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Embrace Your Inner Latin With These Beautiful Mexican Tapestries | Latin post
By Danielle Ong First published: May 13, 2020 07:44 AM EDT…
The Fascinating World of Hand Painted Ghanaian Movie Posters
Will the wonders of the internet never end? When I was a child in London in the early 2000s, I had the chance to discover great cinema from all over the world. I had a particular fondness for some of the amazing Ghanaian and Nigerian…
Raphael’s tapestries in the Sistine Chapel
Imagine entering the Sistine Chapel without looking up. It seems inconceivable that the eye could fail to be drawn to the sky by Michelangelo's epic ceiling frescoes depicting scenes from the Book of Genesis and those eloquent and…
The Layers of History Behind Raphael’s Tapestries at the Sistine Chapel
Installation view of the Raphael Tapestries at the Sistine Chapel (photo by Claudia Viggiani, used with permission)
VATICAN CITY — On Boxing Day 1519, on the feast of Saint Stephen, Pope Leo X ordered the exhibition of 7 of the ten…
Collector Marie Cuttoli transformed works of Picasso and Matisse into tapestries
"It was totally risky and a totally new thing that had never been done before by these artists, by anyone," said Cindy Kang, the Barnes Foundation curator behind the first major exhibition dedicated to the 'entrepreneur, "Marie Cuttoli:…
Raphael’s tapestries reunited in the Sistine Chapel for the first time since the Renaissance
The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican (via Richard Mortel/Flickr)
To celebrate the 500th anniversary of the death of Renaissance artist Raphael, a number of his designed tapestries will return to the lower walls of the Sistine Chapel in the…
New posters for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics pay homage to Japanese art
It will be months before the world's best runners, swimmers and gymnasts make their mark at the Tokyo 2020 Games, but now you can get a glimpse of Japan's artistic approach to promoting the global event.
Twenty official…
Works of art transmitted by blood become collector’s items with Gecco tapestries
| Transmitted by blood is one of those games that you have to play at least once. Being a fan of the Dark Soul series, I wanted to jump into this gothic horror franchise and I was not disappointed. This game is quite difficult so if…
Alexandra Mocanu weaves tapestries like paintings
At first glance, one might perceive Alexandra Mocanu's sweeping brushstrokes as simply cheeky one-stroke applications of paint. But on closer inspection, these expansive pieces reveal themselves as woven tapestries;…
Tyabji’s 208 tapestries represent a failure to meet set expectations – The New Indian…
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Each of the 208 works that Nalini Misra Tyabji has presented at the Visual Arts Gallery, her new exhibition, testifies to its non-compliance with established expectations. Entitled Form.Less, it…
New Star Wars The Rise Of Skywalker Posters Give Us A Cool Look At Keri Russell’s Character…
Srar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is in a month. To celebrate the impending conclusion of the 40-year saga, Disney has just released 13 character posters highlighting the main cast of the upcoming star wars Release. By the looks of it,…
Google Photos tests Walmart / CVS photo prints and large canvas prints
Google Photos is one of Google's best online services because it offers unlimited free photo backup and a ton of useful features to help organize photos into albums. Recently, Google rolled out the ability to search for your photos by…
Artist David Noonan weaves ambiguity into his latest tapestries
Untitled, 2019, tapestry by David Noonan.Credit:Anna Schwartz GalleryEvery day for six months, a room full of women sewed his vast three by two meter design. It looks like something from Rumpelstiltskin, but it was more of a hipster…
Turn your favorite iPhone photos into museum-quality canvas prints
Print your iPhone photos on canvas for a museum-worthy look. Photo: CanvasChamp
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4 Creative Ways Affordable Canvas Prints Can Transform Your Home
This position is promoted in collaboration with Canvas Champ. Our partners are handpicked by the My Modern Met team because they represent the best of design.
Looking for a fun and economical way to spruce up your…
California-inspired tapestries for a home oasis, plus 4 other clever finds
At Clever, we strive to find the right things - unexpected decorating ideas, accents and furniture that brightens up the day, news you need to know - and then bring that information directly to you. Here's a recap of five things that held…
Lakeland Tapestries
LAKELAND - You may have noticed that the chimpanzee was wearing purple headphones. Or the huge rubber duck with a crown on it.These are just two of 65 mostly colorful works of art that have sprung up in large downtown Lakeland over the…
Artist Ruth Miller creates embroidered tapestries that rival paintings
Mississippi Gulf Coast artist Ruth Miller creates large narrative portraits and domestic scenes in vibrant hues. In his most famous work, Peach Tea Cup-a room nearly 5 feet long and 3 feet wide â a black woman's skin is…
Woven material: Analia Saban combines computing with tapestries
The title of Analia Saban's exhibition, âPerforated Cardâ, alludes not only to its subject - the history of computing - but also to a specific genealogy of it: the jacquard loom, invented in 1804, which…
Fall 2018 visual arts preview: from Medici tapestries to what Georgia O’Keeffe wore
The fall 2018 art season will feature an invigorating follow-up to FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art, which will run through September 30 at multiple venues.Steven Litt, the ordinary merchant"The American…
Tapestries that mend the divisions between Mexico and the United States
Installation view of Craftsmanship and care at the Museum of Arts and Design with “Crafta Weave” (2015) centered (photo by the author for Hyperallergic)
There is already a wall along the border between the United States and Mexico. It…
Canvas Prints Company Earns a 5-Star Rating on TopConsumerReviews.com
For all these reasons, Canvas HQ is the top winner among canvas printing companies in 2018!
