Death Dances on your Tongue. Will it Unlock your Creativity?
Vincent Van Gogh – Café Table with Absinthe A seemingly innocuous still-life painting that packs a punch. It needs no further information to impart its…
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David Hockney – A true modern master
‘Savings and Loan Building’, by David Hockney – 1967 The freshness of this image is a joy to see. The geometric façade of the building,…
Käthe Kollwitz: A Life Devoted to Art and Social Justice
Käthe Kollwitz was a talented German artist who lived a long and fulfilling life from 1867 to 1945. Throughout her career, she had the opportunity…
Balthus: The Strange and Enigmatic Painter
Balthus was a Polish-French painter best known for his enigmatic and controversial works. His paintings are notable for their dreamlike quality, eroticism, and depiction of…
Can AI Art Replace Artists?
As someone who appreciates art, the prospect of robots taking over the creative process worries me. What it would imply for the field of art…
Artificial Intelligence Art is Testing the Limits of Artistic Creativity & Selection
Do artists using DALL-E and other AI art generation apps do more than just click a mouse? They express themselves creatively by selecting outputs and…
Why Balthus’ “Therese Dreaming” Painting Shocked Visitors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art
According to published sources, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has opted not to remove the 1938 painting Thérèse Dreaming by Balthus because…
AI Artwork Wins Art Competition and Artists are Upset!
One of the pieces made with Midjourney was selected as the winner of an art competition. Some performers use social media to share their frustrations.…
Can the Arts Alter Society? Taking Responsibility as an Artist!
Most people think of artists as independent thinkers who don’t care about the outside world, but… is this truly the case? What role does art…
The Effects of Art and Culture on Modern Society
Definitionally speaking, art is “the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, to be admired primarily for its beauty or emotional power” (Oxford…