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Unframed Blog
| Jul 04, 2012
… it is said that a Chinese cook accidentally mixed three common ingredients that formed a black powder and exploded …
Unframed Blog
| Mar 09, 2012
… with a focus on our small exhibition of global textiles Common Places: Printing, Embroidery, and the Art of…
Unframed Blog
| Nov 23, 2011
… wrapping, and more throughout the weekend. One of the most common things I hear when people come out of our exhibition …
Unframed Blog
| Aug 11, 2009
… which parks will close sometime after Labor Day. Most commonly known as the Cornfield, the 32-acre parcel has gone …
Unframed Blog
| Dec 03, 2014
… of public space in Los Angeles different from that of other places where you’ve worked? JCF: In places like…
Unframed Blog
| Apr 04, 2024
… Sea, photo by Giovanni Arechavaleta gareco51, Wikimedia Commons, License CC0: …
Unframed Blog
| Mar 23, 2012
… and textile art and check out the small exhibition Common Places: Printing, Embroidery, and the Art of Global…
Unframed Blog
| Jun 25, 2019
… these sites have influenced his practice. Asphalt (what we commonly refer to as “tar”), has long held Cheng’s …
1967 | Plexiglas and silkscreen
other young, Los Angeles-based artists. In the late 1960s, based on his idea of combining a common ... the place caught my eye. I thought, why not make that chair in plastic. I took the chair apart, and ... and was the first of many common object pieces.” About The Era: Historical Commentary: Handbook: ...
18th-19th century | Velvet textile with metal threads | On View
<i>sufra</i>, the Persian word for the fabric covering the dining surface, came to signify any place from which ... beneath but provided a beautiful <i>mise en place</i>for a coffee service (cat. 129b) or ... inside round trays, became common by the mid- to late eighteenth century. Offering coffee to guests was ...
614 A.H.; 1217 | Gold
place of issue, and the shahada, or profession of faith. Gold coins such as this example were not for ... and more common copper coins, known as fals, were used for everyday commerce and trade. Minted in ...
circa 1675-1700 | Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
(surahi), which is a common courtly attribute. The figures are placed against a descendent Mughal-style ...
circa 1700 | Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
or even a sheaf of barley. The painting features the common Bilaspur stylistic characteristics of ... a long spiraling lock of hair in place of a sideburn for the ascetic, slightly stunted figures, ...
14th-15th century | Volcanic stone
in a place of honor in a family home or shrine. This funerary urn was fashioned during the Majapahit ... of light. Atop the lid is a domesticated water buffalo common to Southeast Asia that is lying on the ...
late Tumulus period, circa 500-600 | Coil-built eathenware with applied decoration
in front of the ears was common for men at the time. This haniwa was made during the late Kofun era ... (late 5th6th century), when most figural haniwa were created. Such figural haniwa were placed either ...
2009, carpet from first half of 20th century | Persian wool carpet with mirror shards under plexi, photo printed on plexi
time and place, as well as small shards of mirror that allow the viewer reflected in the cut glass to ... and mirrors are common themes in her work. She has participated in solo and group exhibitions in ...
2009, carpet from first half of 20th century | Persian wool carpet with mirror shards under plexi, photo printed on plexi
time and place, as well as small shards of mirror that allow the viewer reflected in the cut glass to ... and mirrors are common themes in her work. She has participated in solo and group exhibitions in ...
16th century | Ivory
stylistically derived from earlier architectural and sculptural conventions. The most common is a mythical ... the greater amount of body jewelry and the lusher mane with large hair curls in place of the ...
1762 | Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper
generally known as the Rajasthani system. It is a heroic melody evoking a martial spirit, hence its common ... battle takes place in a forest glen on a partly cloudy day. The blind header would have been reserved for ...
1980 | Etching
open circle forms the curve of the arms, with slightly rounded ends to differentiate the hands placed ... a less common aspect of Tamayo’s production.</P><br> <P>For more information see the ...
circa 1800 | Wood, shell, human teeth, and traces of pigment
eighteenth-century classic Maori period. The commissioned work was typical of the many carved elements placed at the ... figures, which are covered in carved bird symbols known to the Maori and common curvilinear tattoo motifs, ... denotes the importance of human design in Maori art and indicates the important place of ancestors. Maori ...
1883 | Oil on canvas
artist, but definitely a successful one. Although it is a still life of game, which were common among ... of Carlsen’s approach to, still life. About The Era: After the centennial of 1876 the foremost place ... work could be seen no matter where it was placed. <BR>Contrary to earlier periods, American ...
1868 | Color woodblock print
(1868-1912). Yoshitoshi depicts him here dodging blazing bullets, which were not common in Geki's time. By ... placing Geki in a modern context with updated costume and rifle fire, Yoshitoshi accentuates the ...
dated 1420 | Mineral pigments on cotton cloth
grass, placed in a vessel of water and worshipped. Paintings were commonly made to commemorate the ...
early 19th century | Oil on canvas
painting in Iran blossomed to become a common medium, usually embellishing the walls of reception halls in ... placing the scene in the Qajar material world. For instance, the wine bottle held by the Christian maiden ...
1850 | Opaque watercolor, gold, tin alloy, and ink on paper
(Translated by Naval Krishna.). Although the term jala-yatra in the inscription is commonly translated as ... bowls and a tray, and two oil lamps used in ceremonies. Two pan quids are placed on the viewer’s right ...
circa 1790 | Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
Notes: Asavari Ragini is most commonly represented by a solitary woman wearing a leaf-skirt and communing ... markings, golden nimbus, and copious jewelry. Her crescent moon is emblematic of Shiva. In place of a simple ...
second half of 17th century or later | Fritware, incised and glazed
insomnia by mixing opium with more common herbs including mint, anemone, and juice of jasmine. Other ... rosewater. Burners of costlier materials like gilt bronze might also find a place in houses of worship. ...