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William Eggleston Mystery of the Ordinary
In the twilight, the shadows of the plants grow mysteriously along the wall of the house. In front of this shadow theater stands a metallic-lilac Cadillac, on whose lustrous paint the last rays of the sun dance. The brick-lined flowerbed, the shrubs planted in it, and the straw-woven blinds in the window front with their rusty colors complement this image composition, which at the same time radiates an eerie calm.
In a career spanning over five decades, William Eggleston has come to be recognized for almost single-handedly elevating color photography to the status of fine art. Along with Stephen Shore and Evelyn Hofer, Eggleston was one of the first photographers to recognize the distinctive power of color and its unique capacity to create pictures that continuously challenge the everyday. A blue bouquet on the door of a house, a colorfully tiled building façade, a ceiling painted glossy blood red: the intensity of the color alone, and Eggleston’s abiding sensitivity to it, was a formal and analytical provocation.
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I was lucky to get a bit closer to this turtle as it is extremely skittish but it took me a long while.
I still kept a good distance and even though I was unable to capture what I wanted, I am still happy with this image.
I have never took the time in the past to read about the Map Turtle. So here is what I found in the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks website:
Status: Special Concern
“Special Concern” means the species lives in the wild in Ontario, is not endangered or threatened, but may become threatened or endangered due to a combination of biological characteristics and identified threats.
Quick Facts:
1) The female Northern Map Turtle has powerful jaws for crushing the shells of molluscs, its primary food source.
2) The Northern Map Turtle is extremely wary and will dive into the water at the slightest provocation.
3) Northern Map Turtles are known for their communal basking, and may be found piled up together in several layers of up to 30 turtles.
4) Map turtles will often bask at the surface of the water under floating vegetation mats with nothing but their head or nose visible from the surface. This behaviour puts map turtles at significant risk of mortality from motorboats.
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This song, composed by Karel Kryl after the occupation of the Czech Republic in 1968:
tune: youtu.be/Y2WI9XsXu2M
English translation
So we've got you over here
So we've got you over here, brothers of Cain's blood,
messengers of the night, who stab backs with a dagger,
so we've got you over here, brothers, grandchildren of Stalin,
though not like yesterday, today it's without the lilacs,
though thanks for an iron doves of peace,
and thanks for the kisses with taste of bitter almonds,
in the idyllic land they've killed the faith,
on the road are the red rosehips as a memorial to the fallen.
To you our gratitude and warms hugs,
for provocation and shooting at the children,
and let our homes be your homes,
the witnesses are the graveyards smelling of lead,
I know, it'd be mistake to spit on the memorials,
to us the hope remains, we were and we will be!
Thank you very much, brothers-occupators!
Thank you so much, we will never forget!
We will never forget!
Russian translation:
Так вы к нам и пожаловали
Так вы к нам и пожаловали, братья крови Каина,
посланники ночи, которые вонзают нож в спину,
так вы к нам и пожаловали, братья, внуки Сталина,
хоть не как вчера, сегодня уже без сирень,
хотя спасибо за железных голубков мира,
и спасибо за поцелуи со вкусом горьких миндаль,
в очаровательный стране погубили веру,
на дороги красные шиповники как памятник павшим.
Вам наша благодарность и теплые объятия,
за провокацию и стрельбу в детей,
и пусть наши дома будут вашими домами,
свидетели это кладбища пахнущая свинцом,
знаю, это бы была ошибка плевать на памятники,
нам остаётся надежда, мы были и мы будем!
Большое вам спасибо, братья захватчики!
Большое спасибо, никогда не забудем,
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The carnival (rather, the many carnivals) in Galicia has its own rituals and calendars, whose origins date back, in some cases, to time immemorial, long before even Roman domination. Some authors speak of Celtic origins or Druidic rituals in many of the Galician carnivals, but the truth is that they have been celebrated "forever".
