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Color abstractions The foundations of pre-20th-century color theory were built around "pure" or ideal colors, characterized by different sensory experiences rather than attributes of the physical world. This has led to a number of inaccuracies in tr... 

If you create and display your art in the woods, does anyone see it? The answer is no. Not without a little word of mouth. Before you start thinking “Promote my work? No thanks, I’m allergic,” stay with me. You don’t have to fly an airpla... 

Every year designers and artists alike look forward to Pantone’s Color of the Year. The color chosen each year, resonates with trends past and present, with the temperature of our current society, and represents the universal language of color. Col... 

01. Underpainting I never work from white when using oils or acrylics. Create an underpainting in burnt umber or a mix of burnt sienna and phthalo blues to establish shadows and values. Acrylics are probably the best medium to use at this stage as t... 

What is Contemporary Art? Strictly speaking, the term "contemporary art" refers to art made and produced by artists living today. Today's artists work in and respond to a global environment that is culturally diverse, technologically advancing, a... 

Tango is a popular partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the River Plate (Río de Plata), the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. It was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries, where natives mixed... 

Native Americans, also known as American Indians, Indigenous Americans and other terms, are the indigenous peoples of the United States, except Hawaii. There are over 500 federally recognized tribes within the US, about half of which are associated w... 

"Ballerina" redirects here. For other uses, see Ballerina (disambiguation). "Coryphee" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Coryphaeus. Pierina Legnani (left) and Olga Preobrajenskaya (right) costumed as Medora and Gulnare, respectively,... 

The building form most closely associated with New York City is the skyscraper, which has shifted many commercial and residential districts from low-rise to high-rise. Surrounded mostly by water, the city has amassed one of the largest and most varie... 

A Brief Historical Background of American Indians or Native Americans Many thousands of years past, late within the geological period, humans journeyed across the Vitus Bering land bridge, from Asia into Alaska. Their descendants explored on the g... 

What is Painting? In 1890, French painter Maurice Denis said that “a painting –before being a warhorse, a unadorned lady, or some story or alternative – is basically a flat surface coated with colors assembled in a certain order.” What is...