Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Rolladen
K Leo photographer
Monday, November 16, 2009
Water drop
Labels: Video
Shell bracelets

These two sculptural conus shell bracelets are from Sarawak, North Borneo. Originally, there was tree resin and cowrie shells in the pocket formed by the overlapping shell – this was so damaged it was removed long ago. The tribal people of the Indonesian Archipelago believed that any closed circle provided a protective barrier against hostile forces, making these bracelets much more than mere adornment. The larger has an inside circumference of 9.5” and the smaller 9.25”. Early 20th century.


Labels: Design
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Edward Weston 2
Indonesian silve cache-sexe
Indian girl

Found this old picture in all things amazing.
Long ago I've heard of silver "cache-sexe" (or is "tanga" a better word for it?) for women that were traditional in a certain Indian coastal region. Sorry for the imprecision! Never seen anything closer to what I imagine this could be than what this little girl is wearing hanging from her belt.I would enormously appreciate any information about this kind of jewelry.
Labels: photography, yoni
Bread
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Bow and Arrow
Tom Wesselmann
Friday, November 13, 2009
François Boucher
Guy van Bossche
Another building
Balint Zsako
The building
Elliott Erwitt
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Wave woman # 3
Wave-woman with Gap
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Silène
Wave
Adam Thompson
Butoh: Imre Thormann
Part of Swiss Butoh dancer Imre Thormann's performance at Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine in Shiga (Japan) in summer 2006. The live music is by Swiss jazz pianist Nik Baertsch and his band "Mobile".Via Hemaworstje
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Takeru Toyokura
No!

Can't stand that Sesame Street bombardment from Google! How long is it gonna last??? How long are we going to be submitted to this infantilization?

To round up my complaint: I hate the way Blogger has set it's "report abuse" right next to the search window. I cannot stand denounciation, it is against my principles
Labels: text
Monday, November 09, 2009
Night Ride
Janine Antoni

Janine Antoni. Caryatid. 2003
(Crackled green glaze over red oxide on an ovoid bodied vase with a truncated neck),
C-print and broken vessel. Photo: 29 3/4 x 91 1/4 inches.
Vessel: 11 x 12 x 18 inches. Crate: 48 x 25 x 32 inches.

Conduit, (Detail). 2009
Copper sculpture with urine verdigris patina, framed digital c-print. Image size: 28 x 33 inches
Framed size: 27 1/4 x 32 1/4 x 2 1/8 inches . Sculpture: 2 x 7 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches
Copper sculpture with urine verdigris patina, framed digital c-print. Image size: 28 x 33 inches
Framed size: 27 1/4 x 32 1/4 x 2 1/8 inches . Sculpture: 2 x 7 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches

Labels: Art by others
Sunday, November 08, 2009
Auguste Rodin 3

While researching the work of Rodin I found these so-called "assemblages".

They show other formal ideas than what we know as Rodin's main body of work.

He must have rejected them, or set aside for later.

He might not even have done them himself. He might have asked an assistant to prepare them and abandoned the idea when he saw them.

I find them revealing of some of his "creation wanderings".

They all are somewhere in the Musée Rodin in Paris.

Labels: Art by others, sculpture
Glass Ur-Haus
Bengali Yoni 2

Follow up on the Bengali Yoni post.
"Clean India Photo Contest - 2008" Photo taken by Supriya Biswas, for more information and usage permission contact WES Net India , desk@wesnetindia.orgLabels: photography, yoni

























