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.
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. Â
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. Â
The concept of heroism has been in the attention of artists, philosophers, and writers since ancient times. Models of virtues, perfection, and beauty, heroes and heroines have inspired people and remained in humanity’s memory for centuries. But how does the modern days hero look like?
Representations of Paris as the ultimate capital of culture, full of innovative architects, artists, poets, and prominent businessmen still stand today and many people visit the French capital to search for an idyllic Belle Epoque city.
Scientists concluded that contemporary society has become more exposed to many other types of violence than in the past. Let's look into media, art and literature and their effect on our attitudes towards violence.
In contrast to the past, DADA, the first declared anti-war art movement, approached the subjects of war, death, terror, insanity, diseases, domination, and conquest at a completely different level. The artists were often on the frontline, thus, by interiorizing the traumatic experiences there, they were able to exteriorize them on their canvas later. The results speak for themselves.
Comics, graphic novels, or bandes dessinees, this mix of visual and textual fragments has been in the attention of the large public since its birth. Approaching all subjects, including social critique, children's story tales, justice themes, war, terrorism, and generational trauma, comics reach out to people of all classes and ages.
When discussing Tantra, many immediately think of tantric sex. But Tantra is so much more than that. Tantra is an ancient spiritual path that turns into a self-development system in which the human body is seen as a microcosm of the universe.
Ever since the creation of the Bible, the Devil has been a figure that fascinates people and artists alike. In this blog post, we'll present the ways the portrayals of the Devil changed from the ancient mosaics to modern films and TV shows.
