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Bliss, originally titled Bucolic Green Hills, is the default wallpaper of Microsoft's Windows XP operating system. It is a photograph of a green rolling hills and daytime sky with cirrus clouds . Charles O'Rear , a former National Geographic photographer, took the photo in January 1998 near the Napa – Sonoma county line, California, after a ...
In the 1850s, during the Victorian era prior to Morris, most English wallpaper was inspired by the geometric and historical designs of Augustus Welby Pugin, who had created the neo-Gothic interiors of Westminster Palace, and Owen Jones, notable for his abstract geometric patterns. Wallpaper design was also strongly influenced by imitations of ...
The plum blossom in particular is not only of central importance to Chinese art, it also appeared on the wallpaper of her childhood bedroom. [ 13 ] With their domestic references, sumptuous colors, floral imagery, [ 20 ] and use of pretty materials like glitter, her paintings engage with the world's disdain for a certain gender, class, and ...
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Fine Wind, Clear Morning (Japanese: 凱風快晴, Hepburn: Gaifū kaisei, literally South Wind, Clear Sky), also known as Red Fuji (赤富士, Akafuji), [1] is a woodblock print by Japanese artist Hokusai (1760–1849), part of his Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series, dating from c. 1830 to 1832. [2]
Black Abstractionism is a term that refers to a modern arts movement that celebrates Black artists of African-American and African ancestry, whether as direct descendants of Africa or of a combined mixed-race heritage, who create work that is not representational, presenting the viewer with abstract expression, imagery, and ideas.
In 1927 Pierneef's daughter was born and he held a very successful exhibition of 86 of his works in Pretoria. However, during his solo exhibition the following year, he had some abstract modern works on display, which were very badly received, compelling him to revert to his old style. His daughter's name was Marita ("Mickie") Pierneef.
L. R. Setziol's Ode to a Tree (1977) is an Alaskan yellow cedar sculpture installed in the Forest Science Laboratory's courtyard on Jefferson Street, on the Oregon State University campus. The abstract , "tree-like" form measures 20 feet (6.1 m) x 12 feet (3.7 m), 7 inches (18 cm) x 16 feet (4.9 m), 2 inches (5.1 cm).