Artists and Visual Culture in Wartime Europe
Learn how artists during the Holocaust used artwork and visual culture through photographs, drawings and paintings to document and respond to Nazi persecution.
Ants as Art - The New Yorker
Feb 25, 1972 — Talk story about army ants, a colony of which is on view as an art work called "Army Ants: Patterns & Structures," at Automation House. The ants come from Panama, and …
Women Resistance Fighters of WWII, the Secret Lives of Ants and …
Apr 1, 2021 — Batalion’s chance find marked the beginning of a 14-year quest to uncover the stories of World War II’s Jewish women resistance fighters.
the art of World War II — Google Arts & Culture
The other goal could be to show the reality of war. Artist during most wars through history have provided art depicting battle scenes and propaganda, but the art of World War II may be...
The artists who outwitted the Nazis - BBC
Feb 24, 2021 — In the two World Wars, painters were deployed to create optical illusions. Matthew Wilson explores how a camouflage unit and a 'Ghost Army' used misdirection in deception …
Ant Art Through the Ages
Dec 21, 2016 — Art is the medium through which humanity communicates its deepest aspirations. It comes as no surprise, then, that examples of ant art can be found in cultures throughout the …
The Ants (1936 – 1937) by Salvador Dali – Artchive
“The Ants,” an artwork created by Salvador Dali between 1936 and 1937, is a notable example from the realm of Expressionism, specifically categorized under the animal painting genre. …
Artists of the Second World War - The History Press
During the Second World War, British artists produced over 6,000 works of war art, venturing closer to the front line than any others in their profession. Men who had previously made a …
The Artist Who Collaborates with Ants - The New Yorker
Jan 22, 2023 — On her first trek through the rain forest, in 2000, the artist Catherine Chalmers noticed movement on the ground near her feet. It was a parade of thousands of leaf-cutter …
Battles among Ants Resemble Human Warfare - Scientific American
Dec 1, 2011 — The advancing phalanxes of army and marauder ants are reminiscent of the fighting formations that humans have used from ancient Sumerian times to the regimented fronts of …