Nonsense Society

darksilenceinsuburbia: Matt Duffin. I’m All Ears. Encaustic...

Thu, 31 May 2012 18:15:42 -0400

darksilenceinsuburbia:

Matt Duffin. I’m All Ears. Encaustic wax, 18″ x 14″.

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Thu, 31 May 2012 13:45:35 -0400

darksilenceinsuburbia: Nicola Samorì. The Venerable...

Thu, 31 May 2012 09:11:28 -0400

darksilenceinsuburbia:

Nicola Samorì. The Venerable Abject.

Irene scopre l’Informale, 2012. Oil on linen, 200 x 150 cm.

Shrine, 2012. Oil on linen, 200 x 300 cm.

The Venerable Abject

May 17 – June 23, 2012

Ana Cristea Gallery

521 West 26th Street

New York, NY, 10001

www.anacristeagallery.com

Ana Cristea Gallery is pleased to present “The Venerable Abject,” the first solo

exhibition in the UnitedStates by artist Nicola Samorì.

thestuartkings: Portrait of Charles I (1600-1649) c.1632 By...

Thu, 31 May 2012 04:37:01 -0400

thestuartkings:

Portrait of Charles I (1600-1649) c.1632

By Daniel Mytens

welovecindysherman: Cindy Sherman - Untitled Film Still #15,...

Wed, 30 May 2012 18:19:03 -0400

welovecindysherman:

Cindy Sherman - Untitled Film Still #15, 1978

bookspaperscissors: Woman, Hamish Blakely

Wed, 30 May 2012 13:47:01 -0400

bookspaperscissors:

Woman, Hamish Blakely

cavetocanvas: Clarence John Laughlin, House of the Past, c....

Wed, 30 May 2012 09:11:13 -0400

cavetocanvas:

Clarence John Laughlin, House of the Past, c. 1947

2headedsnake: thelittlechimpsociety.com Jon Lezinsky -...

Wed, 30 May 2012 04:35:32 -0400

2headedsnake:

thelittlechimpsociety.com

Jon Lezinsky - illustration for ‘Boy of Bones’

Author K. R. Sands created a collection of short fiction inspired by the displays of pathological human anatomy and other medical oddities at the famous Mütter Museum in Philadelphia. The stories are beautiful and haunting as they explore the dark depths of human emotion.

martinekenblog: Pat Perry is an artist and illustrator who...

Tue, 29 May 2012 19:45:01 -0400

martinekenblog:

Pat Perry is an artist and illustrator who calls Grand Rapids, Michigan home. The lands of the north, colorful people, music, and the ordinary streets of the Midwest have always moved him.

deadpaint: Claude Monet, The Arm of the Seine at Giverny...

Tue, 29 May 2012 13:45:07 -0400

deadpaint:

Claude Monet, The Arm of the Seine at Giverny (Morning Mists)

oldbookillustrations: Petrus’ studio. From Le XIXe siècle (The...

Tue, 29 May 2012 09:09:57 -0400

oldbookillustrations:

Petrus’ studio.

From Le XIXe siècle (The XIX century), written and illustrated by Albert Robida, Paris, 1888.

(Source: archive.org)

mydarkenedeyes: Darin Hilton

Tue, 29 May 2012 04:33:42 -0400

mydarkenedeyes:

Darin Hilton

mindsigh: Alex Chiu, “Gag Me”

Mon, 28 May 2012 18:18:50 -0400

mindsigh:

Alex Chiu, “Gag Me”

Hello! I’m a street artist by the name Jambi [jahm-bee]...

Mon, 28 May 2012 13:46:53 -0400

Hello! I’m a street artist by the name Jambi [jahm-bee] from the USA. I’m new to street art, and I’ve recently completed and premiered an 11 piece series. More work is on the way! click the photo for the entire gallery.

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Mon, 28 May 2012 09:07:09 -0400

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Mon, 28 May 2012 04:21:59 -0400

Website: www.gretatu.com Facebook:...

Sun, 27 May 2012 18:19:46 -0400

Website: www.gretatu.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Greta-Tu-Photography/207677935941080 Blog: http://gretatu.blogspot.com/ Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gretatu/ Tumblr: http://gretatu.tumblr.com/www.gretatu.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Greta-Tu-Photography/207677935941080 Blog: http://gretatu.blogspot.com/ Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gretatu/ Tumblr: http://gretatu.tumblr.com/

Excerpt from Linchpin by Seth Godin

Sun, 27 May 2012 13:45:33 -0400

“Art isn’t only a painting. Art is anything that’s creative, passionate, and personal. And great art resonates with the viewer, not only with the creator.

What makes someone an artist? I don’t think is has anything to do with a paintbrush. There are painters who follow the numbers, or paint billboards, or work in a small village in China, painting reproductions. These folks, while swell people, aren’t artists. On the other hand, Charlie Chaplin was an artist, beyond a doubt. So is Jonathan Ive, who designed the iPod. You can be an artist who works with oil paints or marble, sure. But there are artists who work with numbers, business models, and customer conversations. Art is about intent and communication, not substances.

An artist is someone who uses bravery, insight, creativity, and boldness to challenge the status quo. And an artists takes it personally.

That’s why Bob Dylan is an artist, but an anonymous corporate hack who dreams up Pop 40 hits on the other side of the glass is merely a marketer. That’s why Tony Hsieh, founder of Zappos, is an artists, while a boiler room of telemarketers is simply a scam.

Tom Peters, corporate gadfly and writer, is an artists, even though his readers are businesspeople. He’s an artists because he takes a stand, he takes the work personally, and he doesn’t care if someone disagrees. His art is part of him, and he feels compelled to share it with you because it’s important, not because he expects you to pay him for it.

Art is a personal gift that changes the recipient. The medium doesn’t matter. The intent does.

Art is a personal act of courage, something one human does that creates change in another.”

rustybreak: Peter Callesen

Sun, 27 May 2012 08:59:08 -0400

rustybreak:

Peter Callesen

ericlacombe: MF015Acrylic + Paper + Ink | Canvas120 x...

Sun, 27 May 2012 04:32:28 -0400

ericlacombe:

MF015
Acrylic + Paper + Ink | Canvas
120 x 80 cm

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