Modern Art (1904-1964): Begins with the first European avant-garde movements (especially developed in Paris) and was produced as a direct result of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, as artists tried to respond to the “Demand for Contemporaneity” that the plastic arts had abandoned. The various manifestations: Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, Dadaism & Surrealism give varied responses with…

In the Renaissance, Alberti describes painting as an open window that allows a three-dimensional world to be seen through a two-dimensional plane, i.e., the illusion of depth and reality, where the viewer can “look” into the depicted scene as if looking through a frame. The window metaphor explains how linear perspective makes objects appear smaller as they…

In the past, Art was used for doctrinal purposes (since ordinary people couldn’t read or write), hence the saying “a picture is worth a thousand words,” in other words, appealing to the communicative power of visuality. But today, in the digital age, Art has changed its role. Now, artists seek: 

Limits in contemporary art