Shadow play
Chinese shadow theatre figures Shadow play is popular in various cultures; currently there are more than 20 countries known to have shadow show troupes. Shadow play is an old tradition and it has a long history in Southeast Asia; especially in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia. It is also considered as an ancient art in other parts of Asia such as in China, India and Nepal. §Chinese[edit] §Mainland China[edit] Shadow puppetry originated during the Han Dynasty when one of the concubines of Emperor Wu of Han died from an illness. §Taiwan Ping[edit] The origins of Taiwan's shadow puppetry can be traced to the Chaochow school of shadow puppet theatre. §Terminology[edit] A number of terms are used to describe the different forms. (皮影戏, pí yĭng xì) is a shadow theatre using leather puppets. §France[edit] Part of the collection of the Museo del PRECINEMA, Padua §India[edit] §Indonesia[edit] The performances of shadow puppet theater are accompanied by gamelan in Java. §Malaysia[edit]
Toward an Architecture
Vers une architecture, recently translated into English as Toward an Architecture but commonly known as Towards a New Architecture after the 1927 translation by Frederick Etchells, is a collection of essays written by Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret), advocating for and exploring the concept of modern architecture. The book has had a lasting effect on the architectural profession, serving as the manifesto for a generation of architects, a subject of hatred for others, and unquestionably an important work of architectural theory. The architectural historian Reyner Banham wrote that its influence was "beyond that of any other architectural work published in this [20th] century to date",[1] and that unparalleled influence has continued, unabated, into the 21st century. The polemical book contains seven essays, all but one of which were published in the magazine L'Esprit Nouveau beginning in 1921. See also[edit] Le Corbusier's Five Points of Architecture References[edit] Sources[edit]
Minimalism
In the visual arts and music, minimalism is a style that uses pared-down design elements. §Minimal art, minimalism in visual art[edit] In France between 1947 and 1948,[12] Yves Klein conceived his Monotone Symphony (1949, formally The Monotone-Silence Symphony) that consisted of a single 20-minute sustained chord followed by a 20-minute silence[13][14] – a precedent to both La Monte Young's drone music and John Cage's 4′33″. There have been some further constructions of what I wrote that go over into preposterousness: That I regard flatness and the inclosing of flatness not just as the limiting conditions of pictorial art, but as criteria of aesthetic quality in pictorial art; that the further a work advances the self-definition of an art, the better that work is bound to be. Because of a tendency in minimal art to exclude the pictorial, illusionistic and fictive in favor of the literal, there was a movement away from painterly and toward sculptural concerns. §Minimalist design[edit]
Le Corbusier
Swiss-French architect (1887–1965) Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (6 October 1887 – 27 August 1965), known as Le Corbusier,[a][5] was a Swiss-French architectural designer, painter, urban planner and writer, who was one of the pioneers of what is now regarded as modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland to French-speaking Swiss parents, and acquired French nationality by naturalization in 1930.[6] His career spanned five decades, in which he designed buildings in Europe, Japan, India, as well as North and South America.[7] He considered that "the roots of modern architecture are to be found in Viollet-le-Duc. Dedicated to providing better living conditions for the residents of crowded cities, Le Corbusier was influential in urban planning, and was a founding member of the Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM). Le Corbusier remains a controversial figure. Early life (1887–1904) [edit] Travel and first houses (1905–1914) The Villa Favre-Jacot in Le Locle, Switzerland (1912)
James C. Christensen
James C. Christensen (born September 26, 1942) is a popular American artist of religious and fantasy art and formerly an instructor at Brigham Young University. Christensen says his inspirations are myths, fables, fantasies, and tales of imagination. Career[edit] Christensen was raised in Culver City, California and attended UCLA. He has had numerous showings of his work throughout the US and has been commissioned by numerous media companies to create artwork for their publications, such as Time-Life Books and Omni. Christensen appeared in an episode of ABC's show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in 2005. Christensen has published more than three books, with many of his works appearing in many more. Not employed in all his paintings, his trademark is a flying or floating fish, often on a leash. Personal life[edit] Controversy[edit] References[edit] Further reading[edit] External links[edit]
Florence Charterhouse
Florence Charterhouse church The courtyard of the monastery Florence Charterhouse (Certosa di Firenze or Certosa del Galluzzo) is a charterhouse, or Carthusian monastery, located in the Florence suburb of Galluzzo, in central Italy. The building is a walled complex located on Monte Acuto, at the point of confluence of the Ema and Greve rivers. The charterhouse was founded in 1341 by the Florentine noble Niccolò Acciaioli, Grand Seneschal of the Kingdom of Naples, but continued to expand over the centuries as the recipient of numerous donations. Florence, Certosa, Charterhouse, chapel, ca.1878 Florence, Certosa, Charterhouse, cloister, ca.1878 In 1958 the monastery was taken over by Cistercian monks. The chapter house now holds lunettes from the cloister, frescoed by Pontormo, damaged by exposure to the elements. The charterhouse inspired Le Corbusier for his urban projects.[1] References[edit] External links[edit] Coordinates:
Psychedelic art
Psychedelic art is any art inspired by psychedelic experiences known to follow the ingestion of psychoactive drugs such as LSD and psilocybin. The word "psychedelic" (coined by British psychologist Humphry Osmond) means "mind manifesting". By that definition, all artistic efforts to depict the inner world of the psyche may be considered "psychedelic". In common parlance "psychedelic art" refers above all to the art movement of the late 1960s counterculture. §Features[edit] §Origins[edit] Psychedelic art is informed by the notion that altered states of consciousness produced by psychedelic drugs are a source of artistic inspiration. The early examples of "psychedelic art" are literary rather than visual, although there are some examples in the Surrealist art movement, such as Remedios Varo and André Masson. Albert Hofmann and his colleagues at Sandoz Laboratories were convinced immediately after its discovery in 1943 of the power and promise of LSD. §In 1960s counterculture[edit]
