Massing is a term in architecture which refers to the perception of the general shape and form as well as size of a building. Architectural theory Massing refers to the structure in three dimensions (form), not just its outline from a single perspective (shape). Massing influences the sense of space…
Temecula is a city in southwestern Riverside County, California, United States. Temecula Valley is a wine-plus spirited destination inspired by the vine with several distinct pillars: Southern California Wine Country, outdoor recreation and entertainment, small-town atmosphere, an emerging, and evolving culinary scene, and its community of Makers. The city is…
In the visual arts, color theory or colour theory is a body of practical guidance to color mixing and the visual effects of a specific color combination. There are also definitions (or categories) of colors based on the color wheel: primary color, secondary color and tertiary color. Although color theory…
Discover the courtyard and gardens of the Château de Fontainebleau, while walk through the large park and gardens of the Château de Fontainebleau national estate, learn more about the castle’s many fountains, understand the importance of using water in gardens. In the 130 hectacres of garden, you can see the…
The central body of the main facade is structured as if it were an altarpiece, in three vertical streets separated by four pilasters, of stone to the first floor and of brick the rest, and in three levels. At the lower level are three arched arched access doors with an…
“To the vast and the finest”, as Xu Beihong’s art criterion and ideal, can be said that he has been determined to improve Chinese painting since 1918, establish “new art”, and further deepen the ambition of reviving Chinese art. This idea was first put forward in the “Xu Beihong Briefing”,…
Term generally used for periods that hark back to the culture of Classical antiquity Though it has applications elsewhere, it is most often used to refer to that era in Europe, beginning approximately in the 14th century, in which a new style in painting, sculpture and architecture was forged in…
The decoration of the Igreja de São Roque is the result of several phases of activity throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, reflecting the ideals of either the Society of Jesus or, as in the case of the chapels, the respective brotherhoods or confraternities. It was born of the Catholic…
Thomas Ender (born November 3, 1793 in Vienna and died on September 28, 1875 in this same city), is an Austrian landscape painter and watercolorist. It is the twin brother of Johann Ender and the uncle of Eduard Ender, both painters. Thomas Ender was born as the son of the…
Contour crafting is a building printing technology being researched by Behrokh Khoshnevis of the University of Southern California’s Information Sciences Institute (in the Viterbi School of Engineering) that uses a computer-controlled crane or gantry to build edifices rapidly and efficiently with substantially less manual labor. It was originally conceived as…
Second Empire is an architectural style, most popular in the latter half of the 19th century and early years of the 20th century. It was so named for the architectural elements in vogue during the era of the Second French Empire. As the Second Empire style evolved from its 17th-century…
The Gran Castello Historic House (Maltese: Dar Storika tal-Gran Kastell), is housed in a cluster of medieval houses in Bernardo DeOpuo Street in the Citadel in Victoria, Gozo., is a historic house museum dedicated to Gozitan folklore in Victoria, Gozo, Malta. It is located within a cluster of 16th century…
Besalú is a town and municipality in the county of La Garrotxa, in the counties of Girona. Built on top of the hill where the remains of the canonry of Santa Maria are, there was the count’s castle. The monumental importance of Besalú is given fundamentally by its great value…
Established in 1999, the Live Art Development Agency (LADA) is the world’s leading organisation for Live Art, producing specialized projects, opportunities, resources and publications for those who make, watch, research, study, teach, produce, present, write about and archive Live Art, and creating conditions in which diversity, innovation and risk in…
“Hats in the 21st Century”. Solo exhibition by Philip Treacy. Erarta presents a solo exhibition by the world’s only hat expert haute couture. “Hats in the 21st century” will become the largest exhibition by the famous designer over the last 25 years. “A hat is not just a means of…
The Eiffel Tower (French: tour Eiffel) is a wrought iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. The Eiffel Tower was built by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 Exposition Universelle, which was…
The French Restoration style was predominantly Neoclassicism, though it also showed the beginnings of romanticism in music and literature. The term describes the arts, architecture, and decorative arts of the Bourbon Restoration period (1814-1830), during the reign of Louis XVIII and Charles X from the fall of Napoleon to the…
The American Foursquare or American Four Square is an American house style popular from the mid-1890s to the late 1930s. A reaction to the ornate and mass-produced elements of the Victorian and other Revival styles popular throughout the last half of the 19th century, the American Foursquare was plain, often…
