from the origins of art and beyond…Tumblr (3.0; @histartical)http://histartical.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8f9b817240870fc698a9ee3ff2ce41de/tumblr_mi9te2tnog1r5kmzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Chatterton</em>. Henry Wallis. 1856. Oil on Canvas. Pre-Raphaelite Painting. Tate Britain, London.</p>http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/43800353294http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/43800353294Sat, 23 Feb 2013 14:30:35 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3989aace0f8806716f9ae1f20b6452d3/tumblr_mi9svpsr0D1r5kmzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>The Ghost of a Flea</em>. William Blake. 1819-20. Tempera and gold on mahogany. Romanticism. Tate Britain, London.</p>http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/43720756075http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/43720756075Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:30:26 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5eac15bbed2bef74beb21939aa0734bf/tumblr_mi9s6zwEjk1r5kmzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>The Lady of Shalott</em>. John William Waterhouse. 1888. Oil on canvas. Pre-Raphaelite Painting. Tate Britain, London.</p>http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/43642616253http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/43642616253Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:30:33 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4a922de3aa7e240a9a71d2afb2bb3e4b/tumblr_mhe9w2v1Gd1rrpm57o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f3b162e539ef829d0d55479756060baf/tumblr_mhe9w2v1Gd1rrpm57o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e24698805907a040adbb252b674749a3/tumblr_mhe9w2v1Gd1rrpm57o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/904d3d50596174762561d46365376645/tumblr_mhe9w2v1Gd1rrpm57o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2f2bb28dedfd4bc25c24c1a607cd73aa/tumblr_mhe9w2v1Gd1rrpm57o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7e0b1ff2a0c7f1c4c086eea072cbb516/tumblr_mhe9w2v1Gd1rrpm57o6_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6655e93ed6d083f917870f189ecdc38d/tumblr_mhe9w2v1Gd1rrpm57o7_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://storyboard.tumblr.com/post/41862851297/ukiyo-e-heroes-donkey-kong-visits-17th-century">storyboard</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h2 class="title"><strong>Ukiyo-e Heroes: Donkey Kong Visits 17th-Century Japan</strong></h2> <p><span class="lead">Mario racing a rickshaw, Kirby wielding a katana, and Donkey Kong bounding past cherry blossoms.</span> In his fantastical <a href="http://www.ukiyoeheroes.com/">Ukiyo-e Heroes</a> series, 29-year-old illustrator <a href="http://jedhenry.tumblr.com/">Jed Henry</a> reimagines classic video game characters in the style, setting, and medium of traditional Japanese woodblock prints (<em>ukiyo-e</em>). Growing up in Indiana in the 1980s, Henry learned to draw by copying the art in his video game manuals. It was an exciting time to be a gamer, as companies like Nintendo and Sega raced to create the best systems and graphics. A decade later, with a degree in animation and living in Utah, the illustrator and children’s book author is working with Canadian (by way of Tokyo) printmaking master <a href="http://woodblock.com">Dave Bull</a> to to create fine art prints of his characters. With the help of a Kickstarter campaign — Henry raised $290,000 more than his original goal — his illustrations are celebrating Japan’s vibrant pop culture, both then and now. We talked to him about his craft.</p> <h4><strong>How do you choose which video games to feature?</strong></h4> <p>I’m a big retro gamer. I played a lot of games as a kid, and my heart is really stuck on those games — a lot of Nintendo, Konami, and Capcom titles. So, that’s how I choose, it’s just my favorites from when I was a kid.</p> <p><a href="http://storyboard.tumblr.com/post/41862851297/ukiyo-e-heroes-donkey-kong-visits-17th-century">Read More</a></p> </blockquote>http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/43563451445http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/43563451445Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:30:23 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e8843bec701eee9d0810125bdcd0a803/tumblr_mi9rfsdyXD1r5kmzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Whaaam!</em> Roy Lichtenstein. New York, 1963. Pop art. Tate Modern, London.</p>http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/43483725466http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/43483725466Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:30:36 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6215f64b9db12f136e9cf9468546d13b/tumblr_mi9r8pr3L51r5kmzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>The Remorse of Orestes</em>. William Adolphe Bouguereau. France, 1862. Realism. Chrysler Collection, Norfolk, Virginia.</p>http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/43396845583http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/43396845583Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:30:25 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2f9fd74d1702ad952a6a1e45ca8c7ac3/tumblr_mi9r0ak10q1r5kmzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Snow Storm: Hannibal and his men crossing the Alps</em>. J.M.W. Turner. 1810-1812. British Romanticism. Oil on Canvas. Tate Britain, London.</p>http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/43308013485http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/43308013485Sun, 17 Feb 2013 14:30:32 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ba6e36edefc6ac5054711be755de2548/tumblr_mi9qsjag0T1r5kmzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Ophelia</em>. Sir John Everett Millais. 1851-2. Oil on Canvas. Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Tate Britain, London.  </p>http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/43223090894http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/43223090894Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:30:33 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9dc2b9fdd1612645d41333f1e1483974/tumblr_mi9pxr4LZ51r5kmzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> Koschei the Deathless (1900)<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c9bf732d28edcda06afc7ef2616a64ee/tumblr_mi9pxr4LZ51r5kmzvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> Tsar Dadon meets the Shemakha queen (1906)<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/410923a5c44a505ff982a2d702334b38/tumblr_mi9pxr4LZ51r5kmzvo3_500.jpg"/><br/> Baba Yaga (1899)<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/168e65c7fd3eb87c2b8b15c671233a86/tumblr_mi9pxr4LZ51r5kmzvo4_500.jpg"/><br/> Vasilisa the Beautiful (1899)<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2c68e88b405b92b1670ba48385d7faed/tumblr_mi9pxr4LZ51r5kmzvo5_500.jpg"/><br/> Ivan Tsarevich catching the Firebird's feather (1899)<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/75e422d85de79eb79d19e17b6010e2d7/tumblr_mi9pxr4LZ51r5kmzvo6_500.jpg"/><br/> The Island of Buyan (1905)<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/650243f1b05022c1c6e5752d5f4b1238/tumblr_mi9pxr4LZ51r5kmzvo7_500.jpg"/><br/> Morozko<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e6b6846c70fcebec665521d03c81467e/tumblr_mi9pxr4LZ51r5kmzvo8_500.jpg"/><br/> Sadko<br/><br/> <p>Illustrations by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Bilibin">Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin</a>, Russian. 20th Century Illustrator and designer.</p>http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/43150871396http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/43150871396Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:34:39 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc70kzl5J81r5kmzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Great Mosque of Kairouan</em>. Groundbreaked in 670. Umayyad dinasty. Kairouan, Tunisia.</p>http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/34410259957http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/34410259957Sat, 27 Oct 2012 14:30:34 +0200masterpiecesarchitecture<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc6zqkqoLI1r5kmzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Badshahi Mosque</em>. 1671. Mughal Empire. Lahore, Punjab.</p>http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/34356349503http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/34356349503Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:30:20 +0200masterpiecesarchitecture<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc6zdo8FcN1r5kmzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Süleymaniye Mosque</em>. 1550-1558. Designed by renowned architect Mimar Sinan. Ottoman architecture. Istanbul, Turkey. </p>http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/34293138373http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/34293138373Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:30:41 +0200masterpiecesarchitecture<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc6z0vJkmB1r5kmzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Imam Mosque of Isfahan</em>. 17th Century. Safavid period. Persian architecture. Isfahan, Iran.</p>http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/34227412212http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/34227412212Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:30:44 +0200masterpiecesarchitecture<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbssruonyD1r0lpsto2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbssruonyD1r0lpsto1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbssruonyD1r0lpsto3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbssruonyD1r0lpsto4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://farewell-kingdom.tumblr.com/post/33448630651/alfonso-batalla-lanscape-under-construction">farewell-kingdom</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><a href="http://www.saatchionline.com/peopleinpixels">Alfonso Batalla</a></strong> - LANSCAPE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. <em>Current and bright objects are inserted into decaying architectures showing the contradiction betwen “being oneself” and “being there” as in existencialism and making viewer wonder what is more real.</em></p> </blockquote>http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/34197382032http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/34197382032Wed, 24 Oct 2012 02:12:01 +0200nowadays<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc6ydxWUjH1r5kmzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>The Dome of the Rock</em>. Initial completion in 691. Umayyad Caliphate. Temple Mount, Old city of Jerusalem.</p>http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/34161652937http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/34161652937Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:38:51 +0200masterpiecesarchitecture<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc6y7czCPn1r5kmzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Hypostile hall of the Great Mosque of Córdoba</em>. 784-947. Caliphate of Córdoba. Córdoba, Spain.</p>http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/34095097519http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/34095097519Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:17:43 +0200masterpiecesarchitecture<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc6xvsixLz1r5kmzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Sher-Dor Madrassa of Registan</em>. 17th Century. Timurid dinasty. Samarkanda, Uzbekistán.</p>http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/34023091677http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/34023091677Sun, 21 Oct 2012 13:52:53 +0200masterpiecesarchitecture<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc6xmkZa7t1r5kmzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan.</em> 1357-1359. Mamluk Era. Cairo, Egypt.</p>http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/33952702279http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/33952702279Sat, 20 Oct 2012 14:06:20 +0200masterpiecesarchitecture<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc6x9ibrkq1r5kmzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>The Lamentation of Christ</em>. Giotto di Bondone. Padua. 1304-1306. Fresco. Late Middle Ages. Scrovegni Chapel, Italy.</p>http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/33952466470http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/33952466470Sat, 20 Oct 2012 13:58:30 +0200masterpieces<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m74k98FZqu1r5kmzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Click on the image to see a NY Times article on Yayoi Kusama’s art and why “crisis mode was the source of her art”.</p>http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/27159162648http://histartical.tumblr.com/post/27159162648Sat, 14 Jul 2012 02:34:20 +0200nowadays