Banned during the Franco regime due to the "public disorders" that it involved, the carnival in Galicia never stopped being celebrated, having maintained its own cultural tradition that is transmitted from generation to generation. Carnival is the party of excess, provocation and mockery, as in many other carnivals in various parts of the world, but in Galicia it is also a party full of color, traditional costumes and masks and, of course, deeply linked to the gastronomy.
Known in Galician as entroido or antroido (depending on the area), each town and village has its specific variants of the carnival. Of the hundreds of different carnivals that are celebrated in Galicia, eight of them have been declared as festivals of international tourist interest, precisely the most colorful and deeply rooted in the Galician cultural tradition.
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European robin (Erithacus rubecula), Ballynaraha North, Co. Kerry, Ireland. The robin is diurnal, although has been reported to be active hunting insects on moonlit nights or near artificial light at night. Male robins are noted for their highly aggressive territorial behaviour. They will fiercely attack other males and competitors that stray into their territories and have been observed attacking other small birds without apparent provocation.
The common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) is native to southeast North America. This reptile belongs to an ancient family (Chelydridae) that evolved in North America around 90 million years ago and has remained little changed since that time. Snapping turtles are omnivores and eat a wide variety of food sources including animals such as birds, frogs, snakes, fish and invertebrates as well as plants. During winter, they hibernate underwater in lakes and ponds buried in sediment in locations that do not freeze.
Contrary to popular belief, snapping turtles are not aggressive and much prefer to avoid confrontation. However, unlike most turtle species, snappers are unable to withdraw their heads fully into their shells for protection and have no choice but to defend themselves from predators and needless provocation by humans.
The photo shows a female snapping turtle searching for a suitable sandy nesting site where she can lay her eggs.
Unfortunately choice sites are often sandy areas by the side of roads or as in the photo on a gravel road in a wilderness area.
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The Lighting Of The Sails: The Kiss Of Light.
By artist David McDiarmid.
This is one of many artworks projected onto the sails of the Sydney Opera House for Vivid Sydney 2025.
Photographed from the Cahill Walkway on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Near the south-eastern pylon.
The artist, the late David McDiarmid, was a defining voice of late 20th century's radical counterculture. He fused art, fashion, nightlife with bold activism and unapologetic self-expression.
On the 30th anniversary of the artist’s death, 'Lighting of the Sails: Kiss of Light' transforms his life’s work, rooted in activism and provocation, into a new animation projected onto the Sydney Opera House for Vivid Sydney, 2025.
Organised by mood and feeling, 'Kiss of Light' is a slow dance of texture, colour, feeling and idea, tracing the artist’s punk origins. Featuring four key bodies of work - the Bedsheet Paintings, Disco Kwilts, and the Kiss of Light and Rainbow Aphorisms - the animation draws forward McDiarmid’s practice to the present day, broadcasting the experiences of a repressed minority while embodying complex truths, absorbing fear and preserving memory.
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I just can't believe the one to love this feeling to
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Ah sugar, ah honey honey
You are my candy girl
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Oh honey, ah sugar sugar
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The image captures a realistic scene, but its intense blue-gray tones and hazy effect deviate from its objective documentary nature, creating a surreal or poetic atmosphere.
The solitary figure and desolate scene in the photograph create a strong subjective mood, leaving the viewer with a sense of mystery, loneliness, or provocation, echoing the emphasis on personalization and irrationality in "anti-photos."
This atmosphere is achieved through the use of color, light, and composition, elevating the photograph beyond simple documentary function to become a work of art with powerful emotional and conceptual expression.
Photographed by Liu Wanching in Inner Mongolia, China, 2013🌸
影像捕捉了現實場景，但強烈的藍灰色調和朦朧效果使其偏離了客觀紀實的本質，創造出一種超現實或詩意的氛圍。
照片中的孤獨人影和荒涼場景，營造出一種強烈的主觀情緒，讓觀者感受到一種神秘、孤獨或挑釁的感覺，這與「反照片」中強調個人化和非理性的表達方式相呼應。
這種氛圍的營造是透過色彩、光線和構圖等手法實現的，這些手法讓照片超越了單純的紀錄功能，成為一種具有強烈情感和觀念表達的藝術作品。
劉浣青2013年攝於中國內蒙
'God is death' Work of an unknown street artist I found on one of the bridges in Hamburg.
