visual idealism

pootee: Neo Flaneur. 2012 Photoshop ☯

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 20:36:48 -0500

pootee:

Neo Flaneur. 2012

Photoshop

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jesuisperdu: larry sultan & mike mandel

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 15:21:04 -0500

jesuisperdu:

larry sultan & mike mandel

myampgoesto11: Ahmed Mater: Magnetism (2012) The idea is...

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 15:15:57 -0500

myampgoesto11:

Ahmed Mater: Magnetism (2012)

The idea is simple and, like its central element, forcefully attractive. Ahmed Mater gives a twist to a magnet and sets in motion tens of thousands of particles of iron, a multitude of tiny satellites that forms a single swirling nimbus. Even if we have not taken part in it, we have all seen images of the Hajj, the great annual pilgrimage of Muslims to Mecca. Ahmed’s black cuboid magnet is a small simulacrum of the black-draped Ka’bah, the ‘Cube’, that central element of the Meccan rites. His circumambulating whirl of metallic filings mirrors in miniature the concentric tawaf of the pilgrims, their sevenfold circling of the Ka’bah.

ruineshumaines: Anna-Maria Jung

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:50:48 -0500

ruineshumaines:

Anna-Maria Jung

wowgreat: (via art / Ito Jakuchu)

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:34:26 -0500

wowgreat:

(via art / Ito Jakuchu)

Photo

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 12:31:30 -0500

88pp: Dan Flavin

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 17:14:43 -0500

88pp:

Dan Flavin

calumet412: This to me is the most interesting thing I’ve ever...

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 04:35:28 -0500

calumet412:

This to me is the most interesting thing I’ve ever posted. I could stare at these for hours.

Two meticulous maps showing the names and locations of every brothel, bar, casino and saloon that existed in the Cheyenne and Levee Districts of Chicago between 1870 and 1905.

Completed by Levee historian Bryan Lloyd.

Click to enlarge.

mostexerent: Street tailor. Shanghai, 2011

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 04:31:22 -0500

mostexerent:

Street tailor. Shanghai, 2011

iloverainandcoffee: walkerartcenter: Georgia O’Keeffe, Lake...

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 04:11:36 -0500

iloverainandcoffee:

walkerartcenter:

Georgia O’Keeffe, Lake George Barns, 1926

“There was a fine old barn at the Lake George farmhouse. You could see it from the kitchen window or from the window of Stieglitz’s little sitting room. With much effort I painted a picture of the front part of the barn… after that I painted the side where all the paint was gone with the south wind. It was weathered grey—with one broken pane in the small window.”

oh shit. amazing. freundevonfreunden: First Highlights of the...

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 04:01:57 -0500

oh shit. amazing.

freundevonfreunden:

First Highlights of the National Geography Photo Contest

National Geographic offers one of the most exiting photography contests, in which everyone can submit their photography that is nature-related. Unfortunately, the submission period for this season has been closed already.The selection of their first favorites is worth a look, though.

For more information click here.

editionaladdictions: TIM NOBLE & SUE WEBSTER

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 01:42:01 -0500

editionaladdictions:

TIM NOBLE & SUE WEBSTER

roomthily: The spread of printing across Europe in the 1400s...

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 01:38:22 -0500

roomthily:

The spread of printing across Europe in the 1400s (metaLAB)

editionaladdictions: Tomoko Shioyasu paper cut tapestries

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 01:22:55 -0500

editionaladdictions:

Tomoko Shioyasu

paper cut tapestries

WHIMSICAL WISTERIA GARDENS AND TUNNEL IN JAPAN

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 01:04:13 -0500

WHIMSICAL WISTERIA GARDENS AND TUNNEL IN JAPAN

humanscalecities: Palmanova, Italy This nine-pointed fortress...

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:54:45 -0500

humanscalecities:

Palmanova, Italy

This nine-pointed fortress is perhaps the best example of a planned city from the Renaissance. Palmanova was built in 1593 and is located in the northeastern corner of Italy near the border with Slovenia.

Strange, Beautiful and Unexpected: Planned Cities Seen From Space

tipsyipsy: Lyon Street Stairs workout. Both sets of stairs, 5...

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:58:37 -0500

tipsyipsy:

Lyon Street Stairs workout. Both sets of stairs, 5 times. My legs are jello. A quick workout but an effective one IMHO.

text-mode: Morse code, Punched card recording medium, Binary...

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:30:07 -0500

text-mode:

Morse code, Punched card recording medium, Binary numeral system, Baudot code and dot matrix printer for the TM cover design by Heinrich Fleischhacker (1975).

yorkeantiquetextiles: Detail of Buddhist Altar Cloth, 18th...

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:30:03 -0500

yorkeantiquetextiles:

Detail of Buddhist Altar Cloth, 18th century, Japan.An embroidered silk uchishiki featuring the monk Bukan riding a tiger through the waves. Bukan was an eccentric six-foot-tall Zen Buddhist monk of the 7th century who reportedly when asked about philosophy or Buddhism, would mutter, “whatever”. The tiger was not native to Japan. It was introduced at the same time as the Buddhist religion, from India and China. It came to symbolize strength. The Japanese believe it to be of divine origin and to have descended to earth from the constellation of the Great Bear. It thus occupies a supernatural place in Japanese mythology, like the phoenix and dragon, which stands for the living vitality of nature. The ability to tame the tiger represents the power of his knowledge. Bukan riding and being in full control of his tiger signifies a human being in full control of its passions and emotions.

Photo

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:30:24 -0500