Salvador Dali was born in 1904 in Spain, where he also lived his entire life and where he died at the age of 84. During his lifetime, his art, which was a blend of surrealism, Dadaism, Renaissance, and the bizarre, was filled with distorted figures and complex symbolism.
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Salvador Dali: A Strange, Beautiful World
June 27th, 2009M. C. Escher: His World & His Work
June 27th, 2009
Maurits Cornelis Escher was born in 1898 in the Netherlands. He was an unhealthy child and struggled in school, failing the second grade. In the primary grades he continued to have trouble with his schoolwork but his skill in drawing became evident.
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Movie Posters: The Classics
May 31st, 2009
Everyone has his own list of favorite movies — from Disney’s animated film “The Toy Story” to the scary darkness of “Alien.” We invite you to take an enjoyable journey through these movie posters that remind us of some of the best movies ever — ones that will long be remembered by every generation.
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Travel Posters
May 31st, 2009
FAVORITE TRAVEL DESTINATIONS
In recent years, statistics show that France, Spain, the United States, Italy and China are the most popular countries to visit, with the United Kingdom close behind. Posters.com has a great gallery of travel posters from all over the world. You’ll find tin posters, wood posters, and many nostalgic vintage posters too. Check them out!
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Staying Power: The 14 Most Enduring and Successful Poster Artists
May 5th, 2009
A Look into the Lives and Art of the 14 Most Enduring and Successful Poster Artists. Posters hold a special place in the art world. As one of the easiest, most economical ways for anyone to collect art, they are a medium capable of bringing artists’ talents to mass, worldwide audiences. Posters have the power to turn artists into household names, and that is exactly what has happened for the artists featured here. DECOR takes you into the lives and art of the people whose posters have been best sellers for years.
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Decorate Your Beach House
May 4th, 2009
The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. — Jacques Cousteau
If you’re sun-starved or land-locked, be encouraged — it’s beach season! Of course, depending on where you live, it might be beach season for you every day. More than half of Americans live within 50 miles of the oceans or Great Lakes, and the beach house has become the abode of choice for vacationers, retirees and those of us who simply want to live our dreams.
Whether your beach hideaway is a cottage, a villa, or an oceanfront estate, you’ll need to decorate the walls with boats and shells and all things beach. Take a look at some of these great beach-themed posters and art prints on posters.com.
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Motivate or Demotivate?
February 15th, 2009
If you’re searching for wall art to encourage and entertain the people in your life — at the office, in the dorm, or at home — you’ll definitely want to browse through the selection of motivational and demotivational posters at posters.com.
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Top 25 Posters of 2008
January 30th, 2009
The tally is finally in! Here are the top 25 posters of 2008.
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Finding Peace
November 29th, 2008
In our byte-filled, hurry-up society, peace is elusive and finding it often seems impossible. So why not surround yourself with peaceful images on posters and fine art prints from posters.com? What are the images of peace? Let’s take a look.
The Images of Christmas
November 29th, 2008
Whether you call it Christmas Day, Christmastide, Christmas season, Christmastime, Christ’s Mass, Yuletide, Noel, or Xmas - it’s a wonderful time of year filled with sparkling lights, festive decorations, joyful carols, colorful mistletoe and holly, sweet candy canes, ringing bells, evergreen wreaths, and stockings hung on the mantel - and, of course, Santa Claus.
