Blog 8; The Gilded Lions. Asymp; Leave a comment. The art I chose is an image of Gilded Lions that are located in the Forbidden City. Thousands of craftsman and laborers worked on the city between1406 and 1420. The Forbidden City including this pair of art pieces were not complete until after 1700. I have always loved lions, but the Chinese inspire a dragon-like beast in the pieces created during the Ming Dynasty.

I was attracted to this piece because I am a geology student and the aspect of weaving copper and aluminum together is amazing to me. The glossy finish made of bark and iron slag mixture is my favorite aspect of this work. Notice the copper rectangles that run somewhat perpendicular to the yellow horizontal lines this technique gives the work true definition.

8221; David Alfaro Siqueiros. The Liberation of Aunt Jemima. 8221; where she took on a number of different roles portrayin.

Wastepaper Bag, was created by Anatusi in 2003. This piece is made out of aluminum plates and copper wire.

The piece of art I chose to examine for this part of the assignment was a Kubuki performance by a person named Tamasaburo. The particular video I chose shows a maiden in the snow as she gracefully flows and dances around the stage. Her movements are very exact and it is easy to see the great skill required in order to do this type of Japanese tradition. SUQ Special 2, 1996.

The piece that I chose was from African artists Dominque Theones called. Was created in Kenya around 1976. Which was created in 1968. Is made of stacked stone forms wh.

He was a famous muralist. This piece I chose,. Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park. It has so many details and so many different colors. There are many hidden meanings to this picture and this excerpt is a good description of it. In a traditional Mexican dress hol.