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"Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” ~C.G.
This is behind a waterfall in the magical land of Iceland.
Wednesday, June 15 at 12 (noon) slt grand opening.
"INTROSPECTIVE" is a journey through the Art and Creativity of Milena Carbone, in Second Life.
Dance show with Laltiha Carbone.
Opening party with the music of мяѕ. Ɓєєявαυм (landra.beerbaum)
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Candid street photography from Glasgow, Scotland. I hope that you are all having a fantastic weekend my Flickr friends. Enjoy!
Many thanks to Josh Groban for suggesting this scene in his famous rendition of "Your Raise Me Up" at www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnztMhtUF6o
And here's to "simple pleasures" www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiLTwtuBi-o
First posted on April 5, 2013
- Praia Grande, Portugal -
Rosa contemplates quietly as the sun sets ... I find she is always a little more introspective when she is at 'home.'
This was very difficult light ... what little of it that was left created a challenge for the camera but it performed very well under the circumstances. A bit of post-processing helped too (no doubt someone more proficient could have done better with the RAW file) and Rosa and I agree that this is quite close to the reality of the scene we enjoyed that evening. I wish only that you could also feel the fresh and invigorating westerly winds in our faces to truly appreciate the place that evening as we did. Thank you cousin António for rushing us to the coast in time to catch the sunset ... cousin Elsa was busy at home preparing for a trip to Angola and also preparing yet another delicious meal for us!
each monday, my class pins up their projects corresponding to the weekly theme and then we critique. professor jean-paul bourdier starts us off with some words and then we launch into the critique.
when i read the description (scroll down to about the middle, see 'vis std 186b') i thought, 'ah! c'est parfait pour moi! c'est exactement où je suis maintenent. trop parfait.' and, as i am finding more and more, i was right. this class, along with the rest of them, is teaching me so much about the world and also about myself simultaneously, which i am realizing is simply the beauty of our existence; as we are able to search introspectively, we become more able to project these realizations and comprehend the world outside of ourselves. i am becoming more whole with every experience i am having. the more, the more. and i am delighted at the things i am discovering.
on a more technical note, i am learning through this particular class that the narrative behind the image is not relevant. as jean-paul says, 'forget about the author.' that being said, i will not try to relate what my thoughts were in the process of this image. i will allow it to speak to you for itself. and for this purpose also, i will title them with the name of the assignment, rather than my interpretation.
Pandemic Places -- Where People Used to Be
Most people throughout the world have been trying to create their own "new normal" in order to find a way to get through the Coronavirus pandemic. For me, documenting the impacts of the pandemic with my camera, riding my bicycle, and listening to music have helped me stay grounded and maintain a positive attitude. All of these things came together in a bit of serendipity last September. I spotted this bicyclist, listening to music, sitting along a pandemic-deserted Mass Avenue, and as I looked through the viewfinder in my camera, I noticed the plaque in front of me with the word "VIEWFINDERS". This serendipitous moment in the midst of a pandemic made me pause and be thankful for what I have. It's easy to focus on what the pandemic has taken away, but it's important to realize what the pandemic has given us. It's given us a chance to slow down and take an introspective look at who we are. To summon strength from where we may have thought we had no strength. To cement our friendships. To be thankful for things we likely took for granted. To understand that situations we can't control are fully under control and not overlooked by God. To live one moment at a time. To realize one moment at a time is all we are promised. And to love like there is no tomorrow.
Mass Ave
Indianapolis, IN
2020
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Candid street photography from Glasgow, Scotland. I hope that you are all having a great weekend of photography!
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Candid street photography from Glasgow, Scotland. Thank you all for supporting my photography with your kind comments and favourites, they are always appreciated.
A young woman with long dark hair in the wind during the "Urkerdag 2023" event in Urk, The Netherlands.
El ARTISTA QUE PINTA PENDEJADAS
Artista plastico que plasma sus ideas basadas en un mundo erotico-primitivo-surrealista.
Su imageneria va mas alla de una interpretación sexual. Utilizar al erotismo como punto primordial de su obra le sirve para criticar aspectos tanto psicologicos, sociales, y culturales, como politicos y religiosos, todo basado en el comportamiendo humano. Por su parte, la vida natural y animal los plantea como aspectos que carecen de juicio, permitiendoles una libertad sin prejuicios.
