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I think the biggest issue with SWTOR is that for 200million dollars the game should have blown everyone away. With that kind of money even myself (With the resources) could have made a game to be top 5 all time MMOs. |
Originally posted by Bluefear77 The people who continue to start thread after thread on the very same topic are either trolls, or they're people who actually hate the game b/c of its IP or style of play (i.e. maybe the person is a star trek fan and hates star wars, etc) . A very common example of this runs prevalent on these forums. You have all the "I'm a superbadass PVP'er and i pwn the carebear n00bs" types who think that MMO's are only about PVP and full corpse loot and kill anywhere anytime, etc, and anybody who enjoys things like raids, dungeon runs, or PVE of any kind is obviously a carebear idiot and their wants/desires are of no concern, nor should they be to developers. "The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently." - Friedrich Nietzsche |
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I only tend to post about stuff i have played or followed and researched i do no go into ultra fanboi mode or negative trolling and if i get something wrong i'll admit it,i also have been around the Mo scene a while and can spot the crap from a diamond,and i will defend a view point if i think it's right. Now what really riles me is people posting negative stuff but with out any basis of fact it amazes me thay bother at all as most of the time it makes no sense and just wastes the forums time and mine then trying to garner a response that may educate certain people or change their view,but with out resorting to Blitz krieging the forums with my views and then annoying other users,but i suspect it is the way of the world and ironically if we did not have the negative crowd this would be a very boreing forum just be nice if some would engage their brains before entering the debate !! |
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Originally posted by Thorbrand I think this is a major part of the "problem" people actually do expect to be "blown away". IMO that's just setting yourself up for disappointment. For every minute you are angry , you lose 60 seconds of happiness."-Emerson |
Originally posted by Bluefear77 I do because I'm PISSED. I'm pissed that Bioware launched a shallow game and I want everyone to know I'm PISSEd about it. It makes me feel bettter :) [Mod Edit] Currently playing as Pete Puma on Excalibur. FF ARR - The best MMO I've played since SWG! |
Originally posted by Thorbrand Oh...and this too ^ Currently playing as Pete Puma on Excalibur. FF ARR - The best MMO I've played since SWG! |
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Originally posted by Distopia Not really checked this out but i wonder how much Archeage cost to develop,i wager it was not the 150 million dollar range,and quite frankly watching the videos is like being caught in a thermo nuclear blast of Mmorpg nostalgia. |
Originally posted by echolynfan What about this? "With all of the same ole' fantasy crap being churned out - I'll be with SWTOR for the long haul. I LOVE this game and believe that Bioware will be adding tons of new content in the future." For every minute you are angry , you lose 60 seconds of happiness."-Emerson |
Originally posted by Distopia Can you really blame them though. You have bioware who everyone thinks is the bees knees when it comes to game developers, and they're making an MMO based on Star Wars, one of if not THE most popular IP in existence (definitely in the top 10), they have a 200 million budget, an 800 person team. They advertise all these great features, they post videos on youtube talking about how they're going to "Redefine the MMO genre" and basically make themselves out to be the badest ass badasses ever. Yeah, the bitter and jaded amongst us know better than to swallow the hype, but the majority of the casual mmo player base is gonna lap that sh*t up like its the nectar of the gods. "The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently." - Friedrich Nietzsche |
Originally posted by Bluefear77 I'm curious as to why you are curious. Would the forums be a much better place if no one complained? Even if people only posted one thread one time complaining about it there would still be an awful lot of hate threads. In all of the time I have been here the "why" has never crossed my mind. People just do what they do. Most people are driven by emotion and you can never battle emotion with logic. I have fought enough with my wife to know this. You will never know what motivates everyone to post and to be honest you probably don't want to. |
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Originally posted by Distopia Good for you if they overhaul the game i might join you but with all the negativity surrounding the game,they may have to haul ass pretty quick new content and proper space play are a must. As 2012 is one hell of a year for Mmorpg's i don't think i have seen so many AAA stuff and Indie devs in one year and with F2P now the in thing Bioware better hit top gear or SWTOR will be F2P year end,unless of course that was the plan all along? |
For me personally, its due to the immense dissapointment of SWTOR. After being hyped through the roof and with a pricetag to go with it, to the utter frustration i felt... I feel cheated. |
Originally posted by Bluefear77 To repudiate some of the rediculous claims made about the game. Perhaps it is not as bad as some would have it but at best it is an average game. Oh and some of the claims that need repudiating are not just from the fans but from the developers. Also if you treat your paying customers with an arogance that borders on contempt of course they are going to bitch about it on forums. |
