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sh4rkies: Black Swan & kois 黑天鵝 & 錦鯉 »» Melinda

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:47:46 -0400

Black Swan & kois 黑天鵝 & 錦鯉 »» Melinda

oldbookillustrations: Notre-Dame des Andelys. Herman A....

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:00:00 -0400

oldbookillustrations:

Notre-Dame des Andelys.

Herman A. Webster, from Prints and their makers, by Fitzroy Carrington, London, 1913.

(Source: archive.org)

"That’s what art does, that’s what it’s for — to show you that what you think can be erased,..."

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:14:50 -0400

“That’s what art does, that’s what it’s for — to show you that what you think can be erased, cancelled, turned on its head by something you weren’t prepared for — by a work, by a play, a song, a scene in a movie, a painting, a collage, a cartoon, an advertisement — something that has the power that reaches you far more strongly than it reaches the person standing next to you, or even anyone else on Earth — art that produces a revelation that you might not be able to explain or pass on to anyone else, a revolution that you desperately try to share in your own words, in your own work.”

- A fine addition to history’s finest definitions of art from Greil Marcus’s fantastic 2013 SVA commencement address on how the division of high vs. low robs art of its essence. (via explore-blog)

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Mon, 13 May 2013 15:13:44 -0400

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Mon, 13 May 2013 15:04:57 -0400

2headedsnake: Warsaw graveyard by marzenaabl

Sun, 12 May 2013 07:24:58 -0400

2headedsnake:

Warsaw graveyard by marzenaabl

speedysteve90: Birds nest fungi I came across today

Sat, 11 May 2013 14:59:53 -0400

speedysteve90:

Birds nest fungi I came across today

historiated: Finds from the Staffordshire Hoard, Anglo-Saxon,...

Sat, 11 May 2013 06:45:07 -0400

historiated:

Finds from the Staffordshire Hoard, Anglo-Saxon, c. seventh century (Source).
Click through the photo for an enlarged and wonderfully detailed image.

bathorynordland: Costa Luminosa enters Geiranger fjord 2009 by...

Sat, 11 May 2013 06:40:12 -0400

bathorynordland:

Costa Luminosa enters Geiranger fjord 2009 by Michael Rogge on Flickr.

lohrien: Francesca D’Ottavi

Sat, 11 May 2013 06:39:15 -0400

lohrien:

Francesca D’Ottavi

eatsleepdraw: Heather Jennings, Sydney-based artist Tumblr:...

Sat, 11 May 2013 06:27:53 -0400

eatsleepdraw:

Heather Jennings, Sydney-based artist

Tumblr: http://hethoughtofcars.tumblr.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/hethjennings

aerx: this is miyazaki rain, which means that every frame was...

Sat, 11 May 2013 06:27:08 -0400

aerx:

this is miyazaki rain, which means that every frame was hand-drawn

everyone appreciate this now please

clusterpod: Orange Lichen, perhaps Xanthoria parietina

Sat, 11 May 2013 06:26:37 -0400

clusterpod:

Orange Lichen, perhaps Xanthoria parietina

varlys: Rygdestadtunet.

Fri, 10 May 2013 03:02:31 -0400

varlys:

Rygdestadtunet.

lohrien: Tolkien Illustrations by Donato Giancola

Fri, 10 May 2013 02:58:52 -0400

lohrien:

Tolkien Illustrations by Donato Giancola

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Tue, 07 May 2013 15:03:33 -0400

The lands of men are but one of many worlds, bound by the World...

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:50:49 -0400

The lands of men are but one of many worlds, bound by the World Tree: Yggdrasil. At its base, the Norns weave men’s fate. Below the dragon Nidhogg chews away at the roots, seeking to destroy the tree itself. It was among the boughs of Yggdrasil that the gods created Midgard, the land of men. Pleased with their creation, the gods built a home of their own. Far above our world, they constructed the mighty city of Asgard. It was here the gods would feast and reign until the end of time, with Odin king above all. [x]

…what is this from, and why am I not watching it RIGHT NOW???

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Tue, 07 May 2013 14:37:47 -0400

A beautiful thing made for me by a dear friend.

Mon, 06 May 2013 18:15:28 -0400

A beautiful thing made for me by a dear friend.

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Mon, 06 May 2013 18:02:54 -0400