SMART ARTS Sorry, I’m all out of art puns. Just enjoy the pictures. A young man puts the finishing touches on tradtional Myanma parasols, still produced by hand in workshops in Pathein.The finished product, which makes a good souvenir, gets sold all over Burma, and exported to the US and EU.Over 500 years of erosion and neglect has taken a toll on the temples of Mrauk U (Rakhine State, Burma), capital of Arakan for 350 years.The Arakan kingdom was influenced by Hinduism and Buddhism for 100s of years before the arrival of Islam in 800s.Arakan navies controlled the coasts from Bengal to Mawlamyine. and Mrauk U boasted mosques, temples, libraries, monastries and pagodas.A cyclist blurs past the worker, farmer and scientist striving tirelessly for the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.Aboriginal rock art in Australia's Flinders Ranges, near Wilpena Pound.Quorn may be the biggest town in Australia's Flinders Ranges, but the sounds and light show on the town silos is about as big as it gets.Apsara, sometime called devata or celestial dancers adorn most Khmer temples built by the ancient Cambodian kings.The traditional Khmer dancers still perform these ancient dances, which were adopted by their neighbours in Siam.At the other end of the cultural spectrum, a blind musicians busks around the capital, Phnom Penh.To the south of Phnom Penh, a musician performs for temple goers at Ta Prohm.In Phnom Penh a dancer performs a peacock dance. The bird is important in Buddhist mythology throughout the region.Elephants are also held in high regard through the buddhist parts of the region. Here, the Terrace Of The Elephants, which was part of Cambodia's Royal Palace in the 12th century.More on the Silver Pagoda walls in the 20th century Royal Palace, Phnom Penh.A stone "yaksha" guardian protects the magnificent Banteay Srei temple in Siem Reap.Not sure where pigs fit in, but I just love this door in the 11th century Phnom Chisor temple.More apsara in Siem Reap. Sorry.A cool lintel in Siem Reap, with lions, bulls, ghouls and dancers.Back in the 20th century, real life dancers wait backstage.Some finishing touches to a dancer's dress.From the petite to the gigantic, 37 towers on Siem Reap's Bayon temple are carbed with four faces of Lokeshvara, a Buddhist deity.Another delicate temple lintel from the Angkor era. I can't rule out that this isn't in Cambodia, but at Thailand's Phanom Rung. It was a long time ago.Kosovo has a number of small but remarkable Ottoman mosques, like Hadum Mosque in Gjakova. Artwork which is almost never seen outside the Balkans depicts scenes of Mecca or landscapes.Goddess On The Throne, at Kosovo National Museum, Pristina. This small figure is probably around 7000 years old.The city was founded by Phillip of Macedon about 400BC, and was abandoned in the 6th century after an earthquake.Something a bit older, also from Bitola, at Heraclea Lyncestis.Bitola, Northern Macedonia.Besides its eye-catching colours, the mosque is unusual for having no exterior dome.Like no other you will see, Tetovo, Macedonia's Šarena Džamija (lit: "decorated") or Painted Mosque.The yellows were remisicent of Iran, the blues Uzbekistan.Wat Ratchabophit in Bangkok is noted mainly for its round central hall, but the tilework colours to me showed a central Asian influence.Phuket again. Yet to see any artwork of the present King.Phuket Town is home to many heritage buildings now serving as hotels and restaurants, all lovingly tarted up.Street art and murals has become quite a thng in Thailand, no doubt spurred by Instagram.There was also a straw drum-kit and some other stuff too, at a temple in central Thailand.Depictions of Buddha tales in Sangkhlaburi, Thailand.Sitting in the Brahmaputra River, in India's Assam state, Majuli is an island strong in tradition and culture, and a bloody good place to relax.Another common sight is girls hard at work on hand looms.Silverton's Mad Max Museum is one of the most popular tourist sites in the Broken Hill area.Small and dark, it is filled with props, cars, salvaged car parts, and photographs and maps showing the location of famous scenes.