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Ethiopian art is the manifestation in art of the Ethiopian civilization, an African Christian [1] civilization that developed for millennia in relative isolation (since the 7th century, the expansion of Islam separated it from the rest of Christianity). The main artistic expressions have been architecture, painting and goldsmithing.
The visual art of Singapore, or Singaporean art, refers to all forms of visual art in or associated with Singapore throughout its history and towards the present-day. The history of Singaporean art includes the indigenous artistic traditions of the Malay Archipelago and the diverse visual practices of itinerant artists and migrants from China, the Indian subcontinent, and Europe.
The Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts (CAVA), Jaganmohan Art Gallery and Venkatappa Art Gallery are reminders of this heyday. [17] Chitrakala Parishat is an organisation in Karnataka dedicated to promoting visual arts, particularly folk and traditional art.
Sargaalaya is a 20-acre (8.1 ha) arts and crafts village in Iringal, near Vatakara in the Kozhikode district of Kerala, India. [1] [2] It was established at a cost of around 15 crores on 19 February 2011 by The Kerala Tourism Department.
Although the concept of "Islamic art" has been put into question by some modern art historians as a construct of Western cultural views, [9] [10] [11] the similarities between art produced at widely different times and places in the Muslim world, especially in the Islamic Golden Age, have been sufficient to keep the term in wide use as a useful ...
Buddhist art is visual art produced in the context of Buddhism.It includes depictions of Gautama Buddha and other Buddhas and bodhisattvas, notable Buddhist figures both historical and mythical, narrative scenes from their lives, mandalas, and physical objects associated with Buddhist practice, such as vajras, bells, stupas and Buddhist temple architecture. [1]
Egidius Mengelberg (8 April 1770, Cologne - 26 October 1849, Cologne) was a German portrait painter, interior designer and art teacher. Life and work. His family was originally from Linz am Rhein, where it can be traced back to the 16th century. At the age of thirteen, he took lessons from Johann Peter von Langer in Düsseldorf. Three years ...
Charles Robert Ashbee (17 May 1863 – 23 May 1942) was an English architect and designer who was a prime mover of the Arts and Crafts movement, which took its craft ethic from the works of John Ruskin and its co-operative structure from the socialism of William Morris.