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I bash, because I can. No, seriously, I enjoy forum PVP, probably can be caught arguing either side of almost any issue as long as it keeps the discussion going further. I am impervious to flaming, namecalling or accusations of being a troll. (as those are only found in fantasy worlds, no such thing here in real life.) I don't need any real motivation other than someone starts a thread, (I rarely start them btw) so I will feel obligated to respond to it. Hey, how the heck am I supposed to keep my post count up? "The discrepancy between what we know is possible and what we currently have to choose from is beyond disappointing" - GeezerGamer |
Would you be asking the same if it was all positive glowing reviews? I think not. People on an open forum can post any thing they like and I do not see an issue with it. Obviously when you get a game that has sold this many copies there will be strong opinions on both sides of the fence. |
Originally posted by Atheenah ^ Basically this. It is called back lash and I told TOR fans that they needed to tone down the hype. Anyone who is objective can tell you the backlash from GW2 will be monumental compared to anything you saw in TOR if ArenaNET screws that up. The game has earned the hate though. I am convinced if Rift had never released, then the best you could compare TOR to would be WoW/AoC/EQ2/Aion/WAR, but it set a semi-standard for what people expect. So TOR missing what is considered basic features on launch caused it. They still have the IP on their side, but the crap with the phasing needs to go or Bioware needs to just admit this was a cash grab and it should have been a single player rpg. |
Originally posted by darker70 That wasn't my post, it was from the same guy using the term "biofail". For every minute you are angry , you lose 60 seconds of happiness."-Emerson |
Originally posted by parrotpholk True story I might get banned for this. - Rizel Star. I'm not afraid to tell trolls what they [need] to hear, even if that means for me to have an forced absence afterwards. P2P LOGIC = If it's P2P it means longevity, overall better game, and THE BEST SUPPORT EVER!!!!!(Which has been rinsed and repeated about a thousand times) Common Sense Logic = P2P logic is no better than F2P Logic. |
Originally posted by Distopia Hey - I already said I was DEAD wrong about SWTOR and even aologized to the MMORPG community :) I had no idea that Bioware with all the millions they poured into this game would release a pathetic piece of crap - so I'm not afraid to publicy change my opinion. I will be, however, MUCH more cautious from now on in my assessment of new MMO's and will let the honeymoon period end before getting too excited. !st STO let me down and now my 2nd favorite SCI-FI IP let me down even harder - really sad Currently playing as Pete Puma on Excalibur. FF ARR - The best MMO I've played since SWG! |


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Black Bean Spare Ribs Recipe
March 20th, 2009Recipes, 30-Minute Recipes, Recipes, Chinese Recipes, Recipes27 Comments(Chinese recipes, prepare authentic Chinese food now!)
Today, I am very pleased to have Diana Kuan of Appetite for China as a guest writer on Rasa Malaysia. Based in Beijing, Diana is a freelance writer and cooking instructor specializing in Chinese food recipes; she has also written for The Boston Globe, Food & Wine, and other publications. Please welcome Appetite for China as she shares her recipe of spicy black bean spare ribs recipe with us.
In Chinese cooking, there are few ingredients more versatile than fermented black beans. You can use it to flavor steamed fish, eggplant, or one of my favorite Sichuan dishes, twice-cooked pork. It has a pungent, earthy aroma; a spoonful of black beans packs so much flavor you often don't need additional salt. One way to use fermented black beans is to buy them whole, rinse them under cold water, and chop them up. Of course, it's also easy to find prepared black bean sauce at a local Chinese market. My latest obsession is chili black bean sauce. I keep a small bottle in the fridge and pull it out whenever I need a reliable sauce at the last minute.
Have you ever had steamed spare ribs at a Chinese dim sum restaurant? Yes, those little juicy ribs in the bamboo steamer, covered with with a dark garlicky sauce that everyone's chopsticks fight for. No matter how good they taste, have you ever wondered how much better they would be pan-fried, with a spicier sauce? These spare ribs take only 15 minutes to cook, and the ingredients require little chopping. The brown sugar add a tinge of sweetness to compliment the black beans and chili oil. And be sure to have rice handy; you'll need it to sop up the addictive sauce.
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I've missed eating this. My dad used to make this all the time. Thanks for reminding me what a tasty dish it is. I've always had my fix from a chinese dimsum cart and you are right that it'd be so much better pan-fried.
1I love black beans spare ribs, in fact, I love anything made with fermented black beans. I didn't know it's so easy to make this at home. I always think of this as something that would take me the whole day. Any idea how dim sum restaurant make the spare rib so tender?
2Oh, this is one of my favorite things to order in a Chinese restaurant! They looks so wonderful! I can't wait to try this for myself.
3I am definitely going to be making this.
Thanks for bringing these amazing writers to us Bee.
