Wifredo Lam is a Cuban artist that used his art to portray and revive the enduring Afro-Cuban spirit and culture. He met with and was inspired by some of the most renowned artists of the 20. Century such as Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso. Lam worked mainly as a painter but also worked with sculpture, ceramics and printmaking. The Jungle by Wifredo Lam. I think why I like this painting is because of the colors and elongated shapes.

Which is one of his last surviving works. I found the illusion of a pit a really good idea, and the pres.

Born December 8, 1886 in Guanajuato, Mexico, Diego Rivera was a prominent Mexican painter, an active communist, and an atheist. He traveled the globe and studied in Europe; Madrid, Spain and Paris, France. He was inspired by different eras of art, Cubism and Post-Impressionism.

Now on to RX-78 the original gundam which stands in Odaiba in Tokyo at the foot of Mt. This statue is 20 meters tall which is around 60ft tall. The statue was made as a promotional art by Bandai . If Gigantor started the Japanese revolution inside america. Gundam solidified the movement and help push it to where it is today.

Poet on a Mountaintop by Shen Zhou was created between 1427-1509 in China. The rock terrace flies in space,. Distant, a narrow path. Leaning on a bramble staff,. Far and free I gaze,. To the warble of valley brook. I will reply, whistling. The Shadow of Days was painted by Wifredo Lam on 1970.

I had lots of fun this semester and learned an amazing amount about the history of the arts. I have found that I honestly appreciate the development of art and have the means to look at it more analytically. This was a great class and I hope everyone one else had some fun and learned some things. Puppet Theater June 27, 2005. Bunraku Face May 21, 2007.

This gallery contains 4 photos. He disappointed his father, a mine clerk, by rejecting medicine as a career and instead studying fine art and music. Tang Yin of the Ming Dynasty. Art of the Vietnam War. This gallery contains 8 photos.

I was surrounded by Calypso music. Here is a great song,. Man Smart, Woman Smarter.

Ramblings, musings, and other random nonsense. Married and divorced twice, Rivera and Kahlo each had several affairs and their relationship was never on solid ground.

A Sampler of Non-Western Arts and Culture Part 2. As I have said in earlier blog posts I just like the amount of work ant thought that has to go in to a sculpture to make it was it is. A Sampler of Non-Western Arts and Culture Part 1.