Africa has never been an area of the world that has brought image of art to mind for me. While researching African art I discovered Kobina Nyarko. Born in Ghana in 1972, Nyarko aggressively pursued his love of art. In 2003 he graduated from college with a BA in Industrial Art.

The subject I have chosen for the second part of the Non-Western portion of this assignment is Japanese theater; more specifically Noh theater. The costumes are often elaborate and colorful, thought to help keep the audiences attention on the character. The costumes are also very thickly made so that the physical form of the actor is indistinguishable. There are two types of Noh theater,.

The Plump Art of Botero. Botero likes to copy existing paintings using his unique style and technique of painting and he also likes to paint subjects based on themes such as family life and still life. Original; Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres,.

The poem at the top of the piece reads below. Where clouds of leaves and frost-covered flowers vie in wondrous splendor. I too have built a new residence at Zhixing Mountain,. May I share some of your autumn colors on my eastern hedge.

Upon looking at the fine art of Africa, I was amazed at how they were so bright, colorful, and full of life. I found an artist whose work instantly attracted me and hooked me in. Collage, paint on canvas. 35 cm x 80 cm. I love the bright orange colors of this work and how the name,.