Hand of Life - The Air and Wind in Visual Art
The breath of life is in the sunlight and the hand of life is in the wind - Kahlil Gibran In art, invisible phenomena like time, thoughts...
In the Stars: Art and the Western Astrological Zodiac
East of the Greek harbour of Analipsi, at a site known as Tallaras, lies the remains of a bathhouse dating from the late 4th century AD....
In 500 Words: The Kiss by Gustav Klimt
When Austrian Symbolist Gustav Klimt made a trip to Italy in 1903, he visited Ravenna in the north and witnessed the Byzantine mosaics of...
House of the Dragon - A History of the Dragon in Visual Art
With HBO's first Game of Thrones prequel set to air towards the end of the month, we find ourselves strapping in for more fantastical...
In 500 Words - Aurora Triumphans by Evelyn de Morgan, c. 1886
Born in 1855 in London, Evelyn de Morgan is considered to be either a late Pre-Raphaelite or an English Symbolist. She grew up in an...
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...