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Unframed Blog
| Feb 09, 2017
… in Vision in Motion, published posthumously in 1947. “The common denominator is the fundamental acknowledgment of …
Unframed Blog
| Nov 22, 2016
… or more unique and autonomous things possessing some commonality and organized sequentially. The principle that …
Unframed Blog
| Oct 26, 2016
… today’s all-volunteer force means that it can be quite common for a civilian not to personally know anyone active … been forced to…
Unframed Blog
| Sep 15, 2014
… and can be a powerful experience when shared. Even today, a common reaction when examining them is wonderment, but these … the…
Unframed Blog
| Feb 06, 2013
… the collection. Seemingly these components have little in common, but I see the connection within the threads of …
Unframed Blog
| Oct 11, 2012
… photo album reveals the naïve nudity of children to be common in our quotidian visual environment. Yet the public …
Unframed Blog
| Apr 19, 2011
… moment. In its formal simplicity—the circle being the most common form in diverse societies around the world—and its … of art,…
Unframed Blog
| May 21, 2010
… four books in the last year that have one thing in common: in their own individual ways, they communicate our …
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
19th-20th century | Fritware, underglaze-painted
placed in an area of maximum visibility. </br> <br>As to where one might hang these colorful ... such ornaments in glass appear as common complements to mosque lamps, complete with matching enameled ...
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 1650 | Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Certain details of the painting are intriguing. The offering of apples is atypically placed: one in the ... window), or chaitya (type of temple) arch, is a common architectural element of both northern and southern ...
circa 1830 | Wood and fiber
that end in teardrop-shaped feet, with the cord still in place around two legs.</p><p>This ... common in Polynesia that strictly ranks the various powers of each social group, culminating in the ...