In ancient times, doctors believed that human beings functioned according to four “humors” or essential fluids. These were also related to four main
Quite often you can agonize over a painting’s meaning, either directly or through the use of metaphor. However, with this sculpture by Albert György, a Romanian-born sculptor, who resides in …
About seven years ago I faced depression for the first time in my life, and around the same time I picked up the camera. Photography allowed me to escape into a different world, the one which I was creating, a place and a story that was lead by me, not that I was led by.
Pochi metri quadrati bastano a farti toccare il fondo. Un tavolo, una sedia, una finestra o un telefono. Oggetti comuni da cui sei circondato e che spesso sostengono le tue solitudini. Sul tavolo a…
Update as of 11/8/11: It appears the link to the original personality test I took is no longer valid. A quick temperament test is found at writing.com if you scroll past the four temperament descri…
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Your favorite depressed prisoner is here to harshen all the vibes in only the way Lumalee can! From the Mario film comes a character so unique and so melancholy all in the guise of a child's voice they immediately caught my attention! A wonderful addition to the sticker collection!
Roq La Rue gallery in Seattle, Washington is opening a brand new two-person show tomorrow night, or August 1st. It will feature the new works of artists
“His paintings are astonishing”. The Times Raqib Shaw’s imagery is inspired by the Old Masters, but he paints with enamels, using a needle-sharp porcupine quill. Breathtaking in their intricacy, complexity and flamboyant colour, they are the product of months, often years of intense work. Eight works by Raqib Shaw are on display alongside two paintings which have long obsessed him: Joseph Noel Paton’s The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania, 1849 and Lucas Cranach’s An Allegory of Melancholy, 1528. In 2016, Shaw painted a loose variant of Paton’s extraordinary fairy picture and his version after the Cranach painting has been in progress for some months and was finished just in time for the display. This is the first time Shaw’s work has been exhibited in Scotland.
Symbolism is not a well-known movement in art history but one worth mentioning. I was thinking about it due to my current work in progress tentatively titled Passion for Life. My painting contains …
