Art

November 28, 2016

Artist Spends 3 Years Hand-Painting the Quran in Gold on 164 Feet of Black Silk

The beauty of the written word is once again heralded in an incredible project by 33-year-old artist Tünzale Memmedzade. The Azerbaijani painter spent three years painstakingly transcribing the Quran onto sheets of transparent black silk. The result is a beautifully crafted religious text that demonstrates both devotion and patience. Memmedzade embarked on the project after learning that the Quran had never previously been transcribed on silk. She set to work on 11.

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November 15, 2016

Remarkably Preserved 1,800-Year-Old Mosaic Depicting the Dead Is Unearthed in Turkey

Ancient mosaics have a long history of helping bring clarity to the traditions and history of rich cultures. Beginning in Mesopotamia, the practice allowed powerful cultures to show their wealth and artistic skills. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that Turkish archeologists have been uncovering incredible ancient mosaics—including a new find in the southeastern city of Şanlıurfa.

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October 23, 2016

Street Artist Creates Crumbling Portraits on Abandoned Buildings to Reveal the Fragility of Beauty

Australian street artist Rone has torn himself away from the bigger, better, higher philosophy of modern day muralism for a new, intimate project that explores the fragility of beauty in crumbling interiors. Based in Melbourne, the artist, whose popularity has skyrocketed in recent years, returned home after a series of international large-scale murals and found himself thinking introspectively about concepts of abandoned space, aesthetics, and memory.

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October 15, 2016

Artist Transforms French Gothic Church Into a Garden of Whispers

Belgian artist Hans Op de Beeck has transformed the refectory of a Jacobian convent in Toulouse into a multi-sensory art installation for the Printemps de Septembre Festival. A wooden path leads visitors through sand dunes and camping outposts, with barren trees and a simple strand of light marking the route. Garden of Whispers is perfectly synchronized with Op de Beeck's view of “man as a being who stages the world around him in a tragi-comic way.

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