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Barcelona Chair

Barcelona Chair

Sunday, December 6, 2009 No Comments

The Barcelona chair, which is considered to be a modern classic and one of the most elegant chairs of the 20th century, was designed by Mies van der Rohe. He designed the chair at the International Exposition in Barcelona in 1929. Mies van der Rohe drew inspiration for his design from an Egyptian folding chair [...]

Lumbung (Barn) Architecture has Vanished

Lumbung (Barn) Architecture has Vanished

Thursday, September 10, 2009 No Comments

Lumbung is a kind of little building, like barn, where the rice put on and was built with high cultural value in each region.  The existence of Lumbung for right now was driven by the progress of era and the modern lifestyle so that the people do not care about its extinction.
From the ancient time, [...]

Start an Art Collectible Hobby and Beautify Your Home

Start an Art Collectible Hobby and Beautify Your Home

Friday, May 22, 2009 No Comments

Collecting is a fun hobby, and one of the most interesting things to collect are art collectibles.  Many different items can be painted with artwork and become an art collectible.  Hobby enthusiasts collect such things as saw blades, and wooden eggs which have had artwork painted on.  People even collect designer rugs as art.  Another [...]

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Comic Book Art

Comic Book Art

Monday, March 30, 2009 No Comments

With the variety of comic books on the market today no wonder so many young people have decided to enter the comic book art market.  There are never ending opportunities in this field and you do not have to be a natural to make it happen.
Artist’s workshops
Comic Book artist workshops are designed for anyone that [...]

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Decorating Spaces With Photographs

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 No Comments

In most interiors art photographs are brought in as the finishing touch. It’s one of the elements that can instantly warm up a space and make it feel like home.  Photographs can expand a space both visually and emotionally, give us a window to the world, bring interest and color to the wall spaces, and [...]

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DEEP Indonesia International Underwater Photo Competition 2009

DEEP Indonesia International Underwater Photo Competition 2009

Monday, March 2, 2009 No Comments

On the heels of announcing the prestigious 4th-annual, US-based international photo and video competition, wetpixel inline and divephotoguide.com  have once again organized a unique joint collaboration with a second international competition in association with DEEP Indonesia , Indonesia’s first-ever diving, adventure travel and water sports expo.
For three years now two international competitions associated with dive [...]

Egg Tempera

Egg Tempera

Tuesday, February 24, 2009 No Comments

In this method, the pigment is mixed with egg yolk or both the yolk and white of an egg. It is thinned with water and applied to a gesso ground (plaster mixed with a binding) on a panel. It was also used on parchment or paper to illustrate or embellish books [...]

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Cave Painting

Cave Painting

Monday, February 23, 2009 No Comments

The oldest examples of painting date to more than 20,000 B.C, and can be found in the caves in southern France. The best known of these caves is at Lascaux, although there are many others. These portraits of animals and hunters were probably [...]

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Fresco Secco

Fresco Secco

Monday, February 23, 2009 No Comments

In the dry plaster or “fresco secco” technique, pigments are usually mixed with water, although other substances might also be used. The paint is then applied to a dry plaster wall which has been wetted down with water. Since the plaster is relatively dry, it is non-absorbent, and the pigment adheres [...]

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Batik: Design, Style and History

Batik: Design, Style and History

Monday, August 11, 2008 No Comments

Fiona Kerlogue
T h a m e s   a n d   H u d s o n   2 0 0 4
A  book review by D a n n y  Y e e
An antique wooden chest with batik inspired design
made of embedded white shells

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