a play of shadows

perfection-has-no-limit: Altered Books and Sculptural Artist’s...

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:01:48 +1000

Stones from the River (2010) | post by perfection-has-no-limit.tumblr.com

Tools (2010) | post by perfection-has-no-limit.tumblr.com

Field Guide (2010) | post by perfection-has-no-limit.tumblr.com

Chemistry (2010) | post by perfection-has-no-limit.tumblr.com

perfection-has-no-limit:

Altered Books and Sculptural Artist’s Books by Curt Lund

Moonlight by Yang Yongliang, 2012 1. The Moonlight - new moon...

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:01:59 +1000

Moonlight by Yang Yongliang, 2012

1. The Moonlight - new moon
2. The Moonlight - waxing crescent moon
3. The Moonlight - waning crescent moon
4. The Moonlight - full moon
5. The Moonlight - the landscape without night

Lambda Print on Kodak Professional Duratrans paper, Diasec face mounted, LED lighting system / EPSON UltraGiclee print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta Fineart

Erin Loelius. The Light Collector, 2013.

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:00:00 +1000

Erin Loelius. The Light Collector, 2013.

likeafieldmouse: Christopher Bucklow - Guests (2005) “Solar...

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:01:51 +1000

likeafieldmouse:

Christopher Bucklow - Guests (2005)

“Solar pin-hole photographs of luminous silhouettes, for which the technical process is a cross between photography and drawing.

Strongly influenced by Carl Jung’s theory of the Anima and Animus, the idea of the repressed parts of the psyche feature repeatedly throughout Bucklow’s work.”

Bruno Vergauwen. Strenga, 2012, from his portfolio for the ADHD...

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:00:00 +1000

Bruno Vergauwen. Strenga, 2012, from his portfolio for the ADHD exhibtion, Antwerp, via Behance.

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Sat, 18 May 2013 08:01:38 +1000

andibgoode: Clockwise from top left: Spinning Tresses,...

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:00:55 +1000

andibgoode:

Clockwise from top left: Spinning Tresses, Tarnished Spiral, Elusive Dance, Eternal Spell from Carousel, Deborah Paauwe, 2008

"I could see the veins through your skin like a map to inside you."

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:18:06 +1000

“I could see the veins through your skin like a map to inside you.”

- Francesca Lia Block, Wasteland (via doublehelixnucleotide)

Monique van Uden. Keep your head up, 2013.

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:00:43 +1000

Monique van Uden. Keep your head up, 2013.

Aron Bothman. Still, 2013, a stop-motion animation inspired by...

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:01:00 +1000

Aron Bothman. Still, 2013, a stop-motion animation inspired by the lives of Elizabeth Siddal and Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

"… all had folded itself quietly about her, when the girl spoke, as, after a flight through sunshine..."

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:00:48 +1000

“… all had folded itself quietly about her, when the girl spoke, as, after a flight through sunshine the wings of a bird fold themselves quietly and the blue of its plumage changes from bright steel to soft purple.”

- Virginia Woolf, from To the Lighthouse (via aepocrypha)

Johannes Vermeer. Woman Holding A Balance, circa 1664.

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:15:33 +1000

Johannes Vermeer. Woman Holding A Balance, circa 1664.

dutch-and-flemish-painters: Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten...

Sat, 11 May 2013 17:40:00 +1000

dutch-and-flemish-painters:

Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten (1627 - 1678) - Tromp-l’oeil - 1664

Edward Collier - Trompe l’oeil - circa 1699

Marguerite Gisele. By the window, 2013.

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:00:00 +1000

Marguerite Gisele. By the window, 2013.

"Life itself, she thought, as she went upstairs to dress for dinner, was stranger than dreams and..."

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:22:29 +1000

“Life itself, she thought, as she went upstairs to dress for dinner, was stranger than dreams and far, far more disordered.”

- Nancy Mitford, from “Christmas Pudding”.

mirianchi: “Beauty is whatever gives joy. “ olgainoue: ‘i will...

Wed, 08 May 2013 21:13:38 +1000

mirianchi:

“Beauty is whatever gives joy. “

olgainoue:

‘i will touch a hundred flowers’
edna st. vincent millay
by arnold genthe, 1914

hicockalorum: Bee, honeycomb and honey jewel by Ilgiz...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:38:30 +1000

hicockalorum:

Bee, honeycomb and honey jewel by Ilgiz Fazulzianov.

"How fragile we are, between the few good moments."

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:49:21 +1000

“How fragile we are, between the few good moments.”

- Jane Hirshfield, from “Vinegar and Oil” in Come, Thief (via proustitute)

gypsji: Alfred Cheney Johnston

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:41:10 +1000

gypsji:

Alfred Cheney Johnston

"…in a few moments boiling milk, black coffee, and the butter lying at the bottom of the well..."

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:00:30 +1000

“…in a few moments boiling milk, black coffee, and the butter lying at the bottom of the well would perform their healing office…”

- Colette, from “Break of Day”.