Do you ever feel the need to immerse yourself in art? When does this need arise for you? For me, it arises when I haven’t had the chance to create something new for too long, something that I would be satisfied with. I start to feel like I’m trapped in a dreadful routine, and my brain stops exerting itself. It’s…

Around 3000 B.C., important cultural centers began to emerge in the Aegean Sea basin: Crete (the Minoan culture) and Mycenae on the Peloponnesian Peninsula. The Minoan culture developed alongside the civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia but distinguished itself by its greater humanism. It was mentioned by Homer, Plato, and Aristotle, yet it remained largely unknown for centuries until the great…