Tagged: Art

Ignite Your Soul

Found this great video on YouTube. Powerful stuff when you mix inspirational quotes with art.

Published on 25th August 2011 12:05 AM.
Filed under: Art, Video

Pieta by William Adolphe Bouguereau

Pieta by William Adolphe Bouguereau

Losing a child must be the most painful thing in the world, Son of God or not.

That story always gets forgotten.

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Published on 3rd August 2010 12:55 AM.
Filed under: Art

kurtcobain Portraits of the most Iconic people of all time

Portraits of the most Iconic people of all time

Webdesigner Depot recently published this post with over 100 portraits of the most iconic people of all time (or the most iconic images of all time – depending on how you look at it ).

The images are large and clear and many are stunning.

What is also interesting, are the comments, which had to be closed due to the intense debate on who should (or shouldn’t) have made the list.

Check it out.

Published on 26th July 2009 2:13 PM.
Filed under: Art, People, Photography

395698704 ded72d47b4 b Under The Protection of Stone Angels

Under The Protection of Stone Angels

Possibly one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen was a statute in a graveyard. A life-size angel towering above a grave, right hand pointing accusingly towards the sky.  The look on its face was one of both extreme desperation and eternal gratitude, eyes both pleading and full of fury.

The function of this statue was to defend and protect his dead charge no matter who it may have been and no matter what they may have done in life. God and the angels in heaven had to be able to look upon this stone creature and have pity on the soul that lay beneath its feet. This statue was not created for decoration or adornment but as permanent plea for mercy.

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Published on 31st May 2009 3:48 PM.
Filed under: Art, Highlights, Video