[showroomofvisualart]

Auguste Rodin - Triton and Nereid, 1893

[hauntedbystorytelling]

Gala and Dalí in the ticket booth of the pavilion “Dream of Venus” by Dalí for the New York World Fair (1939)

Facade of the pavilion “Dream of Venus” conceived by Salvador Dalí for the New York World Fair (1939). Ph. Julien Levy (AIC)

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The pavilion featured a spectacular facade full of protuberances, vaguely reminiscent of the Pedrera building by Antoni Gaudí. The main door was flanked by two pillars representing two female legs wearing stockings and high-heeled shoes. Through the openings of  the irregular façade, visitors could see reproductions of the Saint John the Baptist by Leonardo da Vinci and The Birth of Venus by Botticelli. Between the painter's initial ideas and the [...]

[artfilmaesthetics]

‘Eyes Wide Shut’ (1999) dir. Stanley Kubrick

[oldfilmsflicker]

new-to-me #263 - Les larmes de la Seine (The Seine’s Tears)

[mwakii]

Animated short film about the Algerians massacre that occurred on October 17, 1961 in Paris.

The theme is treated in a most delicate way with an incredible final metaphor.

[mwakii]

Father’s Day seemed like a perfect day to watch “lovely molly” for the first time

[kafkasapartment]

“Mia Farrow perched long legged on the scaffolding of ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ during filming at Paramount Studios”, 1967. Bob Willoughby. Silver gelatin print

[kafkasapartment]

Chicago, 1961.

Vivian Maier,  1926–2009. Gelatin silver print

[mightydyke]

I love when fiction makes the audience feel guilty about their role as the audience. When something fucked up is treated as a joke but later it's recognised how fucked up it was and the audience feels guilty for finding it funny. When a character breaks the fourth wall to plead for help, and you can't do anything so you just watch. And you know that the characters pain isn't real, but they're begging for help and you're not helping because their suffering is entertainment for you

[the-night-picture-collector]

/ Stanley Kubrick, NYC Subway, 1946

[zegalba]

Alexander McQueen: Silver Crown of Thorns Headpiece, for the "Dante" runway show Autumn/Winter 1996

[antonio-m]

"The Death of Abel", c.1790 by François-Xavier Fabre (1736–1837). French painter. Musée Fabre, Montpellier, FR. oil on canvas

[surrealism-love]

Imperial Monument of Woma-Child. Gala (Utopian Fantasy), 1929, Salvador Dali

Medium: oil, canvas

[from-the-embers]

moth by Brooke Shaden Via Flickr: Much of my time is spent thinking about transformation - seeking it, mostly, and sometimes suffering it. One of the most human features we get to enjoy is our ability to will ourselves into better people. I can see so clearly who that better person is to me - kinder, more gentle, more honestly creative. www.promotingpassion.com/9-31-july-challenge/

[hauntedbystorytelling]

Théodore Blanc & Antoine Demilly :: Hands on Leg, 1930’s / original source: auction.france

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[hauntedbystorytelling]

Vintage snapshot of woman relaxing on yard, no date. / src: jakub1968

[lugubriousgame-deactivated20170]

[fascist]

Sartre and his cat called Nothing.

[last-picture-show]

René Magritte, Attempting the Impossible, 1928