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eatsleepdraw: In the evening, right before the sun would set...

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 09:30:42 -0700

In the evening, right before the sun would set and the shops would close their doors and the birds would come to eat the day’s dropped crumbs, it was magic hour. The pedestrian street glowed beneath the darkening sky. Proper families were in their homes, sitting down to larger than necessary dinners, the tables set with cloth napkins and three kinds of forks. Yet those who lingered in the street in that hour couldn’t imagine ever giving it up. Who else would come and admire the way buildings seemed to cry in the dimming light, or how the silence made the air feel that kind of fresh where anything seemed possible?

I love line drawings like this.

I have to tell myself this every day.

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 20:18:25 -0700

I have to tell myself this every day.

theatlantic: Here, but Not Here: Family Portraits Held Together...

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:46:53 -0700

theatlantic:

Here, but Not Here: Family Portraits Held Together by Skype

We live in a world in which some of the people we are closest to are often not near us at all.

When we document our day-to-day existence in photographs and Instagrams, these people are absent. Their presence in our lives is absent in our digital memories.

Photographer John Clang’s series Being Together seeks to correct this. Using Skype and projectors, he captures families visually as they are virtually.

“In these images,” Clang told me over email, “I am marking the time for these families, enabling them to remember these strange moments of togetherness with the technology presently available. The picture doesn’t stop here, it lingers on in their memory. It embraces the intimacy and closeness of a family, no matter how far apart they are.”

Read more. [Images: John Clang]

This is something my family would do.

How Does Liu Bolin Make Himself Invisible?

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:49:00 -0700

How Does Liu Bolin Make Himself Invisible?: See the credit for Video Editor? They contracted me to...

smithsonianmag: Incredible Photos of an Artist Who Makes...

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:29:16 -0700

Courtesy Eli Klein Fine Art, © Liu Bolin

Courtesy Eli Klein Fine Art, © Liu Bolin

Courtesy Eli Klein Fine Art, © Liu Bolin

Courtesy Eli Klein Fine Art, © Liu Bolin

smithsonianmag:

Incredible Photos of an Artist Who Makes Himself Invisible

Liu Bolin disappears. He stands still for hours as an assistant paints him to match his surroundings. Liu hopes his works will compel people to ponder the often contentious relationship between the individual and society. - Continue reading and view more photos at Smithsonian.com.

Photos: Courtesy Eli Klein Fine Art, © Liu Bolin

Ed note: How does Liu Bolin make himself invisible? Watch this video to find out.

THAT’S MY VIDEO!!!!!!!!!! woop woop!!!

I miss refined meals. hella-effing-rad: I’ll be watching you.

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:28:57 -0700

I miss refined meals.

hella-effing-rad:

I’ll be watching you.

vvondy: simko: Ring Pop art by Julia Chiang Someone besides...

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 19:13:57 -0700

vvondy:

simko:

Ring Pop art by Julia Chiang

Someone besides me using ring pops in their art!

retrogasm: Happy 4th of July Classic. HAPPY INDEPENDENCE...

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 16:49:01 -0700

retrogasm:

Happy 4th of July

Classic. HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!

centuriespast: Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz...

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 16:47:44 -0700

centuriespast:

Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744–1818)

by William Beechey

Date painted: 1793

Oil on canvas, 237.5 x 142.5 cm

Collection: National Trust

That is one teeny dog.

surisburnbook: Eventually he’s going to have to learn to dress...

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 16:46:23 -0700

surisburnbook:

Eventually he’s going to have to learn to dress himself, but for now I’ll let it slide, as this is the most patriotic picture I’ve ever seen.

Canada may have the song of the summer, the UK may have the Olympics, but we have Jason Segel and Michelle Williams.

If I could go on a double date with one celebrity couple, it would be them!

glassrootsinc: So instead of Artist of the Week were giving...

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 16:45:10 -0700

glassrootsinc:

So instead of Artist of the Week were giving recognition to Xaquixe Studio in Mexico that uses recycled glass with as little as 3% raw materials from waste vendors in nearby and distant villages. Xaquixe consist of three glory holes, three front-loading annealers, two fusers, a flat shop, and a small cold working area for cutting and polishing. This studio has been inspiring and creating designs using the process of holistic sustainability for the benefit of the ecosystem since 2002. For more information and to view some of their works click here!

I think this is so cool!! I want the studio at FSU to do something like this.

Potent ad campaigns by the WWF Inspiring

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 16:44:05 -0700

Potent ad campaigns by the WWF

Inspiring

I miss riding the trains in Europe.

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 16:43:40 -0700

I miss riding the trains in Europe.

Always makes me laugh!

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:52:11 -0700

Always makes me laugh!

I am absolutely in love. It terrifies me.

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 17:01:25 -0700

I am absolutely in love. It terrifies me.

fuckyeaimfunnyshit: Charleston<3 took this forever ago I...

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:24:05 -0700

fuckyeaimfunnyshit:

Charleston<3 took this forever ago

I simply adore this. Fuchsia makes everything superb.

I started going through a hot air balloon imagery phase about 3...

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:21:56 -0700

I started going through a hot air balloon imagery phase about 3 years ago…

brain-food: 13th Century Church Converted to Modern Day Library...

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:40:50 -0700

brain-food:

13th Century Church Converted to Modern Day Library in Holland

Located in Maastricht, Holland this 13th century Dominican church has been transformed by the architectural firmMerkx + Girod in a project known as Selexyz Dominicanen Maastricht. The massive 1,200 square meter church was built all the way back in 1294, and although it has been updated for modern day use it still maintains many of the original characteristics and design elements. Due to the enormous height of the structure, the design team decided that building multi story bookshelves vertically was the best utilization of space.

I love the practice of repurposing beautiful places.

fuckyeahhistorycrushes: Need to learn about the six wives of...

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:41:10 -0700

fuckyeahhistorycrushes:

Need to learn about the six wives of Henry VIII? Watch this, and you’ll be able to sing about them. In your sleep.

art history + making catchy videos? = dream job.

retrogasm: Love is Love is Love requisite Pride post

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:39:22 -0700

retrogasm:

Love is Love is Love

requisite Pride post