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May 05

Maurice Joyant photographed his childhood friend Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec defecating on the beach at Le Crotoy, Picardie, 1898

Maurice Joyant photographed his childhood friend Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec defecating on the beach at Le Crotoy, Picardie, 1898

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René Magritte: Minotaure no. 10, 1937

René Magritte: Minotaure no. 10, 1937

Apr 30

Georgia O’Keeffe - Street of New York II, 1926

Georgia O’Keeffe - Street of New York II, 1926

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Apr 27

Karl Hubbuch - Martha auf Thonet Stuhl, nach 1927

Karl Hubbuch - Martha auf Thonet Stuhl, nach 1927

(Source: regardintemporel)

Apr 24

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Apr 18

Vincent van Gogh - Old Man in Sorrow (On the Threshold of Eternity), 1890

Vincent van Gogh - Old Man in Sorrow (On the Threshold of Eternity), 1890

Apr 16

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Artist Fernand Léger holding a wire Portrait of Himself, made by american sculptor Alexander Calder, Paris     [Uncredited and Undated Photograph]

Artist Fernand Léger holding a wire Portrait of Himself, made by american sculptor Alexander Calder, Paris    

[Uncredited and Undated Photograph]

(Source: kvetchlandia)

Apr 15

The sleep of reason produces monsters - Francisco Goya y Lucientes, 1746

The sleep of reason produces monsters - Francisco Goya y Lucientes, 1746

Antonello Da Messina - St Jerome in his Study, 1460

Antonello Da Messina - St Jerome in his Study, 1460

Among the great figures in animated film, silhouette animator Lotte Reiniger stands alone_no one else has taken a specific animation technique and made it so utterly her own_to date she has no rivals, and for all practical purposes the history of silhouette animation begins and ends with Reiniger_taking the ancient art of shadow-plays, as perfected above all in China and Indonesia, she adapted it superbly for the cinema_ More than just noting Reiniger’s The Adventures of Prince Achmed, begun in 1923 and released in 1926, was a pioneer feature-length animated film, one must proclaim that it is a brilliant feature: a wonderful film full of charming comedy, lyrical romance, vigorous and exciting battles, eerie magic, and truly sinister, frightening evil_our current prints of Prince Achmed were “restored” in 1954 with a new (rather kitschy) musical score by Freddie Phillips, which means that the images move faster than they should (18 frames-per-second silent speed versus 24 frames-per-second sound speed)_the original symphonic score by Wolfgang Zeller, one of the great film composers, more correctly supports the drama with a thrilling grandeur, exciting suspense and lush romanticism_furthermore, although the “restoration” reestablished the tints of the original, much of the fine background detail in most scenes is lost_ To see multiple plates from The Adventures of Prince Achmed: http://5election.com/2010/12/30/lotte-reiniger/ To see 1955 film Hansel and Gretel:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxkIGXVwZTM * info_ http://www.awn.com/mag/issue1.3/articles/moritz1.3.html http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/528134/

Among the great figures in animated film, silhouette animator Lotte Reiniger stands alone_no one else has taken a specific animation technique and made it so utterly her own_to date she has no rivals, and for all practical purposes the history of silhouette animation begins and ends with Reiniger_taking the ancient art of shadow-plays, as perfected above all in China and Indonesia, she adapted it superbly for the cinema_

More than just noting Reiniger’s The Adventures of Prince Achmed, begun in 1923 and released in 1926, was a pioneer feature-length animated film, one must proclaim that it is a brilliant feature: a wonderful film full of charming comedy, lyrical romance, vigorous and exciting battles, eerie magic, and truly sinister, frightening evil_our current prints of Prince Achmed were “restored” in 1954 with a new (rather kitschy) musical score by Freddie Phillips, which means that the images move faster than they should (18 frames-per-second silent speed versus 24 frames-per-second sound speed)_the original symphonic score by Wolfgang Zeller, one of the great film composers, more correctly supports the drama with a thrilling grandeur, exciting suspense and lush romanticism_furthermore, although the “restoration” reestablished the tints of the original, much of the fine background detail in most scenes is lost_

To see multiple plates from The Adventures of Prince Achmed: http://5election.com/2010/12/30/lotte-reiniger/

To see 1955 film Hansel and Gretel:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxkIGXVwZTM

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http://www.awn.com/mag/issue1.3/articles/moritz1.3.html

http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/528134/

(Source: theanatomyofmelancholy, via confessionsofacinemaniacmind)

Apr 14

Man Ray - Ezra Pound, Paris, 1923

Man Ray - Ezra Pound, Paris, 1923

Apr 13

Rogi André - Kandinsky on his death bed, 1944

Rogi André - Kandinsky on his death bed, 1944

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Apr 12

Gerhald Richter - Toilet Paper, 1965

Gerhald Richter - Toilet Paper, 1965

Gerhald Richter - Women’s Head in Profile, 1966 * http://www.gerhard-richter.com/ [official]

Gerhald Richter - Women’s Head in Profile, 1966

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http://www.gerhard-richter.com/ [official]