On Niccolò Paganini: The Devil’s Violinist
Niccolò Paganini. See page for author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons In today’s essay, we shall take a look at the life and legend of one of the most influential and celebrated violinists of...
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On Edvard Munch and The Scream
Edvard Munch’s most famous painting, The Scream. Image by Perlinator from Pixabay It is time for another essay on art, and this time the subject of the essay is none other than the great...
Robert Johnson – A Brief Biography (1911-1938)
Image by Shawn Gaske from Pixabay Robert Johnson was an American blues musician and singer-songwriter, who is widely regarded as a master of the blues and one of the most influential musicians of the...
Kahlil Gibran – A Brief Biography (1883-1931)
Kahlil Gibran. Le Liban … en quelques mots, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Kahlil Gibran was a Lebanese-American poet, writer, and visual artist who is best known for his bestselling book The Prophet. His...
Aretha Franklin Biography – American Singer, Songwriter, Pianist, Musician, Queen of Soul, Legacy
Aretha Franklin. Atlantic Records, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Aretha Franklin Biography and Legacy Aretha Franklin was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist, who is widely regarded as the Queen of Soul. Her long and...
Claude Monet Biography – French Artist, Painter, Father of Impressionism, Legacy
Claude Monet. Image by WikiImages from Pixabay Claude Monet Biography and Legacy Claude Monet was a French artist who was one of the founders of Impressionism and one of the most influential artists of...
Diego Rivera Biography – Mexican Artist, Mexican Muralism, Chicano Art Movement, Legacy
Portrait of Diego Rivera by Amedeo Modigliani. Amedeo Modigliani, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Diego Rivera Biography and Legacy Diego Rivera was an influential Mexican artist and a pioneer of the mural movement in...
Johannes Vermeer Biography – Dutch Painter, Girl with a Pearl Earring, Dutch Golden Age, Baroque Art, Legacy
Johannes Vermeer’s masterpiece, Girl with a Pearl Earring. Johannes Vermeer, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Johannes Vermeer Biography and Legacy If you are not an art lover and enthusiast, you have probably never heard of...
Jackson Pollock Biography – American Painter, Abstract Expressionism, Drip Technique, Action Painting, Legacy
Jackson Pollock Painting. Photo by Simi Iluyomade on Unsplash Jackson Pollock Biography and Legacy Jackson Pollock was an American painter, who is considered one of the major figures in the abstract expressionist movement. Most...
Jean-Michel Basquiat Biography – American Artist, Graffiti Artist, Neo-Expressionism, Legacy
Mural of Jean-Michel Basquiat (right) and Andy Warhol (left). Photo by Chalo Gallardo on Unsplash Jean-Michel Basquiat Biography and Legacy Jean-Michel Basquiat was an American artist who was part of the Neo-expressionism movement during...