4I love black bean spare ribs, and this is one of my favorites, however my wife doesn't eat pork so she doesn't make it for me. Fermented black beans with spare ribs is a Chinese classic, steamed or stir-fried, they are all good.
5I've just been to a lovely breakfast with friends, but one look at this photo and my mouth was watering!!! WOW I love that sauce you've made!!!!
7I love pork ribs with black bean sauce. I can eat my rice with just the black bean sauce…very sweet because of the pork ribs. Hungry.
8I am a Muslim so I don't eat pork. Can I use chicken for this black bean sauce recipe? If so, which part of chicken will be good? How long do I need to make it?
9yum, need to try this recipe
10This reminds me how much I love spareribs in black bean sauce. Thanks! Now, I have to search your site to see if you have a recipe for chicken feet in black bean sauce.
11Just tried this out – the ribs tasted good after infused with the black bean sauce. At the end of the simmer, the sauce had stick to my wok, not sure if its due to the corn flour or I din stir during the process ? So no sauce left for rice :( Anyway, thanks for the great recipe !
12Hello. Thank you for the recipe. This will become a regular on our dining table.
13hi bee! this is my second time to do this and i cant wait to eat it hahaha! im adding shitake mushrooms to give it some added texture :D thanks so much!
15Hi. I am a diffident cook. I have been enjoying your blog the last two years. Some great & satisfying recipes. You are truly a natural and gifted cook.
In this recipe for Black bean spare ribs which looks scrumptous, can I use beef or chicken instead of pork. I'm a Muslim and don't eat pork?
Look forward to enjoying your blog for a long time to come. Best wishes Zeenath, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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I am wondering what is the name of this type of ribs. The type of ribs I see is always really long and not as meaty looking. Thank you-
19hi there……..really want to make these spareribs for my Epicurious club and it's Chinese night in 1 week….can I make this recipe for about 15 people in my slow cooker so they can slow cook and be tender for about 6 hours? Hope you can help me ..Merci
21just love it…. it great
22Made this today. The sauce was finger-licking good but the meat was tough. Is it supposed to be like this or more tender. If tender, what could I try to do next time?
23Thanks for a great recipe. We cheated, we asked the butcher at the supermarket to cut the ribs into 1 inch strips (across the bone), that way we could easily cut them apart at home.
Thanks again!
24Tried this tonight, used garlic black bean paste and no chili, but the sauce is way too salty for our taste even though I've added more water.
26hi,bee..how can we make homemade chili black bean sauce??..coz i need it when i'm making siomai ( dumplings )..


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- On Crooked Creek said...
Odd...I just purchased new hardware for our Master Bedroom curtains!!! This post is perfect!!! "Mr. Ed" has begun the painting for our Master Bedroom Update!!!
Pat - 5 November 2012 15:43
- Teresa said...
I hope it's as easy as you are suggesting. I love that finish and I'm already dreaming of achieving it.
Love and wishes of a magnificent bonfire and a lovely week.
Teresa - 5 November 2012 16:28
- Mimi said...
Those finials are gorgeous. Can't wait to see the tutorial. Thanks for sharing.
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- Louise C said...
Wow ... they look really lovely X
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- Helen said...
Oh smashing stuff Sarah!! Thank you for your lovely comments on my home and blog, you are always so very kind,
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You always have such fun ideas and you are,always giving me new inspirations. That's why I love your blog so much sweet Sarah ;)
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Love Relics of Witney and follow their blog (thanks to you!).
Happy Guy Fawkes Day!! Hope you enjoyed the fireworks :)
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- Jane Craske said...
Happy Bonfire Night! Lovely ideas and I can't wait to see the tutorial C:
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To comic book fans Ioan Gruffudd may be best known as the man who portrayed Marvel's elastic hero Mr. Fantastic in 20th Century Fox's Fantastic Four franchise, but the classically trained Welsh actor also has a very impressive resume of non-superhero work to his credit. Gruffudd first gained attention for playing the title role on the A&E television series Hornblower, and eventually went on to appear in such assorted films as Black Hawk Down, King Arthur, The TV Set, Amazing Grace, W., Horrible Bosses, and Sanctum.
Gruffudd currently stars opposite Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress Sarah Michelle Gellar on the popular new CW series Ringer. On the series he plays Andrew Martin, a man who unbeknownst to himself, is secretly married to the identical twin sister of his own wife, who took her place after she mysteriously disappeared. The classically trained actor now returns to the big screen once again with a pivotal supporting role in the new dramatic ensemble film Fireflies in the Garden, which opens in theaters on October 14th.
