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30 Apr 16:27

A Global Art Project Brings Paintings of Anonymous Figures out of Museums and onto the Streets

by Christopher Jobson

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While visiting the Louvre last last year, artist and filmmaker Julien de Casabianca was struck by an Ingres painting of a female prisoner tucked unceremoniously into a corner of the museum. He suddenly had an idea: what if he could somehow free her—both figuratively and literally—by reproducing her figure on a public street. People may not know the painting, or even the artist, but at least the image would be seen by potentially hundreds or even thousands more people who may never visit the Louvre. With that single act, the Outings Project was born.

Since sharing photos of the first artwork online, people in at least 18 cities have liberated similar anonymous characters found in master paintings and pasted them up in public spaces in London, Barcelona, Chicago, Rome, and elsewhere. Casabianca says the global participation was completely unplanned and unexpected but he’s embraced the idea wholeheartedly.

When asked about the possibility of an artwork being taken out of context or without attribution he shares via email, “we don’t want to tell you something that you don’t know, and we don’t want people to feel ignorant. You have just to feel that [the artwork] is ancient and shifted, you have just to be touched by the emotion, by the esthetic, by the art.”

Art enthusiasts aren’t the only ones paying attention to the Outings Project. Two museums in Madrid and Poland have also engaged the artist to “play with their art in public.” Casabianca is now on a 12-city tour around the United States bringing more unknown figures in local museums into the light. You can follow the most recent classical art paste-ups on the project’s Facebook or Instagram. (via This Isn’t Happiness, Slate, Hyperallergic)

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28 Apr 21:19

There Are Pictures

by Justin Boyd

There Are Pictures

Oh hey, here’s Wendell’s face:

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–OH YEAH–

I redid the mobile stuff for the site. Now, all the comics will stack vertically, which should be a whole lot better for reading on a phone! If you see any problems, lemme know!



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28 Apr 17:47

Home

by Jason Poland

Home is where the heart is (Robbie's heart that is!)

Doop doop is the sound of tiny diligence.

28 Apr 17:44

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - A Group Project

by admin@smbc-comics.com
28 Apr 17:43

Large Format Photographs Capture Ornate Opera Houses From Around the World

by Kate Sierzputowski
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All images © David Leventi, Margravial Opera House, BAYREUTH, GERMANY, 2008

David Leventi photographs the interiors of world famous opera houses, capturing the ornate design of the architecture found inside. Using 4×5″ and 8×10″ Arca-Swiss cameras, Leventi captures each opera house from the vantage of an operatic singer, photographing the space from the very center of the stage.

Leventi is not just aesthetically inspired by the opera houses he photographs, but also holds a familial connection to their structures. He is the son of two architects, and the project was started in remembrance of his grandfather Anton Gutman, a cantor trained after World War II by a famous Danish operatic tenor. Gutman performed for prisoners and officers while interned at a prisoner-of-war camp in the Soviet Union, and Leventi’s photographs are a gesture that aims to examine the spaces he was never able to perform.

Leventi’s photographic process imitates with light what a performer would do with his or her voice, light waves bouncing off of each architectural element and bringing the vast space back to the detailed image. Each photograph captures a view impossible to the naked eye, combing both line-of-sight and periphery imagery to produce images that wrap the viewer in the experience of each world famous theatre. Leventi is not just capturing the depth of the space, but also the extensive history lived within each performance hall.

Leventi received his BFA in Photography from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri and is represented by galleries internationally. Leventi’s exhibition “David Leventi: Opera” will open May 7 at Rick Wester Fine Art in New York City, and his first monograph by the same name (published by Damiani) will be released this spring. (via Arch Atlas)

All images © David Leventi, Romanian Athenaeum BUCHAREST, ROMANIA, 2007

Romanian Athenaeum BUCHAREST, ROMANIA, 2007

La Fenice VENICE, ITALY, 2008

La Fenice VENICE, ITALY, 2008

Curtain, Palais Garnier PARIS, FRANCE, 2009

Curtain, Palais Garnier PARIS, FRANCE, 2009

Palais Garnier PARIS , FRANCE, 2009

Palais Garnier PARIS , FRANCE, 2009

The Metropolitan Opera NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, 2008

The Metropolitan Opera NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, 2008

Teatro di Villa Aldrovandi Mazzacorati BOLOGNA, ITALY, 2014

Teatro di Villa Aldrovandi Mazzacorati BOLOGNA, ITALY, 2014

Mariinsky Theater ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA, 2009

Mariinsky Theater ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA, 2009

Teatro di San Carlo NAPLES, ITALY, 2009

Teatro di San Carlo NAPLES, ITALY, 2009

Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía VALENCIA, SPAIN, 2014

Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía VALENCIA, SPAIN, 2014

Amargosa Opera House, DEATH VALLEY JUNCTION, CALIFORNIA, 2009

Amargosa Opera House, DEATH VALLEY JUNCTION, CALIFORNIA, 2009

Curtain, Royal Swedish Opera, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, 2008

Curtain, Royal Swedish Opera, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, 2008

28 Apr 17:42

Dreamlike Autochrome Portraits of an Engineer’s Daughter From 1913 Are Among the Earliest Color Photos

by Kate Sierzputowski

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Mervyn O’Gorman (1871-1958) is best known as one of the greatest British engineers, and during WW1 was head of the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough. O’Gorman was also known as an early pioneer of color photography, and was an artist in addition to his interest aeronautics. Many of his images are included in exhibitions referencing early color photography, including this dreamlike series of his daughter Christina using the Autochrome process in 1913. The Autochrome process, patented in 1903, was the first fully practical single-plate color process that was accessible to the public.

