Traditional Asian Costumes, An Introduction by SinistrosePhosphate, journal
Traditional Asian Costumes, An Introduction
Art History Week
Happy belated Halloween! :wave:
I love Halloween; really, I do. But one thing that always ruffles my feathers (Please don't imagine me with feathers...^^;) is the precarious relationship between this occasion and so-called "ethnic" clothes. Really, most of the commercially available costumes really do not do traditional clothes of any specific nation any justice. I hate to say it, but a lot of these so-called "ethnic costumes" were really just a re-imagining of what stereotyped ethnic clothing would be, often highly sexualised, too. Well, in honour of the wonderful dress-up festival that had just passed (and all the chocola
Art History Week
We can't deny that colours are everywhere around us. Anything and everything that surrounds us has a colour, a tint, a hue to it.
All humans, no matter the language they speak, have come up with names for the variety of colours nature offers.
But where do the colour names come from? Is there a reason why green is called green and not a completely different word?
Colours everywhere! But why those names?
Artist: Jane Blundell
In this article, we'll try to introduce you to the origin of colour names by explaining some of the most common colours.
Let's get started! :eager:
The little bitter or yellow in Spanish
Amarillo (ye
Art History Week - Intro by TheGalleryOfEve, journal
Art History Week - Intro
Art History Week
Hello everybody!!! ~flyingheartsplz (https://www.deviantart.com/flyingheartsplz):iconlainloveplz::iconflyingheartsplz:
This week, I have the pleasure of presenting you with another "Art History Week", but first things first ...
Did you know that ...?
During the Renaissance, and particularly in 1500s, being an artist was not considered a suitable occupation for a gentleman? Since art involved working with hands, artists were considered craftsmen and were given the same social standing as tailors or shoemakers.
Natural Ultramarine was as valuable as gold during Renaissance costing per ounce more than half the annual rent of a good size studio in Florence? It w
Special Effects in Cinema History by Cinestress, journal
Special Effects in Cinema History
Art History Week
Directly On Film Effects
Motion pictures are a special visual effect themselves. The first motion pictures from kinetoscopes in 1890s of just people bowing or moving around spawned what we now know as movies and television. In the 1880s, French scientist Charles-Emile Reynaud created the Theatre Optique, which projected a series of images onto a screen. In 1892, he showed off his creation in front of an audience with three animated short films that were created by painting the scenes directly onto the film frames.
Here is “Pauvre Pierrot,” one of the aforementioned animated films and also what is considered to
Art Nouveau + Alphonse Mucha by silverheart-nine, journal
Art Nouveau + Alphonse Mucha
Art History Week
Art Nouveau, an art movement known for its sweeping organic lines and flat stylization, has captivated art admirers since the 1800s.
Often depicting blooming greenery or graceful women with swirling hair, this style has its roots in several cultures including Japanese and French. Perhaps the most striking and formative example of the birth of Art Nouveau is the work of Alphonse Mucha.
Diverse Beginnings
The budding style of the Art Nouveau movement was influenced by both Eastern and Western art. After 1853, previously isolated Japanese culture was exported to the West. Art with sweeping lines, flat colors, and abstractions,
How Our Ancestors Got Inked by Mouselemur, journal
How Our Ancestors Got Inked
Art History Week
Now that summer has passed on the Northern Hemisphere, people start to wear more layers to keep warm and cover the art decorating their skin.
Tattoos have become very popular in recent years, and the development and improvement of the art style is undeniable.
But how did our ancestors get inked?
Let's take a brief walk through the history of tattooing, courtesy of Authority Tattoo, The Guardian and Wikipedia.
The first tattoo recorded in history
Tattoos date back centuries - tattoos were discovered on mummified bodies as old as 3370 BC. In history class, Ötzi the Iceman was no doubt a subject of interest; he had ha
Art History Week - Wrapping Up + Feature by TheGalleryOfEve, journal
Art History Week - Wrapping Up + Feature
Art History Week
Oh my goodness, what an AWESOME week we just enjoyed, with all these articles full of so many interesting things!!! :love: We couldn't be happier for having brought to you guys all these amazing mini-journeys into the past!!! :woohoo:
I want to extend a BIG thank you to all the artists who kindly dedicated their time and efforts to make this week possible!!! ~flyingheartsplz (https://www.deviantart.com/flyingheartsplz):iconloveloveplz::iconflyingheartsplz:
Here is a recap of all the articles presented this week:
Monday, November 4th:
:bulletpink: "Traditional Asian Costumes, An Introduction" by SinistrosePhosphate (https://www.deviantart.com/sinistrosephosphate)
Tuesday, November 5th:
:bulletpink: "The Ori
Pieter Bruegel the Elder: Exhibits and Experience by writeddreams2reality, journal
Pieter Bruegel the Elder: Exhibits and Experience
Pieter Bruegel the Elder: The Exhibits and Experience. My Journey and Exploration.
Last August, I was in the Chapel Church in Brussels, Belgium, twisting a paper booklet in my hands. A famous Flemish painter and printmaker, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, was buried at the Chapel Church 450 years ago. At the time, I had no idea who Bruegel was and I was even more confused as I stared at a statue, a bird fountain with water made out of blue plaster. Legs and an arm of a man stuck out of the fake water and I thought, "gosh, what an awful baptism," because he looked to be drowning.
It wasn't until I was back at my Airbnb reading the pamphlet from th
The Beginnings of Modern Fantasy by Iakobbaz, journal
The Beginnings of Modern Fantasy
Art History Week
Hear ye, hear ye! We will explore together how fantasy came to birth in literature, discuss some of its aspects and interactions with other media.
Nowadays, the genre - and its subgenres - has spread over all media. Fantasy novels abound, and the many movies and series, as Game of Thrones, illustrate the scope of its popularity. However, even if elves, dwarves or dragons are recurrent denizens of modern fantasy novels, they are only elements, and don't define the genre. So what's modern fantasy? When is it born and how did it gain popularity to become what we know today? How was it considered at its beginning?
What is fant
Famous Writers Throughout History by Yuukon, journal
Famous Writers Throughout History
Art History Week
Hi there, the name is Yuukon (https://www.deviantart.com/yuukon) and I am back with another Art History article! Last time we talked about a bunch of famous photographs throughout history, and today we'll be talking about famous writers throughout history! I have picked out some personal favourites, and some I learned about during school.
Disclaimer: There are a lot of great writers throughout history, and I would've loved to add every single one of them to this list. I didn't, because, let's face it, even though we're lovers of lit, we still wouldn't read a never-ending article :giggle:
Alright, let's kick this off!
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Ignatius