The Role of Size in the Visual Arts
In 2021, a painting by Sacha Jafri was sold for $62 million at an auction in Dubai. Layered with extensive drips, splatters, whorls and...
Animals in the History of Visual Art: A Deep Dive
At least 45,000 years ago, early humans began marking surfaces with representations that reflected a vivid conceptualization of their...
In 500 Words - Girl on a Hill by Prudence Heward, 1928
Celebrated for the verism of her subjects, Prudence Heward advocated for realism over idealization. Her complex portraits of women split...
In 500 Words - Rayonist Lilies by Natalia Goncharova
A painter, writer, illustrator and set and costume designer, Russian artist Natalia Goncharova is one of the most respected figures in...
Framed - A History of Frames in Visual Art
About 80 km southwest of Cairo lies Fayum. Located on the shores of a giant pseudo-oasis fed by the Nile, Fayum is one of the oldest...
In 500 Words - Group IX/SUW, The Swan, No. 1 (1915) by Hilma af Klint
Before Kandinsky, Malevich and Mondrian, there was Hilma af Klint. Considered the first abstract artist in Western art history, af Klint...
In 500 Words - Anguish by August Friedrich Albrecht Schenck
The National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia possesses artworks from Salvador Dali and Margaret Olley to Sidney Nolan and...
The Elements of Art - Definitions, Examples, Applications and a (Free) Printable Zine
From Botticelli's The Birth Of Venus to Kazimir Malevich's Black Square, all artworks operate on at least one element of art.
Structure, Sharpening and Lux on Instagram - A Quick Comparison
Editing an image with Instagram is a relatively simple process. Settings like Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Highlights and Shadows...
Top 16 Best Photography Podcasts Available in 2021
It's become a well-known anecdote that on the night of its broadcast, Orson Wells' 1938 reading of War of the Worlds triggered mass panic...
How to Make a Chemigram
When Belgian artist Pierre Cordier wrote a dedication in nail polish on a slip of photographic paper in 1956, he discovered a unique...
A Comprehensive Guide to Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) Photography
When we turn our heads, our brain selectively blocks visual processing. It's called saccadic suppression (a saccade is a rapid movement...