L'ultimo tibetano comunista Sogno cinese Scritto da Simone Pieranni Martedì, 01 Aprile 2014 15:28 Phuntsog Wangyal, meglio conosciuto come Phunwang, è morto domenica scorsa all’età di 92 anni. Era noto per essere il «tibetano comunista», fondatore del partito comunista in Tibet e vicino alle posizione di Pechino, che poi in parte ha disconosciuto. La sua opera di 432 pagine, «Un lungo cammino per l'uguaglianza e l’unità», come altri testi proibiti in Cina è stato pubblicato da una casa editrice di Hong Kong, la New Century Press di Bao Pu, figlio dell’ex leader cinese Bao Tong (ai domiciliari dal 1989). Nel libro, ha scritto il Financial Times, «Phunwang sostiene che un ritorno del Dalai Lama in esilio, che la maggior parte dei tibetani considera come proprio leader spirituale, consentirebbe la riconciliazione e l’abbandono dei rancori». «La sua importanza è che non ha criticato la politica cinese verso le etnie da fuori, perché era un partecipante attivo della vita politica.
Kristen Wiig, Alice Munro And Negative Space In Fiction : Monkey See hide captionKristen Wiig plays Johanna Parry in Hateship Loveship, adapted from an Alice Munro short story. IFC Films Kristen Wiig plays Johanna Parry in Hateship Loveship, adapted from an Alice Munro short story. [This piece discusses the plot of both the Alice Munro short story on which Hateship Loveship is based and the film itself, although it's frankly nothing you can't intuit from the trailer.] The Alice Munro short story "Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage" begins with a plain and awkward woman named Johanna arranging a shipment of furniture and shopping for a dress. She's leaving town to go to the man she expects to marry, though he hasn't yet asked. Edith is a young teenager, and with her at the center of the narrative, we leap back in time to learn how Johanna came to be leaving: Edith and her friend Sabitha played a cruel joke in which they made it appear that this man, Sabitha's father, was writing Johanna love letters. Of course, films don't work this way.
Identify a Deity Beauty in Art: The Female Form Images of mythical female beauty—goddesses or Eve—vary greatly across cultures and time, as does what qualifies as "beautiful" among everyday women. In this art gallery, you’ll see wide hips and narrow, breasts large and small, athletic shoulders and sloping ones. Feast your eyes on beauty in all shapes and sizes, seen with loving eyes. Mother Goddess (Matrika), mid-6th cent. This figure from Rajasthan, India, with her rich curves and large round breasts, represents one of seven goddesses considered both alluringly beautiful and dangerous. QUIZ: What's Your Body Type? Adam and Eve, 1504. The German artist Albrecht Dürer wrote several books developing his ideas about perfect human proportions. MORE: Studies on Best Breast Size Venus and the Lute Player, ca. 1565–70. The great Venetian often painted a voluptuous Venus, the goddess of love. The Fall of Man, 1st half of 1600s. The Flemish artist followed the Italian vision of female beauty in this fleshier version of a painting by Titian.
Zen | early Tibet Why does history get written? I think we’d all agree that the motives for creating history are mixed, and just as complex as the uses it gets put to after it’s written. Though most of Tibet’s histories are histories of religion, it would surely be naive to imagine that the motives of their authors were wholly religious. So how does this apply to the story of the great debate between Chinese and Indian Buddhism that is supposed to have taken place at Samyé monastery under the aegis of the emperor Tri Song Detsen? The classic account of the debate and the source for all later Tibetan historians, is the Testament of Ba. I don’t think it’s much of an exaggeration to say that the story of early Tibetan history is the story of the Tibetan clans. As for the Ba clan, they were deeply involved in the imperial court and often in competition with the Bro clan for the top ministerial positions. So where does the story of the debate fit into this? 1. 2. That’s enough for now. See also… References
The Technique Zone: Acrylic Paint Transfer - StumbleUpon Supplies needed: Acrylic dabbers, photocopy of an image, water spritzer bottle, paintbrush, card stock, craft sheet and heat tool (optional) Take the lid off the dabbers and brush the paint onto the card stock, ensure you get a good coverage Take your photocopied image ( remember that you will get a reverse of the image, so don't use bold words), flip it over and place it in the acrylic. Leave to air dry for at least 15 minutes and then if you wish give it a blast with the heat tool Only move onto this step when you are sure your paint is completely dryTake your water filled spritzer bottle, spray the back of the paper no more than two squirts, you don't want it too wet Next start to rub the paper very gently with your finger Keep rubbing and extra spritzing if you need too Eventually you will get rid of all the paper, but it does take a bit of patience as you have to be careful not to wet it too much and rub the image away You can do exactly the same on a canvas
Giuseppe Tucci Heaven On Earth (8 Pics) For more fun facts, click HERE. Tibetan Arms and Armor Armor and weapons are certainly not among the images usually called to mind when considering the art or culture of Tibet, which is closely identified with the pacifism and deep spirituality of the Dalai Lama and with the compassionate nature of Tibetan Buddhism . However, this seeming paradox resolves itself when seen in the context of Tibetan history, which includes regular and extended periods of intense military activity from the seventh to the mid-twentieth century. Many excellent examples of Tibetan arms and armor can be found in museum collections today largely due to the fact that various types of armor and weapons continued to be used in Tibet into the early twentieth century, long after they had gone out of use in the West. Other types were preserved for ceremonial occasions, the most important of which was the Great Prayer Festival, a month-long event held annually in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa. In addition to lamellar and leather armor, mail was also worn in Tibet.
untitled Californian artist Isabel Emrich paints dazzling depictions of women submerged in water. Each colorful oil painting captures moments of tranquility below the water’s surface, as the artist’s subjects float meditatively, welcoming the dancing sunlight from above. The artist reveals, “My underwater collection is inspired by exploring the sensations of peacefulness and calmness, combined with the energy from the movement of the waves you feel when submerged.” Emrich describes her work as “an Expressionistic style that straddles both abstraction and figuration.” Inspired by the work of Expressionism pioneers such as Van Gogh, her underwater paintings are rendered with an abundance of energetic brush strokes in a vibrant color palette. These layers of paint echo the fluid nature of water itself, capturing the sparkling light and ripples that reflect from the surface and illuminate the subjects’ skin. Emrich’s fascination with water began while she was growing up in Southern California.
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