A History of Jewellery Ancient world jewellery Jewellery is a universal form of adornment. Jewellery made from shells, stone and bones survives from prehistoric times. It is likely that from an early date it was worn as a protection from the dangers of life or as a mark of status or rank. In the […]

Oil Painting: History, Famous Paintings in Oils In its simplest form, oil paint is a mixture of three things: pigment, binder and thinner. Pigment is the colour element, while the binder (the oil) is the liquid vehicle or carrier which holds the ground-up pigment to be applied to the canvas or […]

Video art, 10 of the best artists working with the medium today Video art is often considered impenetrably abstract and far beyond the comprehension of everyday art-lovers. But if you’ve ever secretly wanted a route into this bizarre and dreamlike world, here are 10 of the best artists working with […]

History of Sculpture Introduction Any chronological account of the origins and evolution of three-dimensional art should properly occupy several volumes, if not a whole library of books. Compressing it into a single page means that most of the story is unavoidably omitted. Even so, it's still a […]

What Is Modern Art? Late-19th-century artists broke with tradition to create art for the modern age. The birth of modernism and modern art can be traced back to the Industrial Revolution, a period that lasted from the 18th to the 19th century, in which rapid changes in manufacturing, […]

Asian Art: China, India, Japan, SE Asia Introduction The huge Asian continent has given birth to numerous types of art that predate anything seen in the West. Ancient pottery, for example, first appeared in China, as did large scale bronze sculpture, sericulture, as well as jade carving and lacquer […]