The Sumerians of Mesopotamia were responsible for many inventions, including writing, the wheel, the plow and the irrigation canals. They also influenced for the next 2,000 years after that the pictorial narrative. The pictorial narrative is scenes depicting a story. We saw a little bit of that with the decorated rooms of Catal Hoyuk. ThisContinue reading “Mesopotamia and Persia: The Cradle of Civilization and Big Baby Steps”
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My Trip to the Art Institute of Chicago and the Search for Water
Recently I took a five-day trip to Chicago, Illinois with my husband and one of our stops was to the Art Institute of Chicago. It was a highlight for me during the trip, for my husband – not so much. It balanced out because the week before I had to commit two hours straight ofContinue reading “My Trip to the Art Institute of Chicago and the Search for Water”
Netflix’s “This is a Robbery: World’s Biggest Art Heist:” (The Mystery Continues)
I binge-watched the rest of the episodes of This is a Robbery while recovering from the side effects of the COVID vaccine – dose two. There is a possibility that I wasn’t entirely paying attention since my mind was in a fog and my body was playing tricks on me. (Hot? Cold? Both?) The seriesContinue reading “Netflix’s “This is a Robbery: World’s Biggest Art Heist:” (The Mystery Continues)”
Netflix’s “This is a Robbery: World’s Biggest Art Heist” (Is the Title an Exaggeration?)
Two episodes into the docuseries This is a Robbery: World’s Biggest Art Heist, I get a sense that it seems to be overly exaggerated and dramatic. Not to say that it didn’t happen, just the little details seem off. First of all, is it really the world’s biggest art heist? I decided to dig aContinue reading “Netflix’s “This is a Robbery: World’s Biggest Art Heist” (Is the Title an Exaggeration?)”
Stone Age Art: Art Made of Stone? Part 2
We’re taking a giant leap into 7000 BCE, the Neolithic age, where great societies emerged in Anatolia and Mesopotamia (what is now Turkey and Syria/Iraq). One of those was Jericho, which laid on a plateau in the Jordan River Valley. The citizens built mud-brick houses, farmed, and constructed a walled fortification. Eventually, the people abandonedContinue reading “Stone Age Art: Art Made of Stone? Part 2”
Stone Age Art: Art Made of Stone? Part 1
Way before any of the art you see today existed, it had to have had a start. It didn’t start with a canvas; it definitely didn’t start with a computer; it began with a stone wall. We’re not talking about finger painting like a child would do on their parents’ walls; we’re talking about aContinue reading “Stone Age Art: Art Made of Stone? Part 1”
Artemesia Gentileschi: The Artist Who Fought Against Rape with Art
Recently, an Artemesia Gentileschi painting has been acquired by the Getty art museum in L.A. through an undisclosed seller. They plan on having it on display for viewing when the time comes for reopening. An artist of the 17th century, Gentileschi, was left unknown until the 1970s when art historian Linda Nochlin wrote an articleContinue reading “Artemesia Gentileschi: The Artist Who Fought Against Rape with Art”
What the Art?! Art History Simplified 