Throughout the previous posts, we got to see that the human being is made of a complex set of emotions (not all of them were covered, obviously). During History we have transformed those emotions into art, maybe as a commission, religious beliefs. That is until the artist became an activist, or artivist, and began to … More Urban Art
Guilt, it comes when we make a mistake or feel that we did something wrong. It is said that this concept first began with Adam and Eve, from the moment we became aware of ourselves, of our sexuality and our mistakes, making us feel guilty. Left- Edward Munch, Right- Klimt Speaking of conscience, how to … More Guilt
By this time, those of you who already follow the blog know that emotions don’t just manifest themselves, in one way, the same goes with this week emotion, desire. It’s etymological origin comes from latin word desiderium, which literally means “missing a star”, but let us save these astro-bodies for later. Glancing is a way … More Desire
Fear is connected to survival, irrational at times! Usually, we fear the unknown, yet I’d say the artists biggest fears are failure and oblivion. During this post, we’ll see how the human being deals with this freezing emotion and its consequences. Kafka, The Metamorphosis famous author, felt fear, “fear” of the modern world, fear of … More Fear
I don’t know about you but, in my opinion, I’ve always thought Norse mythology quite interesting and it’s increasingly influencing popular culture originating books, films, tv shows, etc (speaking of, I highly recommend History Channel’s Vikings). But what does the Norse mythology has to do with art? Well, according to it, there is a place … More Bravery
Have you ever thought how a geometric shape, like the triangle, can represent a feeling? Now, jealousy and envy are similar feelings, yet let’s see how one occurs after the other. Envy happens, from time to time, between two people, however jealousy happens between three people, like a triangle. Let’s go through the most conflicting, … More Jealousy
I don’t know about you, but one of the things I like the most about Art, is the fact that each person has his interpretation about the same piece. The same happens with today’s emotion, loneliness. In a first analysis, one could think loneliness is a pretty straightforward emotion, a person feels lonely, because they … More Loneliness
We have always heard about uncomprehended geniuses, of the expression “ahead of their time” and of people whose actions or work seem odd to us. Many of those geniuses are often considered mad, being the diagnosis true or false, they expressed themselves through art. In the next examples, will see how some of these artist … More Madness
Do you know which the most visited museum ever? No, it’s not the Louvre, nor the Prado and not MoMA, it’s not any of those giants. This one can be small and at the same time gigantic! It is visited every day, by all of us. I know, this seems like a riddle, I’ll answer … More Vanity
When we think about a rebel or in being one, we could think it is something spontaneous and thoughtless, but in fact there are 5 basic rebel principles. Don’t want to take my word for it? Well, history of art is in a constant evolution, an artistic movement follows another one, because someone has denied … More Rebelliousness
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