Australian art has an extended history that dates back to over 30,000 years ago. During this prehistoric era, Aboriginal art was already produced in the country in the form of rock paintings. When European arrived on the Australian continent, the first types of artworks produced by Australian artists were landscapes and depictions of natural features. …
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The history of Russian art can be traced back to the 10th century, a period that Kievian Rus converted to Orthodox Christianity. This happened in the year 988, a period in which this region separated itself from the Eastern Roman Empire. The early artworks produced in modern-day Russia were religious icons. Apart from these early …
An art movement that attempts to strip all elements of artworks or buildings to their basic elements is defined as Minimalism. The movement emerged in New York in the 1960s. It started as a reaction to artworks produced by Abstract Expressionism artists and modernism and is most prominent in visual arts and architecture. Some art …
Visual art in the United States predominantly consisted of portraits and landscapes based on the works of famous English artists in the 18th and 19th centuries. Some history artists emerged following the American Revolution, a time when heroic paintings were in high demand from American artists. This movement ran parallel with the American Craft movement …
The leading Op Art artist had an extremely prolific career. This is emphasized by the fact that there are currently 3 art museums in the world dedicated to his most famous works. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at some of the most interesting facts about Victor Vasarely (1906-1997), a Hungarian artist who …
Not everybody appreciated the painting technique of this famous Abstract Expressionist artist. We have a feeling that the list of critics doesn’t include the American hedge fund manager who paid $200 million for it in 2016. In this article, you’ll discover some of the most interesting facts about Jackson Pollock (1912-1956), one of the most …
English art has a history that dates back to cave paintings during the last Ice Age about 12 millennia ago. This eventually evolved into distinctive prehistoric and Anglo-Saxon art and this sense of distinctiveness remained during the Middle Ages. Although England can be described as an influential art center during the Middle Ages featuring a …
When we refer to Flemish art, we are talking about artists born in the County of Flanders, a region of modern-day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands who flourished during the 15th, 16th, and early 17th centuries. The Flemish artists (not to be confused with Belgian artists) referred to as Early Netherlandish painters or “Flemish Primitives” …
Before the Romans conquered many parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia, the Etruscans lived in the area around Rome. Although they left behind an impressive collection of Etruscan art, the ancient Romans left behind countless architectural marvels, extraordinary sculptures, and intriguing frescoes. Italy has been a melting pot of different cultures for multiple millennia and …
Although German artists have often been overshadowed by famous French artists, Italian artists, and even Flemish and Dutch artists, the German-speaking world has a rich tradition in the world of art. The history of German art dates back to the Celts, all the way back to pre-historian times. Carolingian art and Ottonian art had a …