Types of Art

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. – Albert Einstein Einstein may perhaps be one of the most famous theoretical physicists that ever lived, but this quote speaks to the soul rather than to science. That’s the power…

“Youth has no age.” – Pablo Picasso Remember when you were young and you would see all the funky digital art in art galleries, upmarket hotel lobbies, fancy workplaces and online? And you would fantasise about having your own…

Sorry Vintage, you aren’t the be all and end all anymore. You might be high quality, but it’s no longer good enough simply to be old (or look old). We’ve all been there and done that now. We’ve found a new old…

If abstract art involves a degree of autonomy from visual references in the world around us and landscapes are a coherent composition of real natural scenery in the world around us, how can abstract landscapes exist? Well, they do! Therefore, this hot art trend…

“This world is but a canvas to our imagination”. – Henry David Thoreau. Feeling a bit itchy for a new challenge? Sure, you could renovate your entire home, train for a triathlon or learn a musical instrument. Alternatively, perhaps you…

“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” – Pablo Picasso Roaming local exhibitions and overseas galleries that are adorned with famous art is always a wonderful way to while away the hours. Art can be fun.…

Lately I’ve been pondering why poppy art is so popular. Undoubtedly the poppy is a beautiful flower. I get that. But many other flowers are just as beautiful. So why has the poppy held its appeal for so many hundreds, if…

When it comes to art, we all know what we love and what we hate. When roaming an art gallery, we also know the pieces that challenge us. These are the ones we often stare at the longest. We…

There’s something seductive about surreal art. Surrealism, a revolutionary movement of the 1920s that is still alive and well today, is a place where the real world and the dream world meet. Surrealists wanted to ‘liberate the imagination’ and…

The women’s movement in Australia has achieved phenomenal advances in the last 200 or so years. We saw the first Australian Suffrage Society form in 1884 then saw South Australia and Western Australia give the vote to women in…

Many people have the wrong attitude and approach to art, whether it’s art to be hung on your walls for your own personal enjoyment or art hung in a gallery for the enrichment of society as a whole: they…

Interior Design is an art form. That isn’t a controversial statement – it’s a way of using colour and shape and texture to express a point of view, therefore it is art. As with all art, it can be…