pessimistic pisces

view from empire state building

japan, december 2017

newspaper boy

new york

top of the rock, new york

egyptian art pt 2

cuteass <3

- it is because of the air. slowly over the years, the air has oxidised with the copper, (which is the metal that the statue of liberty is made of) therefore creating a green hue.

- Vincent Van Gogh

is to be powerful.

- R.H.

an intense interest in physical expression is a hallmark of later medieval art. here, the sculptor has blended carefully observed details like the furrowed brows punctured by thorns, with formed elements like the rhythmic lines about the eyes and the subtle undulation of the surfaces of the cheeks.

the virgin's mantle, rendered as a single piece of heavy cloth hung around her shoulders, traces a long sinuous line down her right arm, gathering in undulating folds. on the other side, Jesus, perched high on the virgin's left hand, looks down toward the viewer.

shown stretching upward and outward in imitation of a living vine, this lyrical nude balances on tiptoe in the ecstasy of performance, with a grapevine suspended in her hands. Frishmuth often turned to dancers for her sculptural themes and had them pose for her with musical accompaniment. the fluid arc of Desha Delteil's body projects a self-assured euphoria associated with the United States after the First World War, in the years familiarly known as the Roaring Twenties.