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The act of creativity is cathartic.
As one of my seniors said, "one must only be human, before he/she is an artist."
Being human, we are made to feel. Yet we are taught the value of control from an early age, we are expected to keep undesired emotions in, waiting for them to blow over, rather than to let them blow up.
My works begin with a visceral emotion. I hope to create a visual voice to inner thoughts and feeling, making up for the times where words have failed and other expressions have been restrained.
I started my IB art journey detached, choosing what I deemed safe subject matter: trees, butterflies, flowers, cats; devoid of emotion, nothing messy and complicated. I was lost, the first few months were spent stumbling, scared, clumsy and directionless. Yet now my works are very personal, perhaps more personal than I ever intended them to be. My friend and photographer, Nicole Wu, and her self-portraits were a huge influence. She showed me how to turn emotions into inspiration. It made me realize that was what I wanted to do in my works; to fulfill my need for cathartic expression, for reaching out and looking inwards, connecting with minds, touching thoughts, understanding psyches. Other artists that have heavily influenced my works are Cesar Del Valle, for his incredible interactive hyper-realistic illustrations and Alan Coulson, for his wonderfully expressive portraits.
The mediums I use are simple, 50-cent biro pens, charcoal pencils and acrylic paint, all monochrome. This way there are no colors to seduce the eye, the essence of scenery, objects and people become more visible. Emotion is emphasized by contrast, light, shadow, form and lines.
“I want people to feel what I’m doing, not just see what I’m drawing.”
Operation AVRO is a forcewide initiative that delivers a surge of extra resources and specialist officers to a different district within Greater Manchester each month.
This month saw the operation take place in Wigan.
The operation targets crimes that members of the public in that district have told us give them the most concern.
Members of the press and key partners, including local representatives, are invited to attend Operation AVRO deployments to see results first-hand and conduct important multi-agency work, such as welfare visits.
More details on AVRO can be found by visiting gmp.police.uk and following us on social media.
You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
You can access many of our services online at www.gmp.police.uk
Statement by Ms. Homeira Karimi Vahed, Organization for Defending Sardasht Victims (ODVCW) at the 24th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
The Conference is held at the World Forum, The Hague, the Netherlands, from 25-29 November 2019.
Very nice camera and lens for this tourist, however...
Apologies for the camera shake.
Circular Quay, Sydney (Friday 11 Apr 2008 @ 1:45pm).
ISO100 | f/6.3 | 1/500sec | 200mm | eval.metering | AWB | raw
"This motel utilizes the latest technology to assure the safety and security of its guests, our valued customers. We want you to enjoy your stay, and we hope no one kicks in your
door in the middle of the night." (In West Memphis, Ark.)
This is the 3rd image in the series.
To see other images of the show check here
Artist Statement:
This series of images explores the identity of the two women it features. The images are intended to challenge the viewers’ perception of the women by portraying them in an obscure, indirect manner. Although it is deliberately made obvious that both figures are women, their features are not distinct, adding to the mystery of them both and increasing the uncertainty of the viewer.
In each of the images the figures are not photographed directly, but as reflections on distressed surfaces, distorting their images and signifying how the way in which other people perceive these women is so different from their true identity. The constant presence of the red veil is a symbol of their strength and authority.
The decision to take the photographs in this specific location was made after discussion with the two women, who identified this as a place with which they have a considerable history, a place of calm and peace, surrounded by nature and where they feel they can expose their true selves.
In one of the images the photographer can be viewed, concealed between the women and the trees. She is barely noticeable when first viewed, yet is uncovered when the image is explored in greater depth. She seems to be behind the ever-present red veil, as if it is a protective barrier, reflecting the relationship between the two women and myself, the photographer.
Through this series of work I have been able to explore my relationship to these women visually in a way, which I have never been able to articulate through words. I have been able to explain to myself and demonstrate to them the respect that I hold for them and to show how I value their strength and dignity.
The RPF (Railway Protection Force) 'Mission Statement' at Pollachi Junction. Evening of Saturday 4th December 2004.
