His experience arouses admiration, his portfolio receives applause, and his ideas enliven even the most malcontent person. No wonder then he has been declared a master of black and white photography in which he has specialised for the last 25…
Last Supper. What secrets does Leonardo’s masterpiece hide?
To obtain the illusion of reality, the old painters developed several conventions which were used so long and consistently enough that they became obvious to the artists and “transparent” to the recipients. A good example can be a linear perspective…
Art and morality- The example of Gustave Courbet’s Demoiselles des bords de la Seine
The way we look at and interpret a work of art, and how we measure its scandalous character, remains influenced by the morality of the times in which we live in. However, morality is neither fixed once and for all,…
Spread peace through art
Ram Krishna Agrawal is a self-taught artist from India – a country of varied landscapes and diverse cultures that has had a big impact on Rams’ art. Different styles, techniques, and traditions, folk art like Madhubani or Gond art inspire…
Exploring with Julina
Hey, it’s Julina again (Justin and Karolina) and this month we’re going to share with you our tips and recommendations for Petra, one of the new seven wonders of the world located in Jordan. It is a stunning ancient city,…
The treasure of Tanzania
Tanzania is a country in Africa famous for its mineral deposits with a unique blue hue, named after its place of origin, tanzanite. It is at least a thousand times less common than diamond and is found only at the…
”What is it ?,,
Some thoughts on the reception of art. “What is this?” was a comment I read this morning under one of my artworks on LinkedIn, where I maintain a viral account about art. At least my artwork caught the attention of…
The Amazing “Oliver!”
The best idea Marie Rogers could have had for staging the musical Lionel Bart’s Oliver! was the simplest idea – emphasizing a discreet distance to the literary prototype while maintaining the old-fashioned charm of Charles Dickens’s novel. England, 19th century.…
Unusual art: ceramic, glass sculpture, and mosaic horses.
Since prehistoric times, ceramic and glass materials have had significant roles in technology, culture, and arts. Once humans discovered that clay could be found in abundance and formed into objects ceramics take an important role in civilization. The oldest known…
“Take only photos, leave only footprints”- motto of Ninjalicious – one of the first and most popular urban explorers
It came to him naturally… his passion for photography… started at a very early age… and stayed… His dad, who studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, was surrounded by books about photography, art, and paintings… it felt…