Throughout time children that have grown up with great Persian rugs have similar attachments to the rug. Imagination and history create this bond, eliciting happy memories and a nostalgia for the past. Most notably, the belief that their rugs are magical flying carpets, taking them on adventures past the living room.
Young lovers, meddling parents, and separation may be the theme, but Romeo and Juliet isn’t the story. Exploring Nizami Ganjavi’s tragic Persian love story of Layla and Majnun.
Met Museum Islamic Arab Lands wing finally opens in NYC!!! Last November the Metropolitan Museum of Art unveiled its newly renovated and renamed Galleries for the Art of Arab Lands: Turkey, Iran, Central Asia and Later South Asia. $40 million dollars worth of work went into making the 19,000 square foot space. The word Islam is purposely missing in their title and Islamic art is presented from seventh century Damascus and Baghdad to Moorish Spain, the Ottoman Empire and 16th century South Asia in thematic flows that allow visitors to walk to and from various periods “out of order.” They also incorporate influences of other religions and artistic periods on Islamic arts.
In this article we explore the facinating Jewish Museum exhibit of artist Florine Stettheimer titled “Painting Poetry”
This years Rockefeller Center tree has been chosen! Coming from Oneonta, New York this backyard beauty will arrive in New York City November 12th. From November 30th to January 7th catch a view of the breathtaking tree as it is decorated in 50,000 LED lights and a glittery Swarovski star at the top. While you’re there, check out this list for things to do near the Rockefeller Center.
Fall is the season for art. The hues are melting from green to orange to yellow. After enjoying the beauty outside, step into these art galleries to check out fascinating, revolutionary art all throughout the season.
During Christopher Columbus’s famous expedition westward through the Atlantic Ocean to Asia, he never imagined that he would uncover the body of islands we now know as the Americas, or the West Indies. Decades after his tremendous discovery, the land developed into one of the most sought out locations for Asian imported goods.
In this article we explore the meaning behind the ionic crane symbol and design motif in Chinese culture and art history from China.
The first major American artist known to be based in the west of the Mississippi River, George Caleb Bingham painted many compelling true-to-life paintings depicting the frontier life along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.