How to Plan an International Trip: Travel Tales and Tips : Art and Culture in Houston, Texas, Part 4, AFRICA, INDONESIA, JAPAN, USA, MEXICO

Monday, April 20, 2020

Art and Culture in Houston, Texas, Part 4, AFRICA, INDONESIA, JAPAN, USA, MEXICO

There are sculptures that are beyond AWESOME!

Bronze, Venus here...can we even think this is metal? The texture of the mattress and pillow is so soft and the girl is all so real, relaxed in a nap!

MARBLE BUST...we can see the pupil of the eye; the bone structure of the face is so real we almost expect to see the man talk

Here's stained glass ...Tiffany window...

A Wooded Landscape in Three Panels...1905, Glass, copper wire and lead.

In America, Louis Comfort Tiffany’s name is synonymous with beautiful glass. He began experimenting with glass production in the late 1870s, quickly developing his style characterized by richly modulated colors and textures. By 1900, stained glass windows, such as this had become the primary focus of his genius

Separate pieces of glass are painted and fired, they are placed in position and joined together with strips of lead/ copper wire. Then the copper/lead is soldered in low heat and then cemented.