En el dificil camino de la creación plastica, Eloy Jiménez, ha encontrado un estilo propio que ha creado controversia. Dicho de otra manera, la utilización grafíca de elementos con connotación sexual hace que su obra pueda ser vista por muchos como cruda, burda, grotesca e irreal. Estos elementos estrechan la relacion del humano con el mundo animal permitiendole asociar comportamientos parecidos que establecen aspectos sociales en comunidad. De esta manera el asociar a la vida animal con la vida humana, crea un vinculo sexual inconsiente que lleva a cuestionamientos sociales y religiosos por patrones morales que obstaculizan al individuo premeditadamente, no permitiendolé el libre albedrio de escojer su sexualidad.
ARTIST STATEMENT
ELOY JIMENEZ “El Mixteco”
“When an art historian was preparing a lecture for a symposium on art and sexuality, he asked his friend Picasso where he drew the line between these two concepts. The painter replied: They the same thing, because art can only be erotic.” (Widmaier 2005)
In my sensitivity art is only erotic.
In the Mixtec region of Oaxaca, where I am from, where my roots begin, the culture is flooded with ideologies related to sex.
I am deeply influenced by my culture and my country. The codex (ancient Pre Columbian pictographs) contain representations of sexuality, none of which are considered immoral, to them it is part of life. Their Gods, their history, were all represented in this aspect.
Sexuality is, part of self not exclusive to a group or a certain culture.
In addition to my culture, I am also influenced by many important artists. Schield, Klimt, Picasso, Kokoschka and Toledo all work with erotic imagery. My attention was based primarily how they conveyed eroticism and sexuality. Each artist represented their own erotic style based on the premise of love, passion, emotion, sensuality and sexuality. In some cases they walked a thin line between eroticism and pornography.
I perceive that eroticism goes beyond the normal standards of love, passion, sex, and emotions. I discern that art is intertwined with pornography, and eroticism, and that they are inherent to each other. If one threatens to separate these concepts it will only justify societies judgments on what is moral and what is immoral.
My art work is more than a simple thematic representation; it is a procedure, a contemplative introspective arrangement. I was able to produce textural aspects that are not typically found with other traditional painting techniques on paper. I utilize the ancient Mixtec use of grana Cochinilla (ground Coachanil bug) in a new way.
I focused on two notions: the concept of diverse human sexuality and the concept of animal sexuality. Both have the same objective: to preserve the species. Only the humans have the ability to understand and recognize the sexual act as a pleasure.
My style is individual and distinctive; I call myself as an erotic artist. I focus on primitive conceptions in a contemporary society. For some pornography or eroticism is an attack on moral values, however, the erotic exist, unbeknownst to most, in the everyday.
RESUME
2006/2009 Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Area of Study: BFA in Fine Arts
2000/2005 Universidad Autonóma Benito Juárez de Oaxaca (Facultad de Arquitectura 5 de Mayo)
Area of Study: Bachelor in Architecture
2000/2005 Universidad Autonóma Benito Juárez de Oaxaca (escuela de Bellas Artes)
Area of Study: Technique career in Fine Arts
SOLO EXHIBITION
2009 Exhibition "Erotic Art"
Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Ben Baile Art Gallery.
2005 Exhibition "Ponerle en el Petate"
Museo Regional de Huajuapam de León, Oaxaca, México. MureH Gallery.
2002 Exhibition "Colgue los Huareches"
Museo Regional de Huajuapam de León, Oaxaca, México. MureH Gallery.
GROUPS EXHIBITION
2005 Exhibition "Arte Grafico en contra de la Guerra"
Andador Turistico de Oaxaca, México.
2002 Exhibition "Xilografías 2002"
Universidad Autonóma Metropolitana del DF, México. Leopoldo Mendez Gallery.
2002 Exhibition "Colgue los Huareches"
Casa de la Cultura Oaxaqueña Exconvento de los Siete Principes, Oaxaca, México. Gallery Second Fluor.
INSTALLATION
2007 Installation Sand Painting
Victoria Museum, Victoria, Texas
2006 Installation Sand Painting
Alameda Museum, San Antonio, Texas
2006 Installation Sand Painting
Mexicarte Museum, Austin, Texas. In Honor a Luis Jiménez.
2005 Installation Sand Painting
Bank Center, Corpus Christie, Texas.