There is an aphorism by Victor Auburtin, i don't remember the right words, but the meaning is: Sometimes , a provocation is desperate humanism.
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A juvenile Bald Eagle was sitting on a snow covered dirt hill when another one came too close. It appears that the first one stepped on the second one's wing that immediately resulted in confrontation (next shot). Ok, not really stepped on, it is most likely an optical illusion because of limited spatial resolution; however, close enough to initiate the confrontation.
Beauty or provocation - on the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere ?
Yesterday, I came across this photo in my archive and immediately fell in love with it all over again. I consider it one of my best, even if the composition is perhaps simple.
What makes it so desirable to me?
Well, it was taken in a temple of art, designed by Tadao Ando, an architect I greatly admire.
It was in an exhibition at the Langen Foundation, which probably has the largest collection of Japanese/Asian art outside Japan.
The theme was Buddha, and I noticed that the male Buddha figures looked very androgynous to feminine, had very pronounced waists, and at least the beginnings of a rather feminine chest, as is otherwise only seen in corpulent men.
I researched this but found no explanation, only that this religion has similar problems with the female world as others, although the enlightenment of a woman is actually considered possible.
I have encountered such Buddhas in my photography and have always been fascinated by how relaxed they appear, a relaxation and serenity that goes hand in hand with dignity and charisma, which for me even has something in common with our upcoming Christmas. What would happen if I had used this photo as my Christmas picture?
What else makes the photo good?
Perhaps the anachronism to modern architecture and security technology?
Perhaps the possibility of an exit?
;-) ...
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„Der Erwachte“
Schönheit oder Provokation - am kürzesten Tag des Jahres in der nördlichen Hemisphäre ?
Gestern stieß ich in meinem Archiv auf dieses Foto und verliebte mich gleich aufs Neue. Ich empfinde es als eines meiner besten, auch wenn die Komposition vielleicht einfach ist.
Was macht es für mich so begehrenswert?
Nun, es wurde in enem Kunsttempel aufgenommen, von Tadao Ando, einem Architekten, den ich sehr schätze.
Es war in eine Ausstellung der Langenfoundation, die wohl außerhalb Japans die größte Sammlung japanisch/asiatischer Kunst weltweit besitzt.
Das Thema war Buddha und mir fiel auf, dass die männlichen Buddhafiguren sehr androgyn bis weiblich aussahen, sehr betonte Taillen hatten und mindesten Ansätze von einer eher weiblich Brust, wie sonst nur bei korpulenten Männern zu sehen.
Ich habe geforscht, aber dafür keine Erklärung gefunden, nur dass diese Religion ähnliche Problem mit der Frauenwelt hat, wie andere, obwohl die Erleuchtung einer Frau tatsächlich für möglich gehalten wird.
Mir sind in meiner Fotografie so einige Buddhas begegnet und ich war immer fasziniert, wie entspannt sie wirken, eine Entspanntheit und Gelassenheit, die mit Würde und Ausstrahlung einhergeht, die für mich sogar etwas hat, das für mich für unser kommendes Weihnachten etwas Gemeinsames/Bedeutendes hat.
Was würde geschehen, wenn ich diese Aufnahme als mein Weihnachtsbild gebracht hätte?
Was macht das Foto vielleicht sonst noch gut ?
Vielleicht der Anachronismus zur modernen Architektur und Sicherheitstechnik ?
Vielleicht das die Möglichkeit zum Exit besteht ?
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This beautiful rosella landed on the telephone line opposite my home one early morning. However, perhaps it had got out of the wrong side of the nest that day…
All appeared quite normal when, for no apparent reason, it took great offence over the fact that a Spotted dove who had been there for a while already, and was happily (if a little monotonously) cooing away as they do, was perched not far away. Without further provocation it then launched a full on attack, not only frightening the daylights out of the poor creature but also removing a beak full of feathers!
