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.
British artist Francis Bacon is one of the best-known figurative painters of the 20th century. Notorious for his raw, unsettling imagery that conveys psychological states and turmoils, Bacon’s paintings capture the dark side of everyday life, through ambivalent and grotesque representations of animals and human figures.
From the lavishing Roman feasts to Instagram photos of today, depictions of food have always captivated the human imagination. The fascination led to the creation of food art, a special genre of art that features food, drinks, and other edibles as the main theme or the medium for the artwork.
Contemporary African art is still highly underrepresented and misunderstood in the Western world. Drawing inspiration from traditional African artistic practices, contemporary African art is transformed by globalization. The mixture of traditional and contemporary elements remains one of the main characteristics of an art genre that is (despite many attempts) impossible to categorize.
