Landscape art falls into three categories: representational, impressionistic, and abstract. People often describe all three types separately and yet rarely try to see them as one aesthetic force and reveal the complexity of a mix. To see how such a combination is possible, let’s explore the art of Mexican artist Axa Montero who creates immersive landscapes that are representational by the look and impressionistic by nature.

Veiled flattery is at the core of portrait painting. The real skill was not to create a fairy tale but to combine realism and idealism equally. In this, one should take a lesson from Madame Le Brun, or Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun–if you will–who masted portraiture and discovered a sure recipe for portraying women.

Inspired by the dazzling changes brought to the European culture by the High Renaissance, Northern Renaissance became the cradle of the same innovative concepts and notions that were meant to change everything. To understand the atmosphere of that period better, you need to know the names of painters who made it possible for Northern Europe to move forward.

Donald Judd, an American artist, was one of the most significant trailblazers of Minimalist art. What was his take on the environment and objects, and how did he breathe new life into Marcel Duchamp’s ideas?