The beach images are from Lulworth Cove, Dorset and feature her in a bright red swimming costume—a color the early process captured well. Christina is also captured in red in every other scene, drawing the eye immediately to the subject and her long strawberry blonde hair. The up-close image of Christina has an oddly modern feel as her clothing is hard to pin to a singular time period. O’Gorman’s wife Florence and second daughter are featured in the last portrait, the photographer’s camera box seen just to the left of his family. (via PetaPixel, Mashable, and National Media Museum)

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28 Apr 13:22

Father Draws a New Maddeningly Intricate Maze for His Daughter

by Christopher Jobson

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Two years ago we stumbled onto the story of a girl in Japan who was going through her father’s old belongings when she discovered a hand-drawn maze rolled up in a tube. Kazuo Nomura spent 7 years drawing the sprawling labyrinth while working as a janitor and it hadn’t seen the light of day since 1983. After posting photos of it to her Twitter account, Nomura’s work went viral around the web, and it was quickly turned into a print so others could have a try at solving it.

Responding to pressure from his daughter to draw a second maze, Nomura initially said he had “had enough of mazes.” But, after a 32 year hiatus, he finally sat down to try again earlier this year with the hope of drawing a puzzle that was a bit clearer and easier to solve. After two months of drawing he’s finally done, and if you posess the patience of a saint you can try your hand at solving it: Papa’s Maze 2.0. Nomura assures the maze has a solution, but according to reports from people insane enough to try, it’s actually more difficult than the last, and takes about two days to work through. Read more on Spoon & Tamago.

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28 Apr 13:21

Space Station over Lunar Terminator

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2015 April 27
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Space Station over Lunar Terminator
Image Credit & Copyright: Dani Caxete

Explanation: What's that in front of the Moon? It's the International Space Station. Using precise timing, the Earth-orbiting space platform was photographed in front of a partially lit Moon last year. The featured image was taken from Madrid, Spain with an exposure time of only 1/1000 of a second. In contrast, the duration of the transit of the ISS across the entire Moon was about half a second. The sun-glinting station can be seen just to the dark side of the day / night line known as the terminator. Numerous circular craters are visible on the distant Moon, as well as comparatively rough, light colored terrain known as highlands, and relatively smooth, dark colored areas known as maria. On-line tools can tell you when the International Space Station will be visible from your area.

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28 Apr 12:07

Over the Moon

by tga

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28 Apr 10:03

Not me babe. 



Not me babe. 

28 Apr 07:37

What did I SAY?!

26 Apr 19:58

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Adam Victor Brandizzi

Vejo screenshot do seriado e já fico triste :(





















26 Apr 19:06

“Bolivia Away Kit Concept: Inspired by the Wiphala.”(via Angelo...





“Bolivia Away Kit Concept: Inspired by the Wiphala.”

(via Angelo Trofa no Twitter)

Eu achei que ficou ótimo, deviam usar mesmo, nem que fosse como segundo ou terceiro uniforme.

via http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/apr/23/british-designer-abuse-new-design-bolivia-kit?CMP=share_btn_tw

26 Apr 18:12

Mystery

by Lunarbaboon
Adam Victor Brandizzi

I love how imperfect this comic is.

26 Apr 18:11

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(photo via barrymcockner)

26 Apr 18:10

sandandglass: Top ten Obama jokes from the 2015 WHCD (full...





















sandandglass:

Top ten Obama jokes from the 2015 WHCD (full speech)

26 Apr 18:07

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Eugenics is a great idea!

by admin@smbc-comics.com
25 Apr 20:03

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owlturdcomix:

Magic is real, sometimes.

image | twitter | facebook

25 Apr 19:57

complicated story by ~naomiful on deviantART

by e-laboy
25 Apr 19:55

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25 Apr 19:52

heyfunniest: An emotional journey,



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25 Apr 19:51

The Inverted Architecture and Gravity-Defying Worlds of Cinta Vidal

by Christopher Jobson

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In her latest series of paintings, Barcelona-based artist and illustrator Cinta Vidal Agulló defies gravity and architectural conventions to create encapsulated scenes of intersecting perspectives. Painted with acrylic on wood panels, Vidal refers to the paintings as “un-gravity constructions” and says that each piece examines how a person’s internal perspective of life may not match up with the reality around them. The intersecting planes on many of her paintings are somewhat reminiscent of drawings by M.C. Escher, where every angle and available surface is inhabited by colorful characters going about their daily lives. She shares in a new interview with Hi-Fructose:

With these un-gravity constructions, I want to show that we live in one world, but we live in it in very different ways – playing with everyday objects and spaces, placed in impossible ways to express that many times, the inner dimension of each one of us does not match the mental structures of those around us. The architectural spaces and day-to-day objects are part of a metaphor of how difficult it is to fit everything that shapes our daily space: our relationships, work, ambitions, and dreams.

