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POPSOrigami: 15 Most Amazing Paper Sculptures History: Origami originated in China as "Zhe Zhi" in the first or second century AD, and it reached Japan in the sixth century. Over the next few hundred years, origami became familiar in many aspects of Japanese culture. By the Heian period of Japanese history, origami was a significant aspect of Japanese ceremony. Samurai warriors would exchange gifts adorned with noshi, a sort of good luck token made of folded strips of paper. Origami butterflies were used during the celebration of Shinto weddings to represent the bride and groom. In the 1960's the art of origami began to spread out, first with modular origami and then with various movements developing, including the kirikomi. http://www.answers.com/topic/origami?cat=technology thanks to alanocu and einbar>
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POPSThe History of the Color Wheel As the disk spins, the colors blur together so rapidly that the human eye sees white. From there, the organization of color has taken many forms, from tables and charts, to triangles, and wheels the history. A nice explanation for each color organization system at the source: http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2008/05/08/history-of-the-color-wheel/ sweetfood's related clip: Unusual Color Wheels Found in Life and Art - http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/6B376FCB-7F70-4E17-8147-84856276F53C/
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POPS Oil painting 'invented in Asia, not Europe' A dozen out of the 50 caves were painted with oil painting technique, using perhaps walnut and poppy seed oils, conclude Ms Yoko Taniguchi from the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties in Tokyo. "This is the earliest clear example of oil paintings in the world, although drying oils were already used by ancient Romans and Egyptians, but only as medicines and cosmetics", explains Ms Taniguchi, leader of the team. The results showed a high diversity of pigments as well as binders and the scientists identified original ingredients and alteration compounds. Apart from oil-based paint layers, some of the layers were made of natural resins, proteins, gums, and, in some cases, a resinous, varnish-like layer. The paintings are probably the work of artists who travelled on the Silk Road.
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POPSDIEGO RIVERA - December 8, 1886 – November 24, 1957
Diego Rivera was a Mexican painter and muralist born in Guanajuato City, Guanajuato. Studied painting in Mexico before going to Europe in 1907. While in Europe he took up cubism and had exhibitions in Paris and Madrid in 1913; he then had a show in New York City in 1916. In 1921 he returned to Mexico, where he undertook government-sponsored murals that reflected his communist politics in historical contexts. He married Frida Kahlo in 1929, and their tempestuous marriage got to be as famous as their art. In the 1930s and '40s Rivera worked in the United States and Mexico, and many of his paintings drew controversy. His 1933 mural for the RCA Building at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan featured a portrait of Communist Party leader Lenin, the resulting uproar led to his dismissal and to the mural's official destruction in 1934. Similarly, a 1948 mural for the Hotel de Prado in Mexico that included the words "God does not exist" was covered and held from public view for nine years.
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POPSChinese "POP ART" Chinese artist Yue Min Jun-,very original, the site has a whole lot of his paintings. The largest collections IMO.
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POPSColorful, pop-surreal, beautifully drawn art by Yosuke Ueno THANKS TO CLIPMARKS USER YOMOGI for this one; clip from this morning had a few images scaled down, but I really thought these were nice, so I captured the entire set at actual size.... a weird blend (but a lot of fun) beautifully drawn imageries, with a big dose of irrelevance - Yosuke Ueno is a young Japanese artist who paints in a style very close to the pop surrealist artists from America.
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POPSArt History 101- Robert Rauschenberg * "It is impossible to have progress without conscience." * "I think a painting is more like the real world if it's made out of the real world." * "The artist's job is to be a witness to his time in history." * "You begin with the possibilities of the material." * "An empty canvas is full only if you want it to be full." * "I work in the gap between art and life." * "You have to have the time to feel sorry for yourself in order to be a good abstract expressionist." * "I feel though the world is a friendly boy walking along in the sun." Robert Rauschenberg
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