aphra fouladiDadaismThe absurdity of life and art Dada is the nonsense word that describes an equally nonsensical movement of art that swept through Europe and…4 min read·May 17, 2023----
aphra fouladiBauhausArt at the service of industry The Bauhaus was both a school and a movement in Germany founded by Walter Gropius in 1919. Gropius…3 min read·Feb 25, 2023----
aphra fouladiCOMPLEMENTARY COLORSThe concept of complementary colors first began to take shape when Aristotle noted that the viewer’s impression of color could change…4 min read·Dec 25, 2022----
aphra fouladiHow to practice effectively just about anythingMastering any physical skill, be it performing a pirouette, playing an instrument, or throwing a baseball, takes practice. Practice is the…4 min read·Apr 7, 2021----
aphra fouladiArt is a habit-forming drugIn my mind, Ambrose Bierce was really onto something when he offered this entry in his 1906 Devil’s Dictionary:10 min read·Dec 7, 2020----
aphra fouladiHow try to understand art?when you walk into an art gallery does a kind of anxiety wash over you maybe it’s just a mild discomfort of not quite knowing what’s going…10 min read·Nov 21, 2020----
aphra fouladiImagine you and a friend are strolling through an art exhibit and a striking painting catches your…You now know the exact intentions that led to the creation of this work. Are you wrong to have enjoyed it as something the artist didn’t…3 min read·Nov 17, 2020----
aphra fouladiMy cat could make that !If you visit a museum with a collection of modern and contemporary art, you’re likely to see works that sometimes elicit the response, “My…4 min read·Nov 7, 2020----
aphra fouladiHow is modern art influenced by African?The term modern art sounds like it means art that is popular at the moment, but in fact, modern art is a style that originated over 150…4 min read·Oct 30, 2020----
aphra fouladiwhat is art?When we hear that word some of our minds jump to museums or framed paintings and in that context some people think, now i’m not a big fan…2 min read·Oct 25, 2020----