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Everything about aesthetics and culture. Learn graphic design, art history and appreciation, men's fashion, business-building, and more. A no-BS college-level…
I’m getting behind on some things so I’m putting this Substack aside for a little while (probably a few weeks at most) since it takes up a ton of time. Paid subscribers will not be charged until sometime after the pause is…
“South Asia” primarily refers to the areas of modern-day India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), the Maldives, and some smaller areas. That’s what we’ll cover in today’s article. There are other regions within South (Southeast) Asia…
Most people are familiar with the legend of Atlantis: a great ancient civilization which was struck down and sank beneath the waves. Most people view this as a mere story, although many believe it to be true. According to the…
“Western civilization” is often brought up in textbooks and on social media. It occurs to me that we should define what it is, to prevent misunderstandings and open better avenues of discussion. In a nutshell, Western…
Although I primarily write about art and aesthetics, I do venture into other topics. This Substack is organized into 4 categories: Art and Design History and Culture Personal Aesthetics and Men’s Fashion Writing and Business If…
Asia is a vast region and home to many different cultures. We previously covered some of the Near East (Mesopotamia, Greek Anatolia, etc) and here we’ll cover some of the Far East (China, Japan, etc). As with the other…
An article from 2019 speculated that horses were common in the pre-Columbian Americas and had a long-running special place in Native American culture. The article briefly made waves because most people learned in grade school…
After the Renaissance , art continued to become more complex and skillful, leading to the “Baroque” movement of the 1600s. Baroque is known as the first “global” art movement. It spread further than any previous movement, partly…
After the calamities of the Late Middle Ages , including the Black Plague, Europe bounced back in a big way. New modes of thought, humanism, the proliferation of universities, scientific advances, grander paintings, and more–all…
Previously we discussed art in the Iron Age, including the Roman Empire: The Gallery of Apollo The Mediterranean Iron Age: Art History 101 Last time we checked out the evolution of ancient Greek art as we know it today. The…
In the earliest days of art , no one sought credit for their works. Partly because writing hadn’t been invented yet and people thought of art differently at the time. It usually had a symbolic and/or religious purpose and the…
Human art began around 70,000 years ago. Our first known example is that of the Blombos cave drawings, where humans made “crayons” of rock and clay. Some describe the site as an “ochre processing workshop.” Early people were…