has been for sale for some time, as you have seen. The maintenance and ongoing development to keep our non-profit and idealistic platform for contemporary art running and safe from hackers etc. costs money that is no longer there. Because of small investments that are necessary now and the running costs, we will have to shut down with a heavy heart at the beginning of summer on June 21.
Inspiration image of Tokugawa Japan (1615-1868).
Japanese art is a synthesis of different cultures and influences that have come to its shores over time. The painting in this period developed significantly gaining vitality.
Since ancient times, the peacock stood out among the animals admired by humans because of its extraordinary range polychrome. Many folk dance show dance steps inspired by the peacock's courtship.
Recreation of a painting of the Tang Dynasty.
It was this period (618-906) one of the most splendid eras in the history of China.
The image refers to Fu Xi and Nu Wa, parents mythical emperors of Creation, as she carries a compass and square. It can be seen in the background about constellations and was a symbol of the Zodiac. Their bodies intertwine subtly offering a dual energy to everything said.
Culture China. Lintel Han symbolic time hunting scene and entourage chariots and horsemen, alluding to the legend of Hou Yi and the ten suns.
In China, the Han Dynasty from 202 BC saw up to 220. It would be incorrect to state that contemporary empires of the Han and the Romans were the greatest that existed at that time in the known world.
The stone sculpture began as majestic cross roads decoration imperial tombs burial. Large animals real and mythological legends were the themes to honor the power.
Fragment of the wall of the nine dragons. Imperial Palace, Beijing. Year 1771 A.D.
The dragon is a fabulous animal, universal symbolic figure, found in most peoples of the world, in Eastern cultures as primitive and classical. Perhaps China is where the dragon has become more spread and representation. Aesthetically highlight of this dragon, the ruler of water and time, the glazed tile facade of the nine dragons wall of the Imperial Palace.
Buddha "Enlightened" Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism.
Buddha, the founder of the great philosophy of liberation taught about reincarnation, the path to overcome the pain and how to get to Nirvana. Therefore, it is not surprising that their performances convey an immense serenity full of wisdom and a happy and quiet dignity.
Highlight the hint of a smile (inner peace), the long ears (a symbol of wisdom, listening skills) and a cap on top of the head (sign of holiness).
Relief inspired by a nineteenth century Japanese tapestry. Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris.
Modernism is the term that designates a stream of artistic innovation developed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It's about creating a new aesthetic, which is dominated inspiration in nature. We see in this picture (the original tapestry made with silk threads), a particularly refined aesthetics and composition. At bottom, the sea is moving, the waves splash and herons form a circle.
