As I’m sure that most of those who read this blog regularly know, last semester I took Fine Arts Appreciation to fulfill the Humanities requirement that I need for my bachelor’s. Most degrees need at least one humanities course, and some need more than one. I chose to take the one that I did because I figured that it would be quick and easy, and I might get to learn about a couple of interesting artists as well. Although we studied some of the greatest and most well-known artists of times past, I wish that we had focused more on present-day artists like Atroshenko.

We didn’t really focus that much on artists who are still alive, although we did take a passing cursory glance over some of their works. I like this kind of art because, although his works are extremely realistic and the people captured within them look like they could once have been real, his use of color is positively vibrant. Most of you should already know that I am innately drawn towards things that are bright and colorful, so liking this work should really be no exception to the rule with me! I would have to say that my favorite painting featured up here is Fiery Dance. I wish that I could own something like this…