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Nicole Andrijevic & Tanya Schultz is an art-duo who takes...

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:32:43 -0500

Nicole Andrijevic & Tanya Schultz is an art-duo who takes sugar, pigment, polystyrene, wax, modeling clay, paper, plastic, found objects, wire, beads, glitter, and almost whatever else they can get their hands on to create a literal Candyland in the middle of the gallery floor.

likeafieldmouse: Christian Boltanski - Kaddish (published in...

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:21:57 -0500

likeafieldmouse:

Christian Boltanski - Kaddish (published in 1998) - Objects confiscated by Nazis, some found in sewers, deposited in the Central Jewish Museum, Prague

“The banal tenor and specificity of context in Boltanski’s still-lifes introduce an interesting dialogue as the tonality and depth, or lack thereof, in his photographs render what are reasonably delicate subjects, into mute and objectified echos from a nonspecific time or place. Boltanski’s infatuation with confiscated war relics, (post-) belongings and objet trouvé presented throughout his tetrad make reference to the anonymity and translucence of memory, the interstitial space between sentimentality and indifference, and ultimately focus on transience, singularity and, often forced, despondency.

Having absented himself from formal education in his preteens, Boltanski moved from rudimentary sculpture, drawing and painting to installations of pensive and introspective sculptural, filmic, and photographic works, questioning his own substance and significance in relation to memory, lineage and cultural praxis.

When Boltanski’s work seems to display a profound melancholy or contemplation on histories past, it is the artist who abruptly categorizes his works as quotidian debris, coincidence or ‘stupid’ objects – stating that that it is ‘simply much easier to be dead, than to be alive.’”

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Wed, 22 May 2013 15:51:34 -0500

"How many times have people used a pen or paintbrush because they couldn’t pull the trigger?"

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:48:13 -0500

“How many times have people used a pen or paintbrush because they couldn’t pull the trigger?”

- Virginia Woolf, from Selected Essays (via deadlysick)

bohemea: Marilyn Monroe, 1957

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:58:28 -0500

bohemea:

Marilyn Monroe, 1957

frickyeah1990s: Trent Lane…

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:57:30 -0500

frickyeah1990s:

Trent Lane…

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Tue, 21 May 2013 11:54:20 -0500

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Tue, 21 May 2013 10:19:55 -0500

taylormccutchan: 11 reasons to go to the coast of northern...

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:18:26 -0500

taylormccutchan:

11 reasons to go to the coast of northern California

whoisyourpaddy: bluepueblo: Raven Portal, Denmark photo via...

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:46:41 -0500

whoisyourpaddy:

bluepueblo:

Raven Portal, Denmark

photo via insilence

Knock, knock …

likeafieldmouse: Francis Alys - Fabiola (2008) “The story of...

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:45:44 -0500

likeafieldmouse:

Francis Alys - Fabiola (2008)

“The story of St. Fabiola, a 4th-century Roman aristocrat from the Fabia family who is supposed to have been an early Mother Teresa, became popular in the late 19th century, and an 1885 portrait of her by a French academician (which is now lost) has since been endlessly copied around the world.

Appearing on postcards, posters and religious trinkets, Fabiola has been a beloved subject for countless painters, most of them amateurs. The portrait’s format is almost always the same: Fabiola is seen in profile facing left, her head covered by a rich red veil.

Mr. Alys, who was born in Belgium in 1959 and moved to Mexico City in 1990, began collecting Fabiola paintings—as the genre is called—about 15 years ago, buying them at thrift shops, flea markets and antiques stores primarily in Mexico and Europe. He has previously shown his collection three times, when it was much smaller; the current presentation includes more than 300 works.”

So, you wanna go to a real party?

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:32:13 -0500

So, you wanna go to a real party?

bradelterman: Something just clicked when I was hanging out...

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:52:50 -0500

bradelterman:

Something just clicked when I was hanging out with Joan at her Tropicana Motel room years ago. Dunno what it was for sure, but it seemed like the stars were all aligned on that summer afternoon back in 1977.

Photo by Brad Elterman

likeafieldmouse: Amy Stein - Domesticated (2008) Artist’s...

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:41:23 -0500

likeafieldmouse:

Amy Stein - Domesticated (2008)

Artist’s statement:

“Within these scenes I explore our paradoxical relationship with the wild and how our conflicting impulses continue to evolve and alter the behavior of both humans and animals. We at once seek connection with the mystery and freedom of the natural world, yet we continually strive to tame the wild around us and compulsively control the wild within our own nature. Within my work I examine the primal issues of comfort and fear, dependence and determination, submission and dominance that play out in the physical and psychological encounters between man and the natural world. Increasingly, these encounters take place within the artificial ecotones we have constructed that act as both passage and barrier between domestic space and the wild.”

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hifructosemag: Coinciding with his current exhibition...

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:32:48 -0500

hifructosemag:

Coinciding with his current exhibition at Fifty24SF, Barcelona-based street artist Aryz recently painted a mural in San Francisco in collaboration with public art organization WallspaceSF. Titled “The Style is the Limit,” Aryz’s solo show explores the idea of artists setting limitations on their own creativity in order to develop an individual style. The show features new paintings as well as studies and a sculpture. These small-scale works inform Aryz’s process in creating his enormous, surreal outdoor works. Take a look at the completed mural and some process shots below and check out some of Aryz’s other recent murals and photos from his studio below.

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Sat, 04 May 2013 09:59:25 -0500

femmefatalist: rataliekendall: mosshut: just a friendly...

Fri, 03 May 2013 15:47:26 -0500

femmefatalist:

rataliekendall:

mosshut:

just a friendly reminder that for over a hundred years, pit bulls used to be referred to as “the nanny dog” and their main job was as babysitters.

in temperance tests (the equivalent of how many times your kid can poke your dog in the eye before it bites him) of all breeds the most tolerant was the golden retriever. the second most tolerant was the pit bull. temperament evaluations by the american temperament test society give american pit bull terriers a very high passing rate of 82.6%, while the average passing rate for the other 121 dog breeds tested was only 77%.

pit bulls are not naturally human aggressive. in fact pit bull puppies prefer human company to their mother’s two weeks before all other dogs.

no spayed/neutered, indoor pit bull has ever killed a person.

contrary to the popular myth, pit bulls DO NOT have locking jaws.

approximately 6000 pit bulls are put to death every day, by far the highest number of any breed euthanized.

This message is so important.

I’ve never met a pitbull that wasn’t adorable and affectionate, and I know quite a few.