For Two Pins is a saying mostly heard in the UK meaning
at the slightest provocation; for the smallest reason.
Anyways, for two pins I'd be home sitting in the shade in the garden with a tall glass of iced lemonade. The air conditioning has packed up at work and it's a little hot in the office today.
The final two species in this "Wildlife in Winter" series are found in the same frame. Magpies like to perch on Plains Bison and hunt for insects; in winter, there may be the added attraction of the bison's warm coats. For a magpie it may be like slipping into a toasty pair of soft, warm moccasins.
It isn't the most dynamic shot I have of bison; I like the bull at the left, but I wish the one on the right were doing something other than staring at me. But the flight of the magpie makes up for it, I think, and the light was great that day.
Black-billed Magpies are smart, wary, and tough; they are among the very few bird species that stick around all winter. Their glossy black plumage shines with a green iridescence, and their wings flash white in flight. I see them on the outskirts of the village, and on almost every trip into the park, but have very few good shots - they will fly away at the slightest provocation... for example, if I slow the rolling red Toyota blind at a distance of 200 yards. That's enough to spook them. Some great shots have gotten away, though. Once I had a full frame vertical shot of a bison's head with a magpie perched between its eyes. It flew a split second before I could find the focus and release the shutter. Sigh. Another fish story.
In a way, I don't mind. I've been at this for a very long time, but there are still blank spots on the map. It keeps me motivated.
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2021 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
Los distintos tonos de color que se pueden encontrar en los individuos jóvenes de Trithemis kirbyi son especiales, toda una provocación irresistible.
En la foto un macho joven.
Fotograma completo, sin recortes.
En la Roja. Cerca de Biar (Alicante) España
The different shades of color that can be found in young Trithemis kirbyi individuals are special, quite an irresistible provocation.
In the photo a young male.
Full frame, no clipping.
In the Red. Near Biar (Alicante) Spain
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In this tunnel, nothing gets through without my control. My scanner tells me whether you belong to the living… or to the problems. My bandages carry my scars, my mask filters the poison, and my torn clothes tell the story of how I survived. My jewelry is like a provocation in the chaos. Toxicity is everywhere. In this broken world, we don’t run anymore: we move forward, skin marked, attitude sharp. If you want to pass… prove you’re worthy. ☣️⚠️💚
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Located at the northern end of the Odaiba reclaimed land, this is Odaiba in the narrow sense. It is an off-shore islet protected by stone walls and installed with cannons, which is conserved as a historic monument.
Planted trees are Japanese black pine (Pinus thunbergii). It is planted all over Odaiba.
In response to the provocation by the US "Black Ships" in 1853, Tokugawa Shogunate ordered Egawa Hidetatsu Tarouzaemon (江川英龍太郎左衛門) to construct a set of battery to protect the capital of Japan from foreign powers. He barely completed the difficult task in eight months and died soon after the completion probably due to the hard work.
He was originally a local magistrate in Nirayama at the foot of Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka prefecture. He became interested in the coastal defence matters, learned Western gunnery and techniques in Nagasaki, and eventually involved in the Tokugawa shogunate with this matter.
He realised the necessity to introduce modern iron foundry techniques to produce modern arsenal, for which he auto-didactically constructed the first reverberatory furnace in Japan in his home town of Nirayama.
Egawa's residence is conserved in his hometown. It is a traditional wooden structure constructed in the 17th century without a nail (flic.kr/p/HaHVkF), which is interesting as he is considered the father of modern iron foundry in Japan.
Le splendide decorazioni barocche arricchiscono questo gioiello, opera di Filippo Juvarra (1678-1736): stucchi, fiori, conchiglie, il tutto di un colore bianco che amplifica l’effetto della luce e la maestosità dello scalone.
La scala del Palazzo Reale è soprannominata “Scala delle Forbici” per un particolare che è stato posto da Juvarra in corrispondenza dell’imposta della volta sospesa, dove un paio di forbici tagliano le due trecce laterali incrociate creando una lingua biforcuta.
