Arts

Children’s Books – They’re Not What They Used to Be

While many parents are happy to see their children reading anything at all, most books available today are not much better than television and video games, as far as instilling good morals and behavior. If you want to ensure that your child grows to be a respectful, responsible, kind, and

Qu Yuan, the Tragic Patriot Behind the Dragon Boat Festival

The Miraculous Healing Effects of Good Music

Social Media Censors Professor’s Book on Toxic Feminism

Inks Containing Lead Likely Used as Drier on Ancient Egyptian Papyri

Analyzing 12 ancient Egyptian papyri fragments with X-ray microscopy, University of Copenhagen researchers were surprised to find previously unknown lead compounds in both red and black inks and suggest they

6 Types Of Ancient Chinese Art

Over the course of thousands of years, China has seen the development of numerous art forms. Some of these art forms have been lost in time, becoming irrelevant in the

Hungarian Conductor Invents Face Mask That Enhances Music

Iván Fischer wearing the mask he designed.

Classical Music Jumps in Popularity in Australia

Woman seated in the orchestra playing the violin.

5 Piano Players Who Influenced the World

Black piano keys with a sheet of music overlaid.

The Healing Power of Classical Music

The History of Street Photography and Its Growing Popularity

A man stands in the middle of the street to take a photo.

Untold Story Behind the Simon and Garfunkel Song ‘The Sound Of Silence’

Art Garfunkel (left) with Paul Simon (right) in a black and white photo from 1966.

Art Lover: Forest Sculpture Collecting Rainwater

Award-winning artist John Grade creates artwork inspired by the transience of nature to produce 3D site-specific sculptures. Grade is motivated by changes taking place in the natural world, and the forms of the organisms found...

Song Emperor Huizong: Patron of the Arts

In the year 1100, Huizong took the throne as Northern Song Dynasty’s eighth emperor. At the time, he was just 17 years old. Emperor Huizong will always be remembered as a political failure. Regrettably, he...

Artist Cesar Santos Relies on Old Masters’ Techniques to Reach a Higher Level of Expression

Compared to his time in the boxing ring and then his stint acting and appearing on television, Cesar Santos’s calling as an artist came naturally. “Everything else I did, there was an internal conflict within me....

Inspiration from Iconic Disney Animator Aaron Blaise

Aaron Blaise is an internationally renowned artist and animator, having spent over 30 years in the industry working for Disney on Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Mulan, and many other films that...

Dignity in Advertisements: Maxfield Parrish’s Illustrations

Living between 1870 and 1966, Maxfield Parrish grew up in a time of aesthetic optimism in the United States. For illustrators, architects, and designers of any sort in this era, the aesthetic grammar of neo-classical...

The Blossoming of Imagination: Italian Renaissance Drawing

Simplistic and paradoxically expressive, drawings and the merits of the craft have recently been showcased in many art institutions around the world. From the exhibit Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer at The Metropolitan Museum of Art...

Transcendental Illustrations: The Vision of Yuezun

He had a vision of a golden light shimmering at the edges of a cliff face with a thousand golden Buddhas and celestial maidens singing, dancing, and playing instruments. It was Buddhist monk Yuezun’s dream...

Teach Students About Beauty to Lead Them to Virtue

In his new book, Beauty Matters: Creating a High Aesthetic in School Culture, Stephen Turley details the nature of beauty in some of the clearest and most definitive terms you will find. Turley sets a...

Painter Akiane Kramarik on Her Art and Spiritual Journey

Fearlessly dedicated to expressing her spiritual journey and the worlds in her dreams and visions, artist Akiane Kramarik has insights into humanity that reach for the highest understanding of the universe and flow unrestrained from...