From Cave Paintings to Artificial Intelligence Has Technology Always Been Part of Art? The debate surrounding artificial intelligence and its place in the arts has brought an old question back into focus: what makes something a work of art? Images…
When Did Album Covers Become Art? For most of the history of recorded music, the record cover had a very simple job: protect the record. The idea that the sleeve itself might deserve to be looked at, collected, discussed, or…
Chiaroscuro in the Renaissance: Techniques, Masters, and Lasting Influence Light and shadow are among the oldest tools in visual art, but during the Renaissance they became something more than a way of describing the physical world. Artists learned to use…
The Evolution of Modern Design: When Art Became a System Modern design did not emerge from a single movement, school, or invention. It developed through a gradual exchange between art, architecture, industry, technology, and changing ideas about how people should…