Archive for April, 2008

Batik: Beautiful Traditional Art from Indonesia

Posted by: Steve | April 29th, 2008 | 10 comments

The term “Batik” is an Indonesian-Malay word (Bahasa Indonesia and Bahasa Malay are the official languages of Indonesia and Malaysia and are linguistically similar). Batik has come to be used as a generic term which refers to the process of dyeing fabric by making use of a resist technique; covering areas of cloth with […]

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Leonardo da Vinci - The Mona Lisa

Posted by: Steve | April 16th, 2008 | No comments

“The Mona Lisa” by Leonardo da Vinci. Painted c.1503-6. Oil paint on wood. Size: 30×20″ (77×53cm). In the collection of the Louvre in Paris.

Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, in the Louvre in Paris, is arguably the most famous painting in the world. It is probably also the best known example of sfumato, a painting technique […]

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Van Gogh - Self Portrait

Posted by: Steve | April 16th, 2008 | No comments

Self Portrait by Vincent van Gogh (1886/7). 41×32.5cm, oil on artist’s board, mounted on panel. In the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.

This portrait by Vincent van Gogh is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. It was painted using a style similar to Pointillism, but doesn’t stick strictly to dots only.
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