Oleg Shuplyak, 1967 | Optical Illusion painter

Oлег Щупляк is an Ukrainian painter whose works involve portraits of famous personalities drawn in such a way that common objects and scenery make up their distinctive faces in amalgamated form.

The pictures are brilliantly, and evocatively multilayered with uncommon depth. Born in the Ternopol region of the Ukraine, Shuplyak studied architecture at the Lviv Polytechnic Institute, but his passion was always painting.

Cartoline d'epoca di Auguri di Buona Pasqua / Vintage Easter postcards

The egg is an ancient symbol of new life and rebirth. In Christianity it became associated with Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection.

The custom of the Easter egg originated in the early Christian community of Mesopotamia, who stained eggs red in memory of the blood of Christ, shed at his crucifixion.

As such, for Christians, the Easter egg is a symbol of the empty tomb.

The oldest tradition is to use dyed chicken eggs, but a modern custom is to substitute decorated chocolate, or plastic eggs filled with candy such as jellybeans.

The Easter Bunny is a popular legendary anthropomorphic Easter gift-giving character analogous to Santa Claus in American culture.

Marco Grassi, 1987 | Pittore iperrealista

Marco Grassi è nato a Reggio Emilia (Italia), dove risiede a lavora attualmente. Dopo aver conseguito il diploma di Ragioniere, decide di perseguire la strada dell’arte, iscrivendosi nel 2006 all'Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna; terminato il ciclo di studi sceglie di dedicarsi a tempo pieno all'attività pittorica, passione che lo accompagna da molti anni.

Dopo alcune manifestazioni artistiche in ambito locale, e collaborazioni con artisti di rilievo, la sua prima mostra personale si svolgerà nella sua città natale, Reggio Emilia, il giorno 14 Dicembre 2013, un evento fortemente voluto da Pietro Franesi, Direttore della Biennale di New York e Dubai, che lo porterà a partecipare alla prossima manifestazione prevista a Marzo 2014.

18th century Artists | Sitemap

18th century Art - Painting, sculpture, music, architecture, interior design, evolving from the Baroque to an elegant Rococó style and Neoclassicism, and, at the end of the century, another transformation to the Romantic style.

Thomas Gainsborough | Rococo Era /Romantic painter

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The Chinese art in the Republic of China (Taiwan) and that of overseas Chinese can also be considered part of Chinese art where it is based in or draws on Chinese heritage and Chinese culture.

Early "stone age art" dates back to 10,000 BC, mostly consisting of simple pottery and sculptures.

After this early period Chinese art, like Chinese history, is typically classified by the succession of ruling dynasties of Chinese emperors, most of which lasted several hundred years.

Chinese art has arguably the oldest continuous tradition in the world, and is marked by an unusual degree of continuity within, and consciousness of, that tradition, lacking an equivalent to the Western collapse and gradual recovery of classical styles.

DU Kun 杜昆, 1982 ~ Revels of the Rock Gods | Surrealist painter

Confucio | Aforismi / Quotes

• Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.
• Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.
• Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.
• Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
• He who will not economize will have to agonize.
• I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

Hartwig Kopp-Delaney | Symbolist / Mystical Digital painter

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The 16th century begins with the Julian year 1501 and ends with either the Julian or the Gregorian year 1600 (depending on the reckoning used; the Gregorian calendar introduced a lapse of 10 days in October 1582).

The 16th century is regarded by historians as the century in which the rise of the West occurred. During the 16th century, Spain and Portugal explored the world's seas and opened worldwide oceanic trade routes.

Large parts of the New World became Spanish and Portuguese colonies, and while the Portuguese became the masters of Asia's and Africa's Indian Ocean trade, the Spanish opened trade across the Pacific Ocean, linking the Americas with Asia.

Francesco Bacchiacca ~ High Renaissance painter

Luigi Pastega | Genre painter

Luigi Pastega (Venice, 1858-1927) was an Italian painter🎨, mainly of genre🎨 subjects.

He was a pupil of Pompeo Marino Molmenti and Napoleone Nani🎨 at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice.

He continued to reside in Venice painting vedute and genre subjects in a style that recalled Giacomo Favretto🎨.

• At Turin, in 1880, he exhibited: Il pasto della gallina;
• at Milan, in 1881: Sulle fondamenta;
• at Venice, in 1881: Dame un baso;
• at the 1882 Promotrice: Il pasto alle galline;
• in 1883 at Rome: A ti cocoloì; Post prandium;
• at Turin, in 1884: In un'ora d'ozio and Pecà esser veci!.
• At the 1887 Venice Exhibition, he sent: Primi saggi; La sagra al nonno; to the 1887 and 1888 Promotrice he sent: A lettera interessante; Una dichiarazione; La fede di stato libero; and a Amore materno.

Luigi Pastega nasce a Venezia nel 1858. Si avviò alle arti nella città lagunare; fu allievo di Pompeo Marino Molmenti e di Napoleone Nani🎨. Seguace prediletto del Favretto🎨, maestro del colorismo veneto.

Esordì a Torino nel 1880 con "Il pasto della gallina". Nel 1881 espose anche a Milano e a Venezia.

Nel 1882 fu protagonista della Promotrice fiorentina e poi ancora riscosse i favori della critica anche a Roma e nuovamente a Torino nel 1884.

Si affermò definitivamente all’ Esposizione Veneziana del 1887 e del 1888 con "Una lettera interessante", "Amor materno", "Una dichiarazione!" ed altre opere riuscitissime.

Di questi anni sono le sue tele più belle, riproducenti l’ ambiente veneziano, dai colori stupefacenti nello stile del suo grande maestro.

Questa produzione già allora fu assai ricercata dai collezionisti stranieri, tant’ è che oggi molte suo opere fanno parte di importanti collezioni private estere. Muore a Venezia il 27 gennaio 1927. | © Wikipedia