Transcript lacma - kyle bittenbender

LACMA
By: kyle bittenbender
This is called the Larry Sultan: Here and Home this
was for the first retrospective California
photographer Larry Sultan (1946–2009). The
exhibition includes more than 200 photographs
In traditional Chinese scholars considered poetry to
be the highest form of communication, followed by
calligraphy, which lead to the writer, This group of
paintings and calligraphies features three main groups
of Japanese artists for whom calligraphy became a
central means of expression: Zen and other Buddhist
monks, literati, who modeled themselves after the
educated Chinese elite, and aristocrats of the
imperial line, who bore the responsibility for
maintaining authentic Japanese artistic principles.
This painting look at Kyoto, the Imperial capital of
Japan for more than a thousand years. These
were first painted on folding screens in the 16th
century. Called rakuchū rakugaizu witch means
scenes in and around the capital. These also show
important sites such as the Buddhist temples,
Shinto shrines, and other natural features such as
Mt. Hiei and the Kamo River.
this exhibition traveled to tree cities in the
Tōhoku region of Japan, which was directly
impacted by the great earthquake and tsunami of
March 11, 2011.The exhibition was a gesture of
solidarity and support for the citizens of the
Tōhoku region and was greeted with enormous
gratitude and enthusiasm in Japan.
Japanese paintings of the Edo Period (1615–1868)
featuring screens, hanging scrolls, and fan-format
paintings