Three-Dimensional Collages of Stone and Plaster in India
In India, many of the buildings and other structures appeared to be three-dimensional collages. Plaster and mirror ‘collage’ in the Amber Palace just outside of Jaipur. If I was trying […]
Category Archives: Art
Puerto Vallarta: The Art Walk
There are many superb art galleries in Puerto Vallarta but the bulk of them are clustered around the Centro Historico, and on Wednesdays 6:00 to 10:00 they sponsor an Art Walk. Some examples of the […]
One Word Photo Challenge: Elephant Art
Most of the elephant art I’ve encountered has been in Asia where elephants have been part of daily life for eons. A carved elephant at U Bien Temple in Bagan, Myanmar. Painting […]
Repurposing Weapons in Laos & Cambodia
From 1964 to 1973 the US dropped millions of bombs in Laos and Cambodia, a ‘secret’ part of the war against Vietnam and Communism. A country with very few resources, Laos has […]
Aviles, a Little Town Trying to Live Up to Its Big Art Reputation
October 8th, 2014. Aviles, a small industrial town on our way to the Picos de Europa, was blessed with a super-modern art gallery, the Centro Niemeyer. Niemeyer’s super-modern curvilinear design housed a broad empty […]
WPC: Sculpted Faces from Around the World
Interesting to see how faces are interpreted in statues in different parts of the world. The volcanic stone face of one of the Toltec warriors or ‘Atlantids’ at Tula, Mexico. […]
White Cliffs at Etretat on the Alabaster Coast of France
The unusual rock formations at Étretat on the Alabaster Coast of France have inspired many artists including Monet. Monet’s painting of this scene, painted early in the morning when the fishing boats were just […]
