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El Greco was a key figure in the Spanish Renaissance whose work would go on to grow beyond his years on Earth. El Greco, which means “The Greek”, Domenikos Theotokopoulos was born in Crete in 1541. At the time Crete was a part of the Republic of Venice, and at some point, in his twenties, […]
Yes, I said it. I’m talking about the topic of racism — a controversial issue held in every media outlet or social media network. Just in case you’re ignorant with a peanut-sized brain and do not know the definition of race, please allow me to define it. Racism is the oppression of a person based […]
Pablo Picasso, born in 1881, was an influential 20th century Spanish painter associated with cubism, an avant garde art movement based around the simplification and reduction of forms into simple shapes. Picasso has gone on to be world renowned with paintings such as The Weeping Woman (1937) and Geurnica (1937) being instantly recognizable. Picasso showed […]
The value of arts and culture to society has long been debated. Arts and culture is known to play an important role in promoting social and economic goals through local regeneration, attracting tourists, the development of talent and innovation, improving health and wellbeing, and delivering essential services. These benefits are ‘instrumental’ because art and culture […]