Posts Tagged ‘ art supplies ’

The History of Paper

May 3, 2011
By Ruby Rude

Paper has been traced to China in about AD 105. It reached Central Asia by 751 and Baghdad by 793, and then by the 14th century there were paper mills in a number of places in Europe. The invention of the printing press in about 1450 greatly increased the demand for paper, and at...

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Four Essential Art Supplies for Professional and Budding Painters

November 28, 2010
By Ruby Rude

Before you can create the best artworks that show your unique painting style, you will need to secure four essential art supplies that can help you define your deepest feelings onto the canvas. Once you have obtained these important tools, you can already explore the world of art without any inhibitions or reservations. Here...

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What is Abstract Art?

September 29, 2010
By Ruby Rude

Abstract Art is a broad movement in American painting that started during the late forties and was a dominating trend in Western painting in the 1950s. The most prominent American Abstract Expressionist painters were Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, and Mark Rothko. Contemporaries were Clyfford Still, Philip Guston, Helen Frankenthaler, Barnett Newman,...

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