Durban, South Africa has a notable number of buildings built in the Art Deco style popularised in the US in the 1930s. Durban-style Art Deco buildings share the characteristic bold colours, geometric shapes and glamorous ornamentals of the global style, while incorporating local narratives and motifs. The styling of Art…
Versoix is a city and a municipality in the canton of Geneva located on the right bank of Lake Geneva. Penultimate Geneva municipality before the canton of Vaud, it borders the Vaud municipalities of Chavannes-des-Bois and Mies, as well as the Geneva municipalities of Genthod and Collex-Bossy. The distance from…
An acropolis is a settlement, especially a citadel, built upon an area of elevated ground—frequently a hill with precipitous sides, chosen for purposes of defense. In many parts of the world, acropoleis became the nuclei of large cities of classical antiquity, such as ancient Rome, and for this reason they…
The history of Mexican wrestling dates back to 1863, during the French intervention in Mexico, Enrique Ugartechea, the first Mexican wrestler, developed and invented Mexican wrestling from the Greco-Roman wrestling. In September 1933 Salvador Luttherot González founded the Mexican Wrestling Company (now known as the World Wrestling Council), which is…
Three Surrealist Manifestos were issued during the Surrealist movement, in 1924 and 1929. Two were written by André Breton, who also drafted a third Surrealist manifesto which was never issued. One was written by Yvan Goll (1924). Background Based on the Dadaist movement in Paris, surrealism was a revolutionary movement…
Burgundy is a dark red tending towards purple or a dark red tending towards brown. It takes its name from colour of Burgundy wine (from the Burgundy region of France). The French refer to the colour in reference to another French wine, calling this shade of red “Bordeaux”. In Quebec…
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Massing in architectural
Massing is a term in architecture which refers to the perception of the general shape and form as well as size of a building. Architectural theory Massing refers to the structure in three dimensions (form), not just its outline from a single perspective (shape). Massing influences the sense of space…
Read moreTemecula, Riverside County, California, United States
Temecula is a city in southwestern Riverside County, California, United States. Temecula Valley is a wine-plus spirited destination inspired by the vine with several distinct pillars: Southern California Wine Country, outdoor recreation and entertainment, small-town atmosphere, an emerging, and evolving culinary scene, and its community of Makers. The city is…
Read moreColor theory
In the visual arts, color theory or colour theory is a body of practical guidance to color mixing and the visual effects of a specific color combination. There are also definitions (or categories) of colors based on the color wheel: primary color, secondary color and tertiary color. Although color theory…
Read moreCourtyard and Gardens of the Château de Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France
Discover the courtyard and gardens of the Château de Fontainebleau, while walk through the large park and gardens of the Château de Fontainebleau national estate, learn more about the castle’s many fountains, understand the importance of using water in gardens. In the 130 hectacres of garden, you can see the…
Read moreArt Nouveau Facade, Hospital of the Holy Cross and Saint Paul
The central body of the main facade is structured as if it were an altarpiece, in three vertical streets separated by four pilasters, of stone to the first floor and of brick the rest, and in three levels. At the lower level are three arched arched access doors with an…
Read moreSketch: To the vast and the finest, Xu beihong: Living Art Forever, China Central Academy of Fine Arts
“To the vast and the finest”, as Xu Beihong’s art criterion and ideal, can be said that he has been determined to improve Chinese painting since 1918, establish “new art”, and further deepen the ambition of reviving Chinese art. This idea was first put forward in the “Xu Beihong Briefing”,…
Read moreThe Renaissance 1300 – 1700
Term generally used for periods that hark back to the culture of Classical antiquity Though it has applications elsewhere, it is most often used to refer to that era in Europe, beginning approximately in the 14th century, in which a new style in painting, sculpture and architecture was forged in…
Read moreGeneral Decoration, Church of Saint Roch in Lisbon
The decoration of the Igreja de São Roque is the result of several phases of activity throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, reflecting the ideals of either the Society of Jesus or, as in the case of the chapels, the respective brotherhoods or confraternities. It was born of the Catholic…
Read moreThomas Ender
Thomas Ender (born November 3, 1793 in Vienna and died on September 28, 1875 in this same city), is an Austrian landscape painter and watercolorist. It is the twin brother of Johann Ender and the uncle of Eduard Ender, both painters. Thomas Ender was born as the son of the…
Read moreContour crafting