Ryan Reynolds stars in the new film as Michael, a successful writer with a troubled childhood and a failing marriage, who returns home to face his demons and attend his baby sister's college graduation. Upon arrival, his mother (Julia Roberts) is killed in a car accident and Michael must now deal with the aftermath that includes confronting his abusive father (Willem Dafoe), reuniting with his estranged aunt (Emily Watson), and forgiving his recovering alcoholic wife (Carrie Anne-Moss). Meanwhile, Michael discovers that his mother was having an affair with a co-worker of his father's (Gruffudd), a college professor whose class she was taking. Eventually, Michael must come to terms with his childhood, his family and his own life before ha can move on.
The battle for box office supremacy in the year's first really competitive weekend came down to a photo finish, with the Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston romantic comedy Just Go With It beating out pocket-sized pop star Justin Bieber's 3D concert documentary Never Say Never by less than a million dollars, with an estimated $31 million and $30.3 million, respectively. Though it was by a narrow margin, this marks the 11th consecutive number one opening from reigning comedy king Sandler. Disney's animated Gnomeo and Juliet opened strong as well, with an estimated $25.5 million in third place.
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As the ultimate symbol of old Hollywood glamour, there's no actress who's been more imitated than Marilyn Monroe. Since her death, countless young celebrities have tried to emulate the legendary starlet, with her signature short blond hair, red lips, and effortless sex appeal. Some pull it off well, some might not, but what's certain is that stars will keep trying to mimic Marilyn.
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"Driving Lessons" to Highlight at Edinburgh Film Festival; Grint & Walters to Attend
GrintThe new movie starring actor Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) and Julie Walters (Molly Weasley) will be featured at the Edinburgh International Film Festival held next month in Scotland. The Scotsman reports that Rupert's new film, Driving Lessons, will be one of the highlights of the British Gala series. We do not know if Rupert will be attending the Film Festival as yet, and will update with more when we can. Also, as we told you previously, actor Alan Rickman will be in Edinburgh at the same time as he will bring his new play, "My Name is Rachel Corrie," to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. appearing at the festival directing his new play. The Edinburgh Film Festival takes place August 14 to 27.
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A series of efforts or events energetically pursued to accomplish a purpose. More simply, a campaign is the gathering of people that want to act on an issue they all care about. MCB Youth Affairs Committee campaigns are led by young people for young people and represent the main concerns of young Muslims across the UK. The MCB Youth Affairs Committee believes that campaigning is a vital way for young people to make an impact on the decision makers that affect our lives and how the country is run. All too often decisions on issues that matter to young people are made in office boardrooms by people in suits, which doesn't exactly reflect reality!
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Quality, not price, has become a more important factor to consumers' brand loyalty.
Some 63% of consumers consider quality to be a top consideration when choosing a brand, up from about 55% in 2004, according to Roper Report's Public Pulse report.
That puts quality ahead of price for the first time.
Only 56% of respondents consider "reasonable price" of top importance now, down from about 65% two years ago, Roper said.
But the biggest factor that influences consumer loyalty is still consistent past experience with the brand, cited by 83% of respondents. The second-biggest factor: Friends' past experiences, and recommendations.
Neither of those findings is a surprise for marketers, but it's reassurance that a good experience with a product andcustomer service engenders useful word-of-mouth and maintains brand loyalty.
Word-of-mouth has become steadily more important since 2000, and now heavily influences purchase decisions for 48% of Roper's respondents. Manufacturers' reputation, meanwhile, has been a pretty consistent element, cited by 46% of consumers as a significant influence in their purchase decisions.
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With a reputation of mayhem, partying and humor, metalcore/deathcore band Attila is ready to please the crowds. Attila's flame is kept burning higher and higher thanks to the explosive energy of the band's live concert performances as they bring in the new year with their New Kings Tour launching in January 2014. Fronzak opened up their Warped Tour 2013 performance by rallying up the audience, pumping up the energy before exploding into their set. June of 2013 saw the release of Attila's fifth album About That Life, which stormed onto the Billboard 200 charts at No. 22, confirming that awesome — and often humorous — Attila are here to stay.Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, Attila has seen a slow windup to their fifth and most successful album About That Life. Attila formed in 2005 as a result of Chris Fronzak, Sean Heenan, Sam Halcomb, Matt Booth and Kris Wilson's mutual love of music — and partying. Named for Attila the Hun, the band released two albums before signing with Artery Recordings and introduced their third, debut album Rage, which charted at No. 15 on the Billboard 200 Heatseekers chart. About That Life also peaked at No. 5 on Independent and Top Rock charts while hitting No. 4 on the Hard Rock chart. Preceding their debut album, Attila released Fallacy in 2007 and Soundtrack to a Party in 2008. Following Rage was Outlawed in 2011 and About That Life in 2013. Attila playfulness always challenges the status quo and never disappoints. Attila has just announced a headlining tour beginning in January 2014. It's in their native U.S., but with such a strong live following, tickets to the UK is surely just around the corner.


