Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase was a short animated film by Joan C. Gratz that featured the styles of significant works of art in the 20th century (except for the Mona Lisa, of course). Some of the works featured in this short were by Frida Kahlo, Edvard Munch, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Roy Lichtenstein, and Vincent van Gogh. A pioneer of the animation technique called claypainting, Gratz used clay on a flat surface to create the images on the film.
The film received the 1992 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Fi...
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Dalí Atomicus was the product of a collaborative effort between photographer Philippe Halsman and surrealist Salvador Dalí back in 1948. It was the most famous among many of their collaborations probably because of the suspension of so many elements in the air at once—a seemingly dynamic, unpredictable and ephemeral scene.
The two met in 1941 and have worked together in many assignments, but it wasn't until the late 1940's that they started collaborating.
Dalí...
Monday, June 17, 2013
In 1884, the Spoliarium by Filipino painter Juan Luna won the gold medal in the now defunct Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes (National Exhibition of Fine Arts) in Madrid. At the time, the Philippines was already over 350 years under the Spanish regime.
The gold medal was a great achievement for a Filipino during those times. More importantly, the painting made a significant historical impact in shaping the Filipino consciousness.
Spoliarium
In...
Friday, June 14, 2013
Art is an important piece in the perplexing history of mankind. It is a reflection of the world that we live in seen through the eyes of many different individuals across time. Take for example the Lascaux Cave Paintings in southwestern France that dates as far back as 20,000 years. These paleolithic cave paintings has given many of our anthropologists, archeologists, art historians, and many other scientists a glimpse of man's prehistoric times.
Lascaux...
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