Expressionism

Have you ever wondered what Expressionism is and what it really represents in the art world? This movement, which emerged in the early 20th century, mainly in Germany, was an important cultural response to the tumultuous social changes of the early 20th century. In this post we will explore its characteristics, works, artists and themes. […]

VASILIJ KANDINSKIJ LIFE AND WORKS: 5 THINGS TO KNOW Knowing Vasily Kandinsky’s life and works means understanding a fundamental moment in the history of European art. Kandinsky is, in fact, the father of abstract painting, an artistic movement that emerged in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century and changed the figurative arts forever. […]

COMPOSITION 8 BY KANDINSKY: DESCRIPTION AND CURIOUS FACTS The painting Composition 8 by Kandinsky is one of the masterpieces you can admire at the Guggenheim Museum of New York. The artist painted the work in Weimar, while teaching at the Bauhaus. In this post you’ll discover a painting describing the relationship of strength and movement that can exist […]

Jackson Pollock is the first American artist to achieve international success. Before him, the capital of art was Paris, and all the artists of the world moved, if only for a short time, to the French city that was the center of world art, but Pollock never left the borders of the United States of […]