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Andy Warhol Triple Elvis (1964) Download audio file
Against an aluminum background, Elvis Presley steps forward. Drawing his gun, he is a cowboy from the legendary Wild West and a rock 'n' roll icon. Andy Warhol began his career as a designer for advertising and magazines, and this image is characteristic of his work, which came to be known as "pop" art—art that borrowed from popular culture. Triple Elvis is based on a movie publicity photo that has been reproduced with silk screening, a technique often used in advertising. With this method, an image can be copied by anyone—a slap at the traditional idea that art worthy of being hung in a museum can only be created by a few talented, specially trained people. Warhol fell in love with the idea of Hollywood. From Elvis and Marilyn Monroe to Jackie Kennedy and the Chinese Chairman Mao Tse Tung, his images of stars are 20th-century saints in a society that worships fame and celebrity.
Jasper Johns Between the Clock and the Bed (1983) Download audio fileQuick glimpses of images often inspire the art of Jasper Johns. Once, in 1972, he explained "I was riding in a car when a car came in the opposite direction. It was covered with these marks, but I only saw it for a moment—then it was gone. But I immediately thought I would use it for my next painting." In this painting, those crosshatch marks became raw material for Johns' art and he would use them for almost 10 years. The title of this painting, Between the Clock and the Bed refers to a self-portrait from the late 1940s by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. In it, the pattern on the bedspread reminded Johns of his hatch marks. Munch's work shows the artist between a clock without hands—representing time—and his bed, a symbol of sleep or death. His paintings hang in the background. If you look closely at the lower right, you can see small, red marks which represent Munch's red and white bedspread. Though the crosshatch paintings use simple, straight lines, Johns applies them in a way that is far from simple. He uses encaustic, a wax paint that dries very quickly and is very difficult to work with, but it adds a wonderful texture to the surface of the paint.
Louis Comfort Tiffany Punch Bowl (1900) Download audio fileIf you could turn this amazing punch bowl upside down it would look like the glass domes of buildings at the Paris World's Fair in 1900, where it was first displayed. And its forms imitate swirling water, echoing the fountains at the fair that were lit with colored lights each night. This bowl by the famous American designer Louis Comfort Tiffany not only attracted attention, it won first prize. The bowl is a fabulous demonstration of Tiffany's skills as a glassmaker and designer. Its shimmering glass, which Tiffany called favrile, was his invention. Look up through the glass and you'll see swirling rainbows of colors. Tiffany was often inspired by nature. Here the theme is the sea—waves and shells adorn the bowl, while ladles hang from arms like tentacles. We see wild curves everywhere, a decorative style known as Art Nouveau. Louis Comfort Tiffany, son of the jeweler who founded New York City's famous Tiffany & Co., started out as a painter. He approached glassmaking as though it were painting or drawing, exploring the endless possibilities of line, texture, and shape. Tiffany devoted over 30 years to experimenting with glass. By the time this bowl was made in 1900, his studio of chemists and artisans had already come up with 5,000 different textures and colors.
Frank Lloyd Wright Windows (1912, ADB 12/16) Windows from Avery Coonley Playhouse Download audio fileThese delightful windows by Frank Lloyd Wright were part of a series that the famous American architect dubbed his "Kindersymphony," or "symphony for children." Each set of panels had its own design. Inspired by a parade, with colorful balloons, flags, and confetti, the windows decorated Wright's Avery Coonley Playhouse, a small building that served as a schoolhouse and playroom for a client's daughter. The Coonley home, also designed by Wright, stood some distance apart on their large suburban estate outside Chicago. Wright completed the playhouse windows in 1912, around the time the first totally abstract European paintings were created. Wright was so fond of their brightly colored balloon motif that he borrowed it for his own children's playhouse. His son later recalled that "He brought colored gas balloons by the dozen—released them in the playroom—and arranged and played with them by the hour."
Eileen GrayCanoe Sofa (1919-20 ADB 12/16) (Pirogue Chaise Longue) Download audio fileImagine a stylish woman lying on this sofa, surrounded by pillows and a casually draped throw. A wisp of smoke curls slowly from the cigarette in her hand. This image actually appeared in an advertisement for perfume. The model was the fashion designer Suzanne Talbot, who hired the Irish designer Eileen Gray to decorate her entire Paris apartment. Gray designed the furniture, including this unusual sofa, which was one of a pair. She meant, she once said, to create that "which was impossible, but which no one was doing."
