art & culture

The heat is back, the sun has reappeared, the trees are blooming and life is returning. This summer will be filled with joy, lots of parties and music. It’s time to breathe, clear your head and dance the night away! What better way to dance than with some disco music? This music, ever timeless, has made all generations dance since…

You think art is just something nice to hang on your wall? You think that clothes are just simple threads to cover your body? Think again! At their best, they’re a way to express. That human desire to beautify the world around them and exude their emotions is satiated through aesthetic endeavors like creating, admiring, and displaying both clothes and…

Especially with the recent passing of Earth Day, we’ve been particularly reflecting on the artistry of the natural world! From the grassy, rolling hills, to the calm seasides, to the dense forests and jungles, to the sweltering, sandy deserts, to the mountains stretching towards the sky, and everywhere in between. Mother Earth is full of so many gifts for us…

You’ve been there before: staring at the swirling colors or admiring the geometric patterns across the canvas. Then, finally, someone says it. “It looks like a kid could make that!” What an oversimplification of one of the most pertinent genres in the art world: abstract art! Here at balthasart, we stand for no slander of any art form. Abstract art…

Hello Everyone, I am back, and with a new playlistthat’s a bit different. This time, for our 3rd made-in-balthasart musical selection, we wanted to give you something more classic. Art and music have been linked for such a long time, notably, classical music. For me, the piano is the king of this style of music, so it was clear that…

That’s right everyone, spring has officially sprung! The sun is out, the birds are chirping, the weather is (finally) starting to warm up, and nature is starting to bloom once again. So, you know what that means… seasonal allergies! What if we told you that you can fill your space with vibrant flowers as wall art, without the pollen? Everyone…

It’s no secret that throughout history, women have not gotten their fair shake in the art world. Even despite the inequalities facing them, there are so many stories of women artists who created groundbreaking works. With these few triumphs, the art industry at large has always been and has remained male dominated. Slowly, but surely, the tide is turning and things…

Let’s take it to the concrete jungle, where speakers boom as spray cans hiss. Hip-hop and street art have always had a special link. In the late ’80s and early ’90s, the two scenes were born out of the same societal circumstances as both types of artists attempted to communicate the same struggles and observations through their work. These two…

One of the most well-known figures in contemporary art, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s life and career was quite interesting. He went from homelessness to one of the most famed artists in the world in just a few years! He was one of the most pivotal figures for bringing street art to the masses and having it gain respect as a true art…

You’ve definitely heard of an artwork having been described as “expressionist,” but what exactly does that mean? Of the millions of art terms liberally tossed around by the “experts,” it is one the most enigmatic. There are so many subcategories of the genre, and it has evolved a great amount since the first artists started experimenting with the concept in…