The strong and voluminous figures of Kerala murals with their elaborate head dresses have a close association with the characters from the dance dramas of Kerala, such as Koodiyattam and Mohiniyattam; and the ancient dance ritual Theyyam. The Kerala mural art is also strongly related to the dr...
Does this seem like a bad idea? Tell me why. Timothy Green September 22nd, 2009 RATTLE e.7 Fall 2009 PAINTINGS by Dan Ruhrmanty ARTIST STATEMENT " My goal is to create something that resembles the very essence of our ever changing world. I feel that to force creativity is to go ...
When depicting human figures in tomb art, it was important to show the gods as much of the body as possible. Therefore, a frontal and a profile image were combined in the same figure. It was not intended to be naturalistic, but to function as a sign denoting ‘man’. This method helpe...
This gesture holds additional layers of meaning: on one hand it seems to invite the viewer into the painting; on the other it casts a shadow on van Ruytenburch’s jacket, pinching the embroidered symbol of a lion (from the Amsterdam coat of arms) between the thumb and forefinger - a ...
The Lion Dance is one of the most wide-spread dances in China.In Chinese tradition,the lion is believed to bring good luck.Typically,two people wear their special clothes to act as a lion—one moves the lion's head and the other moves the lion's body and tail.They dance to gongs (...
Woman’s Head, c. 1473Portrait of Ginevra Benci, c. 1474Study of hands, c. 1474 The Baptism of Christ, c. 1475Madonna with a Flower (Madonna Benois), c. 1478Study, c. 1478 Study for the Madonna with the Fruit Bowl, c. 1478Study of a child with a cat, c. 1478Study of the Ma...
Distinction Gallery and ArtHatch is pleased to announce our 13th Annual Art-A-Thon, a marathon of artistic creation to benefit the non-profit art center's teen program. Artists from San Diego County will join together to create artwork for 24 straight hours. Completed artworks will be auctione...
Details: Twitter Bird, an original painting, on 20 x 16 inch stretched canvas over a wooden frame. The painting is about a half inch think. You could hang as is, or put it in a frame. The back of the painting will contains the title, the date, Nitrozac's signature, and a ...
Leonor Fini was an Argentine-born Surrealist artist known for her Gothic paintings that explore female sexuality and identity. The use of symbolic, mythological imagery, in particular that of a sphinx (a creature with a lion’s body and a human head), be
Line drawings - using Photoshop to clean up photographs of line drawings Lion Man from Ulm Liujiang cranium, more than 40 000 years old, of a modern Homo sapiens Lonetal Sites, including Aurignacian sites in the Swabian Alb near the city of Ulm Longbow replica Lucy's baby Lucy, Australopith...