Art

There are two types of shapes: geometric and free-form. Geometric shapes are precise shapes that can be described using mathematical formulas. Geometric shapes include circle, square, triangle, oval, rectangle, octagon, parallelogram, trapezoid, pentagon, and hexagon.

This is an example of aesthetic philosophies which is concerned with the nature and appreciation of art, beauty and good taste.

Iconoclasm is the social belief in the importance of the destruction of usually religious icons and other images or monuments, most frequently for religious or political reasons.

Folk Art is the art of everyday. Folk Art is rooted in traditions that come from community and culture. Folk art expresses cultural identity by conveying shared community values and aesthetics. Folk art encompasses a range of utilitarian and decorative media, including cloth, wood, paper, clay, metal and more.

Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper is a Renaissance masterpiece, though it is one which has struggled to survive intact over the centuries. It was commissioned by Duke Ludovivo Sforza for the refectory of the monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, and in order to paint it Leonardo used and oil/tempera mix and applied it to a dry wall. He did this because he wanted to capture the look of an oil painting, but even within his lifetime it began to wear off. He also created the effect that the room in which Christ and the apostles are seen was and extension of the refectory. This is quite appropriate, since the Last Supper takes up the basic theme (eating) of the purpose of the refectory. This painting is well worth over $1 million.

The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait painting by the Italian renaissance artist Leonardo Da Vinci that has been described as the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world. The Mona Lisa is also one of the most valuable paintings in the world. The painting is thought to be a portrait of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo, and is in oil on a white Lombardy poplar panel. This painting is valued to be around US$790 million.

Leonardo Da Vinci was an Italian polymath, having been a scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician, and writer. Leonardo has often been described as the archetype of the "Renaissance Man". He epitomized the humanist spirit of his age. I really enjoy how Leonardo combined an astute empirical mind with an extraordinary visual intelligence, and this can be readily seen in both in his scientific sketches and his art.

Reasons for making art