December 2009
30 posts
AMAZING underwater photography →
“Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing...”
– Calvin Coolidge
The Surrealist Manifesto →
Andre Breton’s surrealist manifesto, in which he coined the term surrealism, is the most truthful and thought provoking writing I’ve ever digested:
“The imagination is perhaps on the point of reasserting itself, of reclaiming its rights. if the depths of our mind contain within it strange forces capable of augmenting those on the surface, or of waging a victorious battle...
“A person is a success if they get up in the morning and gets to bed at night and...”
– Bob Dylan
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one of my favorite contemporary artists →
this australian painter is definitely one of my favorite artists of all time. her painting style is a flawlessly executed combination of impressionism and realistic surrealism. i’m drawn to her use of extreme value contrast, and the straight up weird imagery that she creatively employs in her pieces. i specifically admire her expertise in these aspects of her work because they are all...
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more sweet microscopic images →
good art
why is good art good?
because more than anything else, someone likes the way it looks.
simple.
and that is ultimately an opinion… or collective opinion… positive, or negative.
most people are afraid of good art - in need of someone to agree in order to validate their opinion.
someone?
if the artist does not absolutely LOVE and truly appreciate his or her art, who else will?
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favorite artist of the day →
eric zener - awesome under water shots, i love the bubbles
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“If one advances confidently in the direction of one’s dreams, and...”
– Henry David Thoreau
microscopic photographs of pollen →
i’ve always been fascinated by microscopic images. the visually diverse forms and textures are so intriguing.
it’s essentially like you are looking into another dimension… there’s a whole other world of activity going on around us that isn’t normally visible.
these are some of the best images of this kind that i’ve ever seen - a great source of inspiration...
