Although thinking about art as a factual entity might seem a bit odd at first (you know, based on the notion that art is all about emotions and feelings), you would be surprised how many fun facts about art there really are. So many that we’ve filled a whole list with facts about art so you can entertain your friends at the most unexpected times with them. Or, you can also dish out these interesting facts about art at any old gallery opening when there’s nothing else to talk about. 

Anyway, these interesting facts will absolutely give you pieces of information you’ve never heard before and, at the same time, will entertain you like nothing else before. Here’s a snippet of what to expect from these amusing art facts. Did you know that the Mona Lisa is so popular among her fans that she (well, not she, exactly, but the painting) has her own mailbox for fan letters at the Louvre? Neither did we, but now we are so tempted to write to her and see if we get a reply! Or did you know that the color wheel existed way before the United States did? Now there’s a piece of useless information we will absolutely remember for the rest of our lives! 

Now that you got the gist that these cool facts about art will absolutely be worthy of your attention and time, it is our cue to urge you to scroll on down and check them out. Once you are there, rank the fun facts since now they are in no particular order. And lastly, if you feel the need to share this article with your friends, do not hesitate to do so! 

#1 Bob Ross Once Helped A Color-Blind Viewer By Spending An Entire Episode Painting In Only In Grey

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#2 There Are Two Starry Nights By Van Gogh

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#3 The Most Well-Known Graffiti Artist In The World Is Banksy, Yet No One Knows His Real Name

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#4 Leonardo Da Vinci Was A 15th Century Animal Rights Activist And Vegetarian

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#5 91% Of Americans Believe That A Well-Rounded Education Must Include The Arts

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Bored Panda got in touch with Skaistė Kirslys, painter and illustrator from Klaipėda, Lithuania to talk about art and what it’s all about these days. Among many things, Skaistė focuses her talents on delicately intricate watercolor illustrations of natural landscapes with occasional ventures into urban scenery. Or a mix of both.

The beauty of visual art is the idea that, in its core, it was always the same. Only the form of delivery differed. “I think that the purpose of visual art has not changed as time went on. It has always been relevant because it conveyed a message that represented everything that really mattered in its respective time,” elaborated Skaistė.

#6 Recent Discovery Made In Spain Found That The Oldest Paintings Discovered To Date, Made By Humans, Were Made More Than 42,000 Years Ago

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#7 Roman Sculptures Were Designed With Removable Heads So That One Head Could Be Swapped Out For Another

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#8 Art Used To Be A Competition In The Olympics

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#9 Leonardo Da Vinci Was Ambidextrous - Able To Write With One Hand While Simultaneously Drawing With The Other

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#10 Van Gogh Captured His Perspective From An Asylum In The Starry Night

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The creation and rise of technology ushered in a new age in visual art. On a professional level, you have everyone from architecture to graphic and web design to film creation and animation to fashion design and the like all using technology to make art a tangible and practical reality. It’s amazing what a keyboard, a mouse, and drawing pad can achieve.

But then there’s technical innovation that has introduced completely new forms of art, like laser shows and digital performance art.

“The most popular forms of modern art these days are often created using technology—computers. Not only have they become easily accessible to the majority of people, but they also don’t require a spacious art studio, a variety of tools, and it’s just fast,” added Skaistė.

#11 Picasso Believed That Art Is Done To Wash Away The Dust Of Our Daily Lives From Our Souls

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#12 Leonardo Da Vinci Was A Procrastinator

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#13 Romanticism Was A Cultural Movement That Originated In Europe And Also Gave Rise To The Importance Of Plein Air Painting

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#14 'The Scream', The Most Well-Known Piece By Expressionist Artist Edvard Munch, Exists In Five Different Versions

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#15 Pablo Picasso Was A Prime Suspect In The Theft Of The Mona Lisa In 1911, But He Was Proven To Be Innocent After The Trials

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She continued: “What’s happening now—AI (Artificial Intelligence) art—is an inevitability. Back in the day, when the digital art era was just kicking off, a lot about it was unknown to us. Some feared for the fate of those who chose traditional and classic forms of expression. In the end, nothing bad really happened. Some artists adapted—others stayed true to the classics.”