John Singer Sargent The Sketchers (c. 1913) Download audio fileJohn Singer Sargent, an American artist who spent most of his life abroad, celebrates painting in this work called The Sketchers, done around 1913. Six years earlier, in 1907, when he was considered England's greatest portraitist, Sargent gave up painting portraits. His fashionable clients were shocked and dismayed. But the artist was delighted to return to working outdoors, traveling with family and friends and putting them in his paintings. Here, he shows fellow artists Jane and Wilfrid de Glehn painting in the Italian hillside resort of Frascasti, outside Rome. Sargent loved the gardens there, declaring that he could paint them "from morning to night." In this light-filled picture, he seems to attack the canvas with the brush, slashing on yellow and scribbling on green. Jane wears a dazzling blue smock, highlighted with touches of turquoise. She lifts her arm, about to dash paint on her easel, which stands outside the frame, out of our line of sight. He worked in the open air, using short, broken strokes of paint to capture light—a practice the French Impressionists had pioneered more than forty years earlier.
Edward Hopper House at Dusk (1935) Download audio fileIn House at Dusk—as in most of Edward Hopper's work—we sense some kind of story that never gets told. The scene is at twilight in an unnamed city. We peer into upper floor windows of an old stone building. The only person we see is a woman staring out from the middle window. Her face shrouded in shadow, she seems lost in her own thoughts. There's a feeling of separateness, of loneliness that can be overwhelming in a city that you know is full of people, even if you can't see them. To convey this idea, Hopper constructs the composition as carefully as a stage set. His props are few: a backdrop of dark foliage, a sidewalk with no beginning or ending, a single street light, an angled building whose lower floors and doors we can't see. But what makes House at Dusk so powerful and mysterious is Hopper's masterful use of light. It plays on the simplified shapes of the picture, shining out of some windows but not others, illuminating only part of a path. The French poet Paul Verlaine called dusk "an exquisite hour," a line that Hopper was fond of quoting. In fact, the artist painted this haunting time of day many times throughout his career.
Georgia O'Keeffe White Iris (1924) Download audio fileWith her striking flower paintings, American artist Georgia O'Keeffe bowled people over with what had long been though of as a gentle, feminine subject. She once said, "I'll paint what I see—what a flower is to me—but I'll paint it big and they will be surprised into taking time to look at it. I will make even busy New Yorkers take time to see what I see of flowers." You could almost drown in Light Iris, one of her most beautiful works, made in 1924. By magnifying the flower and simplifying its details, O'Keeffe underscores its beauty: the delicate, curving petals; their exquisite pinks, greens, and lilacs; and in the middle of the picture, those sudden bursts of yellow. O'Keeffe designed this simple frame, too. It has the same kind of curves as the iris it sets off, but instead of competing with the image, it seems to push the picture forward closer to us. Underneath the painting is a small still life of an iris by O'Keeffe's teacher in New York at that time, Frank Vincent Dumand. Art, of course, often grows out of earlier art. Dumand's picture is the same size as many of O'Keeffe's early flower pictures. But the huge sensuous, simplified forms in the O'Keeffe you see here point to an artist who is exploring new, modern terrain.
Henri Rousseau Tropical Landscape—An American Indian Struggling with a Gorilla (1910) Download audio fileIt is hard to imagine any sounds disturbing this make-believe jungle—the roar of the gorilla as he attacks…or the wind rustling the perfect leaves. It seems more like a flat stage set, with each leaf painted in painstaking detail. This magical landscape is worlds away from the artist Henri Rousseau's real-life job as a toll collector. In fact, the only exotic plants the self-taught painter ever encountered were in the Paris Botanical Garden. He saw animals in the zoo, and travel brochures and children's stories sometimes inspired him. But in his paintings Rousseau added a dreamlike quality to create a mysterious and fascinating fantasy world. At first, art critics hated his work. In time, some artists began to appreciate Rousseau's special vision; he and the great modern painter Matisse even exhibited their work together. About 10 years after this picture was painted, Rousseau himself inspired the dream-like visions of the artists called the Surrealists.
Artemisia Gentileschi Venus & Cupid Download audio fileThe langourous goddess Venus is fanned with peacock feathers by the winged cupid. But is this really Venus – some have speculated she might be a courtesan, a patron's mistress, or even fantasy? What is most unusual is that the artist was female . Artemisia Gentileschi worked quietly within the male-dominated society of 17th century Italy, as well as in the shadow of her artist father, Orazio Gentileschi (1563-1634) who, in turn, because of his nomadic life at the courts of Europe, has never entirely received the recognition he deserves. When Artemisia began painting in Rome at the early age of sixteen she had first hand knowledge of the revolutionary style of the painter Caravaggio, who used dramatic effects of light and dark to create a new sense of realism. Soon to become known as the "Baroque" style, artists competed to create increasingly powerful and expressive works using unusual perspectives and elaborate compositions. In this beautiful work Gentileschi displays a feminine sensitivity and a restraint lacking in many of her contemporaries. In her portrayal of this mysterious woman, she confirms her position as one of Italy's great painters.