La leggenda narra che questa lingua sia un’allusione e una provocazione di Juvarra alle malelingue di corte che dicevano che l’architetto non sarebbe riuscito nella realizzazione dell’impresa.
The splendid baroque decorations enrich this jewel, the work of Filippo Juvarra (1678-1736): stucco, flowers, shells, all in a white color that amplifies the effect of the light and the majesty of the staircase.
The staircase of the Royal Palace is nicknamed “Scala delle Scissors” (Scissors Staircase) for a detail that was placed by Juvarra in correspondence with the springer of the suspended vault, where a pair of scissors cut the two crossed lateral braids creating a forked tongue.
Legend has it that this tongue is an allusion and a provocation by Juvarra to the gossips at court who said that the architect would not succeed in realizing the undertaking.
Torino. Piemonte. Italia.
I’ve always believed this truth to be quietly undeniable: men dress to impress, but women—women dress to dare.
When I slip into the Sista Dress by OH!, I am not asking for attention. I am commanding the moment. This is not a dress that waits patiently in the room—it arrives before I do, whispering intention into every glance that follows me. It dares. And so do I.
The silhouette is unapologetically feminine—body-hugging in the way only true high fashion dares to be. Cut high on the thigh, sculpted tightly across the hips, it celebrates the curve rather than disguising it. The neckline rides low, tracing the collarbone and décolletage with a deliberate confidence, while the fine straps keep everything suspended on the edge of restraint. The back—bare, smooth, exposed—feels like an invitation written in silk.
There is something timeless here. I feel echoes of Marilyn Monroe’s unapologetic sensuality, the body-conscious daring of Sophia Loren, and the modern power seduction perfected by Kim Kardashian. This is the lineage of women who understood that elegance and provocation were never opposites—they were accomplices.
The Sista Dress moves like a second skin, designed to cling, stretch, and tease with every step. It is minimal in coverage yet maximal in impact, letting posture, sway, and confidence do the rest. When I walk, the dress doesn’t follow me—it obeys me.
🔴 design & silhouette highlights
• Ultra-fitted mini silhouette with a sculpted, curve-emphasizing cut
• Thin shoulder straps paired with a low, sultry neckline
• High-cut hemline that elongates the legs and celebrates movement
• Bare-backed finish that feels intentional, intimate, and bold
🔴 advanced HUD & texture system
• A rich selection of solid colors ranging from classic blacks to daring reds and jewel tones
• Multiple fashion-forward patterns including florals, geometrics, and statement prints
• Adjustable transparency levels, allowing me to decide just how much I dare to reveal
• Choice between Blinn Phong for a soft, classic sheen or Soft PBR for modern depth, realism, and fabric glow
• Designed to transition effortlessly from daylight seduction to nighttime allure
🔴 compatible mesh bodies
• PetiteX
• LaraX
• Legacy
• Perky
• Bombshell
• Reborn
• Reborn Squish
• Waifu
• Nhuma
• Petite (with transparency support)
The Sista Dress is exclusively premiered at the Black Fair Event, where bold fashion and unapologetic design reign supreme. This is not mass fashion—it is curated desire.
🔴 Black Fair Event
• Dates: January 11 – January 25
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I don’t dress to be noticed.
I dress to be remembered.
“Fashion is not about looking back. It’s about daring to move forward.” — Yves Saint Laurent
When I look at this scene, with that glorious cross of golden light projected by the rising sun, I cannot avoid a sense of awe, and the adventure of post-processing could only confirm and deepen that feeling. One could think that I could express some pride for such a work, but it would be inappropriate. Nature is the author of this wonder, and I am only an humble means to tidy it up a bit and offer its beauty to everyone would take the time to have a look. And it makes me wonder about how God sometimes reveals Himself in special moments - and we are sometimes lucky enough to be able to capture them with a camera.
At last I realized that I had this lesson by a great mentor, and I decided to tell it to those who, intrigued by the Latin title of the photo, will decide to continue reading.
