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If you take the Arch Rock entrance to Yosemite, you might see this mural in Mariposa, a town just outside the National Park. And this mural in Downtown Mariposa has so much to say about the town in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range in California. Mariposa,...
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Does that look like just another car porch? This is The Venetian’s carriage-porch. Look up at the ceilings and you will see that it is quite an ornate one. There is ‘art’ on The Venetian’s car porch. Yes, there are Renaissance-style paintings not just inside the resort but also...
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The grandeur of The Venetian Las Vegas is something one cannot ignore. It’s there in the rooms, the hallways, the pillars, the walls and even the ceilings. And when you talk about the walls and ceilings, the frescoes of The Venetian do more than just catch your eye. The...
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Sophie Holding the World Together is a work of street art found in San Jose, California. This mural was done by Los Angeles based artist El Mac. This mural that went up in 2017 was commissioned by San Jose Museum of Art. About Sophie holding the world together, the...
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Today I’m going to show you a few murals I spotted inside a restaurant in The Venetian in Las Vegas. On day 2 of our stay there we had just been on the Gondola Ride and seen the sky ceilings above the grand canal and were about to get...
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There’s no dearth of amazement at The Venetian in Las Vegas. Now that I’ve shown you The Grand Canal in the Resort, let me show you the artistry on the walls and the ceilings. In the previous post, I mentioned the ‘illusion of being outdoors’ that you get while...
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The Venetian in Las Vegas, as its name suggests is a Venice-themed resort and casino. It’s got everything from Italian art, the kind of architecture you would find in Venice and even Grand Canal with Gondolas and Gondoliers and all. Before I show you the ceiling frescos and the...
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Found in Las Vegas, NV -- a painting of an old Pepsi Cola advertisement on a wall on Las Vegas Strip. Vintage Advertisement >>...
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When I was in Ghirardelli Square a few days ago, I came across a very attractive and minimalist-type of San Francisco wall art. Painted onto white walls, all it had was black outlines that screamed, ‘San Francisco.’ The subject of the mural were some icons that were undeniably San...
If you take the Arch Rock entrance to Yosemite, you might see this mural in Mariposa, a town just outside the National Park. And this mural in Downtown Mariposa has so much to say about the town in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range in California. Mariposa,...
Does that look like just another car porch? This is The Venetian’s carriage-porch. Look up at the ceilings and you will see that it is quite an ornate one. There is ‘art’ on The Venetian’s car porch. Yes, there are Renaissance-style paintings not just inside the resort but also...
The grandeur of The Venetian Las Vegas is something one cannot ignore. It’s there in the rooms, the hallways, the pillars, the walls and even the ceilings. And when you talk about the walls and ceilings, the frescoes of The Venetian do more than just catch your eye. The...
Sophie Holding the World Together is a work of street art found in San Jose, California. This mural was done by Los Angeles based artist El Mac. This mural that went up in 2017 was commissioned by San Jose Museum of Art. About Sophie holding the world together, the...
Today I’m going to show you a few murals I spotted inside a restaurant in The Venetian in Las Vegas. On day 2 of our stay there we had just been on the Gondola Ride and seen the sky ceilings above the grand canal and were about to get...
There’s no dearth of amazement at The Venetian in Las Vegas. Now that I’ve shown you The Grand Canal in the Resort, let me show you the artistry on the walls and the ceilings. In the previous post, I mentioned the ‘illusion of being outdoors’ that you get while...
The Venetian in Las Vegas, as its name suggests is a Venice-themed resort and casino. It’s got everything from Italian art, the kind of architecture you would find in Venice and even Grand Canal with Gondolas and Gondoliers and all. Before I show you the ceiling frescos and the...
Found in Las Vegas, NV -- a painting of an old Pepsi Cola advertisement on a wall on Las Vegas Strip. Vintage Advertisement >>...
When I was in Ghirardelli Square a few days ago, I came across a very attractive and minimalist-type of San Francisco wall art. Painted onto white walls, all it had was black outlines that screamed, ‘San Francisco.’ The subject of the mural were some icons that were undeniably San...
This dam that lies at the state line of Nevada and Arizona is said to have been a project that made the desert bloom. ...
Ever seen a whole home inside a tree trunk. You have to see the One Log House in California to believe it!...
Chennakesava Temple in Belur is known for its friezes, its pillars and stone lattices. Even the star-shaped platform on which it stands, a feature of its style of architecture. People...