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Les Nabis Revealed: The 8 Artists Who Redefined Modern Art as We Know It

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Energized to achieve a “beauty beyond visible reality,” the Nabis group of French artists challenged convention to create a new artistic vision, as they harnessed Paul Gauguin’s synthetism to envisage an exciting alternative that would usher in the age of modern art.

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Constructivism: The Intersection of Art and Industry in the Avant-Garde Movement

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Emerging from the 1917 revolution in the newly formed Soviet Union, Constructivism wasn’t only the most influential modern art movement in 20th century Russia, but its visualization of a new aesthetic language brought with it a sea change in how we view art that redefined the role of art in society.

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Exploring the Influence of Zen Philosophy on Art and Design

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James Abbott McNeill Whistler – Portrait of Whistler’s Mother, Print. This is even evident in day-to-day items, as companies like Muji and Apple have incorporated Zen principles of simplicity, functionality, and minimalism into their designs. Sold for £70 via Dominic Winter Auctions (March 2022).

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​​The Art of Storytelling: Exploring Narrative Painting Across Cultures and Eras

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In medieval Europe, for instance, the majority of the population was illiterate, so art became an essential tool to communicate biblical stories, particularly through church frescoes, altarpieces, and illuminated manuscripts. Narrative art in this period wasnt just decorative but functional, providing visual education to its viewers.

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Masters of the Bauhaus: Shaping Modernism’s Legacy

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Discovering the Bauhaus Gropius’s idea was to bridge the gap between craftsmanship and the fine arts, and the Bauhaus taught students both theory and applied crafts, so that pupils were capable of creating objects that were both functional and aesthetically pleasing. László Moholy-Nagy – Fourteen Photos, 1920s, Prints 1979.