Henri Matisse (1869 – 1954) was a French artist recognised for his use of colour as well as his fluid and unique draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, a printer, and…
“Death’s just something that inspires me, not something that pulls me down. I used to get called morbid at school. I have always loved horror films; I like being frightened.”…
If the view was scenic, his paintings beautified it even further. It was as though the buildings spoke to us in his paintings. He was Giovanni Antonio Canal, also known…
Red, is a colour that is often associated with a heightened sense of emotion, strength and power. At the same time, the colour has an ability to take a stance…
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino was an artist known for his clean compositions and intricate use of colours. Raphael’s father was likely his first teacher. His father was a poet and…
A fine line distinguishes art and architecture. Both follow the same foundations of principles and elements as they engage a user’s senses identically. Architecture is an interactive space, while art…
Today’s topic is not about architecture, rather about its older sibling: Art. Over the decades, art represented one of the most profound and debated manifestations of human creativity. More than…
Hans Hofmann, born in Weissenberg, was a pioneer of abstract expressionism in the United States of America post-World-War II. He was not only a painter but also a teacher, one…
Vincent Van Gogh was a famous Dutch painter who worked around the Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism era of art. He has done work in oil paints as well as watercolor covering…
Pierre Auguste Renoir, a founding member of the Impressionist movement was born in 1841 in south-west France. He started out working in a porcelain factory painting designs on fine china…
A French painter and an art patron, Gustave Caillebotte is closely associated with the impressionist movement. Although he was a strong advocate of impressionism and adopted impressionist techniques, his work…
Known for his surrealistic and avant-garde paintings, Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, has had a significant impact on modern society and history. Artist Salvador Dali’s paintings are the memories…