Through Anthropological Eyes

“My works are planes of temporal accumulation and push the...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:04:39 -0700

“My works are planes of temporal accumulation and push the image towards its dissolution. My attention is focused on the last moments of a work when a form of exhausted, at-the-limit beauty is impressed in it. I like taking the image to a breaking point, putting its form into danger.” - Nicola Samorì (x)

rainwood: Indigenous people of Brazil trying to prevent their...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:53:23 -0700

rainwood:

Indigenous people of Brazil trying to prevent their eviction from an old indigenous museum which they have been living in for the past 7 years.

On March 22nd all of the inhabitants and their supporters were forcibly removed or arrested.

The building is being destroyed to make a parking lot :(

unhistorical: How to Look Dapper by J.C. Leyendecker

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:15:31 -0700

unhistorical:

How to Look Dapper by J.C. Leyendecker

“La Belle Dame sans Merci” by Frank Dicksee, 1902 This...

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:35:58 -0700

“La Belle Dame sans Merci” by Frank Dicksee, 1902

This picture is fascinating to me because of its portrayal of a powerful female character who doesn’t fall into any of the typical modern ‘Strong Female Character’ cliches.

The woman is the powerful, sexually assertive and threatening figure here, while the man is the more passive figure, visibly vulnerable to her. However, this portrayal of a woman as assertive and powerful doesn’t rely either on sexualizing her or on presenting that power in masculine ways.

This Belle Dame is traditionally feminine, drawn in flowing lines and curves. She is sexually assertive but not sexualized. The man is armed, masculine, stiff and drawn in straight, square lines - all stereotypically masculine, but his body language and expression make it obvious that he is the submissive and less powerful party here. His vulnerability is not expressed by de-masculinizing him, just as her power is not shown by making her any less feminine.

c0ssette: Makart, Hans (1840-1884) - 1873 The Triumph of...

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 08:19:20 -0800

c0ssette:

Makart, Hans (1840-1884) - 1873 The Triumph of Ariadne (Detail)

retrogasm: The 1944 Academy Award for Best Picture goes...

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 17:00:36 -0800

retrogasm:

The 1944 Academy Award for Best Picture goes to…Casablanca

Photo

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:16:53 -0800

art-and-dream: Artist painter American . Charles Courtney...

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:16:46 -0800

art-and-dream:

Artist painter American . Charles Courtney Curran 1861 – 1942

Photo

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:16:39 -0800

The Three Graces (detail from Botticelli’s Primavera)

Tue, 25 Dec 2012 16:45:20 -0800

The Three Graces
(detail from Botticelli’s Primavera)

theniftyfifties: Brenda Lee — Rockin’ Around the Christmas...

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 17:22:25 -0800

theniftyfifties:

Brenda Lee — Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree

alejandrareyeszanic: Christmas (Noel), 1946Salvador Dali

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 16:46:41 -0800

alejandrareyeszanic:

Christmas (Noel), 1946
Salvador Dali

Photo

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 04:56:25 -0800

comebackbeheree: Besame Mucho// Andrea Bocelli Kiss me, kiss me...

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:07:56 -0800

comebackbeheree:

Besame Mucho// Andrea Bocelli

Kiss me, kiss me a lot,
Because I fear to lose you,
To lose you again.

"There has never been any forbidden fruit. Only temptation is divine. To feel the need to vary the..."

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:30:53 -0800

“There has never been any forbidden fruit. Only temptation is divine. To feel the need to vary the object of this temptation, to replace it by others — this bears witness that one is about to be found unworthy, that one has already doubtless proved unworthy of innocence …”

- “Mad Love” Andre Breton (via lifeisbetterwhenyouaremad)

quietlovesongs: Katsushika Hokusai

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:30:41 -0800

quietlovesongs:

Katsushika Hokusai

unhistorical: The art of Norman Rockwell (February 3, 1894 -...

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:28:48 -0800

unhistorical:

The art of Norman Rockwell (February 3, 1894 - November 8, 1978): the photos behind the paintings.

"Courage is being scared to death…and saddling up anyway."

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:28:30 -0800

“Courage is being scared to death…and saddling up anyway.”

- John Wayne

Audio

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:28:19 -0800

"Because I could not stop for Death – He kindly stopped for me – The Carriage held but just..."

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:27:44 -0800

“

Because I could not stop for Death –
He kindly stopped for me –
The Carriage held but just Ourselves –
And Immortality.

We slowly drove – He knew no haste
And I had put away
My labor and my leisure too,
For His Civility –

We passed the School, where Children strove
At Recess – in the Ring –
We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain –
We passed the Setting Sun –

Or rather – He passed us –
The Dews drew quivering and chill –
For only Gossamer, my Gown –
My Tippet – only Tulle –

We paused before a House that seemed
A Swelling of the Ground –
The Roof was scarcely visible –
The Cornice – in the Ground –

Since then – ‘tis Centuries – and yet
Feels shorter than the Day
I first surmised the Horses’ Heads
Were toward Eternity –

”

- Emily Dickinson, “Because I could not stop for Death”