“I sit beside the fire and think
Of all that I have seen
Of meadow flowers and butterflies
In summers that have been
Of yellow leaves and gossamer
In autumns that there were
With morning mist and silver sun
And wind upon my hair
I sit beside the fire and think
Of how the world will be
When winter comes without a spring
That I shall ever see
For still there are so many things
That I have never seen
In every wood in every spring
There is a different green
I sit beside the fire and think
Of people long ago
And people that will see a world
That I shall never know."
~J.R.R. Tolkien
Feeling introspective today, and filled with wanderlust.
Check out this link, I've been featured on Photography Blogger! www.photographyblogger.net/20-enchanting-photos-from-heat...
a rainy thought trapped in motion. he walks past a window, unaware that his world has already started to melt. the raindrops aren’t falling from the sky — they’re falling from within.
hannover central station, a nexus where countless stories intersect. through a kaleidoscope of reflections, life unfolds in layers. a moment, fleeting yet full, as strangers share a platform, each absorbed in their own world. the cold bite of the morning air contrasts with the warmth that lingers behind the glass. colors blur, a vivid streak across the canvas of daily commute. here, a figure stands out, cloaked in contemplation, their gaze fixed on a destination unseen. another, a silhouette against the morning rush, finds solace in the sanctuary of her thoughts. this image, a snapshot of transient solitude amidst the communal rhythm of travel, captures the quiet intimacy of public spaces, where every passerby is a story, every reflection a window into another life.
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Candid street photography from Glasgow, Scotland. This rail bridge in the city is known colloquially as the "Hielanman's Umbrella".
New Street Photography Workshops are available in Glasgow - for details: leanneboulton.eventbrite.com
Enjoy!
Recently discovered self-portrait taken in 2019 during COVID, experimenting with facial hair. The image was created by shaping a single-source light into a noir-style low-key study.
To exceed the ordinary, the artist knows, is both a blessing and a curse. Each touch, each word, each act of creation becomes a paradox: an offering to eternity but rooted in the fleeting frailty of the present. What if they fail? What if the light within, so achingly bright, burns them to ash rather than illuminating their path?
ALIENATED by Adwehe, the December 2024 exhibition @ Nitroglobus main hall.
Adwehe returns to the gallery with an introspective collection that explores feelings of estrangement in the face of a rapidly shifting world. Drawing inspiration from the global socio-political landscape, Adwehe’s work reflects on themes such as the upheaval in Western political movements, the persistence of global conflicts, and the dramatic evolution of societal norms. Her art serves as a poignant response to these sweeping changes, offering a personal view into the alienation and disconnection many of us feel in these turbulent times.
Visitors can expect a vibrant and heartfelt presentation that not only showcases Adwehe's multi talent but also sparks meaningful reflection on the state of the world today.
See you @ the gallery
dido
Sincere thanks to David Silence, who as always created the professional poster, based on an image of Adwehe.
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Opening party: Monday 2 December, 12 PM SLT
Music by DJ Kastor
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Description of the artist:
In this exhibition, I attempt to touch on some of the darker sides of what technology has brought us in recent decades. Even with all the benefits it brings, social media and AI continue to cast an ever-growing darker shadow over society and the world, leading to division, destabilization, exploitation, and alienation.
The title of the exhibition also reflects my own feelings of alienation from the creation of more images, in the context of the unimaginable amounts of images produced every day. I embarked on a journey using only SL and the EEP sky options in the viewer to slowly delve into these feelings of alienation, drifting through the stories of our time.
Nuance and greyscale are not popular these days, its all black and white, a one second attention span, no thinking needed, all subtlety and depth erased.
I just want to be reborn, again and again, in beautiful vibrant colors.
Grayscales... translated into vibrant color.
Adwehe
Playing the guitar has been my hobby since I was in high school. I had a band, we played some terrible covers and some decent songs written by ourselves. Music has been with me all my life.
