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Non-Western traditional art

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 Traditional art  Traditional art is described as an art form that has been practiced by generations and passed down it is connected to a certain culture, even countries. In this post we will be taking a look at some art forms, that are synonimous with the countries they were created at, these art forms will be: The Lielvarde belt (Latvian art), Rock relief art (Persian/Iranian art) and samurai armor (Japanese art).  Lielvārde Belt Lielvārdes josta - folk created (Late 18th century) The Lielvarde belt (Latv: Lielvārdes josta), is a Latvian folk art expression, which is a belt, that has traditional symbols woven into it, the symbols and their meanings are to this day taught in school and are a part of the Latvian identity, which is a really important factor for the proud Latvian people. The belt is traditionally woven by professional weavers, it is around 3m long and 10 cm wide and made of linen. Even for these professionals it can take more than 2,5 weeks to finish it - weaving for ar
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Installation art and perfected use of space

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Overview of the art style. Installation art is one of the most intriguing art styles, with it being presented as the use of space in a creative way and usually making an attraction equally interesting for both art professionals and regular people, just because it is so impressive. The impressiveness of this art is also strengthened by the fact that these art pieces are not permanent, which means that people appreciate them so much more. The artist artist Ilya Kabakov described this art form as " The main actor in the total installation, the main center toward which everything is addressed, for which everything is intended, is the viewer." (Tate, 2021). The post-modern art style came into prominence at the beginning of the 20th century and the term Installation art was first documented in 1969 by the English Oxford dictionary, but it has been used long before, with the Gesamtkunstwerk , which from German means "total artwork" - it had the same concept as Installati
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WW1 Influence on Early Modern art

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Introduction  Was it the first war in the world? No! But we call it that, because it was the first one during the industrialized period and people had access to certain types of mechanical weapons. During the WW1 there was a belief, that traditions started the war, which is why there is a quote by Hans Art "Repelled by the slaughter-house of the world war, we turned to art. We searched for an elementary art that would, we thought, save mankind from the furious madness of these times." People started to go out of the traditional way of painting and a new style, influenced both by the WW1 and Avant-garde, was born, called Dada style. We will be looking at 3 works from this iconic era, which will include both Dada and other related style works like - Marcel DuChamp's L.H.O.O.Q, Otto Dix's Card-Playing war cripples and Max Beckmann's The Night .  Analysis of the works Marcel Duchamp - L.H.O.O.Q      This is an iconic piece by an iconic artist, the L.H.O.O.Q or we c
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Preferences and Perspectives - The Romantic Era

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 Introduction With new art styles emerging because there are reactions against the previous art style, in this case - Romanticism was a reaction against Neoclassicism, there were many styles that emerged off the Romanticism style, like the realist and impressionist styles. If we look at the quote of Charles Baudelaire "Romanticism is precisely situated neither in choice of subject nor in exact truth, but in a way of feeling" We can understand that it is hard to clearly define what Romanticism is - in a way it had a bit of most styles, however it would be easier to define what it preferred. In a choice, Spiritualism beat Science, Nature beat industry and Instinct beat Deliberation.  The two Romanticism styles that I chose to work on are Naturalism and Realism, I chose them, because of the ability to evoke real emotions in a person and some of the works seemed very powerful to me and even though the works might seem similar, because both of the styles try to depict things as th
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Classicism

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 Introduction  With the American Revolution and later the French revolution, wheels started to turn and more people now had access to education and new ideas, which stated that people should not be followed only because they are in power (As it was with Monarchs and Church leaders), but because they would contribute to the commonwealth. Some people during the Classicism era, which lasted during the 18th century and was synonymous with the Enlightenment era, started to believe that religion was just superstition. This made scientific discoveries more interesting for the common man and a good quote that describes this period would be the one by Rene Descartes "I think, therefore I am". Lets take a look at some works relative to science and art in the 18th century. Astronomy work  A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery - Joseph Wright   A good work of art that depicts the focus of the Classical art era and the 18th century is  A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery by Joseph Wri
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Baroque sculpture Post

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The Rape of Proserpina The Rape of Proserpina details An early introduction to the work The work I chose to look at for this weeks blog post is The Rape of Proserpina , by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. I chose this work because of the amazing detail that the artist depicted in this piece and for the fame and legendary status of it. I had also heard about this work from a friend who went to Rome and visited the Galleria Borghese, which is the art gallery where this sculpture is housed, so now that I had to write a post about Baroque art, I knew this would be the piece I would do it on. The work of art definitely inspired awe in me and it is a bucket-list thing for me to see the piece in-person at the Galleria, but it would be even better to own it.  Gian Lorenzo Bernini Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) was an Italian sculptor and architect, that was believed to be the leading sculptor of his age and the person that created the sculpting style of Baroque. In the Sculpting Journal by Katherine Eu
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Italian renaissance

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                               Michelangelo - Creation of Adam Introduction This post will be about the Italian Renaissance, because I find it to be more intriguing in my opinion, also most of the artists that created these wonderful works, like Leonardo Da Vinci, Raphael, Donatello, Titian and many more are famous and a popular topic, when it comes to discussions of art. If I would be asked about the ownership of this mural and if I would ever have this replicated on a ceiling in my home, then I would most definitely love to see this mural painted either in a library room or in a pool room. The work of art I chose for this blog post is Michelangelo's Creation of Adam . This was my choice, not only because of the legendary status of the work, but also because it is a part of an even bigger work of art - the mural on the ceiling of the Sistine chapel, which was all created by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512.  Emotions and The Creation of Adam The Creation of Adam is a work that
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