanese art prints, or Ukiyo-e, which literally means "pictures of the floating world," has become an increasingly popular art form in the Western world. These "pictures of the floating world" sprang from the Buddhist ideology that joy is transient and only detachment from desire will bring true... ( added 1 year 220 days ago.) |
A Brief History of Oil Painting -
- Mark Traston (67)
Writing in his book The Lives of Artists in the 16th century, Italian artist and critic Giorgio Vasari used the term "renaissance" for the first time to describe the resurgence of culture and learning based on classical Greek and Arabic texts, which began and spread from Italy in the 14th century... ( added 1 year 233 days ago.) |
Simonetta Vespucci: The Face That Launched A Thousand Prints -
- Brenda Harness (452)
Brenda Harness
The visage of a ravishing, young woman appears again and again in the art of Sandro Botticelli, Early Italian Renaissance painter. It is a face that is almost as familiar to art lovers all over the world as that of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa . Botticelli's model for his most famous art work... ( added 1 year 352 days ago.) |
A Brief History of Pop Art in Britain and America -
Robin Webster (504) 
After the Second World War there followed a huge transitional period across Europe and the United States . Major reconstruction was the order of the day across Europe and, slowly, an increasing prosperity and abundance was enjoyed by the populous in these territories. It was the dawn of a new era... ( added 2 years 171 days ago.) |
Captivated by “Christina’s World” -
Don Woods (53)
In 1948, Andrew Wyeth painted one of his most famous works to date and titled it "Christina's World". It was done in tempera and depicted the figure of Christina Olson lying in a field on her family's estate. The Olson house, located in Cushing, Maine, fascinated Andrew Wyeth and seemed to... ( added 2 years 220 days ago.) |
Art in Rome - A Brief History -
- Annie Deakin (475)
Rome is a premier Art lovers' destination and has been described as a visual feast. So many wonders have been accumulated in private and public collections. In short the Art collections in Rome are unsurpassed for quality and volume. The following is a brief description of the various Art periods... ( added 80 days 2 hours ago.) |
The Many Changes in Art -
Annie Deakin (475)
Art is an ever changing medium. It is a reflection of the times and the culture. It transforms as culture and people transform. This modern age has brought many types of art and along with that a wide variety of metaphors and wonders that captivate our modern audience. With the age of computers... ( added 80 days 3 hours ago.) |
Italian Renaissance Art - The Start Of A New Era -
- Annie Deakin (475)
The Italian Renaissance was the first movement of the entire renaissance movement, which included art, music, poetry and much more. The renaissance was a period of great cultural change that was a period of transition between medieval time and modern Europe. Literally the word renaissance means... ( added 80 days 5 hours ago.) |
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Blade Comic Book Movies and Other Media -
Virgil Storyteller (156) 
Created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan in 1973, the first Blade comic book appearance as a supporting character in The Tomb of Dracula #10 by Marvel Comics. Over the years, Blade appeared in back-up stories and made guest appearances, but it wasn't until the mid 90s when the first Blade comic... ( added 117 days 21 hours ago.) |
Who Was Vincent Van Gogh? -
Aubrey Joseph (132)
I'm sure that you already know his name. But do you really know who was, just by knowing his name? Of course not. But you can get a pretty good idea by reading the interview I had with him about his life. Interview 3:30pm Author: Vincent, in what year were you born? Van Gogh: March 30th, 1853.... ( added 267 days 7 hours ago.) |
History of African Masks and Today's African Decor -
MIKE GRIFFIS (107)
As populations around the world explode and cultural traditions are lost to the modern world, the beauty and traditions of African masks are still alive and well. African masks play a deep and important role in the history of many African people and their ancestors. Some of the more rare and... ( added 1 year 16 days ago.) |
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