亚愽娱乐

现在趋势:蓝色和白色 - 在当代内饰中使用靛蓝

31 July 2015

想象一下走进一个亮室的房间。墙壁是一种凉爽的原始白色,略带蓝色。他们似乎几乎发光了。墙壁上的蓝色实际上是来自家具和房间其他装饰的反射。钴掷,薄薄的白色条纹使您想起午夜的流星淋浴。沙发是美丽的海滩上的白色沙子的颜色,是李...

The Best Offense Is A Good Defense – African Shields

2015年6月12日

19世纪19世纪,埃塞俄比亚北部的一支意大利入侵部队藏在黑暗的掩护下。他们在一个开放的草原上扎营,从战略上声音,除了高高的高原向北部升起。尽管如此,他们在职位上不安。童子军报告说,该地区是安全的,任何敌对的部队都必须整夜进军。

超越情人眼睛的美 - punu mukudj面具

2015年3月27日

什么构成理想化的女性美?答案根据谁在做出答复以及答案的一年进行更改;但是,如果您真的想回答这个问题,则只需参考该时期的艺术品即可。例如,在许多早期文明中,一个美丽的女人被认为是一个慷慨的人物。她弯曲,臀部宽,乳房大。在...

欢迎来到布基纳Fassssssso - 蛇形货币

20 March 2015

In a small nameless village among the grasslands of southern Burkina Faso, farmers were already hard at work in the fields while the morning sun was still low in the sky. It was planting season; and every available hand was busy plowing the earth, sticking seeds in the ground, and working in unison on what everyone agreed was back breaking work. Even young children helped by chasing away p...

The Leading Lady – Dan Ceremonial Ladle

2015年3月3日

Just about all women from tribal cultures know what it feels like to prepare a massive feast. They start preparing weeks ahead of time. Meanwhile, the men go about their business, typically more concerned about how much meat will be served at the feast. Women will hammer out multi-course menus, hunt down ingredients, horde spices and herbs, stock up on drinks, count dishes and glasses, and...

Oh, My Aching Head! – History of Headrests

13 February 2015

Back before modern stuffed pillows emerged, when the concept of headrests first began in ancient civilizations, wooden or stone pillows were quite common all across the world. It should be noted, the main function of these pillows was not for comfort as we know it today, but instead, as a means to raise the head so insects could not crawl into your mouth, nose, ear, or hair. It seems huma...

珠子的语言 - 非洲装饰珠的语言

2015年1月9日

您在一个洞穴中,是黑色的。没有方向,距离或边界感。您独自与自己和想象力。您无法确定它是令人安慰还是恐怖。您点燃燃气灯,突然发现黑色的小白点。第一个,然后是更多,其他椭圆形。他们是贝壳吗?你伸出手来触摸一个...

Collecting African Art: Part Three – Aesthetics

02 January 2015

在20世纪初期,非洲艺术开始影响西方艺术世界,当时一群名为巴黎朋友学院的艺术家开始将某些元素纳入他们的作品中。现在,世界各地的一流拍卖师都推广了他们的名字和艺术品:亨利·马蒂斯(Henri Matisse),帕勃罗·毕加索(Pablo Picasso),阿米迪(Amedeo Modigliani),琼·米罗(Joan Miro),康斯坦丁·布兰科西(Constantin Brancusi)等。这不是...

股线 - 图西篮子编织

2014年12月5日

这是一个问题:您能命名一个没有创造和利用篮子的单一古代文明吗?答案可能是否定的。这意味着篮子很可​​能是人类历史上最古老的艺术形式之一。不幸的是,过去用于创建篮子的天然纤维使许多样品在数千年的时间内很难保存。但是,考古学家发现...

其他地方寻找答案– Yoruba Divination Art

26 November 2014

To begin the divination process, the Babalawo dusts the Opon Ifa with powder from irosun trees. He traces sacred signs and then taps the Opon Ifa with the pointed end of a tapper known as the ‘Iroke Ifa.’ He establishes a rhythmic beat, invoking the presence of Orunmila. While a tarot card reader will rely on a deck of 78 cards, the Babalawo throws 16 sacred palm nuts called I...