Category: Art and beauty
muralism in Santiago, Chile
Mike is cycling South America. He’s reached the big city in Chile. Great for photojournalism.
Inspired by the indigenous inhabitants of southern Patagonia; the Mapuche. Many of the murals highlight the struggle and plight of the Mapuche. Historically stripped of land and resources by European settlers they struggle to find a footing in modern day Chile. …
Jane’s fantastic Swopper Stool
Everybody LOVES this alternative to an office chair. It’s far better than an exercise ball.
… truly one of a kind. With over a dozen patents on it worldwide there is nothing else like it on the market today. The Swopper is designed to provide the user with three dimensions of movement; horizontal, vertical, and lateral.
… engages the core muscles that normally go unused in a normal office chair. …
Amazon $699.00
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best street art
I’m not much of an Art fan, but these street creations are FANTASTIC. 🙂
BEST EXAMPLES OF STREET ART IN 2012 (48 PICTURES)
walk the Louvre
A women walks in the Musée du Louvre, alone.
The museum is completely empty.
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Music : Sigur Rós
do you know Danxia?
Stone gate Danxia Landform in Chishui S.W. China Guizhou Province, China.
What an incredible landscape.
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Scary Beautiful shoes
… what women will suffer in the name of fashion.
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… The shoes—titled “Scary Beautiful”—were designed by artist Leanie van der Vyver, who teamed up with Dutch shoe designer René van den Berg.
A recent graduate of the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, “Scary Beautiful” were part of van der Vyver’s thesis, a commentary on today’s impossible beauty standards. …
Mike Sissons artwork
My old friend is an artist and art teacher.
Right now he’s working on art for a new book called In Retrospect by Ellen Larson.
… In the year 3324 the Rasakans have attacked the technologically superior Oku. The war is a stalemate until the Oku commander, General Zane, abruptly surrenders. …
Actually, that’s just the working cover.
Final art and animation are still in the works.
Ellen’s trying to get the writing funded through Kickstarter – $3000 goal.
