Mogao Caves, honoring Buddha on the Silk Road

Amazing Examples of High Tang Art in murals and sculpture. These temples and Grottoes are carved out from the landscape by traveling Buddhists on the silk trail around 2000 years ago. It is difficult to see from these few photos found with some quick research, but you can imagine the majesty and overwhelming effect they must have when seen in person...

read more about it here and here

birds of a feather

Caroline Coon

radical outspoken music lover punk passion rock and roll writer critic trusted in tune 

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Lee Hazlewood - The Nights

Iconography

Religion, Christianity, Faith, Iconography, thoughts run through my head these days. Here is my own brute effort, plus a couple of images from a visit to the Musée Jacquemart André

More Research in color, mood and form

So much Research!

...Just the beginning, as one good image always leads to several more- and some images, even if they are good, are just not quite right. So refining the idea through images is a extensive project. but one of the best parts of the creative process!

Paris Haute Couture AW 12 13

 Jantaminiau

 Iris Van Herpen

 Stephane Rolland

 On Aura Tout Vu

 Rami Al Ali

Yiqing Yin