Art Symbolism: "The Scream" 1893 - Edward Munch Image source Wikimedia Art Symbolism Art Symbolism in this article refers to the use of symbols in a painting to represent ideas or qualities. This was an art movement that originated in late 19th century France and Belgium, [...]
FOUR SEASONS ALLEGORY In Spring we are born In Summer we love In Autumn we diminish In Winter we go Four Seasons 2017 digital painting, allegory by Daniel Heller FOUR SEASONS ART The Four Seasons paintings Many artists have created works of [...]
The walk This is a work of fiction. Any names or characters, businesses or places, events or incidents, are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Cousin Sarah came often to visit me. We used to have many play-dates together. One [...]
Prices 101: Art Prices 101: Art article, examines the cost considerations that come into play when a prospective buyer decides to buy art. Beginning with size style and the desired medium, the most important consideration appears to be the cost of the artwork. The intent of the article is [...]
Byron's cave Byron's Cave - The so-called "Byron's Grotto" was named after Lord Byron (1788–1824), an English poet and diplomat. It is located in the magnificent Porto Venere, a small medieval maritime town and port located on the Ligurian coast of Italy in the province of La Spezia. The [...]
Artwork 101: Understanding paintings examines the two fundamental issues related to understanding visual works of art such as paintings. The first part will examine the reasons why many people claim to not understand art, and the second will provide some guidelines as to what to look for in order [...]
Arts 101 what are the arts? Arts 101: The word "art" and its' many extensions has countless meanings, countless definitions, and countless interpretations. So much has been written on the subject of art that today, it is hard albeit quite impossible to definitively define the term. This post is [...]
"Impossible Symmetry" 1983 by Daniel Heller Renaissance art Renaissance art was "the activity, spirit, or time of the great revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe beginning in the 14th century and extending to the 17th century, marking the transition from the medieval [...]
