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Artistic, musical, creative, and entertaining topics of art about all things geek.

Different Doodle Styles Art You Need to Know
Doodle art is underrated as an art form. It's a fun way of expressing yourself but is also a brilliant way of experimenting and learning to draw. Doodles give a unique insight into your cultural style, conveying parts of your personality not shown through other mediums of art.
By Spenowr4 years ago in Geeks
This Freemasonry Art Is Riddled With Symbolism - Try Finding Some
Are you familiar with the fascinating portraits of glamorous women or femme fatales by Bohemian artist Alphonse Mucha in 19th century Paris? Do you know that Alphonse Mucha was the father of the Art Nouveau period?
By Kamna Kirti4 years ago in Geeks
Immersive Van Gogh: A Captivating Experience That Truly Honors the Artist. Top Story - May 2022.
“Also, because we have projections from the top down onto the floor and on all the surfaces, it is a full, immersive experience. You can literally stand on the surface of the painting and watch it form around you.” — creative director of Immersive Van Gogh David Korins to Parade.com
By B.R. Shenoy4 years ago in Geeks
Ukrainian Artist's Dystopian and Surrealist Art
Authoritarians attack art that does not conform. It is about restraining intellectualism and creativity - two traits of human nature that challenge and pose a threat to power structures. It is about making sure that propaganda reigns, and dissent, if any, is silenced.
By Kamna Kirti4 years ago in Geeks
5 Surrealist Paintings to Spark Your Creativity
French avant-garde poet Guillaume Apollinaire coined the word "surrealist" (beyond reality) in 1917. But it was André Breton, who defined surrealism in his surrealist manifesto
By Kamna Kirti4 years ago in Geeks
5 Paintings by a Ukrainian Russian Painter to Keep You Captivated
"…you will see for yourself how our Russian reality, which no one has yet depicted, will begin to sparkle before your eyes. How its poetic truth will draw you in, to the very marrow of your bones, how you'll start trying to grasp it and with all the passion of love transfer it onto canvas."
By Kamna Kirti4 years ago in Geeks
The Feisty, Sassy, and Gutsy Women of Otto Dix
For me, Otto Dix would be one of the top 10 painters in the world. One of the most savage satirists. • From being a soldier in World War I to portraying brutal realities of war and violence on canvas.
By Kamna Kirti4 years ago in Geeks
Can Art Ever Be 'Pure'?
Here is my pain Look how pretty it is! Love me Understand me Feel sorry for me Here are some words Obscured by pretension
By Zachary Phillips4 years ago in Geeks
Western Institutions Isolate Russia's Artists Amid Invasion of Ukraine
Even at the height of the Cold War, Russian artists performed regularly on Western theatres. But with the war in Ukraine, Europe closed its doors to brilliant Russian names and teams in various artistic fields, which raises fears among some of a cultural "iron curtain".
By De Bruyne4 years ago in Geeks
Zdzisław Beksiński
Zdzisław Beksiński Have you ever heard of him? Even if you have, you're in for a visual treat. I have an ever-growing list of things to write about, and when Zdzisław Beksiński came up, I gave myself time to really consider my approach.
By J.A. Hernandez4 years ago in Geeks
How Goya Abandoned Superstition Through His Art. Top Story - March 2022.
"Imagination abandoned by reason produces impossible monsters; united with her, she is the mother of the arts and source of their wonders." - Francisco Goya
By Kamna Kirti4 years ago in Geeks
The Hidden Symbolism in Picasso's Guernic
Pablo Picasso's Guernica is one of the most monumental paintings in the history of modern art. This painting was an artistic translation of the aerial bombing that happened in the Basque town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War on 26th April 1937 leading to the mass killing of thousands of innocent civilians. Francisco Franco collaborated with Nazi Germany and Italy to carry out this operation and captured Northern Spain.
By Kamna Kirti4 years ago in Geeks