Who are Dadaists? Dadaists are those who belong to the Dada art movement and whose artwork reflects the principles of Dadaism. “Dadaism” is a term for meaningless nonsense that derives from a French name for a hobby horse. Informally established in Zurich in 1916, the Dada movement was started by a group of artists who […]
When one thinks of Mexican heritage and art that came from the absolutely mesmerizing valley of Mexico, one is literally transported back centuries to the Aztec and Maya civilizations. They were the first artists who came from the country and culturalized the artworks to please the deities they worshiped. This laid the foundation for the […]
“Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad” – Salvador Dali Salvador Dali (1904–1989), a Spanish Surrealist painter, printmaker, performance artist, and filmmaker is renowned for his exploratory and subconscious paintings. Born in Catalonia, Spain, he was the most versatile artist of the 20th […]
Mexican paintings immediately spring to mind as being stunning, vibrant, and a representation of Mexican culture and their way of life. Packed with ancient heritage and modern elements alike, these famous paintings from Mexico don’t fail to mesmerize the viewer with their enigmatic representation of their own method of art. This method was inherited from […]
Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios, Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz, y Picasso, Oof, that was some name, wasn’t it? Besides the name, the famous painter left behind a huge legacy as well. Preceding the legacy, however, Pablo had to overcome a lot of hardships, economic struggles, and […]
Pop art commenced in England in the late 1950s. Among the early artists of pop art were Richard Hamilton, Eduardo Paolozzi, and Peter Blake. Soon after, the Pop Art movement expanded to New York with artists like Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Pop art placed both fine art and low culture on the same pedestal. […]
“The artist’s feeling is his law” – Caspar David Friedrich Artists of Romanticism preached and believed in the importance of feelings and imagination rather than rationality. The artists of romanticism aimed to be free from all kinds of artificial rules about what a piece of art should be. Instead, romanticist artists believed art should flow […]
The pop art movement was the brainchild of several revolutionary artists who were influenced by popular culture from the western world.
For an artist, its biggest achievement would be capturing the essence of stillness in the frame. Keeping its simplicity aside, the experience of painting a still life is sacred. It’s mainly because of its endless depths and ability to draw viewers’ attention. Each and every detail, whether it’s a drop of water or a ray […]
Human nature prohibits humanity from being bound by particular standards. It always reaches out to break the shackles it puts on itself. In every field, including the arts, there are people who embody this feeling. And the ones who rejected the social norms for painting are regarded as abstract artists, who let art strive. They […]
