Katarína Ihringová

24/11/2023 By Katarína Ihringová

The Representation of Melancholy in the Visual Arts, Today and in the Past

Abstract The concept of melancholy is woven throughout the history of Western art and thoughts as an imaginary Ariadne’s thread that links the perceptions and thoughts of ancient Greece with the present day. At the same time, it could be interpreted as a sign that refers

16/05/2022 By Katarína Ihringová

The Principles of American Photorealism: From Photographs to Paintings

Abstract American photorealism was an art movement born in the late 1960s in the USA, from where it travelled to the European continent over the following decades. Drawing inspiration from pop-art iconography, it resolutely stood in opposition to abstract expressionism, conceptualism and minimalism. Its uniqueness was

11/01/2021 By Katarína Ihringová

The Eternal Return of the Real? Or, concerning Different Forms of Realism in 20th Century Art

Abstract In discourses about the Fine Arts, both theoretical but mainly artistic, there is a tendency to refer to realism, realist depiction, reality and imitation in some periods. Such a tendency can also be seen in 20th century art and art theory. The key problem in