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Mario GarcÃa Torres explores the war in Afghanistan through art, struggling to come
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Discover works by Ed Grazda and learn about the artist
Jegdalek, Afghanistan Ed Grazda · 1984 · gelatin silver print · Accession ID
Ultramarine blue was made from lapis lazuli, a semiprecious stone mined in what is now Afghanistan
Ultramarine blue was made from lapis lazuli, a semiprecious stone mined in what is now Afghanistan
In this video, artist William Anastasi creates his artwork Issue by displacing bits of plaster into a pile.
Torres’s “Today (News from Kabul)â€� Mario GarcÃa Torres explores the war in Afghanistan
Artist Daniel Lind-Ramos builds his sculpture Figura de Poder, a towering and provocative work that conjures up the spirit of the vejigante with mysticism, music, and activism.
García Torres’s “Today (News from Kabul)” Mario García Torres explores the war in Afghanistan
“Minimal art� was initially an insult implying that an artwork offered little to look at. Minimalist artists were also criticized for barely “making� their works: Donald Judd, for example, had his sculptures built in workshops. Nonetheless, many admire Robert Morris’s polyhedrons, Dan Flavin’s fluorescent light sculptures, and Anne Truitt’s austere sculptures of painted wood.
Ultramarine blue was made from lapis lazuli, a semiprecious stone mined in what is now Afghanistan
The American painters known as abstract expressionists developed a new kind of painting during the 1940s and ’50s. Their works were characterized by abstract imagery and subject matter that was full of allusions. They created dramatic, often monumental compositions with sweeping brushwork and fields of color.Â
Ultramarine blue was made from lapis lazuli, a semiprecious stone mined in what is now Afghanistan
War art often memorializes battles and turning points. It also commemorates military leaders, from classical era generals like Zenobia, to medieval heroes like Joan of Arc, to Colonel Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Regiment in the American Civil War. Today, war artists document the human cost of conflict, with photography serving as a powerful tool.
Article Article: From World War I to Afghanistan: Our Servicepeople in Photographs
The work is a triumph of early Northern Renaissance painting—and storytelling.
Blue ultramarine pigment came from lapis lazuli, a stone imported from what is now Afghanistan
