Lettrism is a French avant-garde movement, established in Paris in the mid-1940s by Romanian immigrant Isidore Isou. In a body of work totaling hundreds of volumes, Isou and the Lettrists have applied their theories to all areas of art and culture, most notably in poetry, film, painting and political theory.…
Archaeotourism or Archaeological tourism is a form of cultural tourism, which aims to promote public interest in archaeology and the conservation of historical sites. Archaeological tourism can include all products associated with public archaeological promotion, including visits to archaeological sites, museums, interpretation centers, reenactments of historical occurrences, and the rediscovery…
In 1392 the Joseon dynasty was founded by King Taejo, the first king of the Joseon dynasty and the throne was succeeded by 26 kings for 519 years until Japanese occupetion in 1910. Kings of Joseon had sovereign power as rulers. A monarch’s virtuous rule would be benefit to the…
Los Angeles has many different types of architectural styles scattered throughout the city and nearby satellite cities. Los Angeles has a rich, diverse history of architectural works, having been known throughout professional architectural circles as a testbed for architecture. The case study houses in particular revolutionized residential architecture. Over the…
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…
The exhibition “Pompei@Madre. Materia Archeologica: Le Collezioni”, organized by the Madre museum in collaboration with the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, explores the potential multiple relationships between archaeological heritage and modern and contemporary artistic research, creating a dialogue between extraordinary but rarely displayed material from Pompeii and the artworks of Madre…
Silver, together with Talavera type ceramics, is one of the most abundant collections in the collection. Even more than 95 percent of the silver pieces are of Mexican origin, since the country has been a great producer of this metal, in addition to Franz Mayer “ repatriated “many copies found…
Sato Tadayoshi (July 4, 1912 – March 30, 2011) is a Japanese sculptor. Founding member of the sculpture department of the new production association. Expressing lively female statues and the like with bronze and wood carving. I also worked on illustration of the picture book “Okinawa Kabu” of the Gospel…
Urbex, or Urban Exploring, is the exploration of abandoned and non-public urban locations. Urban exploration (often shortened as UE, urbex and sometimes known as roof-and-tunnel hacking) is the exploration of man-made structures, usually abandoned ruins or not usually seen components of the man-made environment. Photography and historical interest/documentation are heavily…
The Hong Kong International Lighting Fair is a strong trading platform with a global reputation. Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, the fair showcasing latest lighting merchandises to global buyers., offering global buyers an exclusive sourcing platform for all finished lighting products, parts and accessories. From residential and…
Muqarnas (Arabic: مقرنص; Persian: مقرنس) is a form of ornamented vaulting in Islamic architecture, the “geometric subdivision of a squinch, or cupola, or corbel, into a large number of miniature squinches, producing a sort of cellular structure”, sometimes also called a “honeycomb” vault. It is used for domes, and especially…
A solar tracker is a device that orients a payload toward the Sun. Payloads are usually solar panels, parabolic troughs, fresnel reflectors, lenses or the mirrors of a heliostat. For flat-panel photovoltaic systems, trackers are used to minimize the angle of incidence between the incoming sunlight and a photovoltaic panel.…
As travel has become more comfortable, and many newly retired people have health and wealth, senior citizens are a growing but picky group of tourists. A popular theme for older tourists is nostalgia; visiting places which were important to them some decades ago, back in their youth. Understand Ageing affects…
Vevey is a town and municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud located on the north shore of Lake Geneva. Vevey is home to the world headquarters of the international food and beverage company Nestlé, founded here in 1867. Milk chocolate was invented in Vevey by Daniel Peter in…
Cynical realism is a contemporary movement in Chinese art, especially in the form of painting, that began in the 1990s. Cynical realism is the first independent current in Chinese contemporary art, It has become one of the most popular Chinese contemporary art movements in mainland China. Cynical realism arose as…
Collage film is a style of film created by juxtaposing found footage from disparate sources. The term has also been applied to the physical collaging of materials onto film stock. Surrealist roots of collage film The surrealist movement played a critical role in the creation of the collage film form.…
Boulle Work is a type of rich marquetry process or inlay perfected by the French cabinetmaker André Charles Boulle (11 November 1642 – 28 February 1732). It involves veneering furniture with a marquetry of tortoiseshell, pewter which is and inlaid with arabesques of gilded brass. Although Boulle did not invent…
