When we think of works of art, we usually picture an oil painting in a frame hung on a wall.…
In our post “What Is Art?”we said that it seems art has been made in every time and culture. Today…
Today is Good Friday, the day commemorating the death of Jesus. Holy Thursday marks the day before on which a…
The most expensive Western artwork ever sold in Asia brought in $41.8 million on Wednesday. “Warrior” was painted in 1982…
When an artist wants to create a realistic image of objects in space (their placement in relation to each other),…
The best proof that some people look at art as an investment is the formation of art funds. The funds…
What is color? We think of color as an inherent quality of an object, like a red rose or a…
A great art museum experience makes me feel, learn, laugh, and wonder. Since I love all those things, I visit…
In our last post, we saw the role royalty played in starting several of the world’s great museums. But, the…
Before there were art museums, there were collections acquired, purchased, or commissioned mostly by the big three: royalty, the Roman…