..INVENTIONS CHANGE EVERYTHING...
…TECHNOLOGICAL INVENTION HAS CHANGED FLAT ART … Some of the latest technological inventions in our art-world are bound to make changes...
The Importance of Power and Politics in Art
POWER AND POLITICS IN ART This is a big subject for a blog post. So goodness knows where to begin. First of all, what is art? Then what...
Abstract Art is like Classical Music
Abstract by Colin Ruffell Abstract Art and Non-Subjective Art The subject of abstract art and non-subjective art came up again the other...
RED, GREEN, BLUE CONES and COLOUR BLINDNESS
RED, GREEN, BLUE CONES and COLOUR BLINDNESS Colour blindness (originally called ‘daltonism’ after John Dalton) There are different types...
Nature or Nurture the biological determinism debate.
NATURE v NURTURE or BIOLOGICAL DETERMINISM ‘Biological determinism versus cultural determinism’ is a bit of a mouthful. It is the same...
CAMERA OBSCURA
A DARK ROOM German astronomer Johannes Kepler was the first to coin the term ‘camera obscura’ in 1604. The word ‘camera’ translates as...
Six theories about art
Six theories about ART ‘What it means and what to do about it’ This blog post, concerning six possible theories about art, is based on my...
CAVE PAINTINGS IN LASCEAUX
Lasceaux is in the Dordogne region in southwest France. In 1940 a teenager named Marcel Ravidat, hunting for a lost dog with three...
LEONARDO DA VINCI
LEONARDO DA VINCI Leonardo da Vinci is probably the world’s most famous artist. But the surprising fact is that Wikepedia tells us that...
OILS, ACRYLICS, and WATERCOLOURS.
Oils, acrylics, and water-colours. Oils, acrylics, and water-colours, and are kinds of artists paint. There are lots of ways to make...
