The question ” Is graffiti vandalism or art?” arises in societies across the globe. To their creators, graffiti is an expression of creativity, of personal identity, of being part of some sort of underground culture. So what is it?
Category: Arts
Ars Gratia Artis
In the past art has been indisputably connected to a functional purpose. However, with the Industrial Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment mentality of both the aristocracy and the masses started to change and artistic creations evolved on a different path.
How Digital Art Challenges Traditional Art
Nowadays there are various artistic mediums so how can one tell which is more relevant? Will the birth of a new technique bring the death of older ones? Will digital tools replace classic art? If this happens does it mean traditional mediums are obsolete?
The good old fake realities around us
Fake reports, fake images, fake advertisements, fake campaigns, fake personas, and fake lives. Each of us is exposed daily to information whose content is not being verified and approved by an authority.
My Cyber Life
Anthropology is the study of human behaviour to understand the evolutionary origins and the development of societies and cultures. In globalised and multilayered technologies, the nature of the human relationship changed and a separate research wing has developed recently. Digital anthropology studies are only at the beginning and include in their area of interest techno-anthropology, ethnography, cyber anthropology, and virtual anthropology.
Memory within Photography
The invention of photography has forever changed the visual side of human existence by recording in its medium images of people, cultures, habits, foods, landscapes, and life aspects in all its colours and shapes.
The rising of art fairs around the world
In 2019, statistics registered around 300 fairs around the world, becoming a crucial infrastructure of the global art market. So why are art fairs important today and what is their focus? How did art fairs emerge for the first time and how much of their structure has changed over time?
Iconic Families of Artists concerning the Female Perspective
In most cases, if the female artist was married to a notable male artist, she would have been perceived only as his beloved wife. Her passion for art and her creations were often ignored by the public and by her own husband. In recent history, some artists’ wives succeeded to break the ice and managed to impose themselves as fully acknowledged artists with powerful creativity and meaningful works of art.
Critical Thinking and Success
We look up to successful people and try to imitate, learn from their innovations, and apply some of the concepts they found valuable. But the truth is that there are no 100 % sure recipes for success. Most of the successful people are driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, which combines critical thinking, curiosity, passion, and creativity.
Emotions as Cultural Phenomena
Art is an important means for society to express its beliefs and send messages. All messages transmitted inside a definite society through school, family, friends and unknown people shape our emotional behavior in everyday life. The result cannot be categorized as good or bad, but just different. And diversity is the best word to describe this world, a world that welcomes the beauty of being different.