Archive for category People
Happy Birthday Mark Rothko!
Posted by J. Quigley in 20th Century, abstract expressionism, art, paintings, People on September 30, 2012
Happy Birthday Mark Rothko!
September 25, 1903“I’m not an abstractionist. I’m not interested in the relationship of color or form or anything else. I’m interested only in expressing basic human emotions: tragedy, ecstasy, doom, and so on.”
Bottom: No. 61 (Rust and Blue), 1953, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Source: robertwash
Paris Tips: Embracing Dance at the Cimetière de Montmartre
Posted by J. Quigley in Ballet, Dance, life and death, Olympics 2012, paris, Paris, Photography, potentially haunting on August 2, 2012
Paris Tips: Embracing Dance at the Cimetière de Montmartre.
Dancers from all over the world leave their ballet slippers at Marie Taglioni’s Shrine
in the Cimetière de Montmartre, Paris.
via one of my favorite blogs…People, Places and Bling!
Photo Narrative Winner: Forrest
Posted by J. Quigley in 21st Century, Awards, Fashion, People, Photography on April 13, 2012
Posted by J. Quigley in People, Photography, Reblogs, Women, Women Artists on January 31, 2012
This fascinating photography post comes from http://www.chicquero.com. All of these nature prints combined with the female figure symbolize the connection with women and nature…mother earth. I find these photos quite lovely.
Cecilia Paredes was born in Lima, Peru.
The photography of Paredes constitutes and attempts to demonstrate that the body of the women – her own body – is a sacred zone, not profane, to restore its perception as something miraculous amidst the technological chaos that currently surrounds us.
Cecilia is interested in using art to explore the boundaries of nature. As a photographer, she often uses her own body as a medium for presenting a dialog between the spirit and the natural world. Working with her assistants, she creates photo performance based works that have her seamlessly blended into backgrounds. Acting as both the photographer and the subject, she uses make-up, body paint and any costume she needs to make her virtually disappear.
Camouflage is a game we all like to play, but our secrets are as surely revealed by what we want to seem to be as by what we…
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Happy New Year…First Chapter
Posted by J. Quigley in 21st Century, New Year's Eve, People, Photography, quotes on December 31, 2011
© Leonard Freed, 1969, Grand Central at New Years Eve, NYC
“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.” (Edith Lovejoy Pierce)
Happy New Year!
The Invisible Red Thread
Posted by J. Quigley in China, Chinese Proverbs, great thinkers, People, quotes, words, writing on December 21, 2011
“An invisible red thread connects those destined to meet, despite the time, the place, and despite the circumstances. The thread can be tightened or tangle, but will never be broken.”
– an ancient Chinese Proverb
Jane & Serge
Posted by J. Quigley in 20th Century, Couples, French Singers, Photography, Serge & Jane on December 17, 2011
Floating Market
Posted by J. Quigley in Indonesia, People, Photography on November 8, 2011
Thanks to Ayie Permata Sari for this incredible photo. Copyright Ayie Permata Sari
Ayie says that Lok Baintan Floating Market is a traditional floating market which is located in the village of Pinang River (Lok Baintan), Tabuk River district, Banjar. Floating market activity begins at 07.00 pm until 10:00 pm. they sell various merchandise, such as vegetables, fruits, traditional cakes, and others. What is interesting is a system of exchange of goods. The floating market does not make money as a major transaction, because the sellers and buyers in the floating markets are still applying the barter system.
The Complete Designer
Posted by J. Quigley in Design, History, Innovation, living, Paul Rand, People, Steve Jobs, Technology, The Sartorialist on October 18, 2011
Steve Jobs describes working with the great Paul Rand. I am amazed how articulate and aware Steve was about people and design.
VIA gregmelander
{Video} The Sartorialist’s visual life
Posted by J. Quigley in Bloggers, Fashion, People, The Sartorialist on January 7, 2011
I mean, what did you expect?
via T. Davies
Yin Yang 