The Sagawa Art Museum (佐川美術館) is a registered museum in Shiga prefecture in Moriyama City, Shiga Prefecture. The operation is the public interest foundation Sagawa Art Museum. At the Sagawa Art Museum, the work of Japanese painter Ikuo Hirayama, representative of Japan, sculptor, Professor Tadayoshi Sato, Professor Potter and Yukichi…
Distributed manufacturing also known as distributed production, cloud producing and local manufacturing is a form of decentralized manufacturing practiced by enterprises using a network of geographically dispersed manufacturing facilities that are coordinated using information technology. It can also refer to local manufacture via the historic cottage industry model, or manufacturing…
A music genre is a conventional category that identifies some pieces of music as belonging to a shared tradition or set of conventions. It is to be distinguished from musical form and musical style, although in practice these terms are sometimes used interchangeably. Recently, academics have argued that categorizing music…
The period between 1945 and 1979 is sometimes called the post-war era or the period of the post-war political consensus. During this period, aviation was dominated by the arrival of the jet age. In civil aviation the jet engine allowed a huge expansion of commercial air travel, while in military…
As Netherlands enjoys the flower capital of the world, Amsterdam offers a variety of unforgettable flower tours throughout the year, whether it is flower exchanges, the world’s biggest flower markets above water, Keukenhof Gardens, flower greenhouses, and tulip museums. The city is visually, culturally, historically, economically, Of course, there is…
The 45th China International Furniture Fair (CIFF) opened in Guangzhou Pazhou Canton Fair Complex on July 27. The exhibition scale of this year’s Home Fair is nearly 300,000 square meters, with 1,607 exhibiting companies. It is a full-featured platform for “new product launches, first choice for commerce and trade”. It…
Fiber art refers to fine art whose material consists of natural or synthetic fiber and other components, such as fabric or yarn. It focuses on the materials and on the manual labour on the part of the artist as part of the works’ significance, and prioritizes aesthetic value over utility.…
HiSoUR
Lettrism
Lettrism is a French avant-garde movement, established in Paris in the mid-1940s by Romanian immigrant Isidore Isou. In a body of work totaling hundreds of volumes, Isou and the Lettrists have applied their theories to all areas of art and culture, most notably in poetry, film, painting and political theory.…
Read moreArchaeological tourism
Archaeotourism or Archaeological tourism is a form of cultural tourism, which aims to promote public interest in archaeology and the conservation of historical sites. Archaeological tourism can include all products associated with public archaeological promotion, including visits to archaeological sites, museums, interpretation centers, reenactments of historical occurrences, and the rediscovery…
Read moreKings of the Joseon Dynasty, National Palace Museum of Korea
In 1392 the Joseon dynasty was founded by King Taejo, the first king of the Joseon dynasty and the throne was succeeded by 26 kings for 519 years until Japanese occupetion in 1910. Kings of Joseon had sovereign power as rulers. A monarch’s virtuous rule would be benefit to the…
Read moreArchitectural styles of Los Angeles, California, United States
Los Angeles has many different types of architectural styles scattered throughout the city and nearby satellite cities. Los Angeles has a rich, diverse history of architectural works, having been known throughout professional architectural circles as a testbed for architecture. The case study houses in particular revolutionized residential architecture. Over the…
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…
Read morePompei@Madre. Archaeological Matter: The Collections, Madre – Donnaregina Contemporary Art Museum
The exhibition “Pompei@Madre. Materia Archeologica: Le Collezioni”, organized by the Madre museum in collaboration with the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, explores the potential multiple relationships between archaeological heritage and modern and contemporary artistic research, creating a dialogue between extraordinary but rarely displayed material from Pompeii and the artworks of Madre…
Read moreSilver Hall, Franz Mayer Museum
Silver, together with Talavera type ceramics, is one of the most abundant collections in the collection. Even more than 95 percent of the silver pieces are of Mexican origin, since the country has been a great producer of this metal, in addition to Franz Mayer “ repatriated “many copies found…
Read moreSculpture of Sato Tadayoshi, Exploration Beauty of Life, Sagawa Art Museum
Sato Tadayoshi (July 4, 1912 – March 30, 2011) is a Japanese sculptor. Founding member of the sculpture department of the new production association. Expressing lively female statues and the like with bronze and wood carving. I also worked on illustration of the picture book “Okinawa Kabu” of the Gospel…
Read moreUrbex tourism
Urbex, or Urban Exploring, is the exploration of abandoned and non-public urban locations. Urban exploration (often shortened as UE, urbex and sometimes known as roof-and-tunnel hacking) is the exploration of man-made structures, usually abandoned ruins or not usually seen components of the man-made environment. Photography and historical interest/documentation are heavily…
