by evawongnava | Aug 13, 2021 | Blog
André DerainHenri Matisse 1905 Tate© ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2021 Fauvism is an art movement that was started in the 20th century by a group of artists who felt that vibrant and complementary colours, and painterly skills such as strong brush strokes were more...
by evawongnava | Aug 2, 2021 | Blog
Roman mosaic of two bikini-clad woman playing ball (close up) I love mosaics. Just look at this one from Villa Romana del Casale in Sicily, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The villa can be traced back to 320-350 A.D, so we’re talking 4th Century, A.D. The villa...
by evawongnava | Jul 30, 2021 | Blog
Old Chinese posters for The Central Agency, Ltd. Fabrics company at Glasglow, Scotland from 1930 I once bought a dress from a well-known British designer that was a cross between two cultures. The dress was made to look like a cheongsum or traditional Chinese dress,...
by evawongnava | Jul 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
Claude Monet, Sea Study, 1881, oil on canvas Claude Monet, Waves Breaking, 1881, oil on canvas Claude Monet, Rough Sea, 1881, oil on canvas I started early, took my dog And visited the sea The mermaids in the basement Came out to look at me By the Sea by Emily...
by evawongnava | Jun 10, 2021 | Blog
I am mesmerised by this image of a red cliff face and a row of women, backs bent, ferrying baskets trudging up a fenced mountain path. I see steam billowing from below joining the plumes of clouds at the mountain top. The women are all dressed alike—forming a line of...
