May 30th, 2012 at 6:00PM
This is the state of man: to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope; to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him: The third day comes a frost, a killing frost, And, when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a-ripening, nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. —William Shakespeare. (1613). Henry VIII.

This is the state of man: to-day he puts forth
The tender leaves of hope; to-morrow blossoms,
And bears his blushing honours thick upon him:
The third day comes a frost, a killing frost,
And, when he thinks, good easy man, full surely
His greatness is a-ripening, nips his root,
And then he falls, as I do.

—William Shakespeare. (1613). Henry VIII.

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May 27th, 2012 at 5:54PM
William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1878). “The Nymphaeum.”

William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1878). “The Nymphaeum.”

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May 25th, 2012 at 11:56AM
Frederic Fontenoy. (1988). “M # 17” from Métamorphose. Slit-scan photographic self-portrait.

Frederic Fontenoy. (1988). “M # 17” from Métamorphose. Slit-scan photographic self-portrait.

#frederic fontenoy#photography#human form#nude
May 23rd, 2012 at 11:52AM
Andrei Artemyeff. (n.d.) “Albina.”

Andrei Artemyeff. (n.d.) “Albina.”

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May 13th, 2012 at 8:22AM
The world turns softly Not to spill its lakes and rivers, The water is held in its arms And the sky is held in the water. What is water, That pours silver, And can hold the sky? —Hilda Conkling (1920). “Water” in Poems From A Little Girl. New Yor: Frederick A. Stokes Company.

The world turns softly
Not to spill its lakes and rivers,
The water is held in its arms
And the sky is held in the water.
What is water,
That pours silver,
And can hold the sky?

—Hilda Conkling (1920). “Water” in Poems From A Little Girl. New Yor: Frederick A. Stokes Company.

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May 12th, 2012 at 8:19AM
“It is impossible, that man should not be a part of Nature, or that he should be capable of undergoing no changes, save such as can be understood through his nature only as their adequate cause.”—Baruch Spinoza. (1677). Ethics, Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Emotions. 

“It is impossible, that man should not be a part of Nature, or that he should be capable of undergoing no changes, save such as can be understood through his nature only as their adequate cause.”

—Baruch Spinoza. (1677). Ethics, Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Emotions. 

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May 11th, 2012 at 7:55AM
Gustav Klimt. (1889). “Allegory of Sculpture.”

Gustav Klimt. (1889). “Allegory of Sculpture.”

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May 7th, 2012 at 3:41PM
“I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations — one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it — you will regret both.” —Søren Kierkegaard. (1843). Either/Or. Copenhagen: C.A. Reitzel. Photograph of Tanner Tillung by Hedi Slimate.

“I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations — one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it — you will regret both.”

—Søren Kierkegaard. (1843). Either/Or. Copenhagen: C.A. Reitzel.

Photograph of Tanner Tillung by Hedi Slimate.

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May 5th, 2012 at 6:31AM
Jeffrey Scott. (2003). “Glass Box.”

Jeffrey Scott. (2003). “Glass Box.”

#human form#nude#jeffrey scott
May 4th, 2012 at 6:31AM
Paul Gauguin. (1892). “The Spirit of the Dead Watching.”

Paul Gauguin. (1892). “The Spirit of the Dead Watching.”

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April 29th, 2012 at 12:02PM
For youth no less becomesThe light and careless livery that it wears,Than settled age his sables, and his weedsImporting health and graveness.—William Shakespeare. (1601). Hamlet. Act IV, scene 7.

For youth no less becomes
The light and careless livery that it wears,
Than settled age his sables, and his weeds
Importing health and graveness.

—William Shakespeare. (1601). Hamlet. Act IV, scene 7.

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April 28th, 2012 at 12:01PM

theartofanimation:

Paintings by Bill Bate

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April 26th, 2012 at 5:31PM
petitpoulailler: oldpainting: José Julio Souza Pinto (Portuguese, 1856-1939) ~ La Baignade [Bathing]

petitpoulailler:

oldpainting: José Julio Souza Pinto (Portuguese, 1856-1939) ~ La Baignade [Bathing]

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April 25th, 2012 at 12:03PM

Vincent Chaillet photographed by Gregory Derkenne for Repetto Collection Danse 2010-2011.

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April 24th, 2012 at 6:29AM
Paul Désiré Trouillebert. (1880). “The Nude Snake Charmer.” Oil on canvas, 175.2 x 120 cm, private collection.

Paul Désiré Trouillebert. (1880). “The Nude Snake Charmer.” Oil on canvas, 175.2 x 120 cm, private collection.

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