Art History

Vincent van Gogh was plagued throughout his life with a psychiatric illness. He was known as the 'mad artist' yet he produced over 2000 artworks including 800 oil paintings. He was only one of several artists affected by mental illness.

This article is about Barbara Kruger's ideologies in relation to her untitled artworks, 'I shop therefore I am,' 'Who owns what?', 'Talk is cheap,' and 'Your body is a battlefield'.

Created only from the mysterious black clay of the Bidri fort. Bidri is a silver or gold inlay technique used on black metal. Hyderabad's Bidri ware is a well-known Andhra Pradesh handicraft. The 'Bidri craft' is named after the Karnataka town of Bidar, where it began.

She is one of the most important sculptures found on the ancient site of Mohan Jo Daro from the Indus Valley Civilization.

Explore the origins of Fauvism, a short-lived art movement inspired by the Impressionists.

The definition of a true Renaissance man, Leonardo da Vinci was a Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, military engineer, and draughtsman. Da Vinci was gifted with an inquisitive mind and a smart intellect, which substantially influenced his work through studying the rules of science

Only Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam, and the state of Manipur in India produce lotus silk and even in these places, only a few expert craftspeople know how to extract fibre from the lotus stem and create one of the most delicate clothing materials in the world.

This article assesses the writings of Charle's Baudelaire on Dandyism in relationship to the Epicurean pursuit of happiness. These philosophies are applied to artworks such as Oscar Wild in Number 26, Dnady Queens, Prince and Lacing a Dandy.

March is the month we’re all about to begin the spring season. But, have you ever wondered why this month bears the name March? After all, it didn’t always have that name, did it?

This article explores the way Islamic art of pleasure gardens portrayed cultural manifestations of beauty and spirituality.

This article explores the significance of Country within Aboriginal art.

This article analyses Contempory Aboriginal Art as political activism.

Anna Golubikna was a sculptor who thrived under Communist rule and is appreciated all over the world .

Ancient Tibetan art is a fascinating subject. Ii revolves around the Buddha and his teachings. The art flourished for 1200 years but now with the occupation of Tibet by China and the crack on Lama Hood, Tibetan culture is threatened.

Mandela, it looks complicated, but in a simple way...

Bhagvat Gita teaches us the way of life. It has its origin and history, where it connects everything and everyone by holding world's secret. From the source of living to salvation, It gives secret to Health, Wealth, Success and happy life to live.

This article explores the impact of the Reformation and subsequent Counter Reformation on the art and architectural movements of Europe in the 16th -17th centuries.

Here we go again. My look at a few famous paintings.

Some amazing facts by Auctioneer Adam Levinsohn on Salvador Dali .

Christ Crowned with Thorns is the painting which was painted at the time of change, from staticism to dynamicism. It was looking ahead of time.

The National Museum of Asian Art is located on the Mall in Washington, DC. The museum has art and artifacts from Asia’s long history. The sections include Japan, the Islamic World, the Indian Subcontinent, China, Korea, Japan, South Asia, and South East Asia. Admission is free.

The Tomb of the Diver is an archaeological monument, built in about 470 BC and found in 1968 during an excavation of a small necropolis about 1.5 km south of the Greek city of Paestum in Magna Graecia, in what is now southern Italy. It is displayed in the museum at Paestum.

An exciting essay about ancient Mesopotamian art!

An interesting interview with scholar, sculptor, and painter, Anthony Visco.

Bada Shanren was a Han Chinese painter of ink wash painting and a calligrapher. Art historians have named him as a brilliant painter of the period. This hub discuss a painting scroll made him and his philosophies through his work.

The foundation of Indian culture in art and architecture is 7000 years old but after British rule, independence of India the new India needed new leaders in the field of art and literature. So these are few of most renowned artist who set the foundation of contemporary art.

Continuing her use of colorful abstracted forms which speak of an objects essence, Becky Soria probes the organic dimension of the human being, and as well as the relationships between humans and plants.

"...the Menil invited me along with some writers and journalists to tour Mapa Wiya (Your Map's Not Needed): Australian Aboriginal Art from the Fondation Opale..."

On a story by H.L. Borges. Two types of labyrinth. Both of them cruel; but in different ways: a labyrinth much like the ancient Greek one, and an Arabian desert.

Examinations on various artworks show that the painter and the painting have an intimate and important connection. This gives a reason as to why understanding the biography and ethnicity of an artist is important in interpreting his artwork.

A brief account of some famous writers who were highly introverted; examining whether the estranged artist has something notable to offer. An article about Kafka, Borges, Pessoa, Lovecraft and Henry James.

I obsess over a painting while visiting small churches in North Carolina.

It is one of the largest libraries in the world. It is an arsenal of the oldest treasures and knowledge protected by the Vatican.

The 'Don't Crack Under Pressure' ad with Cara Delevugne is analyzed by its use of signs, gaze, myth and ideologies, different readings and undergoes a commutation test.

This article explores the works of Anwar Saeed, a Pakistani painter and print maker and the recurrent themes of his paintings, while also taking in account his various exhibitions.

This article defines absolutism and explains how Immanuel Kant affected it, defines Relativism and Pluralism. It also investigates the differences between theses ethical philosophies

What is art? We'll explore modern museums and proceduralist, expressionist, and functionalist arguments on what art is.

This is an analysis of Theodore Gericault's The Raft of Medusa and a brief overview of the Romanticism period

In the early hours of March 1990, two men stole 13 pieces of art and got clean away. The art was never seen again and is still being sought, making this the most famous art heist in American history