A peek into the small world of Art and History

          Art and history both play very well-known roles to the society. One does not grow up to be ignorant of these two things. While one simply portrays beauty in the world, the other yields important information as to what has happened over the years. Art goes way back with history. They share a deep connection with each
other. This connection lets us understand what made Rome great, how
Islamic mosaics evolved, why the Renaissance occurred and about the

art being produced today around the world. We also understand the history of humanity through art. An example of this is the early cave paintings from around 40,000 years ago, some of which portray how the early people hunted down animals for food. Art reflects its time period. It has evolved in accordance to time, which is also one of the factors connecting art to history. In addition to this, earlier art may reflect the influence of war, famine and the like.

      "Life imitates art more than art imitates life" - Oscar Wilde

          From the famous notation of Oscar Wilde, we could say that culture is also one of the products between the cross of arts and history. From this we can understand art from different times and places. A very specific example of this is that of the Philippines. Filipinos are known to be very hardworking, hospitable, helpful, generous and lively. Here are a few paintings that depict the mentioned common traits of Filipinos 

These paintings all have something in 
common, they're all filled with much 
color just like the lively Filipinos.

Some more examples of art in the Philippines are dancing and architecture. The Philippine folk dances are often accentuated with graceful and gentle moves. Some of these are Carinosa, which portrays courtship; and Tinikling, which is well-known for the use of two Bamboo poles. Philippine architecture on the other hand, is notable because of the Nipa Huts. It is characterized by the use of simple materials such as Bamboo and Coconut. 

          History and art are also linked in terms of form and genre. Technological developments, for instance, can lead to changes or evolution in the art world. Film is a modern example of this. It started out as a form of technological curiosity and soon developed into an art form. Over the course, televisions had changed formats (old to modern). Due to this change, films had to adapt in order to cope up with the audience. From old film strips, film forms became

DVDs and the latest, which are files which can be transferred

to flash drives. You could say that evolution won't be at bay, at least. This goes too for art and history; and how they're connected. Who knows? Maybe the constant changes of the society may soon present us new art forms beyond comprehension.I hope not.