Bonjour, I'm Alana! 19 years old. I'm an Art History major with a passion for history, music, random awesome things, and...art!(Oh, yes. I should warn you that I love the following shows: Supernatural, Sherlock, Game of Thrones, The Last Airbender/Legend of Korra, The X-Files, and Doctor Who...)
Also, I write. And read. Words are pretty snazzy. (A few of my favorite books are the following: The Picture of Dorian Gray, Middlesex, and Good Omens. Currently reading: Game of Thrones and The Great Gatsby.) If you ever want to talk or have any questions, feel free! I'm always more than happy to talk.
kittens have their first sips of water [x]
“GOD DAMN THAT’S REFRESHING”
I SAY GODDAMN
Reading between the lines - Gijs Van Vaerenbergh
Depending on the perspective of the viewer, the church is either perceived as a massive building, or dissolves — partly or completely — into the landscape. Those viewers that look from the inside of the church to the outside, on the other hand, witness an abstract play of lines that reshapes the surrounding landscape. In this way, church and landscape can both be considered part of the work — hence also its title, which implies that to read between the lines, one must also read the lines themselves. In other words: the church makes the subjective experience of the landscape visible, and vice versa.
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Star Trek Parallels
This one’s for you, Ashley!! This post has old and new Star Trek; I found it by actually looking up Star Trek posts…I HOPE YOU LIKE IT
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I love this dress. I think it’s from “The Portrait of a Lady” set in the late 19th century. It’s been saved on my computer for awhile and every so often I find it and just sigh.
Children’s Illustrators: Kay Nielsen
Born in Denmark in 1886, Nielsen was inspired by Art Nouveau and Eastern influences in his illustrations, and adopted many practices of Japanese woodcuts, such as asymmetrical composition, large vacant areas, sinuous linework, and flattened perspective.
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She was an exquisite painter. She made her living restoring Renaissance paintings for art museums. She travelled extensively because of her work. She was…highly intelligent, optimistic about the human condition. Usually consider it a sign of stupidity but with Irene it seemed…almost convincing. She was, to me, The Woman. To me, she preclipsed and predominated the whole of her gender. The only one I ever—