Read moreReview of Hong Kong International Lighting Fair, Spring & Autumn, 2016-2019, China
The Hong Kong International Lighting Fair is a strong trading platform with a global reputation. Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, the fair showcasing latest lighting merchandises to global buyers., offering global buyers an exclusive sourcing platform for all finished lighting products, parts and accessories. From residential and…
Read moreMuqarnas
Muqarnas (Arabic: مقرنص; Persian: مقرنس) is a form of ornamented vaulting in Islamic architecture, the “geometric subdivision of a squinch, or cupola, or corbel, into a large number of miniature squinches, producing a sort of cellular structure”, sometimes also called a “honeycomb” vault. It is used for domes, and especially…
Read moreSolar tracker
A solar tracker is a device that orients a payload toward the Sun. Payloads are usually solar panels, parabolic troughs, fresnel reflectors, lenses or the mirrors of a heliostat. For flat-panel photovoltaic systems, trackers are used to minimize the angle of incidence between the incoming sunlight and a photovoltaic panel.…
Read moreSenior tourism
As travel has become more comfortable, and many newly retired people have health and wealth, senior citizens are a growing but picky group of tourists. A popular theme for older tourists is nostalgia; visiting places which were important to them some decades ago, back in their youth. Understand Ageing affects…
Read moreVevey, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
Vevey is a town and municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud located on the north shore of Lake Geneva. Vevey is home to the world headquarters of the international food and beverage company Nestlé, founded here in 1867. Milk chocolate was invented in Vevey by Daniel Peter in…
Read moreCynical realism
Cynical realism is a contemporary movement in Chinese art, especially in the form of painting, that began in the 1990s. Cynical realism is the first independent current in Chinese contemporary art, It has become one of the most popular Chinese contemporary art movements in mainland China. Cynical realism arose as…
Read moreCollage film
Collage film is a style of film created by juxtaposing found footage from disparate sources. The term has also been applied to the physical collaging of materials onto film stock. Surrealist roots of collage film The surrealist movement played a critical role in the creation of the collage film form.…
Read moreBoulle Work
Boulle Work is a type of rich marquetry process or inlay perfected by the French cabinetmaker André Charles Boulle (11 November 1642 – 28 February 1732). It involves veneering furniture with a marquetry of tortoiseshell, pewter which is and inlaid with arabesques of gilded brass. Although Boulle did not invent…
Read moreSagawa Art Museum, Moriyama-shi, Japan
The Sagawa Art Museum (佐川美術館) is a registered museum in Shiga prefecture in Moriyama City, Shiga Prefecture. The operation is the public interest foundation Sagawa Art Museum. At the Sagawa Art Museum, the work of Japanese painter Ikuo Hirayama, representative of Japan, sculptor, Professor Tadayoshi Sato, Professor Potter and Yukichi…
Read moreDistributed manufacturing
Distributed manufacturing also known as distributed production, cloud producing and local manufacturing is a form of decentralized manufacturing practiced by enterprises using a network of geographically dispersed manufacturing facilities that are coordinated using information technology. It can also refer to local manufacture via the historic cottage industry model, or manufacturing…
Read moreMusic genre
A music genre is a conventional category that identifies some pieces of music as belonging to a shared tradition or set of conventions. It is to be distinguished from musical form and musical style, although in practice these terms are sometimes used interchangeably. Recently, academics have argued that categorizing music…
Read morePost-war aviation
The period between 1945 and 1979 is sometimes called the post-war era or the period of the post-war political consensus. During this period, aviation was dominated by the arrival of the jet age. In civil aviation the jet engine allowed a huge expansion of commercial air travel, while in military…
Read moreFlower Tourism in Amsterdam, Guide Tour of Flower Market, Tulip Farm and Tulip Culture
As Netherlands enjoys the flower capital of the world, Amsterdam offers a variety of unforgettable flower tours throughout the year, whether it is flower exchanges, the world’s biggest flower markets above water, Keukenhof Gardens, flower greenhouses, and tulip museums. The city is visually, culturally, historically, economically, Of course, there is…
Read moreThe 45th China International Furniture Fair in 2020, Guangzhou, China
The 45th China International Furniture Fair (CIFF) opened in Guangzhou Pazhou Canton Fair Complex on July 27. The exhibition scale of this year’s Home Fair is nearly 300,000 square meters, with 1,607 exhibiting companies. It is a full-featured platform for “new product launches, first choice for commerce and trade”. It…
Read moreFiber art
Fiber art refers to fine art whose material consists of natural or synthetic fiber and other components, such as fabric or yarn. It focuses on the materials and on the manual labour on the part of the artist as part of the works’ significance, and prioritizes aesthetic value over utility.…
Read more