2026InSymbols

Posts about symbols and their place in the history of art and design

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The Apple: Temptation and Science | 2026InSymbols #09

It is difficult to think of a fruit that has accumulated as many meanings throughout history as the apple. At first, it appears in Eve’s hands, as the fruit associated with temptation, the Fall, and original sin. Then, centuries later, an apple falls—or at least that is how the story has reached us—in front of […]

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Books in Art: How a Simple Object Became Art History’s Most Unstable Symbol | 2026InSymbols #08

A look at how the book — as prop, symbol, and eventually sculpture — has been used to carry meaning across the history of art

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The Anchor: Hope and Stability | 2026InSymbols #07

Discover the meaning of the anchor in art and culture. Explore its symbolism of hope, stability, and security through early Christian art, Old School tattoos, and the rhythmic foundation of music.

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The Sun | 2026InSymbols #06

Explore the symbolism of the sun in art—from Monet’s glowing sunsets to Vincent van Gogh’s radiant sunflowers—and discover how light, vitality, divinity, reggae, and 60s psychedelia shaped its enduring artistic power.

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The Hand | 2026InSymbols #05

There is something slightly unsettling about realizing how much of human history can be reduced to hands. Civilizations were built by them. Religions sanctified them. Artists immortalized them. Musicians transformed movement into emotion through them. Even before language became sophisticated enough to explain ideas, hands were already speaking. Maybe that is why the symbolism of […]

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