"Art admirers" new art media by Daniel Heller What art do people buy? Well, almost anything one can imagine. This article explores what sells "the most" in today's art marketplace. The article aims to provide the prospective buyer with some basic information, allowing him or her to validate [...]
Mona Lisa 1503-1506 by Leonardo da Vinci - Image source Wikimedia Famous paintings The 8 most famous paintings of all time are the masterpieces of the greatest painters that ever lived. Obviously, a lot of bias goes into the selection process of the greatest works of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Art and prints In the visual arts and photography fields one of the most pressing questions people are obsessed with, is the continuing debate on the subject: Is photography art? Statements such as: "Photography is a form of art" or "Photography isn't art" have long ago opened up a [...]
