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Animal-made art consists of works by non-human animals, that have been considered by humans to be artistic, including visual works, music, photography, and videography. Some of these are created naturally by animals, often as courtship displays , while others are created with human involvement.
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Albanian art (Albanian: arti shqiptar [aɾˈti ʃcipˈtaɾ]) refers to all artistic expressions and artworks in Albania or produced by Albanians. The country's art is either work of arts produced by its people and influenced by its culture and traditions .
Fireplace of a house of Shkreli, northern Albania, drawn by Edith Durham in 1909. In Albanian tradition the fire of the hearth ( zjarri i vatrës ) is deified, and it is regarded as the Sun 's offspring ( pjella e Diellit ), which is symbolized by the fire hearth ( vatra e zjarrit ). [ 55 ]
The encyclopedia is the first of its kind in Albania, an ambitious project which will eventually be published in six to eight volumes. The publication is a product of the Center of Studies of Art, part of the Albanian Academy of Sciences. The encyclopedia has a board of 10 people, including some of the most prominent scholars in their fields.
The territory of Albania is populated by two important species of freshwater turtles such as the European pond turtle and the Balkan pond turtle. [80] One of the best-known turtles of Albania is the Hermann's tortoise which is relatively abundant throughout the country. Lizards are also found in the country.
The fund of the new gallery, up to this time, counted 340 artworks and its archives counted 240 registered artists. From this moment onwards the Gallery of Arts functions as the only and most important national institution of exhibiting, conserving, studying, restoring, publishing, documenting and archiving the works of art in Albania.