George StubbsTiger Download audio fileGeorge Stubbs born in Liverpool in 1724 had a passion for anatomy and nature. His guiding principle was to maintain a "truthfulness to nature" and he has been quoted as saying that his sole visit to Italy was to "to convince himself that nature was and is always superior to art whether Greek or Roman." He spent many years studying the anatomy of humans, horses, dogs, and wild animals as seen here. This is one of three painted versions of a tiger. Stubbs had been widely dismissed as simply a painter of animals for a small group of devoted patrons until Paul Mellon began to fervently collect his works in the late 1930s. In many ways Stubb's was Mr. Mellon's favorite artist. He collected almost 40 of Stubbs' paintings, as well as prints, drawings and books of anatomical studies, and helped to restore Stubbs's reputation as one of England's most important artists.
Bacchiacca (Francesco d'Ubertini Verdi) The Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John (ca. 1540s)Download audio fileWhile Francesco d'Ubertini, also known as Il Bacchiacca, was one of the leading artists in Florence in the early 16th century, he is not well known today primarily because professional jealousy prompted his contemporary Giorgio Vasari to purposefully omit a dedicated biography of Bacchiacca in his well-known book, Lives of the Artists. Nevertheless, Bacchiacca was responsible for major commissions and counted the Medici family among his primary patrons. Bacchiacca did not limit himself to a single influence. In this work elements of a style of painting that became known as "Mannerism" are seen – exaggerated effects of color and composition and an eclectic variety of influences.. This mixing and selecting of widely differing sources is typical not only of mannerism, but also Bacchiacca himself, hence his nickname which comes from an Italian word that means to cull ripe fruits from a tree by beating it with a stick. In this work the artist appears to has borrowed the setting from Leonardo da Vinci's Madonna of the Rocks, although the scale of the Madonna and her relief-like appearance draws from High Renaissance examples such as Raphael's late Madonnas. References to Michelangelo are found in the costume and hairstyle of the Virgin, in her pose, and in the pose of the Baptist. The overall coloring also shows a debt to Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling, while the whitish light is comparable to the work of another Florentine Mannerist painter, Agnolo Bronzino.
Peter Carl Fabergé Peter the Great Egg (1903) Download audio fileThe Peter the Great Egg was made under the supervision of the Peter Carl Fabergé in 1903, for the last Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II and was created to celebrate the two-hundredth anniversary of the founding of St. Petersburg in 1703. Made in the Rococo style, it consists of red, green and yellow gold, platinum, rose-cut diamonds, rubies, enamel, rock crystal, and miniature watercolor portraits on ivory. The paintings portray the "before" and "after" of St. Petersburg in 1703 and 1903. On one side the painting shows the extravagant Winter Palace, the official residence of Nicholas II two hundred years after the founding of St. Petersburg. On the reverse is a painting of a log cabin believed to be built by Peter the Great himself, representing the founding of St. Petersburg on the banks of the Neva River. On the sides of the egg are portraits of Peter the Great in 1703 and Nicholas II in 1903. Each of the miniatures is covered by rock crystal and the dates 1703 and 1903, worked in diamonds, appear on either side of the lid above the paintings of the log cabin and Winter Palace. When the egg is opened, a mechanism within raises a miniature gold model of Peter the Great's monument of a horse on the Neva, resting on a base of sapphire.
LokapalaTang Dynasty (AD 600) Download audio fileThis scary warrior is one of four guardians of the north, south, east, and west. He was made to accompany and guard a dead Chinese nobleman against evil spirits in the afterlife. Such tomb sculpture has a long tradition in China. Around 200 BC, the warlike Emperor Qin was buried with an army of over 7,000 life-sized figures of warriors, their horses, and chariots. This sculpture was made during the Tang dynasty, from AD 618 to 906, a period of power and prosperity when the arts flourished. In addition to guardians such as this Lokapala, groups of lively animals—pigs, chickens, dogs, camels and horses—and musicians, grooms, dancers, court ladies and servants were sculpted to assist and entertain a powerful noble in the afterlife. Like the most valued of the Tang tomb sculptures, this Lokapala is unglazed terra-cotta, painted over a thin coating of white clay mixed with water. Red and black flowers decorate his tunic and sleeves; and even after almost 1,400 years, traces of gold leaf still gleam on his breastplate and gloves. His raised arm once held a spear, perhaps to finish off the angry red demon he tramples. A phoenix, an imaginary bird that represents rebirth, springs from his helmet, though this energetic soldier doesn't seem to need his help.
