Extras
Examine the formative role of art and the creative imagination in forging of humanity.
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The Multitudes of the Displaced
For artist Ai Weiwei, the calamity of our time is the disaster of the displaced.
The Multitudes of the Displaced
Mondrian's New Visual Language
In the autumn of 1914, Mondrian had an epiphany that would bring true abstraction.
Mondrian's New Visual Language
Some of the strongest contemporary art has the magical power of transformation.
Art from Fiery Immolation
Otto Dix's Definitive Artistic Statement
Otto Dix and his generation had borne witness to the horrors of World War I.
Otto Dix's Definitive Artistic Statement
Manet Twists the Conventions of Art
Edouard Manet created a masterpiece famed as a masterclass in visual subversion.
Manet Twists the Conventions of Art
George Catlin's Indian Portraits
Despite his interest in portraiture, Catlin he said the Native Americans must perish.
George Catlin's Indian Portraits
Thomas Cole regarded the US landscape as being what he called the undefiled work of Gods.
Capturing Unspoiled Landscape
Venetians Embrace Color Over the Drawn Line
For Renaissance art theorists, drawing always came before color.
Venetians Embrace Color Over the Drawn Line
Out of Hindu metaphysics comes the nearest visualisation you can get to of a trance.
Three Aspects of the Absolute
Japan's 18th Century Commercial Art Revitalizes Color
Ukiyo-e demonstrated that every day transitory objects could be considered art.
Japan's 18th Century Commercial Art Revitalizes Color
Goya bares witness to the irrational forces unleashed by Napoleon's invasion of Spain.
Goya's Harmony and Chaos
Explore light and color in art in the search for greater realism and spiritual ecstasy.
Color and Light
In Islamic architecture, landscapes reflect a mastery over the natural world.
Heavenly Paradises on Earth
The Distinction Between Craft and Genius
The Renaissance creates a contrast between ars and invenio.
The Distinction Between Craft and Genius
Building the Suleymaniye Mosque
Mimar Sinar always felt destined for something greater than building bridges.