Not Into Art? Let This Cartoonist Explain the Basics in One Picture

If you've ever gone to an art museum and felt completely lost as the tour guide explained the various pieces, you're not alone. Art's been around for a long time - pretty much since the dawn of early civilizations. Naturally, it's pretty complex.

Its categories alone, which have been simplified over the years, are even hard to keep track of, especially when their descriptions don't make much sense to the layman. Fortunately, cartoonist Jim Atkinson gave people an easier way to understand them.