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Creative Blog is a space to exchange ideas through the art of writing. We are building a community of creative writers that explore subjects related to creativity and arts.  Our articles are diverse and include essays, critiques, historical context, anthropological and sociological aspects, and many other themes.

The written word is one of the most expressive and creative ways to express one’s art form, we encourage artists and writers to contribute to this space to exchange and share your thoughts, ideas and visions by using a narrative craft that goes beyond the boundaries of the normal forms of literature.

 

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Search: July 2018

 
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The Triumph of Death
by Tia Ramirez
The Triumph of Death by Pieter Bruegel, is an imposing and breathtaking piece. Death being a popular subject during the Renaissance, the message of the painting is poignant - no one escapes death, regardless of who you are or your social standing.
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Olmec Jade Art
by Tia Ramirez
Mesoamerica is home to a wide and diverse range of individuals, each marking the land with their unique style and culture - one of those being the Olmec’s. Olmec Art is often seen as some of the most stylistically beautiful.
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Mayan Architecture
by Tia Ramirez
Similar to their artwork, ancient Mayan architecture is intricate and ornate with dedication to detail. Official buildings and religious temples were adored in complex patterns of deities and scenes from historical or mythical texts.
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Creatures in Medieval Art
by Tia Ramirez
Animals of a variety, realistic and fictional, made their mark not only on their period of history, but transcend and captivate individuals well up to the current time. Most creatures during the middles ages, were used in context of religious teaching.
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Anglo-Saxon Art
by Tia Ramirez
The Anglo-Saxon’s are best known for their conquest skills. Their abilities in battle and their conquest of Britain have cemented their place in history. However, while skilled warriors they were also exquisite craftsmen.
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Color in Mayan Art
by Tia Ramirez
Like many cultures, color represented many things, which the Mayan’s took full advantage of while creating. “Mayan blue” – a bright blue pigment composed of organic and inorganic variables was exclusive to the Mayan’s.
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Hair, a challenge for Painters
by Eva Chateau
For a thousand years, women have been using their hair to create elaborated hairstyles as head decoration, and has become a huge part of what defines beauty and seduction. No other part of the female body has shown as many cultural variations as hair.
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What is the use of Art?
by Camila Reveco
Artists introduce and discuss topics that seem unimportant for a great part of society, and by doing so, artists oppose the concept of "public life", which is why the artist, the intellectual, has set up some kind of social drama, creating tension.
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Mistakes of Realist Painters
by Eva Chateau
There’s a new generation of artists that are able to express themselves with mastery, however, there are some important details that can be useful when trying to paint more and better.
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The unbearable lightness of the first...
by Camila Reveco
In a competition held the first prize went to a conceptual artwork, decision that sparked much controversy and an intense discussion regarding the aesthetic qualities of the said work. This case highlights what happens in many art contests.
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Leszek Sokol
by Pedro Boaventura
In Leszek Sokol’s art we step into a fantastic tale which takes us back to a distant dream, located somewhere in our childhood. Just like in any enchanted realm, the angelic figures drag us into an anti-gravitational universe.
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Kazuhiro Tsuji
by Pedro Boaventura
In Kazuhiro Tsuji’s sculpture, reality enters a new dimension and it is even depicted more clearly than life itself. However, what fascinates me the most is not its realistic appeal, but rather everything that lies behind the sculptural process.
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Hernan Munoz
by Pedro Boaventura
His painting puts in jeopardy the laws of physics, destroys and rebuilds a new world that is as impossible as it is wonderful. It challenges the gravitational pull and Newton himself. The magnetism of his objects captures our glance in a seductive enchant
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Arina Gordienko
by Pedro Boaventura
When I see one of Arina’s paintings, there is something that immediately catches ones’ attention, something happens to time and space, it is as if they were compressed, or perhaps expanded. As if the world had stopped and so did time.
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