Arts & Crafts of Myanmar Gold Leaf The square gold leaf tissues used for centuries and fragile enough that a breath of the softest wind could crumble them are all hand made in the lovely ancient capital of Mandalay. Only 24 carat gold is used. First‚ about 200 gm is pulled into thin wires‚ and then pulled through a press to form a ribbon 90 cm long and 2 cm wide. This is cut into 200 squares. Each is placed between thin sheets of bamboo paper about 7 cm square and the whole stack wrapped
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Byzantine art Byzantine art is the artistic products of the Eastern Roman‚ or Byzantine‚ Empire‚ as well as the nations and states that inherited culturally from the empire. Though the empire itself emerged from Rome’s decline and lasted until the Fall of Constantinople in 1453‚[1] many Eastern Orthodox states in Eastern Europe‚ as well as to some degree the Muslim states of the easternMediterranean‚ preserved many aspects of the empire’s culture and art for centuries afterward. A number of
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Physical Environment- Art Essay Artists are influenced by a variety of factors that show reflection in the works they create. They express their emotions and feelings in a visual way because they are appreciative of what they see; hence the environment they see every day -whether being natural or manmade- can be a major influence for many artists. Eugene von Guerard (traditionalist)‚ Howard Arkley (modernist) and Andy Goldsworthy (post-modernist) are three examples of artists from three different
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* 1. Filipino Painters :The Few Cream of the Crop * 2. Damian Domingo “The First Great Filipino Painter”AKA Damian Gabor Domingo “Father of Filipino Painting” 1st Filipino to paint his face 1st self-portrait in the Philippines Academia de Dibujo y PinturaDate of Birth: 1796Birthplace: Tondo‚ Manila‚ PhilippinesYear of Death: 1834 * 3. La Sagrada Familia * 4. La Sagrada Familia Oil on Copper Sheet Measurements: 48.26(length) x 35 (width) cm Where it was made: Manila‚ Philippines Time
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Presenter: Welcome. Welcome‚ to the national radio‚ bringing you the latest news‚ and updates. Today we have a special guest speaker‚ all the way from France... I am happy to present Mr. Daumier‚ the famous 19th century painter. Daumier: Bonum mane‚ hello... It’s a pleasure to be here. Presenter: Today our fans want to ask you a few questions about some of your paintings and the media you have used. Daumier: Well of course. Daumier picks up his water and takes a small sip. Presenter:
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Alexis Iradi Professor Mantle ENG102-02 13 December 2013 The Importance of the Arts in Education “Involvement in the arts is associated with gains in math‚ reading‚ cognitive ability‚ critical thinking‚ and verbal skill” (Smith 1). The benefits of art in a children’s life are endless‚ yet the arts are not taken seriously in many school district and instead are being taken out and replaced with other classes that are thought to improve students abilities on standardized tests. The
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communication arts research paper topic: year-round school stance: for Even though some people think that year round school shouldn’t be supported‚ I think that it should be supported because first you would get lots breaks‚ second you would get to do sports for school year-round‚ and third I think its more of an efficient way to do school to get better grades! First‚ if you get lots of breaks during the year‚ Why not do year-round school? It also helps you because with summer
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Krasninkeviciute Portrayal of the effects drug abuse has on people in artwork How does artwork portray the destruction of human body‚ mind and relationships due to drug abuse? Introduction I have chosen ‘Effects of drug abuse’ as my theme as I was interested in the changes a human body and mind overtake when influenced by drugs; also the effects it has on a person’s life and their relationships overall. I am mostly interested how artists portray the mental state of a person when under the influence of
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The Art of Publicity In the book Ways of Seeing‚ the author‚ John Berger creates the deeper understanding of the look on art‚ along with the influences that traditional oil painting has had on society and modern day publicity. The book not only explores how visual culture came to dominate society but also how ideologies are created and transmitted via images. There are things people cannot describe in words but that images can illustrate. Images have the power to mystify the viewers‚ which means
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Feminism and Art ‚ 2 ‚ 2 Feminist activity had been a rising concern in the late 1900’s which is based merely off of the emotional significance of personal and psychological reasoning. Rather than reacting on this issue based on historical evidence‚ the issue is based on immediate needs on the feminist attack. Linda Nochlin‚ and other important scholars and philosophers explain the psychology‚ philosophy‚ sociology‚ and history of art and the feminist movement pertaining to art. Linda
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