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Can Christian art be inspirational art? A wise man once asked me if my home was to be investigated could I be convicted of being a Christian? Obviously, I hope the answer is a resounding yes. However, what did he really mean by this question? He indicated that having our homes filled with things that help others know our faith can help us share our faith with others.
When you walk into a home you can sometimes tell within seconds if they are Christians. Christians often have art of the Savior on their walls or the family bible on their coffee table. You might even notice the wall art with scriptural sayings such as, “The family that prays together stays together” or “The Lord is my shepherd”, etc. These things would definitely let other know that we are people of faith.
During Christmas time it is generally obvious, however, even non-religious people will have a Christmas tree and even nativities. Christians may try to emphasize Christ more in their decor by emphasizing the creche or having and angel atop the tree.
A great way to show our faith is the types of paintings or sayings that we have on our walls. These types of things help people know that we are people of faith. It shows that we are not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, and God’s word is for everyone. Inspirational Christian art is just one way to help others come unto and follow Christ.
The answer is yes, we can inspire others to learn of God’s word by displaying Christian art in our home, and we can teach others about what Christians value and hold dear.
By: Trent Bowen
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Trent Bowen is the owner of http://www.prophetpaintings.com which offers inspirational art and other Christian art, which includes paintings of the savior. He believes that art can help show and share faith with others.
If you are a museum go-er and want to check out a few of the dozens of museums in the Cusco, Peru, here is a short guide list of official museums and a brief description of the best pick for that category.
Art Museums
Contemporary Art Museum Inca Museum Pre-Columbian Art Museum Popular Art Museum Regional History Museum
Best Pick: Honestly when it comes to art museums it is hard to say one is better than the other, it is much to the preference of the individuals tastes. In terms of collections though, the best pick would be the Inca Museum, after all you are in the heartland of the Incan Empire! It has a small but well organized collection of art reflecting Pre-Columbian art and handicraft, including textiles, ceramics, metal works and jewelry. There is also an impressive gold and silver collection. To top it off there is a great restaurant inside the museum so guests can enjoy the beautiful court yard and absorb the centuries of art that surrounding them.
Religious Musuems:
Archaeological Museum Natural Science Museum Casa Cabrera Wiese Sudameris Bank´s Cultural Museum Archiepiscopal Palace Museum of Religious Art, Santa Catalina Convent and Museum La Merced Convent Museum San Francisco Museum Cathedral´s Museum San Jeronimo Museum
Best Pick: Santa Catalina Convent and Museum is the best of these and it is also easy to access as it is located in the Plaza de Armas. The Convent was built on the House of the Sun Virgins or “Aclla Wasi” and is architecturally extraordinary and the interior design is part of the beauty of this museum. Inaugurated by the convent in 1975, the museum has a rich collection of Cuzqueño art that spans the centuries of Spanish influence. Guides point out the European vs. traditional Andean art mixed in each painting which is a fascinating display of how the traditionally polytheistic incorporated elements of their beliefs into the religious art of the Spanish.
Site Museums:
Chinchero Site Museum Koricancha Archaeological Museum Taki Museum CATCCO Yucay Site Museum
Best Pick: Hands down would be the Koricancha Archaeological Museum. This exhibit is of the interior of what is left of the Inca temple of the sun but is today still an active Dominican Monastery. The structure itself was built on and transformed into a Dominican church named Santo Domingo, and arguable the most beautiful church in the city. There are three rooms, each dedicated to an era; Pre-Inca, Inca and Colonial. The ruins inside still have holes where the Inca were said to hang giant plates of gold from and you will see up close the incredible architectural wonders the Pre-Inca and Inca created.
Hidden Treasures:
Don’t be afraid to wander down the side streets of Cusco to check out the many private art collections in stores, coffee shops and private galleries. Many are free or have a suggested donation box.
Best Pick: Museo El Quijote is this categories best pick and a personal favorite. It has a rich display of primarily contemporary Cuzqueno school of art. It also has a gallery of up and coming artists who have gone to the attached school under the wing of Cusco’s infamous Jesus Vereno. The highlights of this gallery are the intricate sculptures made out of small animal bones, including ‘The Cathedral’ and ‘El Quijote’. A hands-down favorite, so try to catch this collection!
By: Danielle Lane
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This guide to Cusco during Peru vacations was written by a Peru travel expert at Peru For Less, specialists in high value, fully customizable tours and packages.
