The Rise of Modern Art
The history of modern art is also the history of the progressive loss of art’s audience. Art has increasingly become the concern of the artist and the bafflement of the Continue reading
Art History
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
François-Auguste-René Rodin – Father of Modern Sculpture
In front of the model, I work with the same desire to copy the truth as if I were making a portrait; I do not correct nature, I incorporate myself Continue reading
Impressionism – Paving the Way for Modern Art
As a first distinctly modern movement in painting, Impressionism emerged in Paris in 1860s, and the end developed chiefly in France during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Gustave Continue reading
Mersad Berber – The Famous Bosnian Artist and his Sacred Themes
Mersad Berber, one of the greatest and most distinctive Bosnian painters and graphic artists, was born on January, 1, 1940 in Bosanski Petrovac, a small town in western Bosnia in Continue reading
Yugoslav Monuments – An Essay on Art and the Rhetoric of Power
A monument is namely a public phenomenon; the public is the commission which reasoned it and which it is dedicated. The physical open space in which a monument exists is Continue reading
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec – Tremblement de Terre
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was a painter, illustrator, lithographer, poster artist and illustrator. Born on November 24th,1864, in Albi, France, Henri died on September 9th, 1901, at Malromé Castle, at Saint-André-du-Bois. Continue reading
What Is Installation Art? Description, History, and Prominent Artists
An art installation is a three-dimensional visual artwork, often created for a specific place (in situ) and designed to change the perception of space. The term “installation”, which appeared in Continue reading
Comparing Abstract Expressionism And Pop Art
Two of the biggest art movements that have dominated the twentieth century are Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art. While stylistically very different, both movements compliment each other and reflect the Continue reading
The Portraits Of Arcimboldo – Strange Amusements Of The Hapsburg Court
When you think of the art of the late 16th and 17th centuries, you likely picture the early stages of Italian Baroque, or maybe the later years of Mannerism—it’s stately, Continue reading