stackyFACTSHistorical timelines are deeply deeply weird. The co-founder of Cubism and titan of modern art lived all the way until 1973, meaning he theoretically could have spent his final days listening to Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side of the Moon' on a cassette tape while watching an episode of The Brady Bunch on television.
Keep exploring facts in this topic.
History →STACKY FOR IPHONEKeep discovering with Stacky. Interesting facts in an app that is always within reach.
Before he revolutionized the modern art world by violently throwing paint at canvases on his floor, he desperately struggled with standard painting…
Discover more
Because subtlety is overrated when you have trumpets. What started as regional acoustic folk evolved into an overpowering ensemble of violins and brass,…
Discover more
Despite writing some of the most enduring keyboard pieces in human existence, Schubert was chronically broke. He composed his masterpieces entirely on…
Discover more
Deciding that human intention was totally overrated, this Dadaist let gravity do the hard work. He stood over a canvas, dropped perfectly torn squares of…
Discover more
Imposter syndrome hit classical composers hard, too. Terrified of being unfavorably compared to Beethoven, Brahms ruthlessly destroyed dozens of his own…
Discover more
A plain metal vase is fundamentally tragic without highly contrasting accents. Bidriware artists take blackened alloys of zinc and copper and meticulously…
Discover more