Art of the Day

[Annik]

Love the Spidey one.

[Gilgamesh]

Why can't there be more Gilgamesh in this thread?


^ The only image in this thread (page 1) worthy of being referred to as "art."

[Rayaan]

http://www.neatorama.com/2013/01/19/Embedded/

Say, did you learn about that website from this post recently?

[thesummerqueen]

No, I had neatorama in my Reader feed for quite some time. It's just that they pull from other art websites, and I have some of those art websites in my Reader as well so I'm probably not linking from Neatorama directly.

[thesummerqueen]

I love this so much:

When millions of men joined the armed forces, women had to replace them by taking jobs that previously had been held by men – such as bank teller, shoe salesperson or even aircraft mechanic. Woman started working in factories – this was called the “Rosie the Riveter” phenomenon.

Although we’re blessed of not having to witness the atrocities of World War II, some people take great interest in the history of the period. Dave Hall, fascinated by the authentic photographs from the time, brings them back to life by colorizing them in Photoshop. Most of the pictures come from the Library of Congress and were originally taken by Alfred T. Palmer who worked for the Office of War Information (responsible for promoting patriotism, war news management and women recruitment). His photos had to lure young women into the factories by showing women workers as glamorous and even fashionable.

Dave is also running a vintage photo blog Shorpy.com, where he publishes his retouched photos. The website is named after Shorpy Higginbotham, who lived over 100 years ago, and today features thousands of high definition images from the 1850s to the 1950s. Some of them could really be confused for contemporary photography!

Website: shorpy.com

Pictures of Women at Work During WW2 Restored in Color

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PS: I totally love tying my hair up like that on the weekends when I'm cleaning - with a victory roll or two even.

[KichigaiNeko]

Yep looks like Zen's work place.... go girls! (If that is what you like to do)

[thesummerqueen]

SOCIAL MEDIA + LIFE AFTER DEATH = SEMI LIVING ‘ABOVE THE CLOUD’

I’ve always been interested in how social media users pages still continue to be updated after their death thanks to friends tagging photos, commenting and updating statuses referencing them. Not only does it keep their memories alive, it allows them to continue ‘living’ through a visible platform for friends to relive, share grief and remember.

This idea of digital archeology has been explored by Graphic Designer Boris Meister from ECAL University of Art and Design, Lausanne Switzerland . The book, ‘Above the Cloud’ is an atlas about social networks archeology, death and digital marks left in distress on the internet. Over 6 million Facebook accounts belong to dead people or ‘Ghosts’, and Meister explores how people continue ‘Semi-Living’ through interactions from friends.

Epitaphs are also explored through the last messages written on social networks before dying. An example is Taylor Sauer who posted “I can’t discuss this now. Driving and facebooking is not safe! Haha.” on Facebook one minute before she had a car accident.

http://vimeo.com/47249643

[thesummerqueen]

Capturing romantic moments in Paris

Best known for documenting conflict and the plight of people who are suffering, photojournalist Peter Turnley has covered a massive amount of newsworthy events and has been published worldwide, including 43 times on the cover of Newsweek. In contrast to this noteworthy work, the distinguished photographer has also spent almost 40 years developing a series of black and white images that expose a different side of himself.

Turnley's interest in the human condition explores both the struggles, as well as the beauty and pleasures, of life. Since 1975, he has documented the intimate moments of love across the city of Paris, a place that he describes as his "adopted home."

According to his bio, "His tender, humoristic, and sensual view of 'The City of Lights' offers distinct contrast to the stark realities depicted in his photojournalism. He has photographed the life of Paris as much as anyone of his generation. He is among a rare breed of contemporary photographers whose body of photography bridges both the worlds of photojournalism and fine art."

[ManMachine]

Capturing romantic moments in Paris

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Best known for documenting conflict and the plight of people who are suffering, photojournalist Peter Turnley has covered a massive amount of newsworthy events and has been published worldwide, including 43 times on the cover of Newsweek. In contrast to this noteworthy work, the distinguished photographer has also spent almost 40 years developing a series of black and white images that expose a different side of himself.

Turnley's interest in the human condition explores both the struggles, as well as the beauty and pleasures, of life. Since 1975, he has documented the intimate moments of love across the city of Paris, a place that he describes as his "adopted home."

According to his bio, "His tender, humoristic, and sensual view of 'The City of Lights' offers distinct contrast to the stark realities depicted in his photojournalism. He has photographed the life of Paris as much as anyone of his generation. He is among a rare breed of contemporary photographers whose body of photography bridges both the worlds of photojournalism and fine art."

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Have you seen 'Angel A' by Luc Besson?

[thesummerqueen]

Life Emerges Inside Elaborately Carved Wooden Books