"Soli Deo Gloria" is a Lutheran Latin motto meaning "Glory to God alone". Johann Sebastian Bach was a very proud man when dealing with wordly powers, but he used to put this motto at the end of his works, humbing himself in front of God. One day someone asked him how could he produce such an awful lot of great music - a provocative question, since Bach's work was on the old-fashioned side of the music of the time, to which Bach provocatively answered: "By working a lot". So he was stubborn and proud, but he was also aware that all his genius and hard work was not for his own glorification, but rather a way to induce people to perceive God, to sincerely glorifying Him. Bach made it all crystal clear in the Musical Offering BWV 1079 (1747), one of his last works and one of his very few published ones. The Musical Offering is definitely not a sacred music work, nonetheless it is a treatise about the real status of the supposed worldly glory of Man. It is formally dedicated to Frederick II the Great and is, basically, the devastating response to a humiliation that Bach had suffered at the hands of Frederick some months before. It was not simply a challenge between two quite different musical worlds, but a clash of two mutually incompatible worldviews. The Musical Offering is full of provocations and ironic remarks to the king - who, at our knowledge, was fully unresponsive to the challenge. The typical procedure is as this: while apparently celebrating the glory and greatness of the king through Latin mottoes like "Ascendenteque Modulatione ascendat Gloria Regis" (as the modulation rises, so may the King's glory), the actual music tells a vastly different story (the rising modulation, through subtle artifices, is actually perceived as descending). So, even if Frederick did not care a bit of Bach's powerful response (maybe he did not even open the luxury dedicatory copy Bach sent to him), we are left with a deep reflection about the glory and power of this world. A lesson still to be learned by the posterity.
I have obtained this picture by blending an exposure bracketing [-1.3/0/+1.3 EV] by luminosity masks in the Gimp (EXIF data, as usual, refer to the "normal" exposure shot), then I added some final touches with Nik Color Efex Pro 4. RAW files processed with Darktable 3
The Paths of Light
I know you're not really interested in this, or at least not in detail. Nevertheless, I'd like to explain the image and my photography in general.
My camera is often the same as the sketchbooks of painters from back when they couldn't take tubes of paint outside. They captured what they saw in their sketchbooks, primed their canvases, transferred their preliminary drawings (usually altered in scale and dimensions/proportions), and then, if necessary, further differentiated them with color in many layers.
Every part of the image you see is truly newly conceived, and much of it isn't even the origin of Gehry's "original."
He provided basic elements and inspiration in three-dimensionality, which I used as abstract two-dimensional elements to make them appear three-dimensional.
So, the basic image of my photo here was initially vertical and rectangular, with a section in the original that I couldn't logically or spatially comprehend at all. Then, I altered it, first making it square, then adding another rectangle... and only when I turned it horizontal did it become graphically understandable again.
Every edge, every surface you see was drawn, painted, by me with the Photoshop brush. The lighting was recreated.
If you now look at my account, it appears very heterogeneous at first glance. Here, too, despite the strong similarities in composition, I haven't adapted to the contrasts and gray tones of the previous image.
Art, for outsiders and laypeople alike, can often only be understood as such if it is based on a certain long-term program, a concept, an idea, and doesn't appear arbitrary and random. Therefore, it is also completely independent of any aesthetic (on the contrary, it is always suspect).
It often thrives on disruption, not harmony. Sometimes, even ugliness, provocation, disturbance, banality, or "lack of talent" can make something artful.
For me, each image is important only as an individual. Each image gets its own frame, its own stamp. Everything has to do it justice.
Curiosity about diversity is in my nature, and I can afford to be completely indifferent to everything else. ;-) ...
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Ich weiß ja, dass euch das gar nicht interessiert oder zumindest nicht so genau. Dennoch möchte ich das Bild und meine Fotografie im Allgemeinen erläutern.
Meine Kamera ist oft das Gleiche, wie früher Skizzenhefte von Malern, die noch keine Tubenfarben mit nach draußen nehmen konnten und das gesehene in ihren Skizzenheften zurück in ihr Atelier brachten, ihre Leinwände grundierten, das vorgezeichnete, meist im Maßstab und Dimension/Proportion verändert, übertrugen, es gegebenenfalls in vielen Schichten dann noch farblich differenzierten.
