Art

Visual arts and architecture are among my main interests, partly because I study Art History (I started in 1996). I like most Art Nouveau -style, but I´m also interested in art and architecture of Ancient Rome and the Renaissance epoch, Expressionism and Surrealism. Right now I´m doing my study about the ornamentation and decoration of Imatran Valtionhotelli (State Hotel), which is a beautiful example of Finnish Art Nouveau architecture. I expect it to be finished during this autumn *knocks wood*.

I also paint and draw myself, but I´m not so talented that I could make my living by selling my art. My own style is quite expressionistic and a bit surrealistic, too, but I also paint copies of some comic strip characters.

World Art Treasures
100, 000 slides.

Mother of All Art History Links

ArtLex - dictionary of visual art

ArtLex on architecture

Artifice Great Buildings Online

Cupola's Building and Structure Galleries

Masterprints Gallery
Top 100 selection of art prints.

Periods in Art History

Period and Style for Designers

Art Historians' Guide to the Movies