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Relics of three civilisations found

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:05:14 GMT

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Relics of three civilisations found

By Saadia Khalid
6/9/2008

Islamabad

The remains of more than 2,400-year-old Buddhist era are nurturing silently under the lap of Margalla Hills as the murals of Buddha appeared on the walls of caves at Shah Allah Ditta.

At the distance of 15 kilometres from the main Golra intersection, the site needs immediate attention of the Department of Archaeology and Museums as it possesses not only the relics of Buddhist era but also 8th century AD Hindu period and the 300-year-old Aurangzeb period.

According to archaeologists, the cages belong to Buddhists where monks used to perform their religious rites in isolation and the emergence of murals on the wall support this view.

“The murals were not visible previously but with the passage of time the layers of smoke and dust over the walls washed out and the original came out,” said Ansar Ahmed, an archaeologist.

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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Photo wall murals

Tue, 20 May 2008 15:18:35 GMT

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Baby Room Murals

Sun, 18 May 2008 21:46:47 GMT

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clipper's remarks: So you're not an artist... but you want a mural in your babies room. Your really not interested in paying for a professional artist... and you don't have to.

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Banksy turns tunnel into gallery (pics)

Wed, 07 May 2008 16:09:05 GMT

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Graffiti artist Banksy has turned a south London tunnel into a half-mile long exhibition space, but the elusive artist kept its location secret until the last minute.

The artist added his trademark stencil-style murals to the walls of the tunnel in Waterloo's Leake Street, including an image of a knife-wielding hoodie.

Madonna and Britney's Spears' kiss at the 2003 MTV Awards is also depicted, plus a car crashing into a tree. Banksy teamed up with 29 other street artists for the exhibition.

During the official three-day exhibition Banksy will allow other artists to add their own stencil work to the tunnel walls alongside his art.

The Queen, Boris Johnson and Tower Bridge are among the subjects of the official exhibition, which opens to the public on 3 May.

Banksy has seen his popularity greatly increase over the past few years, with art collectors bidding up to £208,000 for his work, and the walls they are displayed on.

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Tunnel becomes Banksy art exhibit

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:54:09 GMT

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THE public is making its mark on graffiti artist Banksy’s first British exhibition in three years as a whole street has been transformed into an art exhibition.

The Cans Festival, a three-day street party of stencil art, kicks off yesterday in an old tunnel formerly used by taxis, which was vacated when Eurostar left its Waterloo terminal in London.

Artists from as far afield as Brazil, Canada and Australia are also taking part.

Huge installations include smashed up cars, a CCTV camera-laden tree, an ice cream van, a cut-out of the Queen, and statues as well as artwork on the walls.

Boris Johnson also features in murals by a Dutch artist named Hugo Kaagman.

In one piece - We Need Change - the politician’s face appears by a picture of a Smurf.

From today the public can add to the exhibition with their own stencilling.

Banksy said: “Graffiti doesn’t always spoil buildings, in fact it’s the only way to improve a lot of them.

The exhibition takes place in Leake Street, near Waterloo Station.

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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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Street Art (II)

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:41:54 GMT

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clipper's remarks: not only walls and murals, many examples and tips how to humanize cold urban environment

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Filippo Minelli Hits The West Bank Barrier

JONATHAN YEO UNVEILS ‘BUSH’

Freedom of Speach in Belorussia.

Despercepções

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Shit We're Diggin': Mark Khaisman's Packing Tape Art

Shit We're Diggin': Patrick Winfield's Polaroid Composites

Shit We're Diggin': David Chien's Spamgraffiti

KNOW HOPE's Beautiful Candlelit Street Art

Cardiff Bay baragge Optical Illusion

Shit We're Diggin': Coffee Art

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"Next year it will be no road, it will be water again."

Underfoot in Sao Paulo

Human Topiary Seen On The Streets of Vancouver

Back to The Elements - An Urban Campfire

Love On The Streets of Soho

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100 Landmines in Dublin, Ireland

Seen On The Streets of Kaunas Lithuania

An Ordinary Building

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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.

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

Teeming Urban Slums

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:13:49 GMT

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"I Have a Dream" has been translated into Chinese, Arabic, Deutsch, Spanish, French, Italian, Indian, Korean, Marathi, Nihongo, Porteguese, Po-russki, and Haitian Kreyol, among others languages. Wall murals in teeming urban slums honor him in developing countries.

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