GicleéGicleé, you may have heard the term Gicleé mentioned in the art-world. Usually in connection with buying high-end art prints. Wikipedia refers to Gicleé as a neologism. Neologism is a relatively recent or isolated term. A word, in the process of entering common use, but that has not yet been [...]
What can be more difficult than buying art? What can be more confusing than evaluating art? When established universal criteria really don't exist. Most of all, deciding if art is "Good" or "Bad" and "High" or "Low", could be frustrating for the art admirer. In Classicism "High art" according [...]
Renaissance Renaissance was a beautiful period that led to the creation of some of the greatest masterpieces our art-world was gifted with. The question often asked: Why is Florence so “artistic”, and why did the so-called “Renaissance” period begin and flourish in Florence? Theories are abundant. The main theory [...]
Fine art. Commercial art. What's the difference? It is important for anyone who wants to purchase art to know the difference. The table below shows the major differences between them. FINE ART DEFINITIONS Wikipedia: In European academic traditions, fine art is art developed primarily for [...]
