World Art History

Unraveling the Secrets of Salsa: From Its Colorful History to Its Thrilling Dance Techniques
Unraveling the Secrets of Salsa: From Its Colorful History to Its Thrilling Dance Techniques
Caribbean dances like mamba, pachanga, rumba, son montuno, and cha cha cha, have all had their role in shaping that genre into what it is today. Puerto Rican dances like... Read more...
A Look Into The Music of Mesopotamia's Oldest Civilization, Sumer
A Look Into The Music of Mesopotamia's Oldest Civilization, Sumer
Did Music Exist in Mesopotamia? Sumer is one of the most advanced early civilizations out there. This civilization was an early Bronze Age center of government, commerce, common culture, and... Read more...
The Russian Geniuses Behind The World's Most "Artsy" Grand Piano
The Russian Geniuses Behind The World's Most "Artsy" Grand Piano
As the two artists were staunchly devoted to Russian art, painter Viktor Hartmann and composer Modest Mussorgsky forged a brotherhood that would be immortalized a century and a half later... Read more...
Captivating Buddhist Art of Himalayan Nation Bhutan
Captivating Buddhist Art of Himalayan Nation Bhutan
Bhutan, as small as a county it is land-wise, is a vast country artistically speaking. With its thirteen Vajrayana Buddhist traditional arts, art in Bhutan is worth delving into because... Read more...
Discovering the Folk Music Legend: Luke Kelly's Impact on Traditional Irish Music Revival
Discovering the Folk Music Legend: Luke Kelly's Impact on Traditional Irish Music Revival
Luke Kelly was a folk singer born in Dublin, Ireland. Luke was born on November 17th, 1940. He died on January 30th, 1984. He started his career in his later... Read more...
The Outerworldly Complexity of Abstract Art
The Outerworldly Complexity of Abstract Art
What is Abstract Art? Abstract art is a modern art form in world history compared to movements like Romanticism. Throughout the years of the arts, painting has become much more... Read more...
The Rich History and Depth of Graffiti: An Overlooked Art
The Rich History and Depth of Graffiti: An Overlooked Art
People usually think of graffiti as a criminal act that vandals commit by spraying paint on walls. It is common in big cities such as New York and Los Angeles.... Read more...
The Lively Art Style of Sofonisba Anguissola, a Renaissance Painter and Pioneer
The Lively Art Style of Sofonisba Anguissola, a Renaissance Painter and Pioneer
Sofonisba Anguissola is an artist who embraced the essence of the Late Renaissance, the era of the rebirth of art and culture in the Western world. She used the limits... Read more...
The Genius Behind Japan’s Greatest Print (and how it changed the world)
The Genius Behind Japan’s Greatest Print (and how it changed the world)
As Hosukai delicately draws his image and carves the keyblock with sharp precision, every subtle element of his composition would go on to tell stories of its own. In 1831,... Read more...
The Magnificent Architecture and Art of the Hagia Sophia
The Magnificent Architecture and Art of the Hagia Sophia
Istanbul is a city that was and still is a vast zone of cultural, political, and economic importance.  Its geography helped it gain that importance with the Bosphorus strait, which... Read more...
America's Number One Pop Culture Icon: Michael Jackson's Legacy
America's Number One Pop Culture Icon: Michael Jackson's Legacy
Michael Jackson was the world’s most significant African-Amerian singer and was proud to be so. He was a paragon of modern-day pop, and many praised him for his choreographal abilities,... Read more...
The Roots Ancient Roman Music: From Religious Rituals to Entertainment
The Roots Ancient Roman Music: From Religious Rituals to Entertainment
Music and its Mark On Roman Society The Roman Empire was the most influential society in most of Europe, Northern Africa, and the Middle East for nearly thousand and five... Read more...