a stray catalogue

"And there was love all of a sudden, happiness all of a sudden." (Orhan Veli, 1950)

[thunderstruck9]

Otto Dix (German, 1891-1969), Die Elektrische [The Electric Tram], 1919. Oil and assemblage on panel, 46 x 37 cm.

[nobrashfestivity]

MOSE TOLLIVER  Snake signed MOSE T upper edge paint and ink on paper 14 x 17 in.

[traumacatholic]

Psalter and Rosary of the Virgin (from f. 27), in two versions, and other devotional texts, including a litany

[artist-tetyana-yablonska]

May, 1965, Tetyana Yablonska

Medium: oil,canvas

https://www.wikiart.org/en/tetyana-yablonska/may-1965

[zamaaanawal]

A fortune teller in Jemaa el Fna, Marrakesh, Morocco, 1971.

عرافة في ساحة جامع الفنا في مراكش، المغرب، ١٩٧١.

[nugothrhythms]

“Lubunya” by Turkish darkwave band Jakuzi off of their 2017 album Fantezi Müzik 

[nobrashfestivity]

Yayoi Kusama, 1991

Christie’s

more by Yayoi Kusama

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A woman isn’t a doll by Julia Tsvetkova

real women have body hair – and it’s normal real women have periods – and it’s normal real women have body fat – and it’s normal real women have imperfect skin – and it’s normal real women have wrinkles and grey hair – and it’s normal real women have muscles – and it’s normal

On 20 November 2019 Russian activist, artist and feminist  Julia Tsvetkova was arrested and put on house arrest two days later, charged with “production and dissemination of pornographic materials”. She was also accused of spreading “homosexual propaganda” to minors, and was later fined.

On 9 June, prosecutors confirmed that Tsvetkova was still due to stand trial, provoking real life protests and online outrage. Tsvetkova would be forced to answer for several cartoonish drawings of naked women  with captions that read “Real women have body fat – and it’s normal” or “Real women have wrinkles and grey hair – and it’s normal”.

If convicted, Julia faces prison terms up to 6 years. 

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[radicalwarlock]

That’s horrible. Is there anything we can do to help?

[boligoliv-deactivated20200630]

thank you all  for your reblogs!

if you want to help the cause, the petitions can be found here and here

[heaveninawildflower]

‘Bees with Honeycomb’ (1881). Wallpaper fragment by Candace Wheeler (American,1827–1923).

Image and text courtesy The Met.

[altcomics]

Sigmar Polke

[bonae-artes-liberales]

Various paintings by Jacob Lawrence (African-American, 1917 – 2000).

Jacob Lawrence (September 7, 1917 – June 9, 2000) was an African-American painter known for his portrayal of African-American life. But not only was he a painter, storyteller, and interpreter; he also was an educator. Lawrence referred to his style as “dynamic cubism,” though by his own account the primary influence was not so much French art as the shapes and colors of Harlem. 

He brought the African-American experience to life using blacks and browns juxtaposed with vivid colors. He also taught, and spent 15 years as a professor at the University of Washington.

Click on the images for further information: title (year).

[artist-munch]

Workers on Their Way Home, 1915, Edvard Munch

Medium: oil,canvas

[polkadotmotmot]

Georgia Diva McGovern - Celandine, 2020

[grupaok]

Evgeny Sedukhin, Symphony of the 6th Blast Furnace, 1979

[oozins]

NOT EVERYTHING FEELS LIKE SOMETHING ELSE

[doubtsandloves]

Tetsu Fusen - Ginkgo

[artist-benny-andrews]

Many Sins, 1964, Benny Andrews

Medium: oil