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In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the importance of transgender art in the wider art world....
Read moreIn the 15th and 16th centuries, the Aztec civilization, located in the city of Tenochtitlan, ruled most of Mesoamerica. As...
Read moreOf all the swathes of artworks we encounter in our lives, some pieces have the ability to change our world....
Read moreWhat are the building blocks of art and how do artists apply them? Today, we will look at the fundamentals...
Read moreThe Mycenaean people were native Greeks who lived on mainland Greece throughout the mid to late Aegean Bronze Age, millennia...
Read moreThomas Cole's artworks are a testament to the fears and hopes of the emerging American state during the mid-19th century,...
Read moreSilkscreen art is one of the most creative painting techniques employed by many great artists. The medium was first developed...
Read moreIn this article, we will discuss the careers and impact of eight of the most famous performance artists. We discuss...
Read moreMichelangelo Buonarroti is considered by many to be among the most significant luminaries in the history of art. But, what...
Read moreYou may be familiar with the shiny metallic-coated balloon dog figures or remember the headlines of the $91.1 million rabbit...
Read moreThomas Cole was one of the leading landscape painters in America. The Oxbow painting from 1836 is just one example...
Read moreHow do you paint music? Well, this is what one of the pioneering artists of modern art did, and who...
Read moreThe Surrealist artists of the 20th century visualized new and extraordinary worlds in their art; the worlds of dreams. This...
Read moreVincent van Gogh has been described as the “Father of Modern Art” and created hundreds of paintings of places and...
Read moreCuriosity kills the cat, but cracks up the modern-day artist when it comes to reviewing some funny and interesting representations...
Read moreWhen it comes to painting wooden structures and objects, there are very few techniques as classic and elegant as the...
Read morePainting has many benefits, from being something you do just for fun to producing artworks that you can sell. Producing...
Read moreAcrylic paints are one of the most versatile paints on the market, as you can paint on almost any surface...
Read moreSome might think that acrylic painting is just as established as oil painting, however, it has only existed within the...
Read moreYou have most probably heard or read all about acrylic and oil-based paints. However, gouache, pronounced “gw-ash”, is something you...
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