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Vitaly Dorokhov, “Vlad”, Date Unknown, Gelatin Silver Print, Photo Shoot
“To me, the extraordinary aspect of martial arts lies in its simplicity. The easy way is also the right way, and martial arts is nothing at all special; the closer to the true way of martial arts, the less wastage of expression there is.”
-Bruce Lee
Photographer Unknown, (Dredlocks and Water)
Paintings by Zack Zdrale: Set 2
Zack Zdrale is from Wisconsin. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he earned a BA of Science-Art degree in 1999. Upon graduation, he continued to study life drawing with Robert L. Schultz. Zdrale’s training culminated in a Master’s degree in figurative painting from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. He graduated with honors and now teaches in the graduate Fine Art department. Zdrale has participated in a number of group shows, and has staged a successful solo exhibition with the John Pence Gallery.
Zdrale focuses primarily on the human figure, conveying a wide variety of attitudes and emotions through the pose of the body and facial expression. His palette is subdued and moody, and his figures are painted in accurate tones against dark, dramatic backgrounds.
Zdrale is a master of light and shadow, and he utilizes its interplay on the figure to great effect. His intimate understanding of human anatomy is on display in his drawings as in his paintings. Aside from his many nudes, Zdrale is equally equipped to handle the textures and accessories of the clothed figure.
Photographer Unknown, (Spoils of War)
Samurai Champloo
Samurai Champloo (Japanese: サムライチャンプル) is a Japanese anime series developed by Manglobe. It featured a production team led by director Shinichirō Watanabe, character designer Kazuto Nakazawa and mechanical designer Mahiro Maeda.
Samurai Champloo is set in an alternate version of Edo-era Japan with an anachronistic, predominantly hip-hop, setting. It follows Mugen, an impudent and freedom-loving vagrant swordsman; Jin, a composed and stoic rōnin; and Fuu, a brave girl who asks them to accompany her in her quest across Japan to find the “samurai who smells of sunflowers”.
Photographer Unknown, (Correct Timing and Setting)
“True mastery, it turns out, is not found in accumulating each and every tool under the sun. True mastery is learning that there are really only a handful of tools, and it is the proper application with correct timing and setting that makes them so useful.”
-Chris Matakas, My Mastery: Continued Education Through Jiu Jitsu
Italian Futurist Movement: 1909-1944
Futurism (Italian: Futurismo) was an artistic and social movement that originated in Italy in the early 20th century. It emphasized speed, technology, youth and violence and objects such as the car, the aeroplane and the industrial city. It was largely an Italian phenomenon, though there were parallel movements in Russia, England and elsewhere. It glorified modernity and aimed to liberate Italy from the weight of its past. Cubism contributed to the formation of Italian Futurism’s artistic style.
Photographer unknown, “Jeff Thomas”, Photo Shoot
Art work by Erin Kelso
Erin Kelso, aka Bluefooted on DeviantArt, is a unique artist. Not only because she has a PhD in evolutionary biology and a Master’s in zoology, but foremost for the fantastic dreamlike atmosphere of her illustrations.
Artist Unknown, (Sports Guy on Bed), Computer Graphics, Gay Film Gifs
Swedish House Mafie, “Don’t You Worry Child”, featuring John Martin
Swedish House Mafia was a Swedish electronic dance music supergroup consisting of disc jockeys and producers Axwell, Steve Angello, and Sebastian Ingrosso. The group officially formed in late 2008. The supergroup placed at number ten on the DJ Magazine Top 100 DJ Poll 2011. and have been called “the faces of mainstream progressive house music.” In the DJ Magazine Top 100 Poll 2012 they were ranked at number twelve.
On June 24, 2012, the group announced via their website that they would split up after embarking on “One Last Tour,” which ended at Ultra Miami 2013 on March 24, 2013.
Photographer Unknown, ( Fabric Tension)
While the repression of a memory is a psychological process, the suppression of feeling is accomplished by deadening a part of the body or reducing its motility so that feeling is diminished. The repression of the memory is dependent upon and related to the suppression of feeling, for as long as the feeling persists, the memory remains vivid. Suppression entails the development of chronic muscular tension in those areas of the body where the feeling would be experienced. In the case of sexual feeling, this tension is found in and about the abdomen and pelvis.
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Volcano Eruptions in Chili
Photographer Unknown, (Satyr Under Blue Sky)
