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...earliest known architectural scroll from the period "reflects the application of geometry in the Islamic tradition," according to "Turks" catalog editor David J. Roxburgh, a Harvard professor of history of art and architecture. The Ottomans took over in 1299, conquering neighbors, absorbing artistic styles, and creating a new, recognizable visual idiom. Objects from the first 150 years of their long rule - which ended in the early 20th century - are represented by the gold-decorated ceremonial sword of Süleyman I ("the Magnificent"), its hilt of walrus ivory missing the precious stones it once held; colorful caftans belonging to Mehmed...
...Collected Sequential). He soon began integrating color into his increasingly sophisticated works, and early last year he released his first graphic novel, Mother, Come Home, the story of a boy struggling to cope with his mother's death and his father's grief. The book, which features a bold visual design and a narrative that is by turns cerebral and heartfelt, set the tone for The Three Paradoxes. The artist says his main goal is "basically, just ask a lot of questions." There's no question about his talent. --By Andrew D. Arnold...
...there has produced a Fisher-Price toy? Either way, it is hard to question the pedigree of Symphony Painter, a new kind of electronic music software designed for the Color Pixter electronic sketchpad. The brainchild of M.I.T. professor Tod Machover, Symphony Painter ($20; fisher-price.com Color Pixter sold separately) combines visual arts and music: you draw a picture and then press the triangular play button to hear a musical interpretation of your artwork. Experienced musicians might predict some outcomes: lines curving up tend to produce increasingly higher pitches, and parallel lines generate harmonies. Different colors represent different instruments' melodic riffs...
...planes in Russia with bombs at the end of August, killing 90 people. Previously, passengers were randomly selected for secondary screenings, which consisted of having a magnetometer run around the body. Under the new rules, screeners have the discretion to select whomever they want based on “visual observation,” and conduct more intrusive searches...
These searches are physically and emotionally violating, for obvious reasons. But what’s even worse is the screening system’s huge potential for abuse of power, by allowing screeners to select whomever they want based on “visual observation.” In addition, while the new protocols may have good intent, in practice they clearly violate basic standards. For example, although female passengers are allowed to request a screener of the same sex, they often have no choice. Felkins says that a male screener did ask her if she felt uncomfortable being examined...