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Temple built 4,000 years ago unearthed in Peru

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 08:11:27 GMT

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LIMA (Reuters) - A 4,000-year-old temple filled with murals has been unearthed on the northern coast of Peru, making it one of the oldest finds in the Americas, a leading archaeologist said on Saturday.

The temple, inside a larger ruin, includes a staircase that leads up to an altar used for fire worship at a site scientists have called Ventarron, said Peruvian archaeologist Walter Alva, who led the dig.

It sits in the Lambayeque valley, near the ancient Sipan complex that Alva unearthed in the 1980s. Ventarron was built long before Sipan, about 2,000 years before Christ, he said.

"It's a temple that is about 4,000 years old," Alva, director of the Museum Tumbas Reales (Royal Tombs) of Sipan, told Reuters by telephone after announcing the results of carbon dating at a ceremony north of Lima sponsored by Peru's government.

"What's surprising are the construction methods, the architectural design and most of all the existence of murals that could be the oldest in the Americas," he said.

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The Murals of Philadelphia

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:37:47 GMT

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clipper's remarks: 1. 'A Message to the Child...The Hero Can be Found' Artist: John Lewis
2. 'Malcolm X' Artist: Ernel Martinez
3. 'Common Threads' Artist: Meg Saligman
4. The Artist Cavin Jones
5. 'Careers: Heads to the Sky' Artist: Cavin Jones
6. 'Philadelphia on a Half-Tank' Artist: Paul Santoleri
7. The Artists Qimin Liu and Betsy Casañas
8. 'Mario Lanza' Artist: Diane Keller
9. 'Jackie Robinson' Artist: David McShane
10. The Artist David McShane
11-12. 'Lincoln Legacy' Artist: Josh Sarantitis
13. 'Dr. J' Artist: Kent Twitchell
14. 'Frank Rizzo' Artist: Diane Keller
15. 'Reaching for a Star' Artist: Don Gensler
16. The Artists Don Gensler and Michelle Ortiz
17. 'Herman Wrice' Artist: David McShane
18. 'Tribute to Frank Guarrera' Artist: Peter Pagast
19. The Artist Ras Malik
20. 'The Peace Wall' (detail) Artist: Jane Golden

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The Murals of Philadelphia

A public art project which encourages local artists to create works utilizing the city's architecture has beautified the City of Brotherly Love and created an enduring cultural legacy.

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Art Déco

Thu, 01 May 2008 13:31:40 GMT

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Its likely that most people got their first look at Art Deco at the movies or in pictures from the Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industrials Modernes (Paris, 1925). This event set the stylistic tone of early Art Deco; buildings based on earlier neo-classical styles but with the application of exotic motifs such as flora and fauna, fountains and chevrons, typically arranged in geometric patterns. Luxurious, elegant and dramatic, Art Deco had it all, while still being accessible to ordinary folk (and usually derided by architectural critics).

The Art Deco skyscraper made its debut in lower Manhattan in 1923.

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Lost Treasures of Tibet" watch online 3 hour-long program !!!

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:04:11 GMT

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Sacred 500-year-old paintings are crumbling off the walls of a Buddhist monastery, and a Tibetan monk sets off on a pilgrimage to see them.
2 Journey to Lo Monthang
On his way to the monasteries of Lo Monthang, Lama Guru Gyaltsen encounters a hidden cave where deities are said to emanate from the walls.
running time 7:04
3 Restoring a Temple's Glory
British architect John Sanday and art conservator Rodolfo Lujan from Rome contemplate how to resurrect a temple and its murals.
running time 7:28
4 Traces of the Masters
An infrared camera detects the original drawings under the painted murals, revealing the intentions of the master artists.
running time 7:31
5 The King's Approval
The King of Mustang arrives to pass judgment on the work of the conservators.
running time 5:27
6 An Uncertain Future
Mustang's holy temples may still be in peril as the kingdom makes way for roads and automobiles.
running time 4:59

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Tour Mustang
Journey through this hidden Tibetan kingdom in northwest Nepal.

Creating a
Wall Painting
Conservation experts and local people revive Mustang's age-old artistic traditions.

Before and After
Watch as centuries of grime are removed from nine stunning paintings in Lo Monthang's Thubchen monastery.

Deciphering
Buddha Imagery
What you need to know to recognize an image of Buddha.

The hour-long program is available to view online here.

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Afghan oil paintings worlds oldest

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:44:47 GMT

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Jon Hemming

Artists in Afghanistan were painting using oils as far back as the 7th century, research shows, hundreds of years before oil paint was used in Europe.

This 7th century mural was probably painted by artists travelling along the Silk Road from China, via Afghanistan, to the West

The world's first oil paintings were in caves near two destroyed giant statues of Buddha at Bamiyan.

Researchers examining oil-painted murals on the walls of a cave in Afghanistan

Paint sample from the world's oldest oil painting, showing multiple layers. Apart from oils, the artists used layers of natural resins, proteins and gums to paint murals

Samples from paintings, dating from the 7th century, were taken from caves behind two statues of Buddha that were blown up as un-Islamic by Afghanistan's hardline Taliban in 2001.

The paintings in 12 of the 50 caves were created using oil paints, possibly from walnut or poppy, according to scientists at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in France.

Unusual Art from Everyday Materials

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:10:02 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Art projects that involve covering, cladding, sculpting and decorating with simply sticky pieces of paper.

