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Art can be an interesting endeavor and it has been for many, many years. Artists throughout the years have made a name for themselves and left lasting legacies that allowed many art lovers today to thank for. And art, in whatever form it takes, has many stories to tell. And art history is here to tell us about such stories, of artists and the interesting stories behind some of the world’s famous art pieces. Here are just some for you to enjoy and think about. ColorAlthough people have been paint…
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Siena Cathedral
Siena Cathedral is a medieval church located in Siena, Italy. It is one of the most fascinating churches in the city and also in the whole of Italy. The Roman Catholic Church is dedicated to Holy Mary, Our Lady of the Assumption. The design exudes influences from elements of Classical, French Gothic, and Tuscan Romanesque
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
St. Patrick’s Cathedral is a famous Neo-Gothic style Roman Catholic cathedral located in midtown Manhattan in New York. Aside from a parish church, it is also the seat of the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. It is considered as a National Historic Landmark since 1976. St. Patrick’s Cathedral HistoryThe current cathedral was built sometime in 1858 to replace the old St. Patrick’s Cathedral that was located in downtown Manhattan. The new cathedral was planned when the Dio…
Marcel Duchamp
Marcel Duchamp is a notable French artist who was most often associated with the Surrealist and Dadaist art movements. Duchamp’s works are not merely composed of paintings but also through interestingly unique and sometimes controversial art installations and sculptures. Although he made a relatively few artworks, he became a noted and highly regarded artist during his time, helping to influence Western art and how people perceive it during this period. Early LifeMarcel Duchamp was born on July …
Impossible Triangle Sculpture
The Impossible Triangle sculpture is a unique landmark built in Claisebrook Square in East Perth, Australia. It is a unique sculpture in that it takes the shape of what is called a Penrose triangle or a Penrose tribar. This type of triangle is known as an impossible object; an optical illusion that projects a three dimensional object that may be interpreted as such visually by the human eye but actually may not be possible of such an object ever existing. Sculpture FeaturesThe Impossible Triangl…
Georgia O’Keefe
Georgia O’Keefe was a famous American painter known for her landscape paintings as well as her artful depictions of desert flowers, animal bones, shells and rocks. She was a widely recognized painter and a major figure in the art scene during the 1920’s. She has helped stretch the boundaries that defined the American artistic style by dabbling in both abstract and representational art. Early HistoryGeorgia O’Keefe was born on November 15, 1887 in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. She was the second of sev…
Symbolism Art Movement
Symbolism is an art movement that came out sometime in the mate 19th Century. It initially originated in parts of France as well as Belgium in the form of poetry as well as in the other arts. In painting, the movement represented the development of a darker version of Romanticism. The development of Symbolism as an art movement was essentially a reaction of artists against Realism and Naturalism, movements that aim to capture reality in its most natural form. Those who became Symbolist artists r…
Piet Mondrian
Piet Mondrian was a Dutch painter known to have been one of the main contributors to the development of the De Stijl art movement. He was known to have developed painting in a non-representational form that he termed Neo-Plasticism. It involves painting grids composed of vertical and horizontal lines with color use limited only to the three known primary colors. Early HistoryMondrian was born Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan on March 7, 1872. He was born in Amersfoort in the Netherlands. He was the sec…
Gustav Klimt
Gustav Klimt was an Austrian Symbolist painter after the Art Noveau style. He was one of the more prominent members of the Vienna Art Noveau or the Vienna Secession movement. Most of Klimt’s paintings revolved around female subjects expressed with frank eroticism and sensuality. Early LifeGustav Klimt was born on July 14, 1682 in Baumgarten near Vienna, Austria. He was the second of seven children composed of three boys and four girls. His father, Ernst Klimt, was a gold engraver. His mother, A…
Paul Signac
Paul Signac is a French Neo-Impressionist painter who helped develop the pointillist style of painting along with Georges Seurat. He was also a writer, having published several books concerning the theory of art. He was considered largely as a self-taught artist, having no formal art training aside from studying the works of other masters such as Claude Monet.Early LifePaul Signac was born on November 11, 1863 in Paris, France. His father was Jules Signac, a prosperous businessman engaged in the…
