From Byzantine to Brutalism and everything else in between. Articles focus on Art Movements and their lasting impact on contemporary art.
Baptised Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruíz y Picasso, Pablo Picasso was one of the 20th century’s finest artists and the co-founder of Cubism with Georges Braque. Picasso was born in Málaga in 1881 and was a sculptor, stage designer, […]
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The Joan Miró Art story began with Miró’s birth in Spain in 1893. Miró and was one of the art world’s first surrealists, and became on of Spain’s leading artists. He began drawing at eight years old and attended the Gali School of Art in 1912 after working as a clerk. His career started during
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Vincent Van Gogh art may be some of the most iconic ever created, but the artist and his work remained largely unknown while he was alive. Van Gogh (1853-90) has been a huge influence on the art world over the years, including not just other painters, but musicians and film directors too. The Dutchman is widely
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Gustav Klimt Art Widely regarded as ahead of his time, the iconic Austrian artist Gustav Klimt was the creator of various groundbreaking and controversial works that often dealt with the erotic and exotic. Gustav Klimt Art was known for its overt symbolism, and much of his work went ahead of what was deemed tasteful and
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History of Salvador Dali Art Salvador Dalí was an iconic Spanish surrealist and one of the most lauded figures in the history of art. Dalí is famous for his bizarre, dreamlike images. He completed his most well-known piece, The Persistence of Memory in 1931 and experimented in film, photography, and sculpture. Dalí was famed for
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The enduring appeal of René Magritte art… René Magritte was one of the most celebrated and revered surrealist artists in history, though he didn’t start receiving widespread recognition until he was in his 50s. Born in 1898 to a wealthy father, his mother committed suicide in 1912. After marrying in 1922, Magritte worked in a
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The Story of Max Ernst Art Max Ernst art shocked and enthralled in equal measure. The German-born artist was a highly-provocative yet innovative figure whose work. He was renowned for his surreal, dreamlike imagery and fought in the first World War, which he found to be an utterly traumatic experience that resulted in him condemning
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Georges Seurat Art is credited with introducing an innovative painting technique and inspiring an entire artistic movement. His most famous painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, was produced when he was 25 years old. He was the founder of pointillism, a unique style featuring paintings produced from tiny dots of
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Stained Glass Art Of Medieval Cathedrals The feeling that accompanies walking into a medieval cathedral is incomparable: As you enter the cavernous main chamber of the structure, the sound of your own breath and footfalls is suddenly magnified. There is a sense of ageless continuity, as if a river of time flows beneath the building,
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Arts and Crafts Movement (c.1860 to 1910) The Arts and Crafts movement formed in the second half of the 19th century and was made up of English designers and writers who wanted a return to well-made, handcrafted goods instead of mass-produced, poor quality machine-made items. In the 1890s the popularity of the Arts and Crafts
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