Stories By Ledys Chemin
19th Century
The Musician, the Faun, and the Sunrise—Impressionism in Three Arts
January 13, 2021What do you get when you add some light, some inspiration, and some musical color? You get the recipe for cutting-edge content that will change how the world thinks about art. Read on for an illustration—an...
dailyart
All the Prodigal Sons in Art
November 27, 2020A quick internet search for “the Prodigal Son in art” yields some 13,000,000 results! What makes this 2,000-year-old story so compelling that artists keep returning to it again and again? The Prodigal Son is one in...
Art History 101
Back to School: The Great Art History 101
September 5, 2020Welcome to Art History 101! Here we’ll get to “oh“ and “ah” over iconic art that has shaped human ideas and thinking for centuries as we travel through artistic periods and wonderful works of art. But,...
19th Century
Arts and Crafts’ Principles in Interior Design: The Original Minimalists
August 26, 2020Perhaps you have noticed a trend in recent years: the return to simpler things. People seem to crave a return to simpler times, to homesteading, homemaking, and minimalism. We feel an urge to recycle, and to...
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An Artistic Tour of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
June 24, 2020Regardless of the time of year, Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of the first things that come to mind when the word ‘Midsummer’ is mentioned. This play is a little complicated. There are many...
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Cooking in Pictures—The Food of Art and the Art of Food
June 10, 2020Long before Julia Child published Mastering the Art of French Cooking, artists the world over had already made the connection between food and art. But how to approach cooking? Is cooking a science—a precise series of...
Art History 101
The Pantocrator Christ Depictions
June 2, 2020When the Hebrew Bible was translated into Greek, the word Almighty was rendered as Pantocrator, from the Greek words pas (all) and kratos (might, power). The Pantocrator Christ is one of the most recognized depictions of...
Cinema
MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU—Archetypes in Star Wars and Art
May 4, 2020Today is Star Wars Day. The first documented use of the phrase “May the 4th be with you” came from Margaret Thatcher’s political party, to congratulate her on her victory in the 1979 election. The first...
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Painting of the Week: Saint George and the Dragon
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Best Male Nudes in Art History (NSFW!)
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The Mysterious Pinturas Negras Reveal Goya’s Darkest Secrets
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Edvard Munch’s Life In Photos
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Painting of the Week: John William Waterhouse, Miranda
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Is Kylie Jenner the New Venus? Interview with the Artist Marco Battaglini
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Famous Musicians who Paint: Making Music and Art
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Best Photography Books – A Subjective List
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10 of the Most Famous Female Artist Self-Portraits
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Album Covers You Didn’t Know that Are Pure Art
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10 of the Most Famous Female Artist Self-Portraits
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The Ephemeral Magic of Raw Clay: Artist Interview with Phoebe Cummings
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Frida Kahlo And The Symbolism In Her Art
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The Surprising Career of Lavinia Fontana: Painter of Popes, Nudes, and Noblewomen
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Berthe Morisot, Woman at Her Toilette – Painting Of The Week