Jedes Bildteil, das ihr seht, ist wirklich neu konzipiert und vieles ist gar nicht der Ursprung von Gehrys "Origina".
Er lieferte Grundelemente und Anregungen in der Dreidimensionalität, die ich als Abstrakt zweidimensional ausnutzte, um sie dreidimensional erscheinen zu lassen.
So war das Grundbild, meines Foto, hier, erst senkrecht, rechteckig, mit einer Stelle im Original, die ich logisch, räumlich, gar nicht nachvollziehen konnte, dann, von mir verändert, erst quadratisch, dann wieder rechteckig ergänzt ... und erst als ich es in die Waagerechte brachte, wieder grafisch zu verstehen.
Jede Kante, jede Fläche, die ihr seht, ist von mir mit dem Photoshop-Pinsel gezeichnet, gemalt. Die Lichtsetzung wurde neu geschaffen.
Wenn man nun auf meinen Account schaut, so ist er sehr inhomogen, auf den ersten Blick. Auch hier habe ich mich nicht, obwohl viel Ähnlichkeit in der Komposition vorliegt, an die Kontraste und Grautönungen des Vorgängerbildes angepasst.
Kunst ist oft, für Außenstehende und Laien wie Profis, nur als solche zu begreifen, wenn ihr eine gewisse langfristige Programmatik, ein Konzept, eine Idee zugrunde liegt und sie nicht willkürlich und zufällig erscheint, eben darum auch vollkommen unabhängig von irgendeiner Ästhetik (im Gegenteil, sie ist immer verdächtig).
Sie lebt oft vom Bruch und nicht von der Harmonie. Manchmal machen sogar Hässlichkeit, Provokation, Verstörung, Banalität, "Unbegabtheit" eine Sache erst kunstverdächtig.
Mir ist jedes Bild nur einzeln wichtig. Jedes Bild bekommt seinen eigenen Rahmen, seine eigenen Stempel. Alles muss nur ihm gerecht werden.
Neugier auf Vielfalt ist meine Natur und ich kann es mir leisten, dass mir der Rest vollkommen egal ist. ;-) ...
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🌑 Fiona Mini — by small
The music swells as I step into the nightclub, its air thick with smoke and desire. Dim lights cast shadows across velvet walls, and every head turns my way as I enter—not because of who I am, but because of what I wear.
Tonight, I am wrapped in Fiona—a daring whisper of fabric that clings, teases, and tempts with every movement of my hips. This is not just a dress; it is a provocation, a challenge, a promise.
The silhouette drapes across me like liquid fire, its cut scandalously short—hem daringly grazing my thighs, baring more than it conceals. The intimate ties cinch at my waist and bust, framing my curves with reckless abandon, the bodice plunging low, barely tethered by slender straps that seem to beg for release. The neckline is a dangerous deep-V, a lover’s invitation that leaves nothing but the thrill of anticipation.
At the edge of the dance floor, neon lights kiss the fabric—each flicker igniting the dress’s secrets. Every pattern, every shimmer from the HUD, becomes a new story:
✨ From sweet florals to daring plaids.
✨ From playful candy pastels to bold, comic-book bursts that shout BOOM and POW across my skin.
✨ Ten textures—ten moods—each one an alter ego waiting to emerge.
But it doesn’t end there. With transparency controls, I can shift from a coy tease of sheer seduction to a wickedly bold reveal, my skin glowing beneath soft PBR shine. The fabric catches the light, refracting every glance like champagne over ice—smooth, radiant, irresistible.
And for my body—oh, Fiona knows me well. It molds itself to perfection across these frames:
* LaraX
* Petitex
* Legacy
* Perky
* Bombshell
* Reborn (with *Squish*)
* Waifu
* Numa
* Lively
Every body finds its fantasy in Fiona, every curve its perfect stage.
As I move deeper into the club, the hem sways, the ties loosen just enough, and every beat of the music syncs with the heat of anticipation in the room. I am youth, I am fire, I am temptation incarnate. Tonight, the Fiona Mini is not just my outfit—it is my weapon.
