This issue of Howler proudly celebrates Latin American culture and history through art. Several prominent artists from different eras are highlighted, focusing on the passions and ways of thinking that set them apart as visual or musical treasures. Costa Rica, Mexico and more...
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History is full of war, famine, and plague, but you can't accuse it of being cruel. It's what we made it. So if anything, it's people who are vicious and wicked. The past is just... indifferent. An open book, ready to be explored. Or in this case, a Twitter account.
The Xia Dynasty, for which there is limited archaeological evidence, may have been the first Chinese Dynasty. Read about this ancient mystery.
Do you consider yourself a history buff? Are you widely regarded among peers as a wiz by whipping out intriguing facts about the past? Well, then you’re in luck! Because diving headfirst into events that happened centuries ago and learning about the influential people that are long gone is an adventure in itself. But when it’s combined with a great sense of humor — you know you’re in for a treat.
Artist Dan Cretu creates clever pop culture art. Each funny art history depiction pairs modern day scenes with figures from art history.
The prevalence of meme culture and the ease of access to digital tools means that most of us can create, write, and share memes with thousands of people from practically anywhere in the world. A side effect of this is the constant compulsion to start seeing everything as the template for a meme.
Unbelievably intricate and beautiful ancient architecture! You can only appreciate this fully when you zoom in and OBSERVE.
Do you consider yourself a history buff? Are you widely regarded among peers as a wiz by whipping out intriguing facts about the past? Well, then you’re in luck! Because diving headfirst into events that happened centuries ago and learning about the influential people that are long gone is an adventure in itself. But when it’s combined with a great sense of humor — you know you’re in for a treat.
Caravan spice road is the first series of games that based its story-line on the rich history of the century. With… by tasneimahmed30
“Persian design has a long history, with the greatest contribution to the world’s culture. The quintessential characteristic of Persian art & architecture is its eclectic nature, which has influenced design throughout much of the Islamic world A thread on Persian design & culture”
21 of the most beautiful and important Armenian churches and monasteries, including UNESCO World Heritage Sites and lesser-known gems.
Explore ૐ Didi ૐ's 16128 photos on Flickr!
Simple Timeline of Human History: This simple timeline of human history was produced to coincide with my Primary School Prehistory (Stone Age to Iron Age) school workshop. This timeline briefly charts 300,000 years of human history. We start in Prehistory, including the age(s) of stone (there were at least three, depending on where in the world you are) and continue through the Bronze Age and Iron Age in to... History (when people started writing things down) with the Romans, Saxons & Vikings and so on... The timeline has a UK focus and contains a selection of key notes and dates along the way, plus visual summary of the proportion of human history for which, we have relied on stone tool technology (hint: more than 99%)! This timeline is based on an image which is 5174 x 7306 pixels and a density of 96dpi. It is printed on high quality A3 Canon matte photo paper (170 GSM).
30 Days of Women in History II (no-Europeans) Day 26. A country which had a lot more interesting women in history than you used to think Mongolia I’ve figured out by now that the answer to this could...
According to an artist: "Hello, I'm a visual designer Hayati from Cyprus. I've been interested in Photoshop and paintings for a long time now. I'm inspired by p
Th lady on the right has on 44 solid huge gold amulets. Six worn in a headdress, a belt of 9 domes, 6 smaller tdomes behind and a two very huge amulets at the bottom. On the sides of her lower robes are rectangular . Another five solid gold Gau boxes are in front. Probably she could be wearing 20 kilos of gold alone. Tibetans consider it a sacriledge to alloy gold, when gold appears in ornaments it is pure gold. The current price of this 20 kilos of raw gold alone is almost a millions dollars. Of course these ornaments as rare artworks by master goldsmiths are worth much more for the workmanship. The young lady on the right has a belt of 9 gold amulets, and six amulets in her hair. She wears 5 gold and silver Gau amulets in the front of her lower robes, and 4 chain amulets, each consisting 6 parallel silver chains with embossed gold at each end. The enormous coral beads in these ladies necklaces are often worth more than their weight in gold, and the black and white dzi beads between them can be worth tens of thousands of dollars each if they are antique or ancient. these breathtaking costumes are only worn in full about 20 times in the life of the wearer, as they take around two hours to put on with the help of their family, and are incredibly heavy, leading to tiredness and stiff shoulders ===================================================== Ornaments make up most of the life savings of many Khampa families, and so play an important role in Tibetan families' lives as well as in announcing the social status of the wearers. They are saved up for over many years and handed down for centuries from generation to generation within families. Until very recently, these families were nomadic and have to move every few months because of the snowy seasons in the Himalayas, so Khampas have always needed to store their wealth in portable