History of Art - Curiosity

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CHEN SOR LING (1200545)

Borobudur, or Barabudur

Borobudur, or Barabudur, is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddist monument in Magelang, Central Jaya, Indinesia. The monument comprises six square platforms topped by three circular platforms, and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. A main dome, located at the center of the top platform, is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues seated inside perforated stupa.

I was amazed by the intricate design and the massive size of the monument. The temple was comprised of 2,672 panels and 504 Buddha statues. I could only imagine how much manpower it took to create such a shrine. Centuries ago, Barabudur was abandoned due to volcanic eruptions which covered the temple with layers of volcanic ash. Borobudur is considered the largest Buddhist temple in the world.Situated in the central Indonesian island of Java, surrounded by beautiful and cool volcanoes, Borobudur is a remarkable and beautiful structure.

What is most unusual about the temple is its structure which unfolds like a lotus flower. Erected on top of a hill, it has stepped up pyramidal structure of six storeys with three circular terraces and a central stupa. One storey has depiction of stories from Buddha’s life from Jataka ales, one essential teachings on the idea of the universe, and the journey of a human mind from a world covered with desire to ultimate liberation from the physical and worldly desire.

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Self Portrait- CHEN SOR LING (1200545)

Islamic Museum TRIP Tse Tsz Chung 1106826

ISLAMIC MUSEUM TRIP: What did you find interesting and what did you learn INSIDE the Islamic Museum? Your sketches and statement should be about the same objects.

Proof (sketches) & lot more in the sketchbook( due to technically problem , i can only partially from my sketches of Islamic Museum. The rest can be reviewed in SKETCHBOOK~)

That is one room contains a large amount of carved sculpture brings a little bit elements of chinese sculpture dated back to Ching dynasty features with the corridors and the wall painting. I was amazed by the elements that might be feature in china's art form. The color in red , yellow and orange ( lots of warm color use) gave me a strong impression , that room might be served for religious or worshipping purposes. Another thing that fascinated me is the top of the ceiling in the museum(dome), the complexity and flawless architecture sculture has make me speechless when i looked up. The manuscript as well. the borders of every manuscript was my favorite, usually it applied with lots of curly patterns and plant things has made an interesting alignment and layout when reading which nowadays people might think it's overdecorating and has depicts present trends of designing a layout in clean and simple form. However, i think is eye-catching and it's pleasure to look at it. Handwritten and Illustrated pieces are priceless. And the paper ( might be animal skin, bamboo or bark was well combined with the layout ( borders, words and graphic). I always wonder that how was the ancient people build them up or created a complicated object without any precise measurement and advance technology! That's why so cool of the ancient people!

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Islamic Art Museum Malaysia

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Last Friday, we went to Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia which located in Jalan Lembah Perdana near by KL Bird Park and National Mosque.

When I reached there, it was very quiet.

Few people inside the museum.

The admission fee is RM12 per adult.

With the student card, we get the discount from our admission fee which is RM5 per person.

After we put our bags inside the locker, we go up by lift.