Author: Vaitsis

Listen the analysis of the artwork by the voice of Sofia Hatzoglou: [audio mp3="https://vaitsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/But-windmills-turn-into-industries-.mp3"][/audio] The industrial revolution begins in the second half of the 18th century, with Great Britain at its forefront. Thanks to this development, today we enjoy many different goods that would have been completely...

Listen the analysis of the artwork by the voice of Sofia Hatzoglou: [audio mp3="https://vaitsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Don-Quixote-an-emerging-dream-.mp3"][/audio] Don Quixote is a piece that represents the Renaissance period, about which one could speak endlessly… It was chosen to highlight the importance of literature in people’s lives, how reading literature helps cultivate...

Listen the analysis of the artwork by the voice of Sofia Hatzoglou: [audio mp3="https://vaitsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Black-Death-.mp3"][/audio] Towards the end of the Middle Ages there appeared the Black Death, also known as the Black Plague. This piece is a reference to health and how it can affect humankind. The Black...

Listen the analysis of the artwork by the voice of Sofia Hatzoglou: [audio mp3="https://vaitsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/The-persecution-of-the-new.mp3"][/audio] The Middle Ages is also the era of witch hunts, a practice to which this piece refers. The artist uses it to more broadly address the phenomenon of illiberality. The fear of everything...

Listen the analysis of the artwork by the voice of Sofia Hatzoglou: [audio mp3="https://vaitsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Pause-the-Middle-Ages-1-1.mp3"][/audio] The Middle Ages, or Dark Ages as they are called by many, is a period in human (and primarily European) history which, compared to previous periods and to the Renaissance that followed, has...

Several great individuals shared their wisdom and helped us move forward. One of them was Archimedes of Syracuse, one of humankind’s greatest scientists. One of his most important discoveries was the wedge, which is incorporated in the Noesis logo and is also reflected in the...

Listen the analysis of the artwork by the voice of Sofia Hatzoglou: [audio mp3="https://vaitsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/wonders-are-built-.mp3"][/audio] Humankind slowly progressed. This evolution is also evident in human constructions, some of which are so grandiose and noteworthy that they are proclaimed the seven wonders of the ancient world. This piece incorporates...

Listen the analysis of the artwork by the voice of Sofia Hatzoglou: [audio mp3="https://vaitsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Sport-inspires-artists-.mp3"][/audio] Having overcome the stage of survival, man feels the need for expression in various ways, such as the arts and sports. During the Bronze Age, in the Minoan civilization and elsewhere there was...

Listen the analysis of the artwork by the voice of Sofia Hatzoglou: [audio mp3="https://vaitsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/The-spoken-word-becomes-writing-.mp3"][/audio] One of humankind’s greatest inventions is writing. It most likely began with man’s need to communicate information reliably. Thanks to writing, we were able to grow our collective knowledge, because we no longer...

Listen the analysis of the artwork by the voice of Sofia Hatzoglou: [audio mp3="https://vaitsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Primitive-people-in-caves-taming-fire.mp3"][/audio] And at some point, man appears. Primitive man. Unaffected by civilization… Because he will be the one to create civilization… Initially, during the Paleolithic period, humans lived in caves. They were hunters and...