Very few countries in the world have such a rich art history as China. Art was already produced here in the Stone Age over 10,000 years ago in the form of pottery and sculptures. The First Dynasty of China is emerged around 2,100 B.C. and is traditionally believed to have been the Xia. Just about …
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Austria is a country that is associated with classical music, especially during the Neoclassical and Romantic eras. The country produced several famous composers such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Franz Schubert (1797-1828), and Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), to name just a few. Vienna is therefore referred to as the music capital of the world. Visual arts …
Belgium is a small country in the heart of Europe that was established in 1830. This means that we only distinguish Belgian artists from Flemish artists and Early Netherlandish artists from this time in history. Several of the most famous and influential artists in history were born in modern-day Belgium. These include the likes of …
The distinctive art of Japan is a reflection of Japanese culture and the fact that the country has been isolated from the rest of the world for extended periods. Japanese art was produced as early as the 10 millennium B.C. until the present day and ranges from ancient pottery to Japanese export porcelain and from …
Mexican art developed from the initial pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican era and spanned for a period of approximately 3,000 years. Most of it was produced in the central and southern parts of modern-day Mexico. This radically changed when the Spanish conquered the Aztec Empire and indigenous art was replaced with so-called Colonial art. This was mostly religion …
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. …
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 …