Vidal just opened a new exhibition of work at Miscelanea BCN in Barcelona and you can read an in-depth conversation with the artist on Hi-Fructose.

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25 Apr 19:26

Watch Out!!!

by Oliver Widder
Adam Victor Brandizzi

I'm in a hotel right now and this is my table: http://i.imgur.com/K8oeEPk.jpg

24 Apr 19:53

Por que o Brasil covardemente não reconhece o Genocídio Armênio?

by gustavochacra

Nesta sexta, foi aniversário de 100 anos do Genocídio Armênio. Calcula-se que 1,5 milhão de armênios, incluindo centenas de milhares de crianças, foram massacrados pelas forças otomanas ou morreram de fome depois de serem expulsos pelos otomanos. Estes armênios eram residentes da região da Anatólia, parte do Império Otomano e hoje Turquia.

Sobreviventes foram bem recebidos na Síria e no Líbano, em cidades como Aleppo e Beirute. Alguns, junto a libaneses e sírios, seguiram viagem e imigraram para o Brasil, Estados Unidos, França e Argentina, onde formaram proeminentes comunidades. Os armênios do Império Russo, por sua vez, depois de décadas como parte da União Soviética, hoje tem seu país com capital em Yerevan. O Monte Ararat, símbolo dos armênios, porém, permanece no território turco.

Apesar de ter passado um século, algumas nações, de forma deprimente e vergonhosa, se recusam a reconhecer o formalmente o Genocídio. Começando pela própria Turquia, herdeira do Império Otomano. Ao contrário de nações como a Alemanha, que reconhece ter cometido o Holocausto, o governo turco não aceita discussões e diz que os armênios morreram em decorrência da guerra, embora a história diga claramente terem sido alvos de genocídio.

Como já escrevi aqui várias vezes, os Estados Unidos, embora digam ter havido um massacre, se recusam a chamar de genocídio. Chama a atenção que o então senador e cidadão Barack Obama reconhece o genocídio, mas o presidente Barack Obama covardemente tem medo de falar esta palavra para não deteriorar as relações com a Turquia, integrante da OTAN.

Israel, terra do povo judaico, vítima do Holocausto, o maior genocídio do século 20, deveria ter sido um dos primeiros a reconhecer o genocídio, ainda mais com o histórico quadrilátero armênio em Jerusalém. Muitas entidades judaicas ao redor do mundo reconhecem. Muitos israelenses também. Mas o governo de Israel também tem medo de enfurecer a Turquia, uma tradicional aliada militar, embora hoje com um premiê claramente anti-israelense.

O Brasil também passa vergonha ao não reconhecer. Não apenas Dilma, mas também Lula, Fernando Henrique Cardoso e todos os seus antecessores. A comunidade armênia brasileira deveria ter visto este reconhecimento pelo menos no centenário. Mas também covardemente os presidentes brasileiros têm medo de bater de frente com a Turquia.

A Argentina, França e Líbano são alguns dos países que reconhecem o genocídio sem o medo de enfurecer a Turquia. Também devem ser elogiados o Papa Francisco, o presidente da Alemanha, Joachin Gauck, o Parlamento Sírio e o Estado de São Paulo, que passaram a reconhecer.

São 100 anos. Agora, qualquer reconhecimento será tardio. Ainda assim, obrigatório. Dilma, Obama, Bush, FHC, Lula, Netanyahu e tantos outros não tiveram coragem de reconhecer o Genocídio.

Guga Chacra, comentarista de política internacional do Estadão e do programa Globo News Em Pauta em Nova York, é mestre em Relações Internacionais pela Universidade Columbia. Já foi correspondente do jornal O Estado de S. Paulo no Oriente Médio e em NY. No passado, trabalhou como correspondente da Folha em Buenos Aires

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24 Apr 19:49

Kickstarter Sensation Kung Fury ready to #TakeHoff as 80’s icon...



Kickstarter Sensation Kung Fury ready to #TakeHoff as 80’s icon David Hasselhoff performs the lead track ’TRUE SURVIVOR’. Download: http://smarturl.it/TrueSu…

(via David Hasselhoff - True Survivor)

24 Apr 13:51

04/22/15 PHD comic: 'How To Write An E-mail To Your Instructor Or Teaching Assistant'

Adam Victor Brandizzi

Pronto, o pessoal do PHD comics já virou os professores que eles zoavam.

Piled Higher & Deeper by Jorge Cham
www.phdcomics.com
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title: "How To Write An E-mail To Your Instructor Or Teaching Assistant" - originally published 4/22/2015

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