The ways art reflects culture, the society and human experience.

The ways art reflects culture, the society and human experience. Art never existed outside of human life. Since the first scribbles on cave walls, up to the modern digital artworks, art has always been influenced by the cultural, social, political and emotional realities of the individuals that create it. Each art work, both simple and […]

Explaining the Art Movements: Realism to Abstract Expressionism.

Explaining the Art Movements: Realism to Abstract Expressionism. The history of art can be said to be a series of movements, and this definition is misleading when one expects movements to be thought of as solid categories that have definite end and start. In practice, the movements in art are more appropriate as the overlapping […]

The Emergence of Modern Art and Massive Artistic Shifts.

The Emergence of Modern Art and Massive Artistic Shifts. The emergence of modern art is one of the most significant changes in the extensive history of visual expression. Western art had centuries-old rules about the proportion, perspective, subject, and technique. These standards were based on classical principals and supported by schools of thought. Artists had […]

Renaissance: Art History Revolution.

Renaissance: Art History Revolution. The Renaissance is one of the dramatic changes in the history of art and human thinking. The late Middle Ages saw the dawn of the new period in Europe when the strict rules of medieval artistic traditions gradually yielded to the interest in observation, realism, classical studies, and human experience. Renaissance […]

The Ages of Art: How Early Man Started to Express himself visually. – Copy

The Ages of Art: How Early Man Started to Express himself visually. The meaning of art in its present-day usage by modern societies has not started as adornment, amusement, or an aesthetic delight. The foundations of art are closely related to the survival, communication, identity, and human want to leave a trace of existence. Early […]

Ancient Civilizations and Artistic Traditions of these Civilizations.

Ancient Civilizations and Artistic Traditions of these Civilizations. With the development of human societies, art developed, and this progression continued as the society became more complex. Sooner hunting societies eventually became settled civilizations characterized by agriculture, cities, political arrangements and formal religions. Along with these developments new artistic needs and possibilities came. The art ceased […]