Wisdom of the East is a fresco mural by Indonesian artist Affandi located in Jefferson Hall, East-West Center of Honololu, Hawaii.
Thursday 12 July 2012
Wisdom of the East - Affandi
Wisdom of the East is a fresco mural by Indonesian artist Affandi located in Jefferson Hall, East-West Center of Honololu, Hawaii.
Sunday 3 June 2012
Hyewon - Korean Art, Joseon Period
Scenery of Dano Day
"Holding a drinking bout" (주사거배 酒肆擧盃)
"A young boy plucking an azalea" (소년전홍 少年剪紅)
"Lovers under the moon" (월하정인 月下情人)
"Dance with two knives"(쌍검대무 雙劍對舞)
Thursday 5 April 2012
Sunday 1 April 2012
Thursday 29 March 2012
Wayang Kulit
Wayang kulit, shadow puppets prevalent in Java and Bali in Indonesia, are without a doubt the best known of the Indonesian wayang. Kulit means skin, and refers to the leather construction of the puppets that are carefully chiselled with very fine tools and supported with carefully shaped buffalo horn handles and control rods. [Definition taken from Wikipedia.com]
Here are some examples
Balinese Art - Kamasan Style
Kamasan is a painting style based on shadow puppet characters. Its roots can be traced back to the Majapahit Empire in Java.
To know more about it, take a look at this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balinese_art
Here are some examples of Kamsan artworks:
To know more about it, take a look at this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balinese_art
Here are some examples of Kamsan artworks:
Wednesday 28 March 2012
Khambhavati Ragini - A lady preforms the Brahma puja with an attendant on a palace terrace
A lady preforms the Brahma puja with an attendant on a palace terrace - Khambhavati Ragini, Rajput Painting Mid 18th Century
Tuesday 27 March 2012
Monday 26 March 2012
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