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.

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This video is of a Jamaican band playing One Love by Bob Marley. I picked this clip because the firs time I heard the steel drums was in Jamaican. They were very strange to me when I first saw them but then they started playing it was a amazing and I have loved the steel drums since.

He was born in Takoradi, Ghana in 1972. This trademark theme makes his work easy to recognize.

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.

Collection of Audrey and David Mirvish, Toronto, Canada. Is constructed from old graters that used to be used to prepare. A West African stable from cassava flour. Anatsui considers the wall to be a homage to. I appreciate all of his pieces and could probably write about each of them. Because I felt the connection he had with.

April 27, 2011 1 Comment. Horizontal Flute Played on the Back of an Ox,. Guo Xu is very talented at freehand brushwork, he paints things such as flowers, landscapes, grasses and characters. Guo Xu was offered to paint for the Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty but rejected the offer. This piece that I selected is of a child on top of on ox playing the flute. The painting is made of ink and the brushwork is rather simple. The ox is hypnotized by the boys playing.

April 26, 2011 by Stephanie. For my first post earlier, I knew that I wanted to pick art from somewhere in Asia because I loved the way they painted their ink pictures.

For my second Non-Western blog I decided to write about the noh play Dojoji by an unknown author. I have included the 5th and final section of the play below. If you wish to watch the play from the beginning, you can find parts 1-4 on Youtube. I have also taken kabuki dancing class.

This gallery contains 6 photos. The theme of my exhibit is Cowboy Art. This style of art is created by artists who know and oftentimes live the lifestyle of the cowboy and accurately portray this in their art. Smithsonian National Postal Museum, n.