The Dadaistic Life of Max Ernst
Painting is not for me either decorative amusement, or the plastic invention of felt reality; it must be every time: invention, discovery, revelation. – M. Ernst Dadaism was a movement of Continue reading
The Cultural Significance of Manga and Anime
Definition of Anime, pronounced AH-knee may, and derived from the English word ‘animation’ is the term used for cartoons in Japan. Although profoundly influenced by Western models, including the work Continue reading
Death to Drab – The Wall Murals and Street Art of Belgrade
The city of Belgrade, the capital and largest city of Serbia, have been in existence since 279 B.C. Several empires fought for it and ruled it. All of these empires had Continue reading
Otaku Subculture History
A wide range of youth subcultures have appeared in Japan since World War II, many of them shocking polite sensibilities and subverting mainstream society with behaviors considered self-centered, hedonistic and Continue reading
The World According To Bosilj
It’s hard to understand life, but it’s easy to paint. You only need to start, afterward it goes with ease. When a picture is finished, you see everything in it Continue reading
The Superflat Art Movement And Its Purposeful Absence Of Depth
It can be seen that embedded in the apparently vivid Superflat works, with their total absence of depth, are a variety of cultural, political, social, and historical contexts concerning the Continue reading
Naive Art – The Art Of A Brighter Reality
There is a colourful world filled with fabulous details, where everything seems peacefully flying and takes a person back to his childhood, evoking coziest memories. That’s the world of naive art. Term Continue reading
My Chat with Wolverhampton Artist Stephi Konstantinou
Today I speak with artist Stephi Konstantinou, a painter out of Wolverhampton, England, who originally hails from the island of Cyprus. Stephi has been creating art from a young age, and, Continue reading
Sava Šumanović – A Tragic Painter In A White Suit
Life is only one sad nothing. – S. Šumanović Sava Šumanović’s life was brilliant, joyless, inspiring, sad, noble, tragic – all at once. This artist was born in 1896 in Continue reading
Takashi Murakami – Everything’s Melting
“In Japan, the line (between high and low) is less defined, both by the culture and by the post-war economic situation. Japanese people accept that art and commerce will be Continue reading