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Atlanta artist Jon Eric Riis’ tapestries blend beauty with powerful social message
Photograph by Gregory MillerIf the medium is the message, as communications theorist Marshall McLuhan has argued, nowhere is this more evident than in the work of Atlanta's Jon Eric Riis. Many cite him as the country's leading…
European tapestries from the Burrell Collection trace the history of an art form
Sir William Burrell's donation of his art collection to the Glasgow Corporation in 1944 was one of the great acts of cultural philanthropy of the 20th century. The breadth and depth of the shipping magnate's interests in art and…
The Renaissance tapestries came out. But today have a renaissance.
STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET, England — What was the most expensive art form at the start of the 16th century? Have your ceiling painted by Michelangelo, surely?In his 1553 biography "The Life of Michelangelo", Ascanio Condivi wrote that Pope…
Tapestries among the contents of a 16th-century country house sold at auction
Over £ 1million of the contents of a 16th country house is auctioned off in a take-out.The one-time sale features 19 eye-catching tapestries worth up to £ 20,000 each, paintings, antique furniture and garden…
Rena Detrixhe transforms Oklahoma’s “Red Dirt” into elegant tapestries
In meditative response to these ideas, Detrixhe collects gallons of red soil by hand, usually at local construction or excavation sites, and turns them into ornate âtapestriesâ that are ultimately swept…
The artist makes tapestries from his paintings
ANDREAS ERIKSSON grew up near the Swedish mountain Kinnekulle, which is home to diverse flora and fauna. Unsurprisingly, nature and topography are major themes in his paintings: blocky abstractions in vivid hues or shades of…
Tapestries play a key role in Goldberg’s show
Gary Goldberg, an art professor at Midwestern State University, has two 4-foot-by-10-foot landscape tapestries that have been accepted into the prestigious Texas Biennale "TX 17" art exhibition, which focuses on the best contemporary work…
UO Art Museum to Show Rare 400-Year-Old Italian Tapestries
An exhibition of rare Italian tapestries will have an unveiling start on September 22 at Jordan Schnitzer Art Museum, the day before the official opening of the collection to the public.Entitled âThe Barberini Tapestries:…
Silk tapestries inspired by Russian prison tattoos featured in new Williamsburg exhibit
WILLIAMSBURG - Russian prison ink can be an art and an Argentinian tattoo artist would love to prove it to you. Joaquin engine, 30, a tattoo artist from Buenos Aires, will display his collection of silk tapestries edged with "raw and…
Meet the Dallas artist who makes unique dyed tapestries
Dallas artist Lauren Williams was staring at a blank wall in her dining room when inspiration struck. âI knew I needed a great piece of art - something special,â Williams says. "Instead of…
What are you up to? Christopher Payne’s canvas tapestries
Christopher Payne de Fogo says he's always been into art and creating new things - that's how he started creating tapestry scenes in Newfoundland cloth and canvas. "I've had canvases all over the place and I used to see people quilting…
Use artistic tapestries to decorate your home
As the holiday season approaches, just like your wardrobe, your furniture and home decor items also need a makeover. The meticulously woven tapestries, which are also artistic, are the perfect choice.
Ever medium has its own distinct…
Review “Woven gold: Tapestries of Louis XIV”
Even now, centuries after the heyday of European royalty, nothing proclaims the divine right of kings like a huge tapestry. And no monarch has projected his power better through this medium than Louis XIV, the Sun King of France, who…
Tom and Charlotte awarded on rich tapestries of life
AFTER more than half a century in acting, Tom Courtenay was finally able to film his first "love scene", in his new film 45 Years.
"I don't think I've done it yet, I was very excited about the!-->!-->…
Canvas Press lowers the prices of its quality canvas prints
Quality Canvas Prints at Discounted Price
We believe that by making this change there is a greater opportunity to bring this personalized art product within…
Gallery Wrap vs Museum Wrap
Sunrise Offers Museum and Gallery Wrapping
In a gallery, the image extends beyond the front display area and wraps around the side edge of the frame.…
‘The Tapestries of Don Quixote by Coypel: Illustrating a Spanish Novel in 18th Century…
Miguel de Cervantes' "Don Quixote" spanned four centuries with all of its appeal intact, while inspiring playwrights, composers and ultimately filmmakers. Goya, Picasso and Dalà were among the famous Spanish painters for Don…
“Spectacular Rubens: the triumph of the Eucharist” – Tapestries larger than they are large, at…
"The victory of truth over heresy" (c. 1622-1625), by Peter Paul Rubens. Oil on panel. Prado National Museum, Madrid
Haven't you seen it yet? There is still time - and the investment is worth it.
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) was…
Woven masterpieces: Aubusson tapestries
This incredible Aubusson tapestry is modeled on the work Les constructeurs sur fond bleu by Fernand LégerMS Rau Antiques, New Orleans
In Aubusson's workshops, tapestries are woven today as they were hundreds of years ago.…
Golden fields: the shimmering tapestries of Olga de Amaral | In progress
It's tempting to seek out the inspirations behind Olga de Amaral's weavings - tangible things like…
Raphaël: caricatures and tapestries for the Sistine Chapel, at the Victoria & Albert Museum |…
Imagine a very first five-week museum exhibition with a subject as familiar as Raphael (1483-1520). This is what the Victoria & Albert Museum in London serves, exhibiting four of the master's tapestries of the Sistine Chapel alongside…
Selected paintings and tapestries (2005-2009) – The Brooklyn Rail
Any keen observer of Chuck Close's work is surely aware of its evolution from the uniformity of black and white paintings of the 1970s to the increased freedom of the later color work, which gained in dynamism following…