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The moors ruled Andalucia in southern Spain from the 8th to 12th centuries, and among their more sybaritic legacies are the hammams (bathhouses) found in the city of Granada. They were originally inspired by Roman baths?but the Moorish versions took opulence to new heights, featuring stuccoed alcoves, lavish geometric...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bath Time | 11/4/2004 | See Source »

The moors ruled Andalucia in southern Spain from the 8th to the 12th centuries, and among their more sybaritic legacies are the hammams (bathhouses) found in the city of Granada. They were originally inspired by Roman baths, but the Moorish versions took opulence to new heights - featuring stuccoed alcoves, lavish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bath Time | 11/3/2004 | See Source »

"It's a simple rule of thumb," says John Lasseter, Pixar's creative director and the auteur of its first hits, Toy Story, A Bug's Life and Toy Story II. "The more geometric a figure is, the easier it is to do with computer animation. The more organic something...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: All Too Superhuman | 10/25/2004 | See Source »

By the mid-20th century, a slightly more sophisticated approach had come into vogue, whereby critics attempted to locate meaning within the work of art rather than in a set of external conventions. Known as “formalism” because of its emphasis on formal qualities, this approach...

Author: By Julian M. Rose, THE ANGEL OF POST-MODERNISM | Title: Some Problems with Meaning and Criticism | 10/8/2004 | See Source »

Judson Beaumont began his career as a sculptor, crafting minimal, geometric wooden pieces. Then he saw Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and the Toon Town extremes inspired him to go in a new direction. "I was taking my art too seriously," he says. "I had to lighten up a little bit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Status Furniture: Fantasies R Us | 9/14/2004 | See Source »

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