Indian Pavilion Download audio fileImagine retreating to this pavilion to rest in a palace garden and enjoy cool breezes and fragrant flowers. Stone and marble pavilions such as this one were standard features in royal gardens and palace complexes of India during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. They were spaces where the ruler could assemble his court for state business or entertainment. They were also a place for private retreat, pleasure, and contemplation. Its white marble surfaces are carved with refined floral decoration, and a fountain basin rests in the middle of its intricately inlaid floor. Such pavilions frequently appear in later Indian miniature paintings and they are usually shown with exotically colored drapes and blinds. Stylistic comparisons indicate that the pavilion was created in the princely state of Bharatpur in north-west India, possibly by the royal family of Bharatpur, and so would have been located close to the most famous example of Indian garden architecture: the Taj Mahal.
Howdah Download audio fileThis exotic object is a spectacular late 19th - early 20th-century Indian howdah, or seat placed on the back of an elephant. Spectacular silver-clad howdahs were popular with the Maharajas (Hindu kings) and Nawabs (Muslim kings) who ruled the small princely states into which British India was divided from the 18th to the 20th century. Such howdahs were used by an Indian monarch when he rode on an elephant in the lavish public processions that marked royal birthdays, coronations and other dynastic events. In these processions, the king clad in silk robes and glittering jewels sat in the howdah attended by servants holding flywhisks and a parasol, symbols of royalty. Throngs of the monarch's subjects cheered as he passed by them in a blaze of glory. While some elements of this state howdah refer to ancient Indian culture, others are in varying degrees European. The floral decoration prominently featured here, for example, is the generic descendant of traditional Indian lotus ornament, but its realistic rendering is entirely European. Also Western is the use of a heraldic device (monogrammed cartouche flanked by rampant lions and crowned by a human-faced sun), which is ultimately based upon European coats-of-arms. Howdahs are sometimes difficult to attribute to specific Indian princely states, but such is not the case with this howdah. Its coat-of-arms and the inscribed Latin motto tell us that this grand seat was made for the royal house of Sirguja (or Sarguja), a small Hindu kingdom of 6.089 square miles in east central India.
MocheJaguar (400-100 BC) Download audio fileThis tiny golden jaguar represents one of the most powerful symbols in the ancient art of the Andes Mountains, in what is now Peru. There, people worshipped the wild cats in a variety of ways: as a rain god, a symbol of royalty, or as a link to the world of spirits. The creatures' eyes were thought to be mirrors of the soul. Like the owl, which also hunts at night, jaguars are seen frequently in Moche art, often appearing as companions of priests and in scenes of sacrifice. This hollow, crouching cat from the Moche culture in what is now northeastern Peru is typical of the region's early metalwork from almost 2,400 years ago. It is made of separate pieces shaped from sheets of gold hammered over molds. The lower and upper body, tail, front legs, and ears were each made separately. Inserted at a later date, the green stones that glow from the jaguar's eyes add to the feeling of menace. This is a cat ready to pounce at any moment.
Maya Vessel No audio fileThe Mayans were a very advanced culture and made technological advancements in almost all cultural and technological fields including architecture, math, and art. Mayan art typically mirrored the residents' daily activities and their society which often included depictions of royalty, religious practices and the development of the calendar. The scene on this funerary vessel depicts an episode from the Mayan creation story in which a young lord addresses a pair of gods seated on a throne.
Although the original purpose of this vessel is still unknown, it was almost certainly taken into the grave of an elite member of Maya society—to be filled with sustenance for the afterlife. The hieroglyphs along the top of the scene tell us that this particular vessel held a substance called "atole," a mixture of cooked corn and water that varied in consistency from a grainy liquid to gruel.
Standing Figure of King Senkamanisken Download audio fileThis royal statue of King Senkamanisken is one of three figures of the king found in the Great Temple of Amun in 1916. Senkamanisken was an heir of warrior-trader kings and during his 20 year reign, he enriched his heritage significantly. Responsible for the completion of three temples, he set a new pattern for pyramid interiors. He decreed three rooms inside rather than the single room Egyptians typically required. His innovation would prevail in the Sudan for a thousand years as more than seventy of his descendants followed his concept.


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ESW Update 10/09:Â "Grab your pencils, paints, and creative minds! The Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling are looking for your best and brightest original artwork of its ship, the JOIDES Resolution (JR).
Students are encouraged to submit entries for the J-aRt Contest. Create a drawing, painting, or other artwork featuring the JR and its work. Winning classrooms and schools will be visited by JR crew and staff.
A research vessel, the JR takes core samples and measurements from under the ocean floor, giving scientists a glimpse into Earth's development and also a scientific means of measuring climate and environmental change throughout a significant part of our planet's history. To learn more about the ship, visit http://joidesresolution.org. Submissions are due November 10. For rules and instructions, visit http://joidesresolution.org/node/446."
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