- The Chinese paper cut-outs, known as Jianzhi, are a form of folk art that has been practiced for over 1,500 years, and feature intricate designs cut from colorful paper.
- The rock paintings of the Indigenous people of Australia, known as the Dreamtime, are some of the oldest and most intricate works of art in the world, and tell stories of the creation of the world and the Ancestral Beings.
- The ancient Mayans were skilled artists and architects, and their pyramids and sculptures are some of the most impressive works of art from ancient times.
- The Bayeux Tapestry, an 11th-century work of embroidery, is one of the longest pieces of art in the world, stretching over 230 feet in length.
- In ancient Greece, red-figure pottery was a popular art form that featured images in silhouette, with the background left in the natural clay colour, while the figures were painted in red.
- In Renaissance Italy, the term “grotesque” was used to describe a type of decorative art that combined elements of fantasy and nature in imaginative ways.
- The caves at Lascaux in southwestern France contain some of the world’s earliest known cave paintings, dating back to approximately 15,000 BCE.
- The art of kintsugi, a Japanese method of repairing broken pottery with gold or silver lacquer, has been practiced for over 500 years and represents the philosophy of embracing imperfections and finding beauty in the repaired object.
- The world’s largest oil painting, “The Boundless,” was created by a single artist, Danish-Norwegian painter, Johannes Gumaelius, and measures 11,000 square feet.
- The Mona Lisa’s smile is believed to change depending on the viewer’s perspective and movement. This is due to the technique used by Leonardo da Vinci, known as “sfumato,” which creates a soft, blurred effect.