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Chantilly Castle

sanela — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:00:17 +0000

Chantilly Castle or Chateau de Chantilly is located near Paris in France and from 1386 to 1897, the domain was passed on by inheritance to different branches of the same family, without ever being sold.

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Post tags: architecture, castle, chantilly, chateau, design, France, history

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Dark and twisted art of Michel Valentino

sanela — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:00:05 +0000

German photographer Michel Valentino is presenting us this excellent collection of a bit dark and twisted, but still very moving and expressive photos. The most important thing at this work is creativity and here’s what he himself says about it:

“Creativity is the basis of self-expression. Why are some people supposedly more creative than others, and why can’t others open themselves up enough to be able to express who they are?

Creation is the birth of something, and something cannot come from nothing. When someone creates something: a painting, a poem, a photograph, the creativity comes from an idea, from a feeling, from emotion, or from a combination of ideas, feelings and emotions that are somehow ‘reborn’ from all our experiences and perspectives.

Creativity is the desire to express ourselves. To formulate these expressions, we have to draw from our reservoir of experience, dreams, desires and experimentation and mix together what was, what is, and what could be… I don’t think you can learn it, it is rather something that evolves. Your perception of everything in your life fills up this reservoir.

Some people are drawn to create and express themselves, others are drawn to reflect, to analyze. But in the end, they all could be creative if they had the desire to explore the way in which they are integrated in the world of their experiences. Because creativity is really a rebirth, a true tone we feel for ourselves and for our world. Then our work becomes a real part of who we are. Maybe all this is a question of how deep we are willing to go…”

Also, here you can see some photography that has been taken during the shows and performances and they are called stage & set photography. These photos below are from a play “Marquis de Sade”. They are pretty vivid and picturesque.

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Post tags: artwork, Creative, dar, photos, twisted, Weird

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One woman hundred faces

sanela — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 09:00:51 +0000

Photographer Nienke Klunder decided to present in this collection of self portraits the problem of modern woman and all different roles that she has to play in her life. I like her make-up and costumes and think that her ability for transformation is really amazing! What do you think?

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Post tags: Life, photography, society, transformation, woman

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Extravagant artwork of Marc de Cunha Lopes

sanela — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 09:00:15 +0000

Have a look at these amazing and deeply moving photos of extravagant photographer Marc de Cunha Lopes. His work speaks for itself because it is well known that a picture is worth more then a thousand words. His work is a critical review of the modern society and people turning away from each other, alienating and isolation. The work has turned us into creeping bugs or living dead without any emotions and impulses.

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Post tags: art, bizarre, Creative, extravagant, Weird

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Beautiful subway artwork

sanela — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 09:00:14 +0000

These beautiful paintings in the subway are work of unknown artist unfortunately, but nevertheless they are amazing and they make the subway look much nicer, cleaner and friendlier. It would be great if all public transportation vehicles could be decorated this or any other way.

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Vintage postcards and photos

sanela — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 09:23:52 +0000

Have a look at some awesome vintage postcards and photography. It’s really amazing, like a time travel. I was wondering how come old stuff is so pricey and has such a great value, and I realized it’s connected to our inevitable tendency to idealize the past and look at it with nostalgia. This is why we see things that aren’t really there, but that we think and wish there were. Nevertheless, I still love looking at this kind of old photos because it triggers my imagination and opens the door of my fantasies.

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Post tags: old, photography, photos, postcards, valuable, vintage

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Never seen before portraits and caricatures of celebrities

sanela — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:47:23 +0000

We’re all used to seeing celebrities in all kinds of media, TV, magazines, movies, etc. And they always or in most of cases look amazing, well… here are some really creative portraits and celebrity caricatures that show them in a bit different manner. I have to admit they still look amazing even though they are presented in this humorous way with their faults emphasized like aging skin, huge lips, excessive sweating, etc. And just about then when you think how they are humans like everybody else, they have faults too, you look at their caricatures and realize they look awesome even in this mockery style!

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Very creative banknote pictures

sanela — Sat, 29 May 2010 08:41:26 +0000

I know art is an expensive thing, but this is really too much. I’ve never seen art like this and a usage of banknotes like this. It reminds me of mosaics but instead of little colored pieces of rocks the artist here is cutting banknotes into small pieces and gluing them together to form a new and creative picture. It seems really colorful and lively, but I don’t thing I would use my money in this way.

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Romanticized images of Orient by John Soong

sanela — Sun, 16 May 2010 11:57:27 +0000

John Sonng is a great photographer and he is best known for his photos of birds that he takes from an artistic perspective. He began doing the bird photography in 2006 in his Taiwan and until now people from all around the world have seen and commented on his photos. These photos look very romantic and colorful and live up to our idealized expectations of the far East and Orient. By making these photos that will suit our taste Soong might have betrayed the true image of Taiwan. He made sure that his images will be well excepted without raising any questions, but the problem seems to be the fact that a true art has to be bold and if needed blunt and it has to raise as many questions as possible. It needs to make us think and ponder and have a critical look at the world. I’m sorry to say that these photos simply don’t have it in them, but nevertheless they are lovely and I would use them as a wallpaper.

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Post tags: birds, critique, images, Oriend, photography, romantized, Taiwan

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Erotic caricatures and creative illustrations

sanela — Sun, 09 May 2010 13:58:21 +0000

Have a look at these great erotic caricatures and a bit dark and twisted illustrations. They are extremely passionate and awaken the senses and imagination of the spectators. Unfortunately, I didn’t managed to find out who is the author of these great illustrations, but it would be great if someone knew his name and could provide with info.

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Reminders of the Past – Photos by Burt Glinn

sanela — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 09:29:55 +0000

Burt Glinn or Burton Samuel Glinn (July 23, 1925-April 9, 2008) was an American professional photographer who worked with Magnum Photos. He covered revolutionary leader Fidel Castro’s entrance into Havana, Cuba, and photographed people such as Andy Warhol and Helen Frankenthaler. Glinn’s photos show such things as the social scene of the rich, the dirtiness of politics, and the humorous flotilla that called itself the Seattle Tubing Society.

Montana, 1954. Life on an Assiniboine Indian reservation

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Post tags: celebrities, documentery photos, history, Life, people, photo jurnalism, photography, photos

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Brazil through the eyes of Carlos Meira

sanela — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:32:13 +0000

Brazilian artist Carlos Meira is really genius when it comes to making paper sculptures and different paper designs. He’s most well know by his Brazil themed work, but he has done a few commercials too. Here you can see some of his most interesting pieces of work. I hope you’ll enjoy watching them.

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Post tags: Brasil, carnivals, dance, heath, latino, Life, paper, places, Rio de Janeiro, travel, women

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