Deconstructionism, by it's simplest definition, is the process of taking concepts apart and putting them back together again sideways or inside-out.

Episode 104: Deconstructionism

Fairy painting started in Victorian England and is uniquely British. It was heavily influenced by Shakespeare, especially Midsummer's Night Dream and The Tempest but was also influenced by books such as The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser and The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope. 

 Cultural issues, the difficulties of the Industrial Revolution, poverty and the fast changes in society were overwhelming for the general populous. People found their happy place in Fairy Paintings. 

Episode 105 Victorian Fairy Painting

In Hinduism there are four goals in life while on earth and a person should aspire to all four. These four goals are:  Dharma (righteous living), Artha (wealth earned through the pursuit of a profession), Kama (human and sexual love), Moksha (spiritual salvation). 

SBS: Episode 13: Hindu Art

Dior was born in Granville, France in January 1905. His father wanted his son to go into politics but Christian was interested in the arts. He opened a successful art gallery with a business partner which closed during the Great Depression. artsandfacts.blogspot.com


Episode 106: Christian Dior: Fashion Designer

We've got another Short But Sweet for you this week! Lauren gives us the run down on three museums you may have never heard of. Enjoy!

Episode 014: Short But Sweet: Three Unknown Museums

“Art for Arts sake” from French slogan “l’art pour l’art” —expresses a philosophy/concept that the intrinsic value of art, and the only “true” art, is divorced from any didactic, moral, or utilitarian function. In Greek, these works are described as autoteles (aut- + telos, meaning self + goal) or “autotelic—complete in itself.”  


Episode 107: Art For Arts Sake

Venice and Florence were powerful city states during the time of the Italian Renaissance. Venice was a port city which meant that all the exotic wonders of the world could be found there. This lead to experimentation with color that other European cities couldn't come anywhere near to emulating. 

Episode 108: Venetian vs. Florentine Renaissance Art

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