If you heard peals of laughter ringing out through the quiet, reverent halls of an art museum, what would your reaction be? Would you “tut-tut” in their general direction, maybe shoot them a glare or ...
The world of classic art can look overwhelming from the outside, with a plethora of styles, conventions, must-remember pieces, and artists. And that’s only if one stays firmly rooted in the Western ...
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres’s “The Grand Odalisque” (1814) this was in the artist’s day considered a bold and scandalous image. But on closer examination it was demonstrated that the figure is ...
If there has been one constant on the internet for the last decade or so, it’s that really anything can be effectively made into a meme. So we’ve gathered some of the best classical art memes from the ...
David Cessac is an illustrator and cartoonist based in Paris. His drawings, characterized by fierce humor and expressiveness, have attracted various magazines, communication agencies and cultural ...
The Tate Gallery explains that classical or classic art are terms that became widespread in the 17th century and used to describe the arts and culture of ancient Greece and Rome. During the ...
Artist Liz Maugans taps into the comic side in “Pool Drawings,” a new collection of 52 spreads over 103 pages in which she catalogs, sometimes sarcastically, modern adult life in America. This release ...
Scott Simon speaks to writer and director Owen Kline about his new movie, "Funny Pages," in which a young cartoonist explores the relationship between creativity and craft. "Funny Pages," a new film ...
This dad turns kids’ terrible drawings into hilarious, surreal photos that imagine what those creatures and objects would “really’ look like. The best adults are experts at feigning excitement over a ...