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laughingsquid: Don’t Be Afraid of the Space Rays

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 02:53:29 -0400

laughingsquid:

Don’t Be Afraid of the Space Rays

sandman-kk: The First Zombie-Proof House

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 02:51:17 -0400

sandman-kk:

The First Zombie-Proof House

oldhollywood: Moira Shearer & Robert Helpmann in The Red...

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 02:38:17 -0400

oldhollywood:

Moira Shearer & Robert Helpmann in The Red Shoes (1948, dir. Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger) (via)

“I am often asked why The Red Shoes, of all our films, became such a success in every country of the world. More than a success, it became a legend. Even today, I am constantly meeting men and women who claimed that it changed their lives. This is natural enough for women who were girls at the time, and who were growing up in countries that had been wracked by war. But my friend Ron Kitaj, who was thinking of becoming an art student at the time, has told me the same thing. ‘It changed my direction,’ he said. ‘It gave art a new meaning to me.’

These are personal reactions, but I think that the real reason why The Red Shoes was such a success was that we had all been told for ten years to go out and die for freedom and democracy, for this and for that, and now that the war was over, The Red Shoes told us to go out and die for art.”

-excerpted from Michael Powell’s A Life in Movies

luzfosca: Vaclav Chochola Slepej, Prague 1971 via

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 02:35:33 -0400

luzfosca:

Vaclav Chochola

Slepej, Prague

1971

via

sandman-kk: Vancouver

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 02:30:32 -0400

sandman-kk:

Vancouver

frenchtwist: I fly like paper get high like planes by Dawn Ng...

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 02:28:27 -0400

frenchtwist:

I fly like paper get high like planes by Dawn Ng

Throughout my life I’ve found this seductive feeling of homesickness or its opposite, fernweh “far-sickness” - a desire to leave, both tsunamis of longing so great that either can overwhelm and paralyze my entire being.

The idea of this work of art is to recreate this great wave of emotion. By orchestrating thousands of paper planes to physically burst through a single window and explode into the massive indoor space, my intention is to visually and physically engulf the viewer. ftp

yama-bato: Jean Dieuzaide La Sadelle 1978 link

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 02:23:00 -0400

yama-bato:

Jean Dieuzaide

La Sadelle
1978

link

crashinglybeautiful: Léon Spilliaert, Clair de Lune et lumières...

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 04:52:10 -0400

crashinglybeautiful:

Léon Spilliaert, Clair de Lune et lumières (Moonlight and Light). c. 1909. Pastel and ink wash, 64 x 48.5 cm. Thank you, bellswithin.

Photo

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 03:54:08 -0400

Artistic interpretation of a quote from Alan Fletcher’s...

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 04:30:21 -0400

Artistic interpretation of a quote from Alan Fletcher’s “The Art of Looking Sideways,” Teagan White.

Barn Owls, Chris Huang.

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 04:15:43 -0400

Barn Owls, Chris Huang.

Photo

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 03:52:07 -0400

stilllifequickheart: Arthur Wasse The Summer House Late 19th...

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 03:40:02 -0400

stilllifequickheart:

Arthur Wasse

The Summer House

Late 19th century

freshphotons: Dan Tobin Smith.

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 03:18:04 -0400

freshphotons:

Dan Tobin Smith.

yama-bato: John Balkwill Title:A Bright & Windy Night link

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 02:51:50 -0400

yama-bato:

John Balkwill

Title:A Bright & Windy Night

link

frenchtwist: Nancy and Baba by Cecil Beaton, c. 1930

Sat, 04 Jun 2011 23:05:12 -0400

frenchtwist:

Nancy and Baba by Cecil Beaton, c. 1930

darksilenceinsuburbia: Mary Fairchild MacMonnies. The Breeze,...

Sat, 04 Jun 2011 23:01:37 -0400

darksilenceinsuburbia:

Mary Fairchild MacMonnies. The Breeze, 1895.

freshphotons: urbangreens: roots in pyrex by Michele AKA...

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 02:27:50 -0400

freshphotons:

urbangreens:

roots in pyrex by Michele AKA zimza

via seashelllz: unedited-peace: rainbowadvaya

zentrifuge: Tim Hawkinson - Möbius Ship “California-based...

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 02:24:53 -0400

zentrifuge:

Tim Hawkinson - Möbius Ship

“California-based artist Tim Hawkinson is known for taking everyday materials and altering them in imaginative ways, creating works that address broad issues about the intersection of human consciousness, nature and technology. Here, he employed a mix of found objects and common household materials—including twist ties, craft wood, staples, and packing material—which he transformed almost alchemically into a complex and awe-inspiring sculpture.”

generalelectric: A pulse-detonation actuator from our Energy...

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 02:21:48 -0400

generalelectric:

A pulse-detonation actuator from our Energy & Propulsion lab. It produces high-pressure, pulsating supersonic jets, which help with airflow control in high-speed travel. Active airflow control reduces the drag, noise, and fuel consumption of an aircraft, making for smoother and more efficient flight. (Taken with instagram)