The second half of the 19th century was marked by artistic and creative abundance whose influence is yet to be closely examined.

Mikhail Bakhtin described the medieval carnival as a feast that broke every social taboo. "The Carnivalesque" can be found in contemporary art techniques and tendencies as well.

Philosophical, critical, and literary overview of "The Raft of the Medusa". Julian Barnes challenges the mimetic confidence of one of the most accomplished Romantic painters.

Japanese painter of the post-war period suddenly finds all his art useless and unappreciated. Kazuo Ishiguro draws a moving picture of artistic retirement in difficult times.

A synopsis and interpretation of the key artistic and ideological elements drawn into Munch's canvas.

Surrealism, a significant landmark on the artistic and literary map of modernism, developed between two World Wars as an heir of the Dadaist movement and a forefather to every artistic endeavor which followed it.

Doric columns are considered the simplest among all ancient types of columns - both Greek and Roman.

Here comes a list of web resources that may be handy for anyone researching this particular area of modernist art.

Read the following article to learn which Chicago building draws its form and structure from ancient European traditions. Why was it designed this way? The answer seems obvious.

“Gestalt”, as a philosophical concept, emerged by the end of the 19th century as a response to the atomist stance on the wholeness of visual representations.