It's in the Smithsonian.
It's in the Smithsonian.
"So-Crates: The only true wisdom consists in knowing that you know nothing." "That's us, dude!"- Bill and Ted
"This ain't over."- Charles Bronson
Feed the Hungry!
The characters depicted are known as "luohan."
"So-Crates: The only true wisdom consists in knowing that you know nothing." "That's us, dude!"- Bill and Ted
"This ain't over."- Charles Bronson
Feed the Hungry!
Smithsonian->Freer Collection->Chinese Art->Browse artworks in this section
"So-Crates: The only true wisdom consists in knowing that you know nothing." "That's us, dude!"- Bill and Ted
"This ain't over."- Charles Bronson
Feed the Hungry!
Five hundred Luohan
1427
Daohong , (Chinese, early 15th century)
Ming dynasty
Good One! Next Painting:
Another one by our Canadian mystery artist:
Got it:
Artist - Rob Gonsalves
The first painting is "Written Worlds"
The second piece is "Towers of Knowledge"
Escher inspired?
Next mystery painting:
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John Marin
Brooklyn Bridge
Marin was famous for these watercolors of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Beware of the man with just one book. -Ovid
The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.- Mark Twain
My Blog: Of Delicious Recoil
http://stlukesguild.tumblr.com/
Not exactly a painting... but certainly an art work that might interest the true bibliophiles:
Beware of the man with just one book. -Ovid
The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.- Mark Twain
My Blog: Of Delicious Recoil
http://stlukesguild.tumblr.com/
Another by our mystery artist:
Beware of the man with just one book. -Ovid
The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.- Mark Twain
My Blog: Of Delicious Recoil
http://stlukesguild.tumblr.com/
Chinese.
Beware of the man with just one book. -Ovid
The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.- Mark Twain
My Blog: Of Delicious Recoil
http://stlukesguild.tumblr.com/
I had a hunch you would nail that one pretty quick.Originally Posted by stlukesguild
The Art Institute in Chicago is currently exhibiting a number of Marin's watercolors. I made one last visit to the museum to see the exhibit before my Illinois work assignment ended.
(I'm back home now)
Now to your next challenge.
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Artist: Xu Bing
Installation: "Book From Heaven"
It appears that he created a "book" series, such as "Book From the Sky", "Book From Heaven", "Book From the Ground", etc.
Next mystery painting:
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Clue:
Japanese
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Couple more clues:
Lived during the 18th century.
The person represented in the ink on paper work, is actually a popular Chinese hero from the 7th century.
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Sorry; I was away on vacation.
Another clue: Kimbell Art Museum
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