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A Timeline of Art Movements and Styles from the Renaissance to Contemporary Art

Art movements and styles have undergone significant changes over the centuries, reflecting the cultural, social, and political developments of each era. Here is a brief overview of some of the most important art movements from the Renaissance to contemporary art: Renaissance (1400s-1600s) – The Renaissance marked a major turning point in the history of art, as artists started to experiment with new styles, techniques, and subject matters. During this period, artists such as Leonardo da …

20 of Best Science Fiction Writers of All Time

Science fiction is a genre of speculative fiction that typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life. It often explores the potential consequences of scientific, social, and technological innovations. Science fiction can be found in books, comics, movies, TV shows, and video games. Science fiction often uses the setting of the future or a fictional universe to explore a wide range …

19 Facts about Donald Duck

1. Donald’s full name is Donald Fauntleroy Duck. 2. The origins of Donald Duck’s name was said to have been inspired by Australian cricket legend Donald Bradman. In 1932 Bradman and the Australian team were touring North America and he made the news after being dismissed for a duck against New York West Indians. Walt Disney was in the process of creating a “friend” for Mickey Mouse when he read about Bradman’s dismissal in the …

Top 10: World’s Most Expensive Paintings

It’s ironic that one of the world’s most expensive privately owned paintings is, in most cases, worth more than its owner’s mansion. Now, that’s something to think about. This is the collection of the highest known prices ever paid for paintings sold through auctions and private sales. Obviously these prices don’t compare with the world’s most famous paintings, especially the older works done before 1800, which are generally owned by museums, rarely sold and, as …

29 Dance Styles from Different Cultures

Dance is a synchronization between mind, body and music! The body moves in rhythm to the music. Dancing is fun! It can be used as an expression, social interaction, exercise and also used to express ideas or tell a story. Today is the International Dance Day, introduced in 1982 and is celebrated on April 29 every year. To celebrate this amazing day, 29th April, Toplst chose 29 dance styles from different cultures around the world. …

15 Inspiring Digital Artworks by Roko

Roko is a student from Croatia, who sometimes has these crazy ideas in his head and found a way to let them out through Photoshop. He decided to share these ideas online in hopes that they would inspire at least one person to create. 1. Dream of Freedom 2. It’s hard to enjoy the sunset 3. Echoes of the Depths 4. See The New World Rising 5. Sign of the cross 6. Where Kings Meet …

Top 10: Of the Most Controversial Films

Everybody enjoys watching a good movie – I know I do. One of the things I love the most is to curl up in in the sofa and watch a good flick. Of course, I have my favorite genre as does everybody else. There is so much choice out there when it comes to movies. Movie making has been taken to a whole different level for years now. There are genres to everybody likings. However, …

14 Beautiful Illustrations by Jaime Zollars

Jaime Zollars draws pictures of people and places far away. She is inspired by flea markets, fairy tales and flemish painters. 1. Living Water 2. Sunday Mourning 3. Oh, Christmas Tree 4. Quality V. Frivolity Inspection 5. What Was Lost 6. Portal the First 7. Ivory Hunter 8. Alice Study 9. The Maze, She Breathes 10. Pink Elephant Procession 11. She Who Put Her Faith in Dragons 12. Lift 13. Pool of Fears 14. Her …

17 Awesome Paper Sculptures by Calvin Nicholls

Calvin has been creating his paper sculptures since 1986 from his studio north of Toronto Ontario, Canada. Working with sheets of paper and a scalpel, he cuts the component pieces to fit the final drawing and assembles the low relief artwork under studio lighting. When the sculpture is complete the lighting is adjusted to bring out the subtle form and texture. A large format camera is used to capture the detail on 8×10 film prior …

10 of the Funniest Animated Shorts

1. Alien Song 2. For The Birds 3. Gopher Broke https://youtu.be/Wgm_K8Uwiv8 4. Lord of the Flies 5. Octopus in Love