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Iconography in Art History – Definition, History, and Examples

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What is Iconography? Iconography refers to a collection of particular types of images used by artists to communicate deeper meanings in their artwork. Iconographic analysis includes reading images critically in relation to relevant social and cultural values. Iconography is often understood to be a visual language that can teach viewers more about particular cultures and …

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Pawel Kuczynski – Artwork, Bio and Analysis of the Polish Artist and Philosopher

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Pawel Kuczynski is a polish born artist, satirist and philosopher.  Pawel’s artwork has been awarded over 140 different awards and commendations including the 2005 “Eryk Prize” by the Association of Polish Cartoonists.  Pawel was born in 1976 in Szczecin, Poland and graduated from the University of Fine Arts in Poznań, Poland in 2001 with a …

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Ephemeral Art

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What is Ephemeral Art? Ephemeral art is a type of art that only lasts for a short period of time and cannot be preserved by a museum gallery as a lasting object. How long ephemeral art lasts is dictated by the materials used to create the piece and how these materials are intended to interact. …

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Monoprint

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What is Monoprint? The monoprint is a technique of printmaking characterized by the uniqueness of the image it produces. Unlike many printing techniques that provide two prints or multiple copies from a reprintable block or matrix, monoprinting techniques allow only one. The uniqueness of the print can also be achieved by adding external creative elements, …

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What is Sublimation Printing?

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Sublimation printing is the process of transferring sublimation dyes to a transfer paper that is then sublimated onto another material by heat transfer. The heat press is usually in the form of a dye-sublimation printer. Primarily used by businesses to transfer their logo onto anything from t-shirts, mousepads, cell phone cases to mugs, this environmentally …

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Photogram

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What is a Photogram? The term photogram refers to one of the early photographic techniques which implies photographic image created without the use of a camera. The process of making photograms involves placing various objects on light sensitive paper which is then exposed to light. The first photograms were made in the mid-19th century, as …

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Modern Art Movement – History, Artists and Artwork

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What is Modern Art? Modern art is an art history period between the late 19th century until the mid-20th century that encompassed many different styles, in painting, sculpture, decorative arts and architecture.   Modern art is thought to have began with Impressionism in 1870, and continued through the several styles including Post-Impressionism, Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, …

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Barbizon School Art Movement – History, Artists and Artwork

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Barbizon School was an art movement that belonged to the wider phenomenon of Naturalism in Europe and existed from 1830 to 1870. Painters of this group significantly contributed to the independence of landscape genre, popularization of Plein Air painting, and affirmation of authentic scenes from nature and rural life as painting themes. Inspired by this …

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