the crooked path

personal blog for visual intrigues, verbal musings, artist veneration, cosmic miscellany, etc.

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Art parallels: Jean-Michel Basquiat and Cy Twombly

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Honoré Daumier - Theater Audience, 1860. 

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Odilon Redon - Bazon, the artist’s cat

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A Moonlander, a guitar designed by Yuri Landman. It is a eighteen-stringed electric “guitar”. I put that in quotations because it’s more like a whole different instrument. Yuri Landman has been creating experimental instruments since 1996, but only recently did the Moonlander gain a spot in the public’s eye because Lee Ranaldo, the guitarist for Sonic Youth. This is a picture of Ranaldo’s version.

There are two in existence.

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“One of the most beautiful albums ever recorded, which is now out of print. Solo improvisation for electric guitar. Truly one of a kind.“ Yes. It is a beauty. Especially at night.

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Martin Scorsese Speaks, c. 1970s – Duane Michals

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Amélie Fléchais (via ‘Fantastical Flora & Fauna’ @ Gallery Nucleus - beautiful.bizarre)

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This ghost-like apparition was taken after an automobile accident. All of the passengers survived which lead some to believe an angel assisted them. 

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Henri Greber (French, 1854 - 1941) - Gas Explosion (Coup de grisou), height; 185 cm. 1892/1826. 

See more male art at www.theartofman.net and www.vitruvianlens.com

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situkan-nikki: 小さな仏手

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THE ASTROLOGY SERIES // SAGITTARIUS (written by Kira)

For each of my articles I will be focusing on one of the signs of the zodiac. Find out more about… Sagittarius:

NAME | Sagittarius (the Centaur) ♐

DATE | 22nd November until 21st December

ELEMENT | Fire sign (only compatible with other fire and air signs)

RULER | Sagittarius is the ruler of the hips and thighs

PLANET | Jupiter is the planet ruler

CUSPS | Scorpio-Sagittarius November 20th-25th and Sagittarius-Capricorn 19-24 December. This means that the person born on or within these dates may possess parts of both signs.

Read on to find out more about Sagittarius’ characteristics and compatibility:

Keep reading

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Yoon Young Bae by Lee Young Hak

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Ixion’s Wheel, c.1733 ~ by Bernard Picart…

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Bernard Tschumi, Advertisements for Architecture (1976-1977)