Sentences with phrase «on ancient art»

Pakistani painter Shahzia Sikander puts a contemporary spin on ancient art, often taking cues from traditional Eastern ideas of music, texts, scroll painting, and the Persian art of miniature painting.

If you're intrigued by this futuristic take on the ancient art of matchmaking, you can enable the eHarmony Skill for Amazon Alexa here.

This new book puts a clever pop culture spin on an ancient art.

Park51 teaches calligraphy On Sat., April 21, anyone interested in learning calligraphy can take advantage of a free lesson on the ancient art form, thanks to Park51.

It's based on an ancient art called rhythmic shushing that can come off as loud and jarring, but is actually comforting to a baby (similar to the sound of a vacuum cleaner).

He also gives Mo a primer on the ancient art of Tai Chi.

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Thousands of ancient clay tablets, seals and other Iraqi archaeological objects that were smuggled into the U.S. and shipped to the head of arts and crafts chain Hobby Lobby were returned to the Iraqi government on Wednesday.

The Detroit Institute of Arts is also experimenting with augmented reality technology and is partnering with Google for an Ancient Egypt exhibit in which visitors can use the museum's smartphones to see special digital graphics and information overlaid on certain objects, like a mummy's sarcophagus.

That was a mystery.But there they were at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, two ancient pieces dating from the years 100 to 300, sitting beneath the grass on the east...

U.S. officials on Wednesday returned to Iraq 3,800 ancient artifacts that had been smuggled into the United States and shipped to a nationwide arts and crafts retailer.

Whether the masses are innocent is, of course, not a matter that can be documented, but I have observed in conversation with many spectators tenacious conviction that the Passion Play is (a) a great work of religious art or (b) the work of sincere peasant folk bent only on fulfilling an ancient vow.

The Afghan Taliban destroyed all representational art they could get their hands on, including two ancient rock - cut Buddha statues, because they sincerely believed Islam required it.

Obviously, Paul was a force to be reckoned with, but as David suggested, his use of polemics, not to mention the recently (40 yrs) discovered art of ancient rhetoric help us to place his words in the category of particular and avoid the generalities of «one size fits all» This is important stuff to consider when trying to make sense of an apostle that wished castration on some, while preaching a gospel of love to all the world.

After several hundred experiments, fermenting anything and everything she could get her hands on, Holly accidently stumbled upon the art of «Jun.» She instantly fell in love with this ancient method of fermenting with honey and its signature flavor profile.

It offers the opportunity to reflect on the nature of fandom and who we are as people who watch and care about that ancient art of putting spheres in peach baskets.

In San Francisco, aficionados of the ancient and bloody art of bullfighting who find themselves hankering for the sights and sounds of the bull ring can find satisfaction of a sort no farther away than Broadway, in the picturesque El Matador bar, which is owned and operated by sometime matador and eminently prolific writer on bullfighting lore Barnaby Conrad.

November 8: Art lovers and their little ones can go on a Stroller Tour through Art and Legends of the Ancient World (Wellesley)

There are tips on how to use art to ease your mind, why the ancient art of paper folding is worth learning, and why working with clay and playing in the park should also be grown up activities.

Thai Chi A part of our Wellness program, the ancient art of Thai Chi focuses on breathing, movement, awareness, and meditation exercises.

In contrast to my last post on the modern art of photography; this week I am exploring an ancient human activity.

Most people think that paper cutting art is founded on the ancient German art called scherenschnitte.

Harvard Magazine, November 2015 Life On a Tabletop: An ancient art form thrives at the Puppet Showplace Theater (Download PDF)

Egyptian texts and art contain no mention of hair products, he says, although ancient Egyptians are known to have used scented oils and lotions on their bodies.

The legendary limits of the Terra Australis of ancient and medieval cartographers, whose northerly coast was represented in art in the time of Ptolemy as extending eastward from Southern Africa toward China and inclosing the Indian Ocean, began to recede to the southward on the map of the world in the generation which produced Columbus, da Gama, and Magellan and disclosed America, the route to the Indies, and the circumnavigation of the globe.

A new assembly method based on an ancient Japanese paper art quickly transforms 2 - D structures into complex 3 - D shapes.

Still, this window on the past is less than perfect, warns Linda Evans, an environmental historian at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, who studies representations of animals in ancient Egyptian art.

Caves, she learned, were a recurring motif in ancient Maya art and literature: They were painted on the sides of ceramic vases, cited in songs and poems, and carved into stone monuments.

«I think water crossing goes with modern language and with modern art,» says Geoff Irwin, an expert on ancient seafaring at the University of Auckland in New Zealand.

«This phenomenon is known as «yellowing,» which causes severe damage and negatively affects the aesthetic enjoyment of ancient art works on paper.»

Of the 350 artifacts of Aztec culture now on display at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, the most discomfiting is a two - foot - tall clay statuette of Xipe Totec, the ancient Aztec god of spring.

For the day's social event, we were heading out of the city on a field trip to see some ancient rock art, hiking across a semiarid rangeland known locally as the Barrens.

Follow all of the tips above and I assure you, you will never regret the effort it took you to get on your mat and practice this ancient art.

Before I explain about yoga for psoriasis, let's get one thing clear; yoga is not a religion nor a belief system, it is an ancient art form is based on harmonising and developing the body, mind and spirit.

Kraftsow explains that these modern adaptions of Warrior 1 are based on an ancient Indian martial arts stance.

Get one on one time with Lauren to enhance your existing practice or learn the ancient art of yoga in a private setting.

This ancient Japanese art focuses on the beauty of imperfection.

Chinese porcelain blue on white - glazed covered serving bowls using the ancient art of adding rice grains to the porcelain before firing to create a translucent effect.

Accented with golden beadwork and sequins on the yoke, this beautiful dress showcases the ancient art of shibori, a tie - dying technique that originated in Japan.

You may find out you are more interested in the art of ancient China than you realized before by finding someone on the web site that is passionate about the subject.

Gay history, gay art, homosexual mythology, gay love poems and articles on homosexuality from various world cultures, spanning ancient times to the present.

From mastering martial arts in Shang Simla, China, discovering rich culture and famous landmarks on a romantic getaway to Champs Les Sims, France or exploring the depths of ancient tombs in Al Simhara, Egypt, players can take their Sims on a journey that will change their Sims» lives.

Though Strange is skeptical at first, the Ancient One opens his mind to the infinite power and knowledge that the universe contains, ultimately taking him on as a student of the mystic arts.

They will discover lions in ancient art works, on national flags and displayed on coats of arms.

It introduces them to: - The term «globalisation» - The spread of artwork from ancient civilizations such as the Romans - The impact of trade along the Silk Road - The impact of colonialism on the spread of artwork and art techniques - A comparison of very local artists such as John Constable with modern global artists such as Peter Fischli and David Weiss.

Below is a curriculum guide, which includes a packet on art in Ancient Egypt, reading questions for the novel, a glossary, timeline, map, as well as four book related activities for the whole class.

It has some fairly ancient animation cels, an actual Yellow Kid page, some classic Gene Colan art, a lot of Ed Hannigan works (and he is the beneficiary of a party on Friday evening), and a whole heaping lot of Batman stuff right now.

Based on the ancient Chinese art of placement, this ethereal manual explains how rearranging your home can help you attract and hold love.

How does this scholarship bear on the understanding of bronzes within the wider history of ancient art?

On the other hand, I am skilled in various ancient arts.

I was on the arts side of school, and along with the usual history, psychology, and political science, I also studied metaphysics, epistemology, logic, religion, and the philosophy of the ancient Greeks.