Interior Ibn Battuta Mall - Dubai, UAE To generalize Islamic art without a firm grasp of Islam is a daunting task. N is for New and Improved. C is for Canon, Endlessly Rising.

Magnolia and Piece of Rock. I chose the theme for this blog to be sidewalk art. I chose this mostly because I am blown away at how realistic they look! It is very hard to find the dates and often the place of his drawings, but this one is of Times Square IN Times Square, in fact, thats the name of it! The second one, Taking the Plunge features the artist in it, I think that is some of the reason some of these pieces of pav.

The Surreal World of Flavia Da Rin. This Kabuki performance is called Orochi translated as Great Serpent .

Kenrokuen Garden is located in the outer grounds of the Kanazawa Castle in Japan. It was constructed by the Maeda family and took over two centuries to complete. It was opened to the public in 1871.

My upcoming move to Panama and language learning experience. The plan is to tak.

Karesansui Gardens are made from gravel, stones, and sands, symbolizing, the ocean, river, sea or lake. In a Karesansui Garden, there is no water present. The molds and plants symbolize land and mountains. Karesansui Gardens are also known as Zen Gardens because it was greatly influenced by the Zen Buddhism.

Date Musume Koi no Hikanoko,. Bunraku, or Japanese puppet theater, is probably the most developed form of puppetry in the world. Bunraku puppets are not manipulated by strings from above a small stage window. And the puppeteers are fully visible! Date Musume Koi no Hikanoko.

I just fell in love with this piece of amazing art and knew I had to share it. I just hope everyone else is as awed by the piece as I am. The poem may be translated as follows.

Hama Goro was born in Dinangourou, in 1963. He belongs to the Dogon people. Hama Studied at the institute National des Arts in Bamako. Friday, Nov 20 2009.

The selection I chose was from an artist stemming in Africa. To be more exact, she is from the south eastern island of Madagascar and the artists name is Jean-Jacques Efiaimbelo. The piece that I chose is. This artwork was sourced from the Pigozzi Collection. For my first Non-western post I have decided to post a painting titled.