Humans have been painting and creating art for thousands of years. It first began in prehistoric times, when symbols were painted in caves as a way of communication, and has evolved into modern art. Throughout the centuries art has been widely influenced by the trends and events occurring in society. The rediscovery of ancient art … Read more
Emily Mary Osborn, who was born in 1828 and lived through 1925, was one of the most well known English painters of the Victorian era. The reason I chose Emily is because, like most the other women who had achieved getting any of their work displayed and known, she did not have a long career. … Read more
Piet Mondrian was a painter who has carved a niche for himself on the global platform matching the likes of other celebrity painters. He is best known for being one of the founders of De Stijl, it incorporated an art movement that worked around abstract works, and the new art forms that were being introduced … Read more
Alfred Stieglitz was an iconic photographer and gallery owner, who creates abstract art or symbolism in high-quality fashion. He was born on January 1, 1864 at Hoboken, New Jersey in a German-Jewish family. He spent most of his life in New York City, molding his photographs and leading a group of artists, called the Photo-Secessionist … Read more
Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch post-impressionist painter who influenced the art world in the twentieth century and how people view art today. Vincent’s first brother died as an infant and he always thought of himself as the “replacement child. ” Being the oldest in the family, Vincent had to drop out of school to … Read more
It takes one person with a radical, innovative idea, who is willing to pursue it despite ridicule, to change the world. When it comes to the concept of modernism in the 19th century art world, Edouard Manet did just that. The concept of modernity, or seeing the conditions of the physical world as they are, … Read more
“A Sunday on La Grande Jatte” had a style that, once I took a closer look, surprised me somewhat. The painting seems to be made with many dots. It’s very impressive that the artist took the time and had the talent to use dots in such a way. Of course, it may have been the … Read more
The piece of Art, Smiling Girl, a Courtesan Holding an Obscene Image, painted by Gerrit van Honthorst in 1625 can be seen at the Saint Louis Art Museum. I was initially drawn to this image from across the gallery mostly due to the subject’s bright red dress with gold sleeves, it was one of the … Read more
During the baroque period of great theatrical energy, and a dramatic use of light, scale, and balance, French artists adopted Italian Renaissance ideas but made them their own; by the end of the seventeenth century, France had began to take the lead in European art. Early eighteenth-century France, the heavy theatrical qualities of Italian Baroque … Read more