For MacroMondays, "hobby"
Shoegazing (or shoegaze, initially known as "dream pop") is a subgenre of indie and alternative rock that emerged in the United Kingdom in the late 1980s. It is characterised by its ethereal-sounding mixture of obscured vocals, guitar distortion and effects, feedback, and overwhelming volume. The term "shoegazing" was coined by the British music press to ridicule the stage presence of a wave of neo-psychedelic groups who stood still during live performances in a detached, introspective, non-confrontational state with their heads down. This was because the heavy use of effects pedals meant the performers were often looking down at the readouts on their effects pedals during concerts. (from Wikipedia)
"First you look so strong then you fade away
The sun will blind my eyes, I love you anyway
Thirsty for your smile, I watch you for a while
You are a vapour trail in a deep blue sky"
Ride: youtu.be/9bVS9j8NoZ0
Willem Vermandere is a famous Belgian Artist.
We always enjoy a get together when we visit the Continent, this time no different!
Well, he had just acquired another new instrument, an Autoharp, which he cradled with tremendous affection whilst his hands caressed the strings and he was clearly in his own musical world... forgetting for a brief moment that we were there?
Such moments are pure magic.
My friend is a sculptor, singer-songwriter, musician, writer, sculptor, poet and painter, but also a wonderful philosopher and raconteur.
A ‘Force de la Nature’ with immense sensitivity.
THANK you, M, (*_*)
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"Please , Don' t Disturb ."
Toujours pensif ... comme s' il était à la recherche de la "Quadrature du Cercle" ...
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Ongoing exploration of work as I develop a potential series "Introspective Illumination". This project is a deeply personal exploration of mindfulness and self-reflection. It is set against the relentless pace of our hyperconnected society with its incessant urgency and the pervasive challenge of accomplishing more in less time. The project seeks to juxtapose the relentless pursuit for efficiency and productivity with the inherent human need for rest and contemplation.
Know your Exits
Emerging from the dim light of the underpass, where the city's heartbeat pulses faintly against the cold concrete, everyone seems lost in their thoughts. What paths lay ahead of you? This direction is not just a way out of my place of shadows and echoes but a chance to make an existential choice. Exits in my urban chasm are not merely roads and streets; they are the decisions that define me, the moments of truth where my very being is distilled into action.
As I ponder existence and essence, I question whether freedom of choice is the most authentic expression. My choice carves a path that leads me back to the same variant of existence, and I never seem to leave. What are the invisible threads that connect my choices to a predetermined destiny?
I take a step forward with a deep breath, embracing the uncertainty that ensures my return. Lost in the labyrinthine streets, shadowed alleys, and false exits, I promise myself liberation and self-discovery as I take the next step that could redefine me.
Blogger: www.jjfbbennett.com/2024/03/messages-under-bridge.html
Keywords
urban art, existentialism, street art, cityscapes, choice and consequence, introspective art, philosophy in art, meaning of life, finding your path
Berlin, Gardens of the World, Chinese 'Dule Yuan' Garden Cabinet: Light and shadows on the ground of the hut
"Die Beschäftigung des Menschen mit sich selbst ist nicht erst seit dem Aufpoppen von Yogastudios und Meditations-Apps en vogue. Die introspektive und unabhängige Denkweise war z. B. bereits ein zentrales Element der gelungenen Lebensführung chinesischer Gelehrter. Sima Guang, Politiker, Historiker und Gelehrter aus der chinesischen Song-Dynastie, erschuf im 11. Jahrhundert einen Garten, der dieser Lebensführung angeblich besonders zuträglich war: den Dule Yuan, übersetzt in etwa „Garten des abgeschiedenen Vergnügens“. In einem Aufsatz beschrieb er die Struktur und die landschaftlichen Höhepunkte des Gartens. Seither kommt dem Dule Yuan ein herausragender Platz in der chinesischen Gartenbaugeschichte zu.Die Gestaltung des Gartens geht zurück auf ein Gemälde des Dule Yuan aus dem 16. Jahrhundert. Seine geometrische Achsenstruktur setzt sich aus einem Bambuspfad, einer rechteckigen Platzfläche und einem Wasserkanal zusammen. Blickfang und beliebtes Fotomotiv des Gartens ist die modern gestaltete, stählerne und in Gold lackierte Bambushütte, die sich harmonisch in die sanfte Geometrie der sie umgebenden Gartenlandschaft einfügt. Durch die umliegenden Spiegelflächen entsteht eine vertikale Tiefe, die die Grenze zwischen Mensch und Natur verschwimmen lässt. Ganz im Sinne des Dule Yuan sind die Spiegelflächen außerdem Schnittpunkte zwischen Realität und Imagination, zwischen Sehen und Gesehenwerden. Dieses fließende Raumbewusstsein ist es, was die spirituelle Essenz chinesischer Gärten ausmacht."
