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f-hirst: two gal pals hanging out on my wall (vague self portraits, thinking about proportional bodies, and whether or not such a thing exists.) pencil, acrylic on paper
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dionyssos: Henri Matisse
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Ways to help refugees
caravaggista: Diego Velazquez, The Rokeby Venus, detail (1647-1651). National Gallery of Art, London. In 1914, this painting was slashed multiple times by Mary Richardson, a suffragette protesting the arrest of Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst. Richardson
catrightsactivist: flanneryogonner: Hi y'all! I’ve compiled a list of readings that speak to issues of nationalism, indigeneity, colonialism, and resistance/decolonization The list is of course limited to what readings I’ve encountered at some
benphe: A reconstruction of “Nu aux jambes croisees”, March 1936 by Henri Matisse
herbertgreen: Fruits!
fuckyeahvintageillustration: ‘L'art gothique’ by Louis Gonse. Cover design by Eugène Grasset, binding by René Wiener, Nancy, ca. 1898. Source
nevendintim: When you educate a woman, you educate a nation.
rhube: prairie-homo-companion: this is from a real diary by a 13-year-old girl in 1870. teenage girls are awesome and they’ve always been that way. Read this - oh my goodness, this girl was wonderful.
Abigail's Toybox
to wish impossible things
monicabing: september is such a beautiful month you can actually hear the tv shows starting to come back from hiatus
.la douleur exquise.
renaissance-art: Titian c, 1520-1523 Bacchus and Ariadne (detail)
myfotolog: Gustav Klimt, Adam and Eve, 1917
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dappledwithshadow: Raoul Dufy (French, 1877-1953)
unrar: Flowers float in the Mediterranean Sea in honor of migrants lost while making the perilous journey to Europe. Last night more than 80 Syrians and Palestinians refugees have drowned in the Mediterranean close to the Libyan shores trying to
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gretagerwig-daily: Greta Gerwig photographed by Jody Rogac [x]
nearlya: Andy Warhol. Two works: (i) Reclining Figure with Legs to Chest; (ii) Standing Figure, circa 1956, ink on paper
umla: (via (2) Saint Cecilia by John William Waterhouse, 1895 (detail) | art | Pinterest)
the-king-of-coney-island: Marilyn Monroe photographed by John Florea
amberandmoonstone: Alastair Sooke continuing my adoration for him and my consideration of him as my Art History idol. He has just presented a programme about Female Pop Artists and how badly they have ben over looked and this was his reaction to everyone
massachusetts-sass: College is so rude. How dare you separate me from my dog.
slayere: lowkey disappointed that every time something dramatic happens in my life one of the gilmore girls “la la la” soundtracks aren’t playing in the background
dont-do-womens-just-raf-simons: baroque freshwater pearls
I spent ages yesterday trying to take a decent photo of myself for my campus card (if Gilmore Girls taught me anything, it’s to not let them take the photo for you), but of course the selfies i took afterwards were much cuter.
matesse: matisse wall pt 2
bartleby-company: Will Barnet, Woman Reading, 1965.
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animus-inviolabilis: “Study for the Human Mountain”Edvard Munch1926-28
violaboss: I’ve seen a lot of curious people wanting to dive into classical music but don’t know where to start, so I have written out a list of pieces to listen to depending on mood. I’ve only put out a few, but please add more if you want to.
post-impressionisms: Dune near Norwijk with Child, Max Liebermann. 1906.
artimportant: Henri Matisse - Interior with Etruscan Vase, 1940
novr: Yulia Longo
arsantiquis: Carlos de Haes. Villerville Beach, Normandy (detail).
24hoursinthelifeofawoman: Kahlo in her studio with Me and My Parrots, 1941.
kayeblegvad-ceramics: Porcelain cats. Made by Kaye Blegvad.
feanory: Reblog if you’re the family witch
fifties-sixties-everyday-life: 1960s
birdstump: Hurvin Anderson, Phosphorescent, 2013. Acrylic and oil on canvas, 70 x 50 cm
fuckyeahmoomins: (by mytomorrowlandpost)
dappledwithshadow: Yayoi KusamaDOTS ACCUMULATION NO. 31 Dimensions: 16.75 X 12 in (42.54 X 30.48 cm)Medium: ink on paperCreation Date: 1951
mirellabruno: Henri Matisse. The Lyre. 1946. Gouache on paper, cut and pasted.
Despite the fact that i did basically nothing this summer (no travelling or working or anything), it’s actually been really good thus far. I gave up eating meat at the start of june so i’ve been doing lots of cooking in order to try out new meals
womenyoushouldknowabout: Amrita Sher-gil is considered one of the most important womenpainters of 20th Century India. Known for her paintings of women, as well asher many affairs with both men and women, she is sometimes known as ‘India’sFrida Kahlo.’
sacredeyeofhathor: Indian suffragettes take part in a huge march through London demanding votes for women, to mark the coronation of King George V, 17 June 1911 - Keep reading
meganmonroes: Lesbian Pulp Fiction Novel Cover by Peter Basch in the 1950s.
If you're white, don't call yourself an "intersectional feminist" and don't use "intersectionality" for white people
aubreylstallard: Stuart Davis, “Place des Vosges, No. 2,” 1928
marilyn-monbrobot: drochfhaol edwadrules2 <3
mrslogicsword: I’ve noticed that on Great British Bake Off this year originally there were 6 men, 6 women. 4 POC and 1 eastern European. And if you were to condense the UK population down to 12 people, it wouldn’t look too different from the GBBO
folkkrig: blackladyjeanvaljean: we have the technology to turn salt water into potable water and we don’t use it we have the technology to have unlimited solar energy and we don’t use it we have the technology to turn the Sahara desert into farm
frogsandcrowns: frogsandcrowns: Hi everyone! So, as a result of the massive clear out i had recently, the fact that i have a lot of clothes that i’ve never worn/have hardly been worn/are in good vintage condition, and the fact that i really need some
all the flowers of the mountain