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Art History
Art: two points of view on the Vietnam War
Feb 15, 2023
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9 minutes read
Jumping rich centuries of history and tradition, we come at once to externalize the viewpoint of one of the most celebrated artists of the Vietnamese twentieth century, namely Nguyen Phan Chanh, a pioneer of silk painting within his nation's artistic investigation, who, despite his training at the Ecole des Beaux-arts d'Indochine an institution founded at the time in French Indochina...
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Andy Warhol: Pioneer of Pop Art
Jun 20, 2024
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16 minutes read
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) transformed American art with iconic Pop Art pieces, elevating consumer culture using mass production and bold colors. His studio, The Factory, epitomized avant-garde creativity and influenced art and music, notably The Velvet Underground. Despite surviving an assassination attempt in 1968, Warhol's wide-ranging work in film, publishing, and more solidified his lasting global influence.
Art History
The Art of Sukkot and its Cultural Evolution
Apr 18, 2024
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7 minutes read
Sukkot, the Feast of Booths, is a tradition-rich Jewish celebration, where temporary sukkahs and the four species symbolize dependence on and gratitude to God for protection and harvests. Sukkot art, through illustrations, installations and digital works, serves not only to educate but also to strengthen cultural identity by interpreting these ancestral themes in a modern and inclusive way.
Art History
The Art and Spirituality of Pentecost
Mar 27, 2024
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12 minutes read
Pentecost art depicts the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles, a key event in Christianity symbolized by tongues of fire, doves and harmonious gatherings, reflecting themes of transformation and unity. These artistic representations span the centuries, enriching Christian culture and spirituality by exploring divine communication and inspiration through a variety of mediums and styles.
Artist Portraits
Stanislav Bojankov: The beginning is always somewhere in childhood
Mar 24, 2025
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7 minutes read
"I have tried everything. At earlier stages I worked in more realistic forms and genres such as landscape, portrait and figurative, later some genre and stylistic changes began in the direction of abstraction and associativity, in the direction of musical sensations and vibrations, related to the abstract and subconscious recreation of sensations, feelings, emotions. In search of other channels of communication, expression and subjective perception"...
Art History
The Religious Art of Christmas: Between Tradition and Modernity
Feb 23, 2024
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16 minutes read
Christmas, celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, is at the heart of Christianity, symbolizing divine incarnation and carrying a message of hope and redemption. From the earliest centuries, the nativity inspired religious art, evolving through the ages to deeply express the spiritual significance of this event, with artists like Giotto and Caravaggio enriching the scene with their emotional realism.
Art History
Cleopatra narrates the history of art
Dec 7, 2022
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9 minutes read
Cleopatra (69-30 B.C.E.), Egyptian queen and the last monarch of the Ptolemaic kingdom, is better known for her charms than for her governmental talents, so much so that it was because of her charm, bestowed by her intelligence, personality, and culture, rather than her beauty, that she ascended the throne for the second time...
Art History
Artists' love of brown
Oct 9, 2022
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7 minutes read
The presence of brown within the history of art boasts a very ancient tradition; in fact, umber, a natural clay pigment composed of iron oxide and manganese oxide, with which the aforementioned color was obtained, was used, both in prehistoric times, that is, in paintings dated 40,000 B.C., and in Upper Paleolithic art, well exemplified by the walls of the Lascaux cave, dating back some 17,300 years...
Art History
Pollock's dripping in the artworks of Artmajeur's artists
Nov 19, 2021
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6 minutes read
Action Painting, an artistic form of Abstract Expressionism, has valued for the first time in the history of art the phase of creation of the works, that is, the creative act.  The latter is highlighted because it represents the pure expression of the artist's psyche, emotions and vital energies. The "dripping" is a painting technique very dear to the Action Paintig, that Jackson Pollock did not invent, but perfected...

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