This talk introduces the elements of the Mayan calendrical system, art and architecture as a way to begin to understand Mayan culture.
Project Category: Art History Events
Moments in Time: How Artists Chronicle Society
In this talk we will explore how artists' works document their times while continuing to resonate with us in the present.
Art and the Perception of Time
This talk will look at how artists freeze and release, speed up and slow down, focus and distort - in short, how artists show time in their works.
The Beauty of Ambiguity: Transforming Art Viewing into a Hobby
In this online talk on contemporary art, Bojana explores how to deepen appreciation for abstract art and transform art viewing into a fulfilling hobby.
Women’s Work: the art and science of textile design in early modern Europe
This talk explores lace, the art, science and society and examines artist-scientists who made innovations in textile design and scientific documentation.
Doodling in the Arts and as an Art
Free from the restraints of academic art and public opinion, 'doodled works' show how scrawling can lead to great creativity, but also great fun and humor!
End Game: The Art of Marcel Duchamp
This talk explores how Duchamp visually integrated chess into his artworks and, more importantly, how he employed the fundamental strategies of chess into his art.
Hendrick Avercamp’s winter wonderlands: Game on!
This talk explores Avercamp's artworks showing crowds of people of different ages, religions and social classes engaged in common activities: skating, sledding, and playing games.
Witches’ Bodies in Art
This talk uses the term ‘witch’ broadly, looking at art of a wide range of witches’ bodies to explore culture’s ideals of beauty.
Magic and Mystery in Peter Doig’s Art
This talk will discuss Peter Doig's, a mesmerising exploration of dreams and magic, where reality and imagination seamlessly intertwine.