Monthly Archives: November 2010

One of the main focuses of visual art during the Ming dynasty was the bird-and-flower painting. These paintings typically displayed, as the name suggests, birds coupled with flowers or trees to “convey [the] benevolence, virtue, and majesty” of the Ming … Continue reading →

Diego Rivera was born in Guanajuato, Mexico on December 8, 1886. From an early age Rivera was very interested in painting and followed his passion. He started by taking night classes then, in 1898 became a full-time student at San … Continue reading →

Jen Stark was born in Miami and uses very simple tools to create extravagant sculptures. “She frequently challenges the constrictions of paper by creating three-dimensional sculptures” which are exhibited throughout the U.S. She Currently lives and works in Miami, Florida. … Continue reading →

Art of the early-modern era separated itself from the traditional, tame, styles like Romanticism, Realism, and Classicalism by stepping outside of conventional thought. Early Modern art, more especially Expressionism, began to focus on the innermost recesses of the human psyche, … Continue reading →