The Leshan Giant Buddha is a 233 foottall stone statue, built during the Tang Dynasty. It is carved out of a cliff face that lies at the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers in the southern part of Sichuan province in China. It is the tallest ‘pre-modern’ statue in the world. Construction was …
Glorification of the Eucharist (Disputa of the Eucharist) by Ventura di Archangelo Salimbeni was painted in 1600. It is located at a church, San Lorenzo in San Pietro in Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy. The Celestial sphere of the Disputa looks amazingly like a Sputnik satellite (below).
Banksy – Graffiti and Street Artist Banksy is an English graffiti artist. His (or her) actual identity is not public. Banksy displays his art on publicly visible surfaces such as walls and self-built physical prop pieces. ” I use whatever it takes. Sometimes that just means drawing a mustache on a girl’s face on some …
The Battle of Alexander at Issus was painted in 1529 by Albrecht Altdorfer. It was commissioned by Duke William IV of Bavaria. Approximately 5 by 4 feet in size, it currently sits at Alte Pinakothek in Munich, Germany.
Mars Attacks was an odd trading card set produced by Topps in 1962. The art was by Wallace (Wally) Wood, Bob Powell and Norman Saunders. It was based on the cover of a comic book, Weird Science #16. Wally and Bob sketched the cards, and Norman painted them. Len Brown and Woody Gelman wrote the …
Cosmo Kramer (played by Michael Richards) was Jerry Seinfeld’s doofus-hipster friend on NBC’s Seinfeld (1989-1998) The character of Kramer was originally based on the real-life Kenny Kramer, a neighbor of co-creator Larry David from New York, but Micheal made it a point to never meet him. The painting appeared in Season 3, Episode 21. The …
(PCM) Blue Monday is the name given to what is supposed to be the most depressing day of the year. It typically falls on either the third or fourth Monday in the month of January. We tend to lean more towards the fourth Monday in January and here’s why: During the first week in January …
International World Thinking Day is celebrated every year by both The Girl Scouts and The Girl Guides. It is also celebrated by some boy organizations. The point of International World Thinking Day is for Girl Scouts/Guides to think about their sister and brothers around the world. In recent years the holiday has been themed. There …
The origins of Inspire Your Heart With Art Day are not known, though it is annually celebrated on January 31. The meaning of Inspire Your Heart With Art Day, is fairly clear, take a moment to step away for the craziness of life and enjoy the type or art that inspires you. The word “inspire” …