form. So being unable to store wealth in the form of estates or houses or land or in a bank, for millenia wealth has been stored in art, precious fabrics, and particularly into ornaments. Their culture is very conservative about the type of ornaments favored: for thousands of years jewelry made from amber, turquoise and coral have been worn because the stones are believed to hold spiritual power. Gold and silver and also naturally found in Tibet, and the use of these metals by the wealthy also goes back thousands of years. Their ornaments are very chunky, bold and colorful. While the gold earrings that Khampa women wear may have cost them a year or maybe several year's of their salary, ornaments carry so much social status in their society that probably didn't have to think twice about the purchase. To the Khampa people these ornaments have the utmost sentimental value and significance, because they are the physical remnants of generations of their ancestors hard work or success. what these people are wearing is not just their life savings, but also their family history and treasure. this culture has been around for millenia - archeological finds from the 1st century AD in the khampa area unearthed ornaments that are essentially the same in design and materials as today's are. there are also beliefs that the stones provide good luck and protection to disease. dyed red coral is the most sought after stone, but interestingly tibet is very very far from any oceans - all the coral is imported by traders! Religious symbols from Tibetan Buddhism frequency form the designs of pieces, however archeological finds show that the role of ornaments in Tibetan society and peoples' lives long predate the arrival of Buddhism in Tibet. Indeed the beliefs of spiritual protection being provided by coral, amber and turquoise probably originate from the ancient shamanic Bon religion. ANOTHER PHOTO of her is below... (click the thumbnail)
An exhibit at the Smithsonian's Museum of African Art reveals the enlightening yet troubling stories behind these turn-of-the-century souvenirs.
Jak wyglądał taniec piratów z Kaszub i dawnych zbójników z Podhala? W Culture.pl przypominamy tradycyjne choreografie sprzed kilkuset lat: żywiołowe pląsy w ciasnych izbach i piruety w górskich plenerach.
The culture of the Russian people developed over the nation's history that spans more than a millennium.
China is an ancient country and one of the world's oldest civilizations. Many cultures flourished in the region during the Neolithic and bronze age. Know the history of China, supported with infographic
Do you consider yourself a history buff? Are you widely regarded among peers as a wiz by whipping out intriguing facts about the past? Well, then you’re in luck! Because diving headfirst into events that happened centuries ago and learning about the influential people that are long gone is an adventure in itself. But when it’s combined with a great sense of humor — you know you’re in for a treat.
Museums and art galleries can become an overwhelming experience for the casual visitor. Luckily, some people untangle centuries-old ideas and dumb-down them into language us mortals can understand, too. Previously, we covered museum museum snapchats; now it's time for something else - an array of hilarious art memes. After diving into this list, you might just feel as a highbrow art critic yourself.
Why did the archeologist go bankrupt? Because his career was in ruins!
The Kings and Queens of England have had a huge impact on the direction of the country throughout its long history. From William the Conqueror to Henry VIII's establishment of the Church of England and our own Queen Elizabeth II's unequalled years of service, we take a look at the men and women who have worn the English crown.
From daughters to soldiers, from wives to weaponized, they remain the only documented frontline female troops in modern warfare history. A sub-saharan band of female terminators who left their European colonisers shaking in their boots, foreign observers named them the Dahomey Amazons while they cal
Andrew Rader, PhD, is a lot of things. The man is a SpaceX mission manager, MIT-credentialed scientist, game designer, author... And he's also a history fan. In fact, he's so fascinated with the subject, he even created a Twitter account to share the weirdest and most wonderful history-related content he stumbles upon.
Делюсь тем, что нашла. Увидела альбом в контакте и второй день пытаюсь его переварить. Красота без брендов, журналов и модных штучек. Очень интересные и вдохновляющие фото! Я не знаю, откуда эти фото , кто их автор и кто эти люди. Что знаю - напишу. Поэтому как есть - потоком сознания. Армения…
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Hello, I'm Nizar, a visual designer from Tetouan, Morocco. It’s been 3 years since I started creating my first artwork.
Persepolis.
Simple Timeline of Human History: This simple timeline of human history was produced to coincide with my Primary School Prehistory (Stone Age to Iron Age) school workshop. This timeline briefly charts 300,000 years of human history. We start in Prehistory, including the age(s) of stone (there were at least three, depending on where in the world you are) and continue through the Bronze Age and Iron Age in to... History (when people started writing things down) with the Romans, Saxons & Vikings and so on... The timeline has a UK focus and contains a selection of key notes and dates along the way, plus visual summary of the proportion of human history for which, we have relied on stone tool technology (hint: more than 99%)! This timeline is based on an image which is 5174 x 7306 pixels and a density of 96dpi. It is printed on high quality A3 Canon matte photo paper (170 GSM).