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Das Werk "Comedian" des Italieners Maurizio Cattelan, eine mit Klebeband an einer Wand befestigte Banane, ist bei einer Auktion in New York am 20.11.2024 für 6,2 Millionen Dollar versteigert worden. Vor fünf Jahren hatte das Werk noch für 120.000 Dollar zum Verkauf gestanden. Cattelans Werk hatte 2019 bei der Art Basel Miami Beach eine Kontroverse ausgelöst und Fragen aufgeworfen, ob es als Kunst gelten könne - genau das wollte der Künstler eigenen Angaben nach bezwecken. [Quelle: ntv.de]
Man muss wissen, dass die Person, die das Kunstwerk käuflich erwirbt, nicht die Banane selbst bekommt, sondern ein Zertifikat der Authentizität, das dem Besitzer die Erlaubnis und Befugnis verleiht, eine Banane mit dieser Art Klebeband auf seiner Wand als Original-Kunstwerk von Maurizio Cattelan zu reproduzieren.
Meine "Taped Banana" kann, in einer streng limitierten Auflage von 66 Ausdrucken, deutlich preiswerter erworben werden. Die Banane ist noch nicht geschält. 😂
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The work "Comedian" by the Italian Maurizio Cattelan, a banana attached to a wall with adhesive tape, was sold at an auction in New York on November 20, 2024 for 6.2 million dollars. Five years ago the work was for sale for $120,000. Cattelan's work sparked controversy at Art Basel Miami Beach in 2019 and raised questions about whether it could be considered art - which is exactly what the artist said he wanted to achieve. [Source: ntv.de]
It is important to know that the person who purchases the work of art does not receive the banana itself, but a certificate of authenticity that gives the owner permission and authority to place a banana with this type of tape on his wall as an original work of art by Maurizio Cattelan to reproduce.
My "Taped Banana" can be purchased significantly cheaper in a strictly limited edition of 66 prints. The banana isn't peeled yet [German idiom for “it’s not too late”]. 😂
God really loves us and wants us to turn away from our sins. If He passed final judgment now, we would have no such opportunity; that would be the end of time for us. He has sufficient provocation to do so; that we recognize. We have sinned enough to deserve His infinite wrath at any moment, but we do not receive it. We have an opportunity, therefore, to turn away from our sin and to turn to God. Instead of continuing to offend Him, we can plead for forgiveness and seek to please Him. While there is yet life, that is possible. - John Gertsner
🌹 The Jade Dress by Oh! Fashion 🌹
There are dresses that whisper, and then there are dresses that seduce. The Jade Dress is unapologetically the latter—an intoxicating creation that clings, teases, and reveals with daring transparency. A single glance is enough to understand: this is a piece designed for women who don’t just enter a room, they command it.
Sculpted with BLINN & Soft PBR technology, Jade plays with the light like liquid silk, shimmering across every curve with a wet-look gloss that is both irresistible and unapologetically sensual. Its high-cut leg slit slices through convention, allowing the fabric to flutter like a provocative whisper with each movement. The bodice hugs with second-skin precision, while the plunging transparency sides leave just enough exposed to fuel a thousand imaginations.
But this isn’t just a dress—it’s architecture for seduction. With Reborn Squish & Nhuma Lively support, Jade molds and sculpts your body with a realism so fluid it feels alive. Every angle, every stretch, every curve amplified. The fit is sleek, deliberate, and dangerously addictive.
Pair it with stockings and a garter for that irresistible femme fatale allure, or let its sheer provocation stand boldly on its own. Whether in black, crimson, or a soft pastel hue, Jade is a dress that doesn’t beg for attention—it owns it.
✨ Compatible Bodies: Petitex, LaraX, Lega, Perky, Bombshell, Reborn, Reborn Squish, Waifu, Nhuma, Lively
✨ Features: BLINN & Soft PBR, Transparency detailing, Reborn Squish & Nhuma Lively physics
💋 Where to find it:
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