Art History

Are you passionate about art or eager to expand your knowledge of iconic artists and movements? Explore our Art History section for in-depth insights, fascinating stories, and expert tips. Start your journey to becoming an art expert today!

Collector's Guide: Digital Art

The NFT boom of 2021 has made digital art an increasingly important part of the contemporary art market. This term refers to artists using digital software as a medium to create art. Artsper invites you to discover this cutting-edge artistic phenomena via its artworks and techniques. L’escalier montant, Max Parisot du Lyaumont, 2021 What is digital art? Digital painting, vector graphics,…

04/02/2015

A Short Guide to Malevich and Suprematism

Suprematism is an artistic movement born in Russa during the begining of the 20th century. Based on geometry, primary colors and abstraction, Kazimir Malevich is the founder of Suprematism. The term is coined because the artist is focused on purity of shapes and supreme form. What is abstraction? Abstraction is a plastic proposal chose by the artists and is detached…

02/02/2015

Insanity and art

To explain representation of insanity in art, we must first study painting. Numerous pictorial works reveal valuable information to historians about society in their time. Paintings that represented insanity depict how a madman, marginal character was perceived by contemporaries. Today Artsper analyses insanity and art based on three painters' work who studied and interpreted mental illness through the ages and…

02/02/2015

Collector's Guide: Vocabulary

Art topic at a diner or- a day at the museum and you feel lost? All the artistic vocabulary can be difficult to manage but is essential for a (futur)collector or even just an art lover. Artsper has selected elements of vocabulary that you need to know. {GENERAL TERMS} Caption: With the name of the artist, the title, the year…

26/01/2015

Peter Doig: Master of Landscape

Here's a quick look at Peter Doig's landscapes, a Scottish painter who captures in his paintings timeless moments of an idyllic tranquility.

22/01/2015

A short guide to Italian Futurism

Futurism was an artistic and literary movement in the early 20th century in Europe. It is considered by some to be the most revolutionary of the avant-garde movements of that period.

20/01/2015

A Short Guide to Printmaking Techniques

A "print" is a term used to designate an image obtained from an engraved or otherwise treated material such as wood, stone, steel, copper, etc. The techniques used offer the artist a variety of possible results which can be produced in series. The choice of technique depends on the result sought. Basically the type of print falls into three main…

19/01/2015

Photography: Techniques and Processes

Photography development includes different techniques and methods used to obtain a photography. Discover them today with Artsper!

15/01/2015

A Short Guide to Cubism

Cubism is the fragmentation of the object, the body, the portrait, the still life or the landscape. It is an avant-garde movement, like Fauvism before it. Picasso said in 1935: "When we did cubism, we had no intention of doing cubism, but only of expressing what was in us". Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Pablo Picasso The movement has it’s origins in…

14/01/2015

10 Facts You Should Know about Takashi Murakami

Takashi Murakami draws artistic inspiration from manga, kawai and much more... Here are 10 facts about his art.

08/01/2015

Good To Know: Fauvism

Fauvism (1905-1907): the primacy of color, the original avant-garde. Fauvism originated at the 1905 Salon d'Automne, arriving in scandal.

28/11/2014

15 things to know about Jeff Koons

Discover 15 facts about Jeff Koons, the controversial genius/impostor of contemporary Art! Learn more about how the evolution of his art and some of his most controversial work.

06/11/2014

Anselm Kiefer: the greatest living artist?

The Royal Academy can be proud to host the work of such a profound, historically aware artist as Anselm Kiefer.

22/10/2014

10 things to know about FIAC

FIAC (Foire Internationale d'Art Contemporain) is an international contemporary art event held every year in Paris since 1974. This week, it brings together galleries, collectors, art lovers and professionals from the world of art for 5 days. Artsper has gathered 10 essential facts for you to know about this fair that has established itself as one of the major rendez-vous…

14/10/2014

Frieze London: The Success Story

Created in 2003 by the editorial team of the renowned contemporary art magazine Frieze, the contemporary art fair has since then succeeded in establishing itself as a key event for all the major players in the market for contemporary art. Since then, it has continued to evolve and diversify; a beautiful success story. The Frieze Art Fair was originally a…

10/10/2014

Chinese Artists You Should Know

Here are the seven Chinese artists that you definitely need to know. Businessmen, influencers, international stars, these artists might criticise society or make you laugh

15/09/2014

René Magritte and The Birth of Surrealism

Discover more about the Belgian artist known as one of the founders of Surrealism!

08/09/2014

"Cut-outs" According to Matisse

Henri Matisse was a genius at painting and drawing. But have you ever heard about his collages? Explore them with Artpser.

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