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shrine 14-day of the dead: 4
mixed media on wood:acrylic paint, 3 clay figures, candles, wood birds, jewels, collaged paper
14" X 14" x 3"
jenniferbeinhacker.com
art outside the edge
Discovered in 1974 in the eastern suburbs of Xi'an, Shaanxi Province by local farmers drilling for a well, the Terracotta Army consists of over 8,000 man-made soldier figures, 130 chariots with 520 horses and 150 cavalry horses who were buried with the First Emperor of Qin (Qin Shi Huang) in in 210-209 BC. Their purpose was to help rule another empire with Shi Huang as well as defend him from any dangers in the the afterlife.
My observations in a nursing home...
Who I am? Well, sometimes I don't know that myself. I'm just standing around - just like that. Sometimes I'm standing on a windowsill - sometimes on a sideboard. Every now and then someone comes by, takes me in the hand and says something. I can't understand most of it though. People are always saying: Speak louder, speak clearly, then we can understand.
I thought by myself: I better say nothing... then one does not go wrong.
Well, I'm standing here already for a while – don't know why... Oh, sometimes they have such cold hands, no, no, I don't like that!
My task? Oh, I have no idea. Well, I think the people passing by will enjoy... maybe my outfit or maybe they even like my face. Well, that's not that interesting either.
Anyway ... I'll stay here, let's see, what happens next.
Walked past this art store where kids get to paint and saw these little figures in the window. I don't know if they were made out of clay or playable material, but they were too cute to pass up so took a photo.
“Joy, sorrow, tears, lamentation, laughter – to all these music gives voice, but in such a way that we are transported from the world of unrest to a world of peace, and see reality in a new way, as if we were sitting by a mountain lake and contemplating hills and woods and clouds in the tranquil and fathomless water.”
Albert Schweitzer
The Outsider Art Fair was held on West 18th Street in Manhattan. The artist here is Wesley Anderegg.
Drei Chinesen mit dem Kontrabass, die saßen auf der Straße und erzählten sich was...
Dra Chanasan mat dam Kantrabass, da saßan af dar Straßa and arzahltan sach was...
Dö köm dö Pölözö, ö wös öst dönn dös?
Dri Chinisin mit dim Kintribiss.
Bei denen geht's immer lustig zu, meine Mutter brachte sie mal als Souvenirs aus Tashkent mit, in den 70ern, noch zu Sovjet-Zeiten.
Sie sind also schon sehr alt...
Rock overhang near Tiger's Nest, Bhutan. One of the interesting things about Bhutan is the way ancestors are remembered. After someone dies, they are usually cremated. Not all of the body is consumed during cremation. The bits and pieces left over are gathered and pulverized, mixed with clay, and molded into these figurines, which are then painted and left in holy places in the mountains. Usually they are placed under rock overhangs to protect them from weathering.