Sad → Colorado Wildfires: The Aftermath
A plume of smoke rises from the Waldo Canyon wildfire near Colorado Springs, on June 26, 2012. (Reuters/John Wark)
03 Jul 2012 04:39:00, post received 0 comments
Sad → What Have We Done?
One day photographer Jimmy Hickey decided to do a photo project capturing “money problems personified”, so he withdraw everything from his bank account in one dollar bills and created a money suit. The resulting project is titled “What Have We Done?”.
28 Jun 2012 07:33:00, post received 0 comments
Sad → End of an era as Lonesome George passes away
“The last known individual of the subspecies was a male named Lonesome George (Spanish: El Solitario Jorge/George), who died on 24 June 2012. In his last years, he was known as the rarest creature in the world. George served as a potent symbol for conservation efforts in the Galápagos and internationally”. – Wikipedia. (Photo by Rodrigo Buendia/AFP)
26 Jun 2012 14:05:00, post received 0 comments
Sad → Creepy Art by John Kenn Mortensen
John Kenn Mortensen is a Danish artist who uses the common post-it as canvas for his mysterious and scary artworks.
12 Jun 2012 15:50:00, post received 0 comments
Sad → Sculpture by Richard Stipl
Chasseuse d'Oiseaux, 2011
Artist Richard Stipl was born in Czechoslovakia in 1968 and now lives and works both in Canada and the Czech Republic.
Working initially as a painter, Richard Stipl has recently turned to making sculpture. Considered an exceptional talent in technical terms, Richard stands apart from his contemporaries through his uncanny ability to breathe a vital and invigorating “life force” into his art works, regardless of media.
Stipl is included in many important public and private collections worldwide.
Artist Richard Stipl was born in Czechoslovakia in 1968 and now lives and works both in Canada and the Czech Republic.
Working initially as a painter, Richard Stipl has recently turned to making sculpture. Considered an exceptional talent in technical terms, Richard stands apart from his contemporaries through his uncanny ability to breathe a vital and invigorating “life force” into his art works, regardless of media.
Stipl is included in many important public and private collections worldwide.
08 Jun 2012 11:38:00, post received 0 comments
Sad → RIP Eduard Khil
“Russian singer Eduard Khil has died at the age of 77, following a stroke. Khil is apparently well known in Russia, though attained belated fame outside of Russia when a musical number he performed on Soviet television in the 1970s, in which he sung nonsense lyrics in a rich baritone over luxuriantly loungy background music, but above all with an infectious sense of good cheer, ended up on YouTube and became a meme”. ... (Listen to songs of Eduard Khil)
05 Jun 2012 10:25:00, post received 0 comments
Sad → Satirical Art of Pawel Kuczynski
Satirical Art of Pawel Kuczynski
23 May 2012 03:13:00, post received 0 comments
Sad → Faces of Addiction by Chris Arnade
Vanessa: Hunts Point, Bronx
Vanessa, thirty-five, had three children with an abusive husband. She “lost her mind, started doing heroin”, after losing the children, who were taken away and given to her mother. The drugs led to homelessness and prostitution. She grew up on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx, but now spends her time in Hunts Point, “trying to survive everyday. Just doing whatever it takes”.
13 May 2012 10:13:00, post received 0 comments