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Studies in Modern Japanese Art History 101: Art and National Identity (2): Universal Expositions

2 days ago
13 min

Studies in Modern Japanese Art History 101: Art and National Identity (2): Universal Expositions

This article discusses Japan's participation in international expositions during the Meiji era and its representation in the West.

Fernando Botero: Exploring Violence Through Colombian Art

Dane Prins

6 days ago
9 min

Fernando Botero: Exploring Violence Through Colombian Art

This article delves into how Fernando Botero's artwork portrays the violence that unfolded in Colombia over the past century.

Female Nudity in Ukiyo-e Prints and its Influence on Edgar Degas

Kotono Sakai

Nov 16
8 min

Female Nudity in Ukiyo-e Prints and its Influence on Edgar Degas

This article discusses how Edgar Degas was influenced by Japanese female nude figures in Ukiyo-e prints.

Oswaldo Guayasamín's "Huacayñan" and Mestizaje in Latin America

Dane Prins

Oct 16
9 min

Oswaldo Guayasamín's "Huacayñan" and Mestizaje in Latin America

This article delves into Oswaldo Guayasamín's famous series and its link to the history of "mestizaje."

Studies in Modern Japanese Art History 101: Art and National Identity (1): Fine Art and Museums

Kotono Sakai

Oct 8
16 min

Studies in Modern Japanese Art History 101: Art and National Identity (1): Fine Art and Museums

This article dicusses how Meiji in Japan invented fine arts and museums in the face of modernization to shape national identity through Art.

Giotto and Michelangelo, Artists with Hands of Intellect

Kotono Sakai

Sep 17
8 min

Giotto and Michelangelo, Artists with Hands of Intellect

Based on Plato's theory of knowledge, this article examines the idea of "artists" who acknowledge the true nature of beauty.

Illusional Space in Giovanni Bellini's Sacred Conversation

Kotono Sakai

Aug 27
9 min

Illusional Space in Giovanni Bellini's Sacred Conversation

This article discusses how Giovanni Bellini contributed the great prosperity of Venetian School in Renaissance period.

Rosana Paulino’s Art: Embroidery for Denouncing Injustices

Dane Prins

Aug 15
8 min

Rosana Paulino’s Art: Embroidery for Denouncing Injustices

This article explores how embroidery in art is employed to condemn public and social injustices, with a spotlight on the Bastidores series.

Dying and Dead: Masters of Extraordinary Sculptures

Kotono Sakai

Aug 13
8 min

Dying and Dead: Masters of Extraordinary Sculptures

This article discusses the representation of dying and dead in Baroque sculptures and its extraordinary vision of supra-natural experience.

“That Pure and Charming Simplicity”: Castiglione’s Theory of Sprezzatura

Debora Ricci

Jul 31
6 min

“That Pure and Charming Simplicity”: Castiglione’s Theory of Sprezzatura

This article explores Baldassare Castiglione's theory of sprezzatura and its infleunce from Renaissance to the modern world.

The Evolution of the Book in Italy 101: Illuminated Manuscripts

Kyra Nelson

Jul 31
19 min

The Evolution of the Book in Italy 101: Illuminated Manuscripts

This article will discuss the manufacturing an elaborate ornamentation of illuminated manuscripts in both religious and secular production.

Elena Miceli

Jul 17
6 min

Till Death Do Us Part: An Artistic Oath

This article will focus on Van Eyck’s and Comte’s paintings as documentations of honoring the vow of marriage regardless of death.

Cyanotype and Zentangle as a "Now" Meditation Therapy

Arianna Rodriguez

Jul 17
8 min

Cyanotype and Zentangle as a "Now" Meditation Therapy

This article explores Cyanotype and Zentangle as a form of meditation therapy.

When the Ideal World Meets the Real: An Analysis of Belleau’s La Bergerie

Debora Ricci

Jul 16
5 min

When the Ideal World Meets the Real: An Analysis of Belleau’s La Bergerie

This article explores the role of art in the description of the real and the fictional world of La Bergerie by Rémy Belleau.

Unveiling the Voices of Second Wave Feminism: Sylvia Plath's Iconic Bell Jar

Selin Canpoyraz

Jul 16
10 min

Unveiling the Voices of Second Wave Feminism: Sylvia Plath's Iconic Bell Jar

This article offers a feminist perspective on Sylvia Plath's novel, "The Bell Jar".

Nineteenth Century Female Autonomy: An Artistic Oxymoron

Elena Miceli

Jul 10
7 min

Nineteenth Century Female Autonomy: An Artistic Oxymoron

This article explores the institution of marriage and the female role in 19th century Russian and German Art.

Cinematic Semantics: Does An Image Say More Than Words?

Gabriella Yanes

Jul 9
7 min

Cinematic Semantics: Does An Image Say More Than Words?

This article reviews the sublimating characteristic of human beings and the particularity of a form of sublimation: cinematography

A Series of Unfortunate Events: Frida Kahlo's Tumultuous Journey

Elena Miceli

Jul 3
8 min

A Series of Unfortunate Events: Frida Kahlo's Tumultuous Journey

This article explores the life of Frida Kahlo through her art.

Kyra Nelson

Jul 3
4 min

The Birth of Frescoes in Ancient Rome

This article presents frescoes, a widely known form of art, and its procedure from its beginning in Ancient Rome.

How Migration Can Change a Musician's Path

Baldomero Villamil

Jun 26
4 min

How Migration Can Change a Musician's Path

In this article are exposed some cases of artists who developed their carrers abroad and how this change of place impacted in their identity