An activist sits in an elevated perch in front of the Marshall Steam Plan as part of a blockade to stop a coal train en route to Duke Energy’s Marshall coal plant May 3, 2012 and branded it with the Apple logo. The train is carrying coal extracted from the mountains of Appalachia using the most destructive form of mining, mountain top removal. Mountaintop removal coal will be burned at the Marshall coal plant, sold to the North Carolina grid, and will eventually be used to power Apple’s Maiden, NC data center, currently under construction. Photo by Greenpeace
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Oslo Humanitarian Conference on Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region on 24 February. Opening statement by Norway's Foreign Minister Børge Brende (host and co-organiser).
Photo: MFA/Oslo / Ken Opprann
A model seen in the Steampunk Fashion Show at Phoenix Comicon. If anyone knows the name of the designer or model, please tag or comment so I can give the proper credit. This image was shot handheld from across the room with a telephoto lens.
What is Steampunk fashion? Check here for one of many websites featuring clothing and costumes of the combination of sci-fi, fantasy and even Victorian styles.
Mission Statement is a sweet hardcore band from Virginia Beach, this is a new t-shirt that they had printed. Check them out here: www.myspace.com/mission757statement
Requisite Artist Statement: "The sacred reveals itself to those with the eyes to see, the ears to hear, the soul to accept. Often it's a simple matter of leaving the window open. Tramping the streets of Detroit with a camera is a bit of a mug's game; the easy nostalgia of period architecture, intact, the siren call of "the beautiful ruins". The city throws down a challenge to artists who would claim this raw material their own. Note: not everything is a photo op - there's a strong case to be made for temporal experience. But then, sometimes it's your job as an artist/photgrapher to open windows for others."
In other words; the best art I saw all summer.
I caught these young men in typical elegant, understated Osaka fashion during my morning walk to the train station. Minami Senba, Osaka.
Statement:
In a society that is fueled by celebrity-obsession and vapid consumerism, superfluous consumption has become the norm. As a result, fashion has reached new levels of disposability, a fact which places chronic strain on the environment—from the exorbitant amounts of water, energy, and chemicals used during production to the space that quickly-discarded garments take up in landfills. For that reason, I have designed garments that stand as an alternative in our unrestrained, throwaway society. By utilizing thrift- store finds, secondhand remnants, and accumulated scraps, my goal is to demonstrate a valuing of materials and a conservational mindset that is often absent in our culture-at-large.
Inspired by depression-era patchwork and utilitarian thrift, the garments have a Midwestern sensibility, made distinct by their unassuming materials and contrasting prints and textures. The sleeveless shirt was constructed from a thrift-store blouse. Vintage buttons purchased at an antique store provide closure at the shoulders and back. The high-waisted skirt employs two main materials: corduroy and denim. The corduroy was purchased as remnants at a secondhand textile sale, and the black denim came from scraps leftover from a project several years past. The single-welt pocket on the back of the skirt closes with an antique glass button from my aunt’s button collection. By utilizing scraps and pooling secondhand materials and notions from a variety of sources, I was able to create an original design with unique details, and I was able to do so with negligible environmental impact.
By: Anna Louise Sviben
Hopefully, my photos uploaded this evening will reach My Contacts. Apparently, yesterday's four images didn't show.
Saw this beautiful fungus on a walk this morning at Mallard Point, Fish Creek Park. Just love the bright orange colour and the texture. Growing on an old log.
Mehrere tausend Menschen protestieren in Berlin vor der Botschaft der USA am Brandenburger Tor gegen den gewählten Präsidenten Donald Trump. Sie werfen Trump Rassismus, Frauenfeindlichkeit und Homophobie vor. Zudem befürchten sie faschistische Tendenzen in den USA. In Reden und Sprechhören rufen Aktivisten zum Widerstand auf, betonen aber auch Nächstenliebe und Aussöhnung in teils sehr persönlichen Erklärungen. Es wird das Lied "We shall overcome" von den Anwesenden gesungen und Gedichte vorgetragen.
