jedyer:

Mondrian’s abstract interpretation of Broadways city lights

Teaching a collage class on Mondrian tomorrow, but using subway maps as inspiration. I hope the students like it.

This is my favourite piece of his, kinda obvious I know. I like how the greys and the yellows are tonally similar. It makes the whole work sparkle, as the shapes and lines push and pull.

goosemilk:

Red-figure ram rhyton by the Villa Giulia Painter, ca. 460-450 BC. From Anavyssos in Attica.

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leastofthese:

indigenousdialogues: Contemporary Chinese artist, Chen Yongle

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bienenkiste:

“Coat tails”. Photographed by Marcus Ohlsson for Marie Claire June 2012

likeafieldmouse:

Darren Waterston 

1. Remote Futures (2012)

2. Dolorosa (2013)

3. Split the Lark (2013)

4. Shadow from the Flowering (2007)

5. Umbria from the Flowering (2007)

6. Apocalyptic Study No. 1 (2006)

7. Tree of Sorrows (2013)

…and it did.

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artistandstudio:

Henri de Toulouse Lautrec

absenceofrainbow:

Vanessa Paradis

arsvitaest:

Three women reading

Author: Johan Krouthén (Swedish, 1858-1932)
Date: 1908
Medium: Oil on canvas

objectcuriosity:

Eight Geese Box, 18th century, China, nephrite jade, carved, Victoria and Albert Museum.

This jade piece is a tour de force of intricate carving. It almost certainly came from a workshop under imperial patronage. The box is carved from a single block of translucent pale green jade. The block would have been carved into a group of eight geese in various positions, some preening, some about to take flight, some entangled in weeds, which are finally carved in openwork. 

The whole piece is divided horizontally into two halves so that the body of each goose is hollowed out to form a small box. The lower half of each body has an internal riser over which the lid fits. The carving is naturalistic, with the details of the bird’s feathers indicated by incised lines. 

The object might not have served any practical function, but it would have stunned everyone who saw it. It was a way for the jade carvers to show off his virtuosity, and it was also an object through which the owner could win the esteem of his peers. 

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fallbeil:

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eccecorinna:

wrathofprawn:

for those not in the know, night witches were russian lady bombers who bombed the shit out of german lines in WW2. Thing is though, they had the oldest, noisiest, crappest planes in the entire world. The engines used to conk out halfway through their missions, so they had to climb out on the wings mid flight to restart the props. the planes were also so noisy that to stop germans from hearing them combing and starting up their anti aircraft guns, they’d climb up to a certain height, coast down to german positions, drop their bombs, restart their engines in midair, and get the fuck out of dodge.

their leader flew over 200 missions and was never captured.

how the fuck is this not taught in every single history class ever

pilots (◡‿◡✿) 

girl pilots (◕‿◕✿)

girl pilots killing nazis ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* \(◕ヮ◕✿)/ *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

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