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Minimalism: Less is More.
"A shape, a volume, a color, a surface is something itself. It shouldn't be concealed as part of a fairly different whole." - Donald Judd
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I believe you must bring your whole self to the table if you want to thrive in today’s world; your personality, your sense of humor, and most importantly, your heart. All of these elements brought me to create this blog. It is fantastic to have a passion and to live with it. For me, I use this blog to nurture my love for writing, arts, and aestheticism. I invite you to explore my site, learn about my passions, and explore what excites and interests you as well.
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Abstract Expressionism: The era of American art
"Abstract art enables the artist to perceive beyond the tangible, to extract the infinite out of the finite." - Arshile Gorky
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American Modernism: Precisionism and Regionalism
See how American artists contributed to the world of art.
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Modernism: Surrealism - Inside the rebels' mental world
"There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane." - Salvador Dali
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Modernism: German Expressionism - During the Nazis
What happened to German art around World War I period?
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Modernism: Fauvism, Early Picasso, Cubism - Meet the modern thinkers
What is new in the 20th century?
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Post-Impressionism: Can I draw a cubic apple?
It's not about what we see, it's about how we see.
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Impressionism - The first distinctly modern art movement
"For an Impressionist to paint from nature is not to paint the subject, but to realize sensations." - Paul Cezanne
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Realism - Transcend the ordinaries
When Romanticism no longer fitted the situation.
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Romanticism - The sublime world of nature and humans' soul
Romanticism is not just a mode; it literally eats into every life.
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Neoclassicism - More than just "imitation"
"The one way for us to become great, perhaps inimitable, is by imitating the ancients." - Wickelmann
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A SPECIAL THANK
This blog is supported by Mr. Alastair Hunter, my English & Humanities teacher at St. Mary's School, OR. He has a passion for Art History and introduced me to this field.
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Talking about the blog, he commented: "Effortlessly combining the old technology of nineteenth-century art and the new technology of the world wide web."
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Thank you, Mr. Hunter!
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