“It’s also important to consider the audience: each has its own taste and opinion. Some like digital works, while others disagree and look for more authentic, hand-made pieces of art. Art evolves just like humankind always has.”

“AI is what’s trending now, but it’s hard to speculate what the future holds at this point. Who knows, maybe analog will become the next big thing.”

#16 Like Maths, Creativity Can Be Learned

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#17 The 3500-Year-Old Kerala Murals Were Made Entirely Of Natural Paints And Vegetable Dyes, Leaving Them Completely Eco-Friendly

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#18 One Of The Fathers Of The Impressionist Movement, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Had Suffered From Rheumatoid Arthritis

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#19 Salvador Dali Got The Idea For His Famous Melting Clocks From Watching Pieces Of Camembert Cheese Melt In The Sun

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#20 Due To All The Love Messages She Gets, The Mona Lisa Has Her Own Mailbox In The Louvre

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Lastly, we’ve asked Skaistė about the challenges that modern professional artists face. She singled out competition as being among the biggest offenders. Sure, competition has always been a thing, but considering how much tech has made art accessible, this in turn empowered more players in the market.

But, on the other hand, there’s also a variety of ways to get your art out there—all you need to do is to use them.

#21 Pablo Picasso Was An Animal Lover Who Had A Monkey, Goat, Owl, Turtle, Lots Of Cats And Dogs

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#22 Before Committing Suicide In 1890, Van Gogh Sold Only One Painting, 'The Red Vineyard'

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#23 Claude Monet Was Advised To Work As A Grocer Rather Than As An Artist

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#24 In 1961, 'Le Bateau' By Henri Matisse Was Hung Upside Down At The Museum Of Modern Art In New York, And It Was Around 46 Days Before Anyone Noticed

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#25 The Easter Island Heads Have Bodies

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Be sure to check out more from Skaistė on her Etsy store where you can buy her originals as well as prints. Or you can also follow her Instagram if you love seeing lovely things in your feed.

But there’s still more to see in this artsy fartsy list, so continue scrolling. And while you’re at it, leave a comment with a fun art fact that you wish more people knew about!

#26 Even Though There Are Over 50 Casts Of Auguste Rodin's Well-Known Sculpture The Thinker All Across The World, Its Beginnings Were Far More Modest

"What makes my Thinker think is that he thinks not only with his brain, with his knitted brow, his distended nostrils, and his compressed lips, but with every muscle in his arms, back, and legs, with his clenched fist, and with his gripping toes", as the creator himself described what made his sculpture so difficult and predetermined to make.

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#27 The Seven Different Types Of Art Include Painting, Literature, Music, Architecture, Sculpture, Theater, And Cinema

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#28 Dali Believed He Was The Reincarnation Of His Older Brother Also Named Salvador Dali

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#29 The First Pencil Was Invented In England In 1565

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#30 Rococo Artwork Showed Wealthy People Engaging In Luxurious Leisure Activities And Romantic Adventures

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#31 The Main Themes In Romanticism Art Were Human Psychology, Expression Of Personal Feeling And Nature

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#32 The Most Expensive Paintings Ever Sold Is Leonardo Da Vinci 'Salvator Mundi': Sold For $450.3 Million

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#33 Michelangelo And Leonardo Da Vinci Revolutionized The Way Human Bodies Were Portrayed In Paintings

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#34 In 1911 After The Mona Lisa Was Stolen From The Louvre, More People Came To See The Empty Gap Left On The Wall Than Ever Before

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#35 Willard Wigan, An Artist, Once Inhaled His Own Creation

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#36 The Word “Art” Is Derived From The Latin Word “Ars,” Which Means “Art, Talent, Or Craft"

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#37 Art Is A Tool For Developing Critical Thinking And Imagination

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#38 Michelangelo Painted The Sistine Chapel’s Fresco Ceiling Entirely Standing Up, Including The Most Famous Wall, 'The Creation Of Adam'

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#39 The Color Wheel Existed Before United States

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#40 Warli Art Origins Go Back To 2500 BC

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