Fraser Hibbitt
I received my BA in English literature. I enjoy reading and writing on literature, philosophy, cultural studies and art. I am a self-taught guitarist with an interest in music theory and composition. I have travelled widely having grown up in both the UK and Norway. Currently, I am based in Brighton, UK, where I finished my degree.
Articles by Fraser Hibbitt
25 Famous Paintings: Curated Masterpieces In MuseumsA masterpiece has a unique power to inspire the viewer with awe. Here are 25 famous paintings through time that have continued to captivate their viewers.
Modernism Art for Dummies: A Beginner’s GuideModernist art refers to an art period spanning from the 1850s until being eclipsed by post-modernism in the 1960s. Highly varied in its scope, modernism reflected the realities of society.
Modernist art refers to an art period spanning from the 1850s until being eclipsed by post-modernism in the 1960s. Highly varied in its scope, modernism reflected the realities of society.
Expressionist Art: A Beginner’s GuideExpressionist art refers to a style of European painting that emerged in the early twentieth century. It was an experimental style that depicted both existential anxiety and spiritual revival.
Expressionist art refers to a style of European painting that emerged in the early twentieth century. It was an experimental style that depicted both existential anxiety and spiritual revival.
Cubist Art For Dummies: A Beginner’s GuideCubist art was a modernist art form pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. This art form broke from tradition by displaying multiple perspectives of objects in one image.
Cubist art was a modernist art form pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. This art form broke from tradition by displaying multiple perspectives of objects in one image.
Post-Impressionist Art: A Beginner’s GuidePost-Impressionist art is a loose term to tie together disparate painters who reacted against the Impressionist aesthetic and provided inspiration for the early modernist art movements.
Post-Impressionist art is a loose term to tie together disparate painters who reacted against the Impressionist aesthetic and provided inspiration for the early modernist art movements.
Realist Art for Dummies: A Beginner’s GuideRealist art emerged in France, in the mid-nineteenth century, from a desire to paint subject matter which was true to contemporary culture.
Abstract Expressionist Art for Dummies: A Beginner’s GuideAbstract Expressionist art formed in the decades following the Second World War. It was the first American movement to gain global traction and was hailed for its use of non-objectivity.
Abstract Expressionist art formed in the decades following the Second World War. It was the first American movement to gain global traction and was hailed for its use of non-objectivity.
Romanticist Art for Dummies: A Beginner’s GuideRomanticism was a cultural movement that echoed throughout Europe from the late eighteenth century. Romanticist art captured the ideas of this period by their contemplations on human emotion.
Impressionist Art for Dummies: A Beginners GuideWhat is Impressionism? Impressionist art grew out of the desire in artists to paint ordinary, modern, subject matter with an emphasis on the fleeting aspects of perceiving.
What is Impressionism? Impressionist art grew out of the desire in artists to paint ordinary, modern, subject matter with an emphasis on the fleeting aspects of perceiving.
Michelangelo’s Sculpture: The Ideas of Visionary Art ExplainedMichelangelo held sculpture to be the highest form of visionary art. Michelangelo’s sculpture functioned as a spiritual excavation of non-descript forms to ones of beauty and pathos.
Surrealism: The Art Of The Unconscious MindSurrealism was an artistic movement that gained popularity between the First and Second World War. The Surrealists sought to harness the creativity of the unconscious mind.
Surrealism was an artistic movement that gained popularity between the First and Second World War. The Surrealists sought to harness the creativity of the unconscious mind.
Vanitas: Dutch Master Paintings ExplainedVanitas became a popular genre of Dutch master paintings in the seventeenth century. It utilized the still-life form to evoke the fleeting quality of life and the vanity of living.
Vanitas became a popular genre of Dutch master paintings in the seventeenth century. It utilized the still-life form to evoke the fleeting quality of life and the vanity of living.