Viele Teilnehmer sind schockiert von der Wahl eines Kandidaten, der im Wahlkampf u.a. mit rassistischen Statements gegenüber Mexikanern und dem Bekenntnis zu sexueller Gewalt an Frauen in einem älteren Video von sich Reden gemacht hat. Nach der Wahl Trumps kam es in den USA zu einer Häufung rassistischer, islamfeindlicher und homophober Angriffe.
1537 Lakeview Street, Kelowna, BC.
Statement of Significance:
Description of Historic Place:
The Davies House is a two-storey, wood-frame Edwardian era residence with a front gabled roof. The house is located mid-block on a steeply sloping site on a short residential street in Kelowna's Glenmore neighbourhood. With its west facing aspect and location on a sloped site, this house has good distant views to the west.
Heritage Value:
The Davies House is significant as a demonstration of Kelowna's first phase of residential expansion, and reflects the city's development as the population and economic base increased due to significant growth in the fruit industry. It was built in 1912 for John Henry Davies (1875-1922), who worked in real estate and the fruit industry. He was later in partnership with W.C. Duggan as Duggan and Davies, fruit packers and shippers.
Built in 1912, the value of the Davies House is additionally associated with its Edwardian era architecture. Though re-cladded in stucco with some modern Craftsman style embellishments, the lines and proportions of the house reference its original Arts and Crafts architecture. This comfortable and modest house exemplifies the architecture of Kelowna's middle class residents during the early years of the twentieth century.
Source: City of Kelowna, Planning Department, File No. 6800-02
Character-Defining Elements:
Key elements that define the heritage character of the Davies House include its:
- mid-block location on a steeply sloped site, with western orientation and distant views to the west;
- residential form, scale and massing, as expressed by its two-storey plus basement height and rectangular plan;
- front gabled roof with side gabled dormer and boxed eaves;
- wood-frame construction and concrete foundation;
- exterior details, such as projecting bays on the main floor, glazed wooden front door and two brick chimneys (one internal and one external);
- irregular fenestration, such as 6-over-1 and 4-over-1 double-hung wooden-sash windows, and a fixed 20-pane window at entry; and
- associated landscape features such as mature trees.
A building that makes the grandest of imperial statements, this is officially part of the Government Offices Great George Street (GOGGS) complex, viewed from Parliament Street, London SW1. This segment is also known as 100 Parliament Street (100PS).
GOGGS was designed in 1898 by John Brydon, who drew inspiration from Inigo Jones’ unfulfilled design for a new Westminster Palace of the 1630s. After Brydon’s death, John Tanner completed the work in 1917, albeit diluting some of his predecessor’s original vision. The main 100PS occupants are HM Revenue & Customs, relocating there from Somerset House in 2004. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is also based here.
GOGGS is Grade II Listed, having been praised by the Victorian Society as “an early monument of the Edwardian Baroque Revival”.
Up to 50 mph wind gusts on the way for tomorrow.
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Oslo Humanitarian Conference on Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region on 24 February. Opening statement by Norway's Foreign Minister Børge Brende (host and co-organiser).
Photo: MFA/Oslo / Ken Opprann
Judaica ・/jü-ˈdā-ə-kə/ plural noun
things pertaining to Jewish life and customs, especially when of a historical, literary, or artistic nature.
Judaica is a space for work by Jewish creators to be considered within a Jewish lens. The term ‘Jewish creators’ acknowledges the vast diversity of Jewish backgrounds and experiences and is open to anyone who identifies as Jewish regardless of their personal practices and belief systems. Judaica is a space for both overtly and covertly Jewish art. That is, both art that codes itself as Jewish through the use of easily recognizable imagery and symbols, and art that is not explicitly recognizable as Jewish but contains ideas or themes that relate to the creator’s Jewish identity. Judaica aims to combat the room-of-silence phenomena by creating a space explicitly for creators to have their work talked about within a Jewish context. Without any preconceived notions of what the self-identified Jewish artist has to be or look like, Judaica aims to amplify the voices of Jewish artists and to be the first step in a larger conversation connecting Jewish art-makers in the RISD and Brown communities.
I found these shoes hanging by their shoelaces from a power line in the city centre of Canberra. Noone seems to know what it is all about but there are rumours of copycat efforts around the city with various other statements.