Norton is famed for its featherbed frames, which carried the Manx single to spectacular racing victories in the 1950s. But in the 1960s, Norton wanted to establish its Dominator twin as a race machine. The newer bike was outclassed by the Manx, so engineer Doug Hele created a new frame for the “Domiracer” project. This “lowboy” frame was even lighter than the featherbed, and helped the Domiracer tip the scales at 35 lb (16 kg) less than a Manx. But the project died when the Bracebridge Street race shop closed in 1962. Doug Hele left Norton for Triumph, and it
Gallery — Nick Wroblewski Woodcuts
friedrich julius oskar blümner
Oskar Koller Gebogener Baum (2004)
georgia o'keeffe
max beckmann
I have a great big hulking art-crush on Léon Spilliaert. His stuff has so much stylistic variety yet there's this awesome dark, hallucinatory quality that ties it all together. Check it out. (Those self portraits look a bit "Eraserhead," don't they?)
friedrich julius oskar blümner
wood, probably once entirely dyed with kaolin, which results in a greyish brown patina, fine work of carving with exceptionally beautiful facial features and elaborate coiffure, richly decorated with skin scarifications, missing parts (both legs below knees, plaits), rep. (left wrist/forearm), cracks, base; in addition to the realms of the village (culture) and the bush (nature), the Baule also believe in a far-off place that they call “blolo”. It is a place “which exists beyond sensory experience”. The Other World is thought of as an ideal world, a place of exaggerated perfection. The “blolo” is inhabited by human spirits. It is the place from which comes the spirit of a newborn and the place to which a person’s spirit returns to death. It is also a place where each person has a partner of the opposite sex. A woman has an “Other World man” - “blolo bian” - , a man has an “Other World woman” - " blolo bla". With the help of fortunetellers, these “blolo” figurines can intervene in difficult situations or in crises in relationships. Such sculptures are especially useful for cases of childlessness. The infertile spouse spends several nights with a specially made figurine in order to conceive with the other spouse in a dream state. Offerings also encourage these “loved ones from the other world” to become active.
The dark and well patinated male figure of classical form with long beard ending in a rounded ball, the body with elaborate scarification. Hands to the belly, the figure standing on an integral base with incising.
Charlotte Salomon
Minimal Hard-Edge Geometric Original Paintings / New York City
The river, 100 years ago.
Bird Humiliating Milk Bottle - John Lurie
marianne von werefkin
oil on wood 5x5" i just finished this little piece. i think i like it. SOLD
Metropol Kunstraum - Kunst in der ehemaligen Metropol Tankstelle in München.
These funny winter puns and sayings for kids are sure to add a giggle to lunch when used as winter lunchbox notes (available as a free download).
