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by Art Chantry: this is for all you borks out there who think this stuff is so easy.hand or computer – principles still the same. it’s extremely difficult to do WELL. don’t fool yourself. …in them olden daze of yore … Continue reading
in and around the seraglio
….Turkey is putting up good economic numbers, and flourishing without the militarily imposed corruption that the Kemalist guarantors of secularism wallowed in as the price of preserving modern Turkey. Tiresome though Turkey’s anti-Israel posturing and pandering to the Arabs is, … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion
Tagged Byzantine Empire, capture of Constantinople, Conrad Black, Gentile Bellini, Grand Seraglio, Islamic Art, King Henry VIII, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Mehmet II, Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Empire Art, Ottoman style portraiture, Selim II The Sot, Siblizade Ahmed, Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent
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AXIS: BOLD AS MARKETING WITH SULTANS, SAINTS, & SINNERS
”Which multinational brand has the biggest image problem these days? BP? Toyota? Goldman Sachs? How about Islam? Say what you will about those other entities: They don’t have to deal with the public’s fear of terrorism. Last month, an opinion poll conducted … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Miscellaneous, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc.
Tagged BP Oil Spill, Byzantine Empire, Gentile Bellini, Goldman Sachs, Irshad Manji, Islamic Art, Kristiane Backer, Mahomet II, Mara Einstein, Mehmet II, Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Empire Art, Sarai Albums, Simon Houpt, Sinan Bey, YouGuv
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ALWAYS READ THE FINE PRINT
”Art and religion have been united from the beginning of all civilization, because of the common mystery of their origin and their magical effect on humanity. Etymologically they are allied. The latin term “ars” was at first used in connection … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Miscellaneous, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc.
Tagged Abraham, Afghanistan, Eastern Islamic World, Ghurid Qur'am, Ghurids, Islam, Islamic architecture, Islamic Art, Islamic theology, Islamic thought, Jam Minaret, Jham Minaret, John D. Graham, John Graham, Koran calligraphy, Moses, Muslim art, Quran calligraphy, Suryat maryam
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