Curiosity Cabinet - Gimena by Miguel Andrei GIMENA https://padlet.com/miguelgimena1/z6biaaepjw04z28t en-us 2023-01-28 12:43:05 UTC 2026-01-22 06:44:15 UTC hello@padlet.com Bayeux Tapestry miguelgimena1 https://padlet.com/miguelgimena1/z6biaaepjw04z28t/wish/2459770697 An embroidery that depicts the Battle of Hastings fought by William the Conqueror and King Harold II. In French, it’s known as the La Tapisserie de la Reine Mathilde, with translations of Tapisserie as the French for “Tapestry”, and Reine Mathilde as Queen Mathilde, duchess of William that is said to have made the embroidery.

  1. Bayeux Tapestry
  2.  Embroidery
  3.  11th century
  4.  Queen Mathilde
  5.  Ancient Europe
  6.  70 meters in length.
  7.  Depicts war and conflict as seen on image.

Reference: https://www.bayeuxmuseum.com/en/the-bayeux-tapestry/
]]> 2023-01-28 12:53:12 UTC https://padlet.com/miguelgimena1/z6biaaepjw04z28t/wish/2459770697 Nighthawks miguelgimena1 https://padlet.com/miguelgimena1/z6biaaepjw04z28t/wish/2459771524 A painting made on canvas that depicts a scene of four people in a downtown diner at the middle of the night.

  1. Nighthawks
  2.  Painting
  3.  1942
  4.  Edward Hopper
  5.  American culture (New York suburb)
  6.  84.1 × 152.4 cm
  7. A contrast of dark objects (outside of the diner) with bright objects (inside of the diner + people). Interior is refined, despite looking cheap. Fun fact: The redhead lady is said to be the painter’s wife. 

Reference: https://www.edwardhopper.net/nighthawks.jsp
]]> 2023-01-28 12:55:24 UTC https://padlet.com/miguelgimena1/z6biaaepjw04z28t/wish/2459771524 Guernica miguelgimena1 https://padlet.com/miguelgimena1/z6biaaepjw04z28t/wish/2459772200 A painting by Pablo Picasso that is said to depict notions of anti-war, and is referenced by the bombing of Guernica by the Nazis, a town in Northern Spain.

  1. Guernica
  2. Painting
  3.  1937
  4.  Pablo Picasso
  5.  During the reign of Nazi Germany.
  6.  3.49 m width 7.76 meters height
  7. Denotes war, violence, and chaos. As seen in the painting, there’s a screaming woman with a dead baby, a bull, horse, corpse of a soldier, etc.

Reference: https://www.museoreinasofia.es/en/collection/artwork/guernica

]]> 2023-01-28 12:57:08 UTC https://padlet.com/miguelgimena1/z6biaaepjw04z28t/wish/2459772200 Petra miguelgimena1 https://padlet.com/miguelgimena1/z6biaaepjw04z28t/wish/2459772789 An archaeological city in Jordan known for its distinctive pink color from the rock carvings. 

  1. Petra
  2. Archaeological site
  3. N/A
  4. N/A
  5. Middle Eastern
  6.  N/A
  7. It is half-built, and surrounded by different mountains and gorges, with a refined water management system built underneath.

Reference: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/326/
]]> 2023-01-28 12:58:44 UTC https://padlet.com/miguelgimena1/z6biaaepjw04z28t/wish/2459772789 Love is in the Bin miguelgimena1 https://padlet.com/miguelgimena1/z6biaaepjw04z28t/wish/2459773610 An artwork that was made from Banksy’s painting of Balloon Girl, a mural showing a girl losing her grasp towards a balloon, said to show social inequality and injustice. After a recent auction in 2018, the artwork is said to have been “shredded by itself”, implying that no one can buy what the public owns, and denoting Banksy’s disapproval towards art capitalism. 

  1. Love is in the Bin (Formerly known as Balloon Girl)
  2. Painting/Intervention
  3. 2018
  4. Banksy
  5. N/A
  6. 101 cm (40 in) × 78 cm (31 in) × 18 cm (7.1 in)
  7. Shredded, almost worthless. However, it sold for USD 25 Million.

Reference: https://dailytitan.com/opinion/banksy-s-love-is-in-the-bin-calls-out-art-capitalism/article_a65b5edf-675c-5b0e-8b27-0eb9def2a925.html
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