Art = Connection

Art is the thing that connects us no matter what age, race, gender & sexual orientation. Art is "the vein" that connects us all. This blog was created to connect us artists & creatives from all over the world.

[unsubconscious]

Shitanda, Presence and Absence - Joel 2021

[guerrillatech]

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[nasfera2]

Whitney Houston covering “Sweet Thing” by Chaka Khan & Rufus during her SNL rehearsal in ‘91.

[damnselfly-b-deactivated2022042]

quick protip: if someone is crying or freaking out over something minor, eg wifi not connecting, can’t find their hat, people talking too loud, do NOT tell them how small or petty the problem is to make it better. they know. they would probably love to calm down. you are doing the furthest possible thing from helping. people don’t have to earn expressions of feelings.

[shoren18]

I’m just gonna put it out there that if someone’s freaking about something small, they’re really freaking out about something big that they’re trying to deal with, or something long term that’s been building up, and that little thing is the straw that broke the camel’s back.

I don’t know, try and give people the benefit of the doubt. Don’t be the next straw on their broken back.

[jrkaplonski]

Needed this today.

[animate-mush]

People don’t actually go from 0 to 60. If you think they did, you have failed to notice how long they’ve been at 59.

[the-vein]

Makes me cry every time.

[curlsandstems]

Jay-Z gave black men a handbook to life: accept responsibility, invest, generate generational wealth, be confident & create a legacy.

[forbes]

Prince’s Most Popular Songs: Visualizing His Enduring Appeal In The Digital Age

Legendary performer and astonishingly gifted musician Prince Rogers Nelson passed away Thursday, setting off a wave of public mourning. FORBES took a look at the Purple One’s most popular songs of the digital era. Read more >

[90skindofworld]

[uzm]

[uzm]

[istilldontknowher]

[redcorset]

I love the moon!!!! she follows me everywhere to make sure I’m safe

[micdotcom]

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie says she has nothing to apologize for. Trans women say otherwise.

On Monday, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie defended comments she made to the U.K.’s Channel 4 News on the difference in experience between transgender women and cisgender women, the Guardian reported.

When asked whether a transgender woman was “any less of a real woman” because she was assigned male at birth, Adichie said that “trans women are trans women.”

Adichie went on to say that because transgender women once presented male, their experience is too different from cisgender women’s experience to equate the two.

Adichie stood by her comments two days later in a Facebook post to her author page, but the criticism was swift, especially from members of the transgender community. Actress Laverne Cox criticized Adichie’s analysis, saying it “isn’t intersectional” to believe that “all trans women transition from male privilege.”  Read more (3/21/17 4:53 PM)

[eurotrashy]

i don’t see where Adichie said anything remotely wrong, much less transphobic…she literally is just pointing out how the experiences are very different. Also Cox totally put words in her mouth

[accgoo]

Prince

[purpleprinceforever]

Omg at this photo! 😍 In love!!!

[accgoo]

Prince

[purpleprinceforever]

OMG, I am in love with this picture!!! 😍

[softfuks]

[puffsaddy]

when y'all gonna start realizing he’s a genius?

[the-vein]

Draft from Grammy night 2017

Dear Black Artists,

We all know you deserve better Beyoncé. For you to only walk out with two of the nine awards you were nominated for proves the only thing left for you to do is become white. They aren’t worthy of you and your greatness. Don’t even waste your time performing for them! Go take care of Blue and her siblings and enjoying making art for you! Their acceptance means nothing! Rihanna. For you to walk away empty handed while creating one of the songs of the year and your best work yet shows you that you’re not exempt from being used. Solange! You won your first Grammy! Congrats girl! We love you! We wished You would have performed but you already know how this goes. Chance the Rapper! We are elated that you won! Don’t forget Southside. They will try to blind you to make you forget where you came from and turn your back on your people. Stand strong brother! We have your back! A Tribe Called Quest! RESIST! RESIST! RESIST! We love you our brothers and sisters even if they don’t! Even when they use you! We love you even though they under appreciate you! Stand strong and keep creating beautiful art!