Articles

Tom de Freston

Madelyn Kenney

Through the Flames of Fumage: History of Art an...

Fire art is not new. Our ancestors used it in cave paintings from thousands of years ago, but we see the flames of inspiration reaching as far as the Surrealist...

Comfort women

Jesslyn Low

Statue of Peace and the History of Comfort Women

The statues of "Peace Comfort Women" serve as poignant symbols of the countless women who suffered during World War II as victims of sexual slavery. These statues stand as reminders...

Jenny Holzer Guggenheim

Emma Livingston

Everywhere and Always: the Impactful Use of Wor...

As artists include written words in their artistic expression, the fascination lies not only in conveying a message through the work itself but also in the skillful use of written...

Josué Bojorge is a Costa Rican professional MMA fighter who’s currently fighting for Lux Fight League and works at the MMA Costa Rica academy in San José, Costa Rica. Photo by Elizabeth Lang.

Elizabeth Lang

The Performative Art of Ballet and Mixed Martia...

Both ballet and mixed martial arts (MMA) are physically demanding forms of performance art that require intense training, discipline, and control of the body's movements. Josué Bojorge and Marisol Bagnarello...

Yigal Ozeri, Diner Americana

Lily Frye

Photorealism: Paintings That Look Like Photographs

Hyperrealism paintings elevate intricacy to new heights. Seemingly microscopic dots illustrate pores and paper-thin hair strokes to construct the illusion of a photograph. This technique is known as photorealism.

from Schindler's List

Rosella Parra

Thirty Years of Schindler’s List

The year marks the 30th anniversary of Steven Spielberg’s film Schindler’s List. His three-hour film tells the compelling story of Oskar Schindler, a German industrialist who resisted the Nazi Party...

Mischief

Madelyn Kenney and Taylor Hunt

From Predator Claws to Manicured Paws: Victoria...

We can walk our way backward in history in this timeline of artistic and technological innovation as a way to appreciate the early age of photography as an art form...

L'Âge d’Or

Emma Segrest

Four Artists Who Experimented with Filmmaking

Whether you are looking to learn more about your favorite artist or searching for your next date-night movie, we cover four artists who experimented with films that will leave you...

Denver's Blucifer

Rosella Parra

Denver's Blue Sculptures

If you ever find yourself in Denver, Colorado, you’ll encounter two of its most iconic sculptures, I See What You Mean, a blue bear, and Blucifer, a blue Mustang, created...

Entrance to The Greats virtual gallery

Madelyn Kenney

Rewriting Art History: Wolfgang and Helene Belt...

Wolfgang Beltracchi was working and needed more zinc to create white pigments for his paintings. After obtaining some from a supplier in the Netherlands, he continued to work on "Red...