We explain to you what rock art is and its main characteristics. In addition, what is the history of these ancient drawings. Rock art from about 40, 000 years ago. What is rock art? It is called `` cave art '' or ` ` cave painting '' to prehistoric sketches or drawings that have been discovered in stones or caverns , and that reflect the imaginary of primitive humanity
We explain what abstract art is and what was the origin of this artistic expression. In addition, its characteristics and classification. Abstract art uses its own independent language of shapes, colors and lines. What is abstract art? We call abstract art a style of the expression of plastic arts (painting and sculpture) mainly, which instead of representing concrete and recognizable figures of the real world (as figurative art does), proposes a different reality through its own and independent language of forms, colors and lines
We explain to you what are the Performing Arts and the history of these artistic representations. The types that exist and their elements. The scienic representations may or may not involve the public in their development. What are the Performing Arts? It is known as `` Scenic Arts '' to all those who are destined for a scienic representation , that is, for a staging, for a staging
We explain what Visual Art is, its history and what this artistic discipline is for. In addition, how it is classified and its characteristics. Visual Arts encompasses techniques of traditional plastic arts and other new ones. What are the visual arts? The visual arts refer to a set of techniques and artistic disciplines that range from traditional plastic arts, to the most innovative and unconventional trends that take advantage of the new technologies available, such as digital art, urban art and others that emerged during the twentieth century and what goes of XXI
We explain what popular art is and what types of popular art exist. In addition, its importance, characteristics and concrete examples. Folk art plays an important role in shaping national identities. What is folk art? It is not easy to define popular art, or its opposite category, the art of elites or elitist
We explain to you what street art is and how was the emergence of this artistic expression. Types of street art and their characteristics. The symbolic phrase being covered by an employee of the globalized world. What is street art? When we talk about street art, urban art or street art , we refer to informal techniques of artistic expression that occur in the street freely , sometimes even illegally, usually in large cities
We explain what they are and what types of plastic arts exist. In addition: history, characteristics and examples of plastic arts. Painting is the most classical of all plastic arts. What are the Plastic Arts? When we talk about plastic arts, we refer to the techniques of elaboration of works of art in which materials and elements capable of being molded , modified or transformed by the artist are used
We explain to you what the Fine Arts are and how these forms of artistic realization are classified. History and main characteristics. Painting is one of the Fine Arts. What are the fine arts? The Fine Arts refer to the main forms of artistic realization or aesthetic representation historically cultivated by mankind, and considered as pure forms of art that employ techniques, materials and procedures different from each other
We explain what Baroque is and the main topics it covers. In addition, how was the painting and literature of this period. The baroque was characterized by a change in the way of conceiving art. What is the baroque? The baroque was a period of the history of culture in the West , which spanned the entire 17th and early 18th centuries, extending more or less depending on the historical process particular of each country
We explain to you what cubism is, the characteristics and artists of this movement. In addition, the analytical, synthetic cubism and some works. The characteristic style of Cubism explores a new geometric perspective of reality. What is cubism? The name of Cubism is known as an artistic movement of the twentieth century that broke into the European art scene in 1907, setting a strong distance from traditional painting and setting a vital precedent for the emergence of the artistic avant-garde
We explain what comedy is and what was the origin of this wonderful dramatic genre. In addition, the types of comedy that exist and examples. Comedies are characterized by evoking laughter and having a happy ending. What is comedy? It is called `` comedy '' one of the oldest dramatic genres, opposed in its theme to tragedy, that is, characterized by plots and narratives that evoke the laugh and have a happy ending
We explain to you what the collage is and how this artistic technique originated. In addition, the types of collage that exist and examples of them. In the plastic arts, for a collage, photographs and newspapers are often used, among others. What is the collage? It is called `` collage '' (from the French coller, which translates pegar ) a an artistic technique consisting in the construction of works plastic through the agglomeration or combination of pieces or cuts of different origin, giving them a unified tone
We explain to you what cinematography is and what this artistic technique implies. In addition, the history and characteristics of cinematography. Unlike photography, you can reproduce the movement and even the sound. What is cinematography? Cinematography, also called cinema , is the technique and art of capturing, storing and broadcasting moving images , often provided with a hearing aid
We explain to you what Dadaism is, what is the historical context and the characteristics of this movement. Authors, representatives and works. The daddad movement was considered as an antiarte or an anti-static movement . What is the given? It is understood as given, movement given or simply given to an artistic-cultural movement that emerged in the Switzerland of the early twentieth century with the express intention of rebelling against literary conventions and artistic that he considered bourgeois, and the positivist philosophy that accompanied them and their idea of reason. Th
We explain to you what the design is and what its main characteristics are. In addition, what is the graphic, industrial and architectural design. The designers do nothing more than create physical, graphic or other objects. What is the design? The word design has a very wide range of definitions, since it applies to many areas of human knowledge in a more or less differentiated way
We explain what the technical drawing is and the types of technical drawing that are made. In addition, what are the lines you use. The technical drawing shows dimensions, shapes and characteristics of material objects. What is technical drawing? The technical drawing is a branch of the known drawing, such as the system that graphically represents one or more objects , in order to provide useful information for a possible and consequent year
We explain to you what expressionism is, its characteristics, abstract expressionism and German. In addition, his works and authors. The origin of expressionism took place in Germany. What is expressionism? When we talk about expressionism, we mean an artistic and cultural movement that emerged in 20th-century Germany, and that encompassed a large number of creators in different artistic disciplines, such as painting, sculpture, literature, architecture, cinema, theater, dance, photography, etc
We explain to you what futurism is, the historical, social context and its characteristics. Poems, painting and futuristic architecture. Futurism was offered as a current, fierce and aggressive movement. What is futurism? Futurism was known as one of the many artistic trends that made up the European avant-garde of the twentieth century, emerged in Italy in 1909 , when the Italian poet, playwright and editor Filippo Tommaso Marinetti published in the newspaper Le Figaro of Paris its Futuristic Manifesto
We explain to you what photography is, how it originated and what this artistic technique is for. In addition, its characteristics and the types that exist. Photography consists of using light, projecting it and fixing it in the form of images. What is the photograph? It is called a photographic technique and technique that consist of capturing images using light , projecting it and fixing it in the form of an image
We explain what digital photography is and what it is for. In addition, its history, main characteristics, advantages and disadvantages. This revolutionary technological advance changed the photographic industry forever. What is digital photography? Digital photography is a process of capturing still images through a dark camera , very similar to the one that traditional photography implies, but instead If you use photosensitive and chemical developing films, capture the light using an electronic sensor composed of photosensitive units