Contour crafting is a building printing technology being researched by Behrokh Khoshnevis of the University of Southern California’s Information Sciences Institute (in the Viterbi School of Engineering) that uses a computer-controlled crane or gantry to build edifices rapidly and efficiently with substantially less manual labor. It was originally conceived as…
Read moreSecond Empire architecture
Second Empire is an architectural style, most popular in the latter half of the 19th century and early years of the 20th century. It was so named for the architectural elements in vogue during the era of the Second French Empire. As the Second Empire style evolved from its 17th-century…
Read moreGran Castello Historic House, Ir-Rabat Għawdex, Malta
The Gran Castello Historic House (Maltese: Dar Storika tal-Gran Kastell), is housed in a cluster of medieval houses in Bernardo DeOpuo Street in the Citadel in Victoria, Gozo., is a historic house museum dedicated to Gozitan folklore in Victoria, Gozo, Malta. It is located within a cluster of 16th century…
Read moreBesalú, Garrotxa, Catalonia, Spain
Besalú is a town and municipality in the county of La Garrotxa, in the counties of Girona. Built on top of the hill where the remains of the canonry of Santa Maria are, there was the count’s castle. The monumental importance of Besalú is given fundamentally by its great value…
Read moreLive Art Development Agency (LADA) London, United Kingdom
Established in 1999, the Live Art Development Agency (LADA) is the world’s leading organisation for Live Art, producing specialized projects, opportunities, resources and publications for those who make, watch, research, study, teach, produce, present, write about and archive Live Art, and creating conditions in which diversity, innovation and risk in…
Read moreHats in the 21st Century, Philip Treacy, Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art
“Hats in the 21st Century”. Solo exhibition by Philip Treacy. Erarta presents a solo exhibition by the world’s only hat expert haute couture. “Hats in the 21st century” will become the largest exhibition by the famous designer over the last 25 years. “A hat is not just a means of…
Read moreEiffel Tower, Paris, France
The Eiffel Tower (French: tour Eiffel) is a wrought iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. The Eiffel Tower was built by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 Exposition Universelle, which was…
Read moreFrench Restoration style
The French Restoration style was predominantly Neoclassicism, though it also showed the beginnings of romanticism in music and literature. The term describes the arts, architecture, and decorative arts of the Bourbon Restoration period (1814-1830), during the reign of Louis XVIII and Charles X from the fall of Napoleon to the…
Read moreAmerican Foursquare
The American Foursquare or American Four Square is an American house style popular from the mid-1890s to the late 1930s. A reaction to the ornate and mass-produced elements of the Victorian and other Revival styles popular throughout the last half of the 19th century, the American Foursquare was plain, often…
Read moreArt Deco in Durban
Durban, South Africa has a notable number of buildings built in the Art Deco style popularised in the US in the 1930s. Durban-style Art Deco buildings share the characteristic bold colours, geometric shapes and glamorous ornamentals of the global style, while incorporating local narratives and motifs. The styling of Art…
Read moreVersoix, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland
Versoix is a city and a municipality in the canton of Geneva located on the right bank of Lake Geneva. Penultimate Geneva municipality before the canton of Vaud, it borders the Vaud municipalities of Chavannes-des-Bois and Mies, as well as the Geneva municipalities of Genthod and Collex-Bossy. The distance from…
Read moreAcropolis
An acropolis is a settlement, especially a citadel, built upon an area of elevated ground—frequently a hill with precipitous sides, chosen for purposes of defense. In many parts of the world, acropoleis became the nuclei of large cities of classical antiquity, such as ancient Rome, and for this reason they…
Read moreMexican Wrestling Salon Collection, Museum of Old Mexican Toy
The history of Mexican wrestling dates back to 1863, during the French intervention in Mexico, Enrique Ugartechea, the first Mexican wrestler, developed and invented Mexican wrestling from the Greco-Roman wrestling. In September 1933 Salvador Luttherot González founded the Mexican Wrestling Company (now known as the World Wrestling Council), which is…
Read moreSurrealist Manifesto
Three Surrealist Manifestos were issued during the Surrealist movement, in 1924 and 1929. Two were written by André Breton, who also drafted a third Surrealist manifesto which was never issued. One was written by Yvan Goll (1924). Background Based on the Dadaist movement in Paris, surrealism was a revolutionary movement…
Read moreBurgundy color
Burgundy is a dark red tending towards purple or a dark red tending towards brown. It takes its name from colour of Burgundy wine (from the Burgundy region of France). The French refer to the colour in reference to another French wine, calling this shade of red “Bordeaux”. In Quebec…
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