Anasyrma (ἀνάσυρμα) is an ancient Greek term for “skirts-up”, the act of lifting one’s skirt or robe to publicly expose the naked buttocks or genitals –be them… Read more “Anasyrma as an ephemeral art”
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People Matching Artworks: An Unusual Photo Series By Stefan Draschan
The very best post I have seen in months. Absolutely brilliant, and quite disturbing.



















People Matching Artworks: An Unusual Photo Series By Stefan Draschan.
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Most of us were bored at some museum at least once in our lives – except this guy! France-based photographer Stefan Draschan always keeps himself entertained at art galleries by creating his own art projects.
One of those projects is “People matching artworks”. Although at first Draschan’s images seem perfectly staged, the secret behind them is actually patience. The photographer enjoys visiting different museums mostly in Paris, Vienna and Berlin where he waits for visitors to suddenly match with a piece of art in a funny way. The result is these humorous and unique pictures of unexpected harmony between people and the artworks they’re facing. It’s usually the outfits that match the art, but there are also people who match with the paintings because of their hair styles and colors, or…
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Pride – Celebrating Stonewall 1969, and long beyond
Hi 🙂 I am sorry I have neither the time nor the push to explain why I come back so suddenly, without having been here for months.… Read more “Pride – Celebrating Stonewall 1969, and long beyond”
Exactly 53 Years Old Blackness
“Paint it Black” by The Rolling Stones was released as a single on 6th May, 1966. A whole life ago… But the song was made to last… Read more “Exactly 53 Years Old Blackness”
Pretty girl hopping, in four neon lights and plain bluish grey
. I have no idea about who she is and who took the picture, but I congratulate them both! I’ve just digitally measured she is about 166-167… Read more “Pretty girl hopping, in four neon lights and plain bluish grey”
L’il jazzy dancer on the river-bank
1- White chalk and sanguine on a picture. . 2- Same drawing in reversed colours. . No unauthorised copying or redistribution. All Rights Reserved.
Eros in distress – (Lovely Paintings Revisited #4)
Love Locked Out (1890) – Anna M. Lea Anna Massey Lea (1844–1930), also known as Anna Lea Merritt, was born in Philadelphia, US, but lived in England… Read more “Eros in distress – (Lovely Paintings Revisited #4)”
Photo-editing body and spirit – A gallery
This is a long and repetitive gallery; 16 pictures of the same subject ! Yes… But it has become a very decent serial work on a very… Read more “Photo-editing body and spirit – A gallery”
Colouring body and soul, while in deep pleasure (I)
A first sample of a new project: “Photo-editing body and soul”. So far, 23 variations on a single original quite bad photography. This is the 5th one… Read more “Colouring body and soul, while in deep pleasure (I)”
Innocent nude posing – A page from an old diary and some related illustrations
I was going to title this post: “Nude posing in the age of innocence”, quite more elegant, but it would not be strictly true according to the… Read more “Innocent nude posing – A page from an old diary and some related illustrations”
A fifty years old sewing pattern in my wish list !
Originally posted on Something Beyond:
Our mother had this sewing pattern from the late 60s or early 70s. My sister fell in love with it some twelve…
Ena – Essential charm outlined in black and white
Ena, from Osaka, Japan, is a young fashion designer with much talent. She draws inspiration from traditional minimalist silhouette painting of his folk, but also from modern… Read more “Ena – Essential charm outlined in black and white”