The Olympic Games of ancient Greece were a grand festival that united athleticism, religion, and art into a celebration of human excellence.
Category: History
Pleasure & Pain, a sculptural perspective
The Baroque art movement has been a particular moment in art history, a time when artists registered significant progress in all three major art fields: painting, sculpture and architecture.
Racist Artefacts: Division Unveiled
Discrimination, bigotry, and racial separation mark the dark chapters of human history. Manifestations of racism have often been reflected in artefacts and images that perpetuated divisions between different ethnic groups. Examining the artefacts is crucial in understanding the depth of racial divisions that existed in the past.
The African Generational Trauma
In recent years, artists have emerged as powerful agents of healing, empowerment, and social change, using their craft to address the generational trauma experienced by African communities. Their creative expressions challenge dominant narratives and provide spaces for dialogue and reflection.
Fascination and Hatred – the Roma Community
A unique society, easy to recognise, and challenging to radiograph, the Roma community (also known as the Gypsies) is still a major social obstacle for the Western world in its desire for community development. Most Roma have faced discrimination and persecution for centuries and today the situation has slightly improved. Where does this stigma come from? Why does the Roma community not integrate with the rest of the world?Â
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.
The Silk Road – a route of learning and cultural interplay
For many, the Silk Road and its mesmerising caravanserais is a cultural pilgrimage where people can experience diversity in a nutshell. We find out that physical limits are not important but deep inside we are all made of the same dough: flesh, bones, and emotions.
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.
How Political Myth Changes Mythology
History shifted from monarchies where kings and queens were seduced by a sweet dream of overpassing their ancestors' legacy to modern politics which addresses mythology to manipulate the beliefs and opinions of the masses. Many historical studies analyse how myths from being a positive presence in our lives switched to a political mass propaganda tool.
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?Â