All About Pop Art
Pop Art Simplified Pop art is an art trend that began in the mid-to late-1950s in the United Kingdom and the United States. By using…
Category: Art History
All About Romanticism
Romanticism Simplified Romanticism’s central notion is that reason alone cannot explain everything. Romantics sought deeper, often subliminal appeals in response to the Enlightenment’s worship of…
A Quick Summary of Realism
Realism was the first modern movement in art that rejected traditional forms of art and literature. It was initiated in France in the 1840s and…
“Prostitutes by the Seine, lesbianism and the Origin of the World
Gustave Courbet, ‘The Woman in the Waves’ Realism school Painted in 1868, oil on canvas. Dimensions:65.4 cm x 54 cm Alexandre Cabanel, ‘The Birth of…
Forgotten Sculptor-Edmonia Lewis
One of the many amazing artists and sculptures that should be a part of the canon and recognised for her amazing abilities as a sculptor…
Sexual Ambiguity of Meaning
Jacques Cancaret (French, 1876-1941) “Nu aux Colliers (Nude with a Necklace)” No biographical information available. A stretched-out nude figure cuts diagonally through the picture dominating…
HOMOEROTIC PRUDERY and a Dog called Harry
Thomas Eakins, American, 1844-1916 – “The Swimming Hole” 1885 – oil on canvas The style of this work is realism but not necessarily naturalism. There…
Picasso’s command of Old Masters
Portrait of Olga Picasso (Olga Khokhlova) by Pablo Picasso – 1923 LOVE ART, LOVE LIFE. TALKING ART with Paul Woods. Picasso brilliantly demonstrates his mastery…
Cascading Cherry Blossom and Cherries.
A cascade of visual delight! “Cherries and Viburno” by Clara von Sivers, German (1854-1924) painted, 1890 A beautiful cascade of green foliage, delicate white balls…
Forbidden Fruit
“Nude with Apples” by William James Glacken, an American realist painter. Oil on canvas, Impressionist style. Painted in 1910. All the elements, principles, and composition…