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Emotional Connotations of Visual Art Through Time
"When we look at a painting or drawing, whether abstract or representational, we are apt to comment that it is sad, joyous, tragic, conflicted, agitated, or calm... These are emotional properties that we feel we see directly, yet we know they are only metaphorically possessed by the physical picture." - Ellen Winner, How Art Works
By Rebecca A Hyde Gonzales4 years ago in Geeks
Identity
Artists draw inspiration from their surroundings and directed observations of subjects interacting with the same space. The human form, a significant subject found in visual arts, has been rendered by artists using a variety of media since the creation of man. These likenesses have served as didactic tools, portraitures, historical markers, as well as references to the ideal.
By Rebecca A Hyde Gonzales4 years ago in Geeks
This Freemasonry Art Is Riddled With Symbolism - Try Finding Some
Are you familiar with the fascinating portraits of glamorous women or femme fatales by Bohemian artist Alphonse Mucha in 19th century Paris? Do you know that Alphonse Mucha was the father of the Art Nouveau period?
By Kamna Kirti4 years ago in Geeks
Immersive Van Gogh: A Captivating Experience That Truly Honors the Artist. Top Story - May 2022.
“Also, because we have projections from the top down onto the floor and on all the surfaces, it is a full, immersive experience. You can literally stand on the surface of the painting and watch it form around you.” — creative director of Immersive Van Gogh David Korins to Parade.com
By B.R. Shenoy4 years ago in Geeks
Ukrainian Artist's Dystopian and Surrealist Art
Authoritarians attack art that does not conform. It is about restraining intellectualism and creativity - two traits of human nature that challenge and pose a threat to power structures. It is about making sure that propaganda reigns, and dissent, if any, is silenced.
By Kamna Kirti4 years ago in Geeks
5 Paintings by a Ukrainian Russian Painter to Keep You Captivated
"…you will see for yourself how our Russian reality, which no one has yet depicted, will begin to sparkle before your eyes. How its poetic truth will draw you in, to the very marrow of your bones, how you'll start trying to grasp it and with all the passion of love transfer it onto canvas."
By Kamna Kirti4 years ago in Geeks
