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“The greatest artist has no conception which a single block of marble does not potentially contain within its mass, but only a hand obedient to the mind can penetrate to this image. ” ~ Michelangelo Buonarroti Michelangelo describes in the above quote what it is like to carve a likeness of a person out of…

Since I was a child, I have been completely impressed whenever I look at anything. I have always been especially impressed by things that make me cry of emotion. It seems stupid but has been like this for years. Your feelings are the same. I can not believe I am the first person to make…

Leonardo Da Vinci once said, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ” If that is the case, then Maggie wins hands down over her older sister, Dee, whom, from what seems the beginning, has been her family’s ultimate representation of the externally cosmopolitan, debased, and contemporarily delusional woman “getting-in-touch-with-her-inner-self-through-learning-about-her-heritage-in-a-white-and-‘americanized’-educational-institution. ” And, whereas Maggie is the soft,…

Salvador Dali, a born artist with an appetite for creativity, created some of the most famous surreal art pieces known to man. The Spanish artist’s ideas, yet extreme, caught the attention of millions of people as he experimented to push the limits of art as far as possible. Wandering into the subconsciousness of his mind…

The history of art dates back to ancient times. Artwork can be, and was, found around the world. What makes art interesting is that it can be created in any way, shape or form with any materials. It seems that the artwork can also tell us a lot about the artist. Art seems to be…

The American artist Andy Warhol was born Andrew Warhola in 1928. There has been quite a bit confusion to where and when Andy Warhol was born, but according to Andy’s birth certificate that was filed in Pittsburgh in 1945, he was born on August 6th in Pittsburgh. Whether or not this is the day he…

Introduction One of the prominent and gifted artists, who made a great difference in the art, is Andy Warhol. Andy became a symbol of what is now called the pop art movement. So, let us reveal Andy’s path to success. Andy was born in 1928 as a fourth child in a family. He is said…

Among the most well known and influential artists of Mexico stands out the crippled soul and the crippled body with an amazing talent – Frida Kahlo. This talented woman came out with her talent and began painting when she was around 18 years old. It is highly unknown if she would even begin doing the…

Walking around the Science in Art exhibit, I was struck by one particular piece of art. Lynette Millers Madonna of the Double Helix caught my eye, not only for its remarkable use of materials, but for its stark resemblance to a far more well known artist, Leonardo DaVinci. The piece that I shall compare and…

I love you more than my own skin. Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly? I am my own muse, the subject I know best. I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality. Since my subjects have always been my sensations, my states of mind and the profound reactions that…