She was short and rather unattractive. She was tall, and her beauty was transcendent. Even these descriptions of her appearance, whic...
She is no longer looking at men to validate her worth .She is no longer begging to be loved for her soul, and all of her being, for she understands that her soul is infinitely connected with All-th…
An exhibit in Brooklyn, New York features the work of an artist who was once called “profoundly retarded” but whose work is now considered “genius.” Judith Scott was born in 1944, a member of the baby boom generation. But, per the standard of care, because Ms. Scott was born with Down syndrome, she was institutionalized. […]
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She led the struggle for equal votes for women and was repeatedly imprisoned for using violent tactics - but how much do you know about Emmeline Pankhurst?
Even if our friendships, however deep and profound we may perceive them to be, however much care, love, and nurturing we may have poured into them along the way, may not be the same as they once were in their glory days, it does not necessarily mean that the times shared in the past were for naught.
Do your best to get this girl! We all know what real love looks like. Well, at least most of us have an idea of what it really looks like. Some of us have even been privileged enough to actually experience the joys of being in love with someone who…
Interest in Hepworth is at a high. Her first major London exhibition in half a century opens at Tate Britain on June 24. Entitled Barbara Hepworth: Sculpture For A Modern World.
Lucky for us, Seoul, South Korea-born artist Stella Im Hultberg serendipitously fell into the art world. After studying Industrial Design at Cal State,
For the fourth week of our National Poetry Month celebration, we will be focused on the work of Wisława Szymborska. Szymborska was born in 1923 in Bnin, a small town in western Poland, and from early childhood lived in Kraków. She worked on the editorial staff of the cultural weekly *Życie Literackie* (Literary Life) from 1952 to 1981. Szymborska wrote some twenty books of poetry, was a distinguished translator of French poetry into Polish, and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1996, "for poetry that with ironic precision allows the historical and biological context to come to light in fragments of human reality." She died in February 2012.
The Medical Research Council has produced a book celebrating great scientific achievements made by women in the past 100 years
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‘Forbidden Fruit,’ by doll artist Mari Shimizu. Fantasy doll maker Mari Shimizu hails from Amakusa, Kumamoto Japan where after graduating from Tama Art University, she dedicated herself to creating and photographing her intricate ball-joint dolls. Shimizu is deeply inspired by the Surrealist movement, especially Nazi-hating Dadaist, photographer Hans Bellmer whose scandalous work often incorporated dolls. Here are a few words from Bellmer on his artistic approach that appear to directly align to Shimizu’s ethos: The body resembles a sentence that seems to invite us to dismantle it into its component letters, so that its true meaning may be revealed ever anew through an endless stream of anagrams. Shimizu carves openings in her dead-eyed dolls in order to provide the viewer insight into the inner-workings of her inanimate creations. Themes that run through her work include mythology, religion, death and nature in which rabbits are common themes. Rabbits are symbolic for a myriad of reasons and perhaps as it pertains to Shimizu’s work is how the rabbit is regarded as an “Earth” symbol—as it is the earthly aspect of its existence that allows the animal to retain its composure in the midst of chaos. Rabbits are also...
Beautiful, figurative ceramic sculptures from artist Elizabeth Price. Sold and represented exclusively by KMA, an award-winning art gallery Brighton, UK.
Pamela Adlon's quietly hilarious comedy 'Better Things' made its way to the UK this year and with two more seasons on the way, it's time to catch up.
Austrian postcard by Iris Verlag, no. 695/3. Photo: Halasz, Budapest / Fanamet-Film. Hungarian-born silent film star Vilma Bánky (1898-1991) filmed in Budapest, France, Austria, and Germany, before Sam Goldwyn took her to Hollywood. There she starred opposite great silent stars like Rudolph Valentino and Ronald Colman. She became Goldwyn's biggest moneymaker till sound finished her career. For more postcards, a bio and clips check out our blog European Film Star Postcards.
Misses Aloisia Wagner (born, 1906/1907 - ????), also known as "Rosa Violetta," and performed professionally as "Violetta" was born in Hemelingen, Germany without arms or legs. When Wagner was 15 years old, she started performing in sideshows. She came to the United states in 1924 when she was 17 years old. She worked with Ringling Brothers and Dreamland Circus Sideshow. She moved around by hopping. Although she had no limbs, she was able to comb her own hair, dress herself, thread a needle, and
Daphnis and Chloe by Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau
Relationships are totally unpredictable. They can bring you vast blissfulness or they can force you to go through the most confusing feelings in the world. The latter is by far the worst, of course. When
The Death of Sappho earrings, present on top side some detail of the impressive oil painting by Miguel Carbonell Selva. The earrings are completely handmade without any industrial process, the details we choose from the painting are the most emblematic. These lightweight earrings represent a story of Greek mythological sapphic art. "Sappho was a prolific poet, Sappho's poetry is still considered extraordinary and her works continue to influence other writers. Beyond her poetry, she is well known as a symbol of love and desire between women, with the English words sapphic and lesbian being derived from her own name and the name of her home island respectively". The back side of the earrings are hand paint with black colour. they are not afraid of humidity or a few drops of rain, but being made of wood it is advisable not to wear them when taking a shower or bath in the sea or in the pool. Furthermore, to preserve the brilliance of the hook, we recommend storing them in a container after use.
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