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Narmer Palette. The Narmer Palette, also known as the Great Hierakonpolis Palette or the Palette of Narmer, is a significant Egyptian archaeological find, dating from about the 31st century BC, belonging, at least nominally, to the category of cosmetic palettes. It contains some of the earliest hieroglyphic inscriptions ever found.
[f] Of course, the Narmer Palette could represent an actual historical event while at the same time having a symbolic significance. In 1993, Günter Dreyer discovered a "year label" of Narmer at Abydos, depicting the same event that is depicted on the Narmer Palette. In the First Dynasty, years were identified by the name of the king and an ...
The LA Art Show (Los Angeles Art Show) is an international encyclopedic art exhibition which was originally conceived by the Fine Art Dealers Association (FADA). The show annually takes place in Los Angeles, typically in January/February, and is now a seminal part of Los Angeles Arts Month. [1] It is the largest and most comprehensive ...
It was described by the Los Angeles Times in 1999 as “world’s largest art complex." [18] During the '80s, Bedlam, created by artist Jim Fittipaldi, on 6th Street (and later, briefly, in the former premises of Al's bar) was a salon with drawing workshops, art installations, theater, live music, and a speakeasy. Dangerous Curve, on an unsafe ...
A classic history painting with a subject from Greek mythology. It shows the moment when the pregnancy of Callisto is discovered. Narrative art is art that tells a story, either as a moment in an ongoing story or as a sequence of events unfolding over time. Some of the earliest evidence of human art suggests that people told stories with pictures.
Antonio Aguilar Monument. Dan Medina. September 16, 2012. Olvera St, (Alameda & Los Angeles St) 34°03′24.2″N118°14′15.9″W / 34.056722°N 118.237750°W / 34.056722; -118.237750 (Antonio Agular Monument) Bronze. 13 ft on a 5 ft fountain base. Commissioned by State of Zacatecas, Mexico. Owned by City of LA.
Chicanos and Mexican Americans. The Great Wall of Los Angeles is a 1978 mural designed by Judith Baca and executed with the help of over 400 community youth and artists coordinated by the Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC). [1]
The Bull Palette (French: palette célébrant une victoire) is the fragment of an Ancient Egyptian greywacke palette, carved in low relief and used, at least in principle, as a cosmetic palette for the grinding of cosmetics. It is dated to Naqada III, the final two centuries of the fourth millennium BC, immediately preceding the Early Dynastic ...