Beschreibung übernommen von der Website der Gärten der Welt
www.gaertenderwelt.de/gaerten-architektur/internationale-...
"The preoccupation of humans with themselves hasn’t only been in fashion since the advent of yoga studios and meditation apps. Introspective and independent ways of thinking were, for example, already a central element of the way of life of Chinese scholars. Sima Guang, politician, historian and scholar of the Chinese Song dynasty, created a garden in the 11th century that was said to be particularly beneficial to this lifestyle: the Dule Yuan, translated as "Garden of Secluded Pleasure". In an essay he described the structure and landscape highlights of the garden. Since then, the Dule Yuan has maintained a pre-eminent position in Chinese horticultural history.The design of the garden is based on a painting by Dule Yuan from the 16th century. Its geometric axis structure is composed of a bamboo path, a rectangular plaza and a water channel. The garden's eye-catching and popular photo spot is the modern designed steel bamboo hut painted in gold, which blends in harmoniously with the gentle geometry of the surrounding garden landscape. The surrounding mirror surfaces create a vertical depth that blurs the boundary between man and nature. In the spirit of the Dule Yuan, the mirror surfaces are also intersections between reality and imagination, between seeing and being seen. This fluid awareness of space is what makes up the spiritual essence of Chinese gardens."
Description taken from the web site of the Gardens of the World.
www.gaertenderwelt.de/en/gardens-architecture/internation...
It is early autumn in the southern hemisphere.
I see flowers and leaves on the floor.
Hibiscus dawns closed.
I wake up closed, at home
I'm introspective and reflective
I breathe and I take inspiration...
Contemplate hibiscus, butterflies and
Some birds from my little garden.
Smile and play with my dogs
before the rain arrives
Until the coronavirus pandemic passes
It's time for recollection ...
Time to be quiet...
Pick-up time
*VIVID VIRUS ART* Challenge 22.0
Posted in 3/25/2020
Arte Digital - Digital Art
Image-editing
Effects - Texture - Collage
Double Exposure
Software: Pixlr; Windows
Brasília, Brasil
the last light of the week cuts sharply through the city, carving out silence where noise has been. christopher, the bookseller, sits in its path, framed by the weight of his own stories. smoke curls into the cold air, dissolving like unfinished sentences. his wristwatch catches the light—a quiet reminder that time moves even when he does not. in his hands, a book, pages worn, read by others before him, waiting for those who come after. the moment feels borrowed, as if palma itself paused for just a breath.
📌 Cannero Riviera (Lago Maggiore)
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2025:03:21 17:41:25
✏️ La fotografia si ispira all’essenza silenziosa e introspettiva che caratterizza le opere di Vilhelm Hammershøi. La finestra, incorniciata da un intonaco bianco che contrasta con il muro, offre un frammento discreto di intimità domestica. La luce soffusa di un’applique si riflette sulla parete interna, creando un gioco di ombre e un’atmosfera indecifrabile, quasi metafisica. L’assenza di figure umane amplifica il senso di quiete e solitudine, mentre i toni desaturati e la morbidezza delle luci evocano un tempo rallentato, fatto di attese e contemplazione.
✏️ The photo is inspired by the silent and introspective essence that characterizes the works of Vilhelm Hammershøi. The window, framed by a white plaster that contrasts with the wall, offers a discreet fragment of domestic intimacy. The soft light of a wall lamp reflects on the internal wall, creating a play of shadows and an indecipherable, almost metaphysical atmosphere. The absence of human figures amplifies the sense of quiet and solitude, while the desaturated tones and the softness of the lights evoke a slowed-down time, made of waiting and contemplation.
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"You must write every single day of your life… You must lurk in libraries and climb the stacks like ladders to sniff books like perfumes and wear books like hats upon your crazy heads… May you be in love every day for the next 20,000 days. And out of that love, remake a world." - Ray Bradbury
I am having a hard time getting back into photography, so here's another old photo till I get back into the groove of things. I'm also going to start uploading free curves here. My first one called "Skin" is already up! :D
I am currently reading The Unbearable Lightness of Being and it's making me feel confused, happy, and introspective. What are you guys reading right now? Got any book recommendations?