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Umbrellas: From Ancient Egypt to Modern Day

The umbrella is a canopy with a frame, typically made of wood or metal and covered with fabric. It is designed to protect from the rain. The umbrella is one of the most ancient human inventions, dating back to ancient Egypt in 3000 BC. The Egyptians used umbrellas for shade and protection from the sun as well as rain.

Umbrellas in Asia & Beyond

The Japanese word for umbrella is “kasa”. It is derived from the Sanskrit word “khastra”, which means “shield”. In Japan, umbrellas are a traditional symbol of welcome, and they are often used to shield guests from the rain. In India, umbrellas are considered a symbol of protection against evil forces.

Umbrellas were unknown in ancient Japanese society but became popular during the Muromachi and Azuchi-Momoyama periods. Umbrellas were first used as hand shields against rain or sun, and then they started to be used in battle. By the 16th century, umbrellas had been widely adopted by civilians for rain protection. Umbrellas have a long history. Umbrella itself is a work of art and it has come a long way that it is part of our culture.

In Europe, umbrellas are only for women until they eventually became part of men’s fashion. Long umbrellas are made of metal or wood, and fabric. The first umbrella of this kind was inspired by the parasol. Although it has not been patented until 1934.

The Japanese Art: Wagasa

The Wagasa is a traditional Japanese parasol with a paper or cotton cover. The word Wagasa means “umbrella” in Japanese, and they were originally used as protection from the sun. The Wagasa has become popular in Japan due to its aesthetic beauty, and its beautiful patterns are often used as decoration in homes.

Wagasa can be used as an umbrella in some places, but it is generally used for decoration purposes. For example, you can use the wagasa as a cover for your dining table during inclement weather or you can hang it on the wall or door frame to decorate your home.

Chinese Umbrella: San

The Chinese umbrella is an ancient symbol of royalty, which can be seen in many paintings and calligraphy. The Chinese umbrella is also one of the most important symbols in the Chinese art world. It is often used in paintings to represent the sky or to symbolize a person’s status.

The Chinese umbrella has been around for centuries and has gone through many changes and transformations over time. The earliest form of the Chinese umbrella was a parasol, which was made from bamboo sticks and silk fabric. Later, it evolved into a folding fan with paper or silk fabric on one side that would be opened when needed and closed when not needed. Eventually, it evolved into the modern form of an umbrella with a wooden handle, spokes, cloth coverings, and metal fittings.

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Modern Day Umbrella: More of Practical Use than Art

Umbrellas have been around for a long time. They have been used as protection from the rain and other weather conditions. Umbrellas are more than just an accessory to keep you dry in the rain. They also serve as a fashion statement, being a popular item in designer collections.

The modern-day umbrella has evolved to be much more than just a practical tool for keeping you dry during rainy days and nights. It has become an art form that is seen on runways, on celebrities, and at everyday life events like weddings or funerals.

Today, you can find a variety of umbrellas from traditional umbrellas to automatic folding umbrellas. There are also umbrellas for special occasions such as golf umbrellas and patio umbrellas. You can find all these types of umbrellas from MidTownumbrellas. There are many reasons you will need an umbrella. While the artistic value of an umbrella is still present today, more and more people are looking at it as a practical tool for the rainy and hot seasons.

 

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Ukrainian Pavilion in Venice Biennale, in the Throes of Russia’s War Against Civilization

The Ukranian Pavilion will hold an exhibit in the coming Venice Biennale this April, a plan officials of the most prestigious exhibition hope will push through. The Ukrainian team is set to present a contemporary version of Pablo Makov’s 1995 “The Fountain of Exhaustion” with water coming out of 78 bronze funnels.However, Ukrainian artist Pavlo Makov, reported that they had to stop the preparations they started in February.

As it is, Ukrainian cities have been bombed and destroyed, while all able bodied Ukranian citizen are doing what they can to help in the fight against Putin’s invasion, Russia’s continuing annihilation of Ukraine include not only the destruction of major cities but also of residential areas, which resulted in the death of many civilians. As all flights to and from Ukraine have been grounded, Makov and his team of curators cannot fly to Italy to continue working on the pavilion.
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The Venice Biennial officials said they will try to make arrangements to transport the installation and Makov’s team to Vienna. Yet it’s apparently no longer possible as Russia’s devastating assault on Uktaine and its citizens has already escalated, forcing millions of Ukrainians to evacuate in neighboring countries.

Makov Has No Plan of Leaving Ukraine

The situation in Ukraine today is that everyone, even ballet dancers have voluntarily taken up arms, or joined volunteer groups where they could take part in their country’s fight for freedom.

In an interview with Art Net last Febriary 24, the 63-year old visual artist said he has no plans of running and leaving Kharkiv, the second largest city that in the recent days had received heavy shelling and bombing from the advancing Russian forces.

He said that while many in Europe initially thought that what’s happening in Ukraine is a small conflict, it is now apparent that it’s a war against civilization. A war that began in 2014 when Russia invaded Crimea. He added that the Russians will not stop but neither will Ukranians.

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Mexico Relentlessly Exerting Effort to Reclaim and Restore Its National Treasures

Mexico continues to exert efforts in restituting many of the pre-Columbian treasures taken by colonizers, which up to now are being sold in auction houses. Mexico’s government officials recently put a stop to the auction two pre-Columbian artifacts in Paris.

In order to appreciate the restitution actions steps being carried out by Mexico, understand that pre-Columbian objects particularly artifacts that originated during the mesoamerican era before the arrival of Genoese explorer Christoper Columbus.

Recent Auction Sale of Pre-Columbian Artifacts Halted by the Mexican Government

The most recent auction sale halted by the Mexican government was in November 02 at the Artculiar in Paris, which a collection of pre-Columbian objects along with some Islamic artifacts were put up for bidding.
Another auction was set to take place at Christie’s on November 10, is for a private collection of Taino and pre-Columbian treasures has been stopped.

The Mexican Embassy in France released a statement that conveyed their great concern about the legitimacy of the auction sales. Mexican officials emphasized in the letter that permitting the commercialization of archaeological pieces is tantamount to endorsing a transnational crime. Many engage in illegal excavations to dig out cultural property, which instead of being surrendered to the Mexican government are being smuggled out of the country to be sold to the highest bidder.

Mexico Calls on German Government to Put an End to the Auction Sale of Smuggled Mexican Treasures

Last September 20, the Mexican government stopped a German auction house from selling 36 of Mexico’s listed artifacts including an Olmec mask and figurine. According to El Universal, there were actually a total of 67 listed original Mexican pieces listed in the auction house’s sales catalogue. Diplomats across seven Latin American countries assembled to hold a joint press conference to call the attention of the German government to put an end to the auction of looted or smuggled treasures.

The Mexican government, through the Mexican Secretary of Culture Alejandra Fraustro , sent a letter directly to a Munich-based dealer named Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger. The letter specifically stated that archaeological objects are considered as “national patrimony” of which ownership belongs to the Mexican people through the the Instituto Nacional de Arqueologia e Historia.

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Understanding Britain’s Creative Economy In Arts And Culture

Originally, the term creative economy originated from “Creative Britain”, the political slogan of the British Labor Party. One of the policy agendas of the Labor Party government in 1997, the British government at that time created a government agency such as the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to foster the ‘Creative Industry’ in earnest. Terminology. The Blair regime continued to develop Thatcher’s neoliberal policy and continue to develop high-tech, high value-added industries rather than labor-intensive manufacturing industries.

London’s Creative Industries

British government’s creative economy policy

The UK’s Department of Culture and Media (DCMS, Dept for Culture, Media and Sports) uses the creative culture industry as’ individual creative talent and technology to create intellectual property rights, based on which it creates value and employment and economic growth. It is defined as the ‘towing industry’.

The ‘Creative Culture Industry Classification Report’ prepared by DCMS sets the domain of the creative industry as covering the entire cultural industry, and specifically, films, music, performances, advertisements, architecture, art, leisure, publishing, broadcasting, radio, etc. It is expanding to the field of.

Global Mecca For The Creative Culture

Thanks to the policies of the British government, the UK has emerged as a global mecca for the creative culture and content industry. In particular, the export volume of movies and popular music has grown to be the second-largest in the world after the United States, and the Premier League has become the world’s best professional soccer league and has gained the competitiveness of the sports industry.

In the field of design, animation, and games, it has first-class competitiveness. Among them, the Harry Potter series has caught the attention of people around the world in the publishing and movie markets, and has established itself as a symbol of ‘Creative Britain’. The British creative industry showed an average annual growth rate of 6.9% over the period of the Blair regime’s power in 1997-2006, which is more than twice the average annual economic growth rate in the U.K.

Moving to London is a great opportunity to witness what the U.K. has to offer in terms of arts and culture. We are all familiar with Harry Potter but there is more to it than movies. Take the opportunity to view great visual arts content in the film and video sectors, the performing arts, and the music sector.

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Will the Culturally Historic Binna Burra Lodge Rise Again?

The catastrophic Australian fire that is currently engulfing swathes of regions around the country had started out in September 2019. as a bushfire that decimated the culturally historic Binna Burra Lodge. The fire was swift, barely giving time to evacuate about a hundred guests staying at the heritage-listed lodge at the time the fire started.

Binna Burra Lodge Chairman, Steve Noakes said the experience of seeing the damage the bushfire made to the complex was fairly traumatic.The devastation was extensive and far worse than what Mr. Noakes had imagined. It practically took his breath away when he first saw the extent of the damage. Mr Noakes reported

“The places where people had gathered through generations, the dining area, the library, the lounge, and even parts of the newly built Skylodge buildings, are gone.”

 

Binna Burra Lodge a Significant Part of Australian Heritage

Since Binna Burra opened in 1933, the environmental lodge had provided temporary home to hundreds of thousands of ordinary people coming from different parts of the world, when they set to explore and experience the grandeur of the world-heritage rainforest site known as Lamington National Park.

Started 86 years ago by prominent Australian conservationist, journalist, photographer and adventurer Arthur Groom with fellow conservationist and national parks advocate and engineer Romeo Lahey, Binna Burra never took on the air of plush and luxury.

The quaint wood-slab cabins, and the reception lounge with its big fireplace were all built with ordinary folks in mind. Binna Burra gave access to the national forest with only one road in coming from the Gold Coast; from the ridge of Beechmont to a final climb through a single-lane through the eucalyptus forest going to the edge of the rainforest.

Spanning 86 years, the Binna Burra Lodge had served as a beacon to bushwalkers, camping out school children and tired business executives looking for moments of quiet respite.

Binna Burra is gone and its future remains uncertain at the moment, because restoring the site to its original condition has to take a lot of things into consideration. Mr. Noakes acknowledges that there are now different dynamics affecting the way land is managed today, when compared to how it was 86 years ago.

Professor Catherine Pickering from the Griffith University – School of Environment and Science at Griffith University, said that if rebuilding of the complex is to be tackled, the structures must be designed in a way that factor in changes in climate conditions. As it is, changing patterns of dryness and rainfalls have been expanding, which is also driving changes in the way humans must interact with the land and its ecosystems.

Still, the Binna Burra website carries on with hope for the rapid rebuilding and rehabilitation of Binna Burra Lodge with the help of the taskforce created by the Queensland State Government.

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