Blog 8; The Gilded Lions. Asymp; Leave a comment. The art I chose is an image of Gilded Lions that are located in the Forbidden City. Thousands of craftsman and laborers worked on the city between1406 and 1420. The Forbidden City including this pair of art pieces were not complete until after 1700. I have always loved lions, but the Chinese inspire a dragon-like beast in the pieces created during the Ming Dynasty.

I was attracted to this piece because I am a geology student and the aspect of weaving copper and aluminum together is amazing to me. The glossy finish made of bark and iron slag mixture is my favorite aspect of this work. Notice the copper rectangles that run somewhat perpendicular to the yellow horizontal lines this technique gives the work true definition.

It is an acrylic on canvas that is very alive and colorful. The sharp lines and nearly neon colors really jumps out at you and some of the sky and water seem almost abstract-esc.

This painting is done with oil and water color on cotton canvas. A Little Bit of My Home Heritage. This piece was created in 1944, the same year as. When I looked at th.

His efforts to master the various brushwork manners of earlier landscape painters led to the pursuit of form at the expense of content by other painters of the late Ming Dynasty. I am a huge landscape art fan and this picture is no exception.

Edgar Müller was Mülheim, Germany in 1968. His passion for art and painting began at a young age and entered international street painting competitions when he was only 16 years old. He has traveled all over Europe and has left his mark, although temporary, in countless urban cities across Europe. Tapic, Nayarit, Mexico. Teplistan, Moscow, Russia.

The piece of art I chose to examine for this part of the assignment was a Kubuki performance by a person named Tamasaburo. The particular video I chose shows a maiden in the snow as she gracefully flows and dances around the stage. Her movements are very exact and it is easy to see the great skill required in order to do this type of Japanese tradition. SUQ Special 2, 1996.

Some of the characteristics of Impressionist paintings include relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes; common, ordinary subject matter; and unusual visual angles. That demonstrates the characteristics of this period. This painting was created in 1873 in Paris, France.

One of the most Romanized elements of growing up in rural eastern Montana as a child was the life of the cowboy. The thought of the Life of a Cowboy has made a truly American Art form romanizing a by-gone era but still very much a part of many people across the Western United States. Please feel free to browse this gallery compliments of the Weaver Art Gallery of Francis Hayes wonderful Modern Cowboy Artwork.

Calypso is also a popular form of music played in the Bahamas, where my family originated and where I spent a considerable amount of time growing up. The music expresses the positive energy, island life, and rhythm of the people who love its style. The name, Calypso, actually has Greek origins. According to Wikipedia, it was the name of a nymph. Who lived on the island of Ogygia.