One of the leading figures of the Abstract Expressionism movement in art, Clyfford Still was born on November 30, 1904 in Grandin, North Dakota. Still completed his education in art from Washington’s Spokane University. Following stints of teaching at the Spokane Art Centre during the Great Depression, and at Washington State University, he founded the Nespelem Art Colony along with Worth Griffin in 1937 to bring out portraits and landscapes depicting Native American life in the Colville Indian Reservation.
Following two exhibitions in San Francisco and New York in the 1940s, Clyfford Still’s first solo exhibition in 1943 did not showcase his characteristic style that would form another dimension of Abstract Expressionism – colour field painting. Still later became one of the foremost colour field painters, a style he developed after he met Abstract Expressionist Mark Rothko following his first solo exhibition. It was Rothko who introduced Still to Peggy Guggenheim in New York. Guggenheim gave him a second solo exhibition in 1946 at her Art of This Century gallery. It was this exhibition that truly introduced Still and his mature style to the world.
Still wasn’t alone in experimenting with colour, Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman also organized colours, but in relative simple patterns. Still’s style concerns with juxtaposing colours in different forms. Unlike Rothko and Newman, Still’s arrangements of colour are irregular, they look like flashes of colour that vary in shades giving the viewer the impression that one layer of colours has been torn off the canvas to reveal the layer beneath. For this purpose, Still used thick impasto to create subtle shades across the painting. This style can be seen in some of his most important paintings, named after the year they were painted; ‘1957-D No. 1′, ‘1953′ and ‘1964′. In the latter, the painting is chiefly consists of the colours black and yellow with patches of white and a little red. These have been the colours generally used in all of Still’s paintings.
Still took up a teaching job at the California School of Fine Arts, San Francisco, in 1946 before heading to New York City in 1950. In 1959 he held an exhibition at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, New York. The exhibition met with a positive reception prompting him to donate 31 paintings to the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy. Still insisted that the paintings be never loaned out, clearly showing him to be particular in the way his works are shown.
In 1960 Still decided to cut himself off from the world of art when he moved away from New York City in to his farm near Westminster, Maryland. He went on to hold solo exhibitions in Philadelphia in 1963 and New York in 1969-70. A permanent installation of his works opened at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Arts in 1975, and in 1980 he was given an exhibition by New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Clyfford Still won the 1972 Award of Merit for Painting from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the 1975 he received The Skowhegan Medal for in recognition to his lifelong contribution to the art world. Still died in Baltimore in June 1980, it was the demise of one of the foremost and most unique forces of Abstract Expressionism.
By: George Baxter
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As with many of the other artists of The Abstract Expressionism Movement Clyfford Still created his paintings on Stretched Canvas while few preferred to paint on un-stretched canvases which were later mounted on Canvas Stretcher Bars after the artwork was completed.
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An auction is a process where people buy and sell items and objects for a bid. People also propose bids and sell items to the highest offer or bid. Value of an item is pre-determined at some auctions. There is no sale if the price of an item does not reach the expected price. In actual sense, it can be said that an auction bid is an offered price.
Auctions are mostly held publicly but can also be private. One of the famous auctions held in Venice is the Venice Art Walk and Auctions. It is an annual event held in the West Coast’s premier. It brings together some of the talented and famous artists in Venice. Many of these artists also arrive from Southern California. Several artists have made a mark for themselves in the market. A maximum of 60 artists’ studios and special exhibits are held.
Many self-guided architectural tours, spa getaways, and other attractions include coupons to restaurants. A festive spirit fills the atmosphere of the Silent Art Auction. Individuals and tourists may like to join the group of bidders in Venice to experience the thrill of auctions held here.
Auctions are held for sale of antique furniture, paintings by renowned artists and are sold at such auctions. Several potential buyers are invited to such auctions and these bidders and buyers bid for their prices and items they like. Auctioneers quote the starting price and decide on the best rate for the item. Many auctions are held to sell historic and antique items of furniture and other articles that belonged to famous people.
Various bidders come from all over the world to Venice to bid for items. There are special hotels where auctions are likely to be held. These hotels may also accommodate people who are participating in the auction proceedings or may provide transportation to another venue. People who are over the age of 18 are allowed to bid. There is a special registration fee charged for people who take part in auctions.
By: Richard Romando
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