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More Unusual Art from Everyday Materials: 16 Post-It Note Pranks, Sculptures and Murals

wall of notes

a classic video game

passers by were encouraged to contribute to the wall by writing their to-do lists

smothering an office with sticky notes

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4,000-year-old temple unearthed in Peru

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:45:03 GMT

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Archaeologists work at the clay temple Ventarron in the northern city of Lambayeque, November 10, 2007. Archaeologists have dug up a clay temple filled with murals that was built 4,000 years ago on the northern coast of Peru, making it one of oldest finds in the Americas, scientist Walter Alva said on Saturday. REUTERS/Ignacio Alva/Handout (PERU)

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An archaeologist works on a painted wall at the clay temple Ventarron in the northern city of Lambayeque, November 10, 2007. (Ignacio Alva/Handout/Reuters)

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Oil painting 'invented in Asia, not Europe'

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:19:41 GMT

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clipper's remarks: A dozen out of the 50 caves were painted with oil painting technique, using perhaps walnut and poppy seed oils, conclude Ms Yoko Taniguchi from the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties in Tokyo.
"This is the earliest clear example of oil paintings in the world, although drying oils were already used by ancient Romans and Egyptians, but only as medicines and cosmetics", explains Ms Taniguchi, leader of the team.
The results showed a high diversity of pigments as well as binders and the scientists identified original ingredients and alteration compounds. Apart from oil-based paint layers, some of the layers were made of natural resins, proteins, gums, and, in some cases, a resinous, varnish-like layer.
The paintings are probably the work of artists who travelled on the Silk Road.

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The idea that oil painting was invented in Europe is overturned today by a remarkable discovery made as a result of one of the worst examples of cultural vandalism in recent years.

In 2001 the Taliban destroyed two ancient colossal Buddha statues in the Afghan region of Bamiyan, around 140 miles northwest of Kabul, which were hewn out of sandstone cliffs in the sixth century and, measuring up to 55 metres, were the biggest of their kind.

Although caves decorated with precious murals from 5th to 9th century A.D. also suffered from Taliban attacks on this World Heritage Site, they have since become the focus of a major discovery, revealing Buddhist oil paintings that predate those in Renaissance Europe by hundreds of years.

In many European history and art books, oil painting is said to have started in the 15th century in Europe. But the team that used the ESRF, an intense source of X rays, found the Bamiyan paintings date back to the mid-7th century AD

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graffiti artist murals transform drab buildings

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:50:09 GMT

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Most graffiti artists are condemned for painting on public buildings but one New Yorker is being paid thousands

Artist Eric Grohe has produced spectacular murals on building across the U.S. transforming the grey, drab exteriors into vibrant, 3D scenes

Before: The building in Bucyrus before Grohe got to work

After: This painting on a building in Bucyrus, Ohio,

He uses special German paint called keim mineral paint which can last 130 years

This depiction of Niagara Falls on a shopping mall rivals the real thing

He is currently getting requests for his artwork from all over the world.

The master at work: Eric Grohe believes art should involve, challenge and inspire the viewer

Sacred Destinations

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:00:42 GMT

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Explore sacred sites, ancient wonders and religious places around the world.

Sacred Sites by Category


Ancient Mysteries Biblical Sites Buddhist Temples Cathedrals Catholic Shrines Da Vinci Code Places Dead on Display Eastern Orthodox Sites Foosteps of the Buddha Footsteps of Jesus Footsteps of Luther	Footsteps of Paul Graves, Tombs & Relics Greek Temples Hindu Temples Holiest Sites Jewish Museums Largest Luther Sites Mayan Ruins Misericords Medieval Stained Glass	Monasteries & Abbeys Mosques Murals & Frescoes Oldest Protestant Sites Roman Sites & Artifacts Sacred Mountains Shinto Shrines Synagogues Tallest Churches World Heritage Sites

Sacred Sites by Country

Sacred Destinations is an ecumenical guide to more than 1,100 sacred sites, holy places, pilgrimage destinations, religious architecture and sacred art in 55 countries around the world.

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Oldest Oil Paintings Found in Afghanistan

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:28:02 GMT

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The oldest known oil painting, dating from 650 A.D., has been found in caves in Afghanistan's Bamiyan Valley, according to a team of Japanese, European and U.S. scientists.

The discovery reverses a common perception that the oil painting, considered a typically Western art, originated in Europe, where the earliest examples date to the early 12th century A.D.

"Since most of the paintings have been lost, looted or deteriorated, we are trying to conserve the intact portions and also try to understand the constituent materials and painting techniques," Yoko Taniguchi, a researcher at the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties in Tokyo, told Discovery News.

"It was during such analysis that we discovered oily and resinous components in a group of wall paintings."

Painted in the mid-7th century A.D., the murals have varying artistic influences and show scenes with knotty-haired Buddhas in vermilion robes sitting cross-legged amid palm leaves and mythical creatures.

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Murals made of trash

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:53:00 GMT

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Consumer culture turns into murals of trash
"A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte," reproduced with aluminum cans. (Chris Jordan)

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Consumer culture turns into murals of trash
Detail of "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte," reproduced with aluminum cans. (Chris Jordan)

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Consumer culture turns into murals of trash
"Denali/Denial," depicts 24,000 logos from the GMC Yukon Denali, representing six weeks of sales of that model in 2004. (Chris Jordan)

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Eric Grohe - Stunning Illusionary Murals

Wed, 02 Aug 2006 15:23:49 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Many more images on the site.

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BEFORE

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BEFORE

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BEFORE

AFTER

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Indoor Mural

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:48:40 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This is are indoor murals that try to make you think you are outside instead of inside. Hey, if I wanted to be outside I would have stayed there. Good looking work but not for me.

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Wall painting

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Colorful hand-painted murals by Medad

Sun, 29 Apr 2007 05:52:20 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Just the kind of thing to spice up a drab bedroom.

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Tags: colorful, hand-painted, murals, by, medad