showslow:

Maurizio Bongiovanni is the man behind the brush of these incredible paintings, all of which are on his Flickr.

nevver:

New York City Ballet

atavus:

Adam Wallacavage - Octopus Chandeliers

cosascool:

light and geometry interventions by Javier Riera 

Spanish artist Javier Riera produces what he calls “light and geometry interventions” on landscapes.  Using powerful light Riera projects geometric patterns on to natural vistas.  The projections can appear to transform a treeline into a two dimensional plane.  At other times the light seems to add strict geometric shapes to the wilderness.  The light and patterns disrupt the perception of the view they cover.  Riera’s transposing geometric patterns onto natural scenery partly alludes to language, matter, and the way the two interact.

mydarkenedeyes:

Pablo Picasso - The Old Guitarist (1903)

This piece was painted just after the suicide of one of Picasso’s close friends. During this time, he was sympathetic towards the plight of the downtrodden and many of his paintings depicted the miseries of the poor, the ill and those cast out of society. He knew what it was like to be impoverished, having been nearly penniless during all of 1902. It was painted in Madrid, Spain and the distorted style is reminiscent of the works of El Greco.

The painting is notable for the ghostly presence of a mysterious image painted underneath (bottom two images). It is very likely that Picasso originally started to paint a portrait of a woman, who appears to be in an upset or worried mood.

cosascool:

Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada