Pablo Picasso painted what many consider his greatest work, Guernica, in 1937. It was in response to the surprise overnight destruction of the city of Guernica by Nazi bombers in that same year. The unprovoked attack was carried out simply as a strategic show of force and as a trial to test out their [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Art'
Savvy: The Aftermath
July 17th, 2008 · No Comments
MUTO – animation by BLU
May 31st, 2008 · No Comments
Wow, check out this amazing animation! MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.
Gustave Courbet – Free thinking “Father of Realism”
May 16th, 2008 · No Comments
Just got back from The Metropolitan Museum of Art just in time to catch the Gustave Courbet exhibit before it ends on Sunday. What an amazing collection from such an influential artist. There are few artists that change everyones perception of what art should be and Courbet was one of those few. Challenging the perception [...]
Masaccio – Bringing perspective and humanism to art
March 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
Happy Easter everyone. I’ll continue on from Giotto to what is an unheralded master in painting, Masaccio. Although he died at an early age of 26, according to legend, poisoned by a jealous rival painter, he brought major advancements to the art world. Most notably, the use of perspective in painting. As a student of [...]
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Giotto di Bondone – Father of the Italian Renaissance Artists
March 7th, 2008 · No Comments
While I am far from an expert in art, it has become a passion of mine over the past decade. In an attempt to empart some knowledge on the subject, I will, from time to time, add my favorites in a timeline of posts. I’ll start here from the beginning. Many will argue against the concept that [...]

