For my second Non-Western post, I chose. Willie Bester, Tribute to Biko. The subject of this collage is Steve Biko who is in the center of the piece. He was arrested on August 18, 1977, at a police roadblock under the Terrorism Act No 83. The roadblock is shown in.

I chose a painting by Frida Kahlo,. The type of art that I chose to talk about was 3D street art. I think that this medium takes extreme talent and patience. The artist has to know perspective very well and be able to get up to check how the piece is coming along.

Seen below are some drastic and well-known works from Orozco that I feel really shows his idealism at this time.

Frida Kahlo is known for her self portraits as she was once in a car wreck as a teenager and from it has had many health problems from. Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird, 1940, Mexico. Hama Goro, Beau temps, 1996, Place Unknown.

African Influence to Mid-Western Painting. One of my favorite pieces I found while perusing the African artist section of our blackboard post was the piece. A quote by him in one of his online portfolios speaks volumes to the kind of work he creates. My interest and in creating art has been to use. Elements of ancient African art, especially the writing systems, to.

But more than all of these oddities, Egypt is uniquely memorable for its artistic style alone. One look at a picture like the one below and most everyone recognizes it as Egyptian.

I decided to show art from Tibet. I am presenting art from the past as well as contemporary art. Portrait of a Lama, a. Rtist unknown, last quarter of 11th century, Tibet. This textile, known as a tangka, shows the tradition of the depiction of a Tibetan lama.

Although it has no title, the piece was created by Efiaimbelo in 1992. Let us first look at the artist before I explain what my connection to the piece is.

Diego Rivera was a painter from Mexico that began painting around 1900. In 1907 he received a 4 year scholarship to study in Europe after his work was put on display at his college. He continued painting until he died of heart failure in 1957. Medallion with Return from a Spring Outing.

Magnolia and Erect Rock,. Date unknown, Chen Hongshou. An example of this struggle between Buddhism and Confucian ideals is found in the painting above. El Anatsui, Adinkra Sasa.