Jake Cressman

messyheartsmadeofthunder: The Black Death Plague...

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:56:42 -0800

The Black Death Plague Doctor:

A plague doctor was a special medical physician who saw those who had the Bubonic Plague. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, some doctors wore a beak-like mask which was filled with aromatic items. The masks were designed to protect them from putrid air, which (according to the miasmatic theory of disease) was seen as the cause of infection. The protective suit consisted of a heavy fabric overcoat that was waxed. A wooden cane pointer was used to help examine the patient without touching.

26.2 / 15

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:48:12 -0800

26.2 / 15

zanthi: Maurizo Cattelan’s All retrospective currently on show...

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:30:19 -0800

zanthi:

Maurizo Cattelan’s All retrospective currently on show at the Guggenheim in New York until Jan 22.

Displayed dangling on ropes is virtually everything the artist has produced since 1989, including his infamous satirical sculptural works referencing Hitler, the Pope, JFK, and more.

archaeoastronomy: (by Dan Lansley)

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:29:45 -0800

archaeoastronomy:

(by Dan Lansley)

lostateminor: I came across Dust, an ongoing project by Ujin...

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:28:46 -0800

lostateminor:

I came across Dust, an ongoing project by Ujin Lee and Tom Edwards, by chance when roaming through random art channels. I enjoy the mystery of it. It is an interesting and thought-provoking series of photographs where dust appears to be exploding or being dispersed from mid-air in different locations with an almost haunting ectoplasm feel.

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pulmonaire: Double Exposures by Alison Scarpulla

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:28:10 -0800

pulmonaire:

Double Exposures by Alison Scarpulla

alecshao: Stephan Balleux

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:27:57 -0800

alecshao:

Stephan Balleux

iceblack: sinta werner

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:27:08 -0800

iceblack:

sinta werner

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Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:25:53 -0800

alecshao: Ron Mueck, In Bed

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:25:38 -0800

alecshao:

Ron Mueck, In Bed

jesuisperdu: tintin cooper

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:19:04 -0800

jesuisperdu:

tintin cooper

bobulate: Fear, organized. Brian Rea, organizer of worry, “I...

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:18:08 -0800

bobulate:

Fear, organized. Brian Rea, organizer of worry, “I discovered like most people I had a lot of fears — after a few months, I began to catalog them: physical fears, natural fears, political fears, random, emotional.” After 11 years in New York, he made lists of his own and those of the people around him to fill up a 7-meter-by-3.5-meter wall, an exhibition at the Joan Miró Foundation in Barcelona called Murals.

carole brémaud

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:17:47 -0800

carole brémaud

massmoca: Flashback! A decade ago, Jarvis Rockwell’s “Maya”...

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:17:04 -0800

massmoca:

Flashback! A decade ago, Jarvis Rockwell’s “Maya” took over our Fitzpatrick Family Gallery in Building 4. Inspired by Hindu temples covered with sculptures of various gods, Rockwell replaced those with toys, action figures and dolls for an interesting discussion on contemporary Western culture.

Check out his more recent incarnation, “Maya IV,” on view as part of Downstreet Art in North Adams. https://www.facebook.com/JarvisRockwellsMaya#!/JarvisRockwellsMaya?sk=info

jordanxfelix: Barry McGee (Twisto)

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:16:53 -0800

jordanxfelix:

Barry McGee (Twisto)

life: “On the evening of May 20, members of the Young Women’s...

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:15:53 -0800

life:

“On the evening of May 20, members of the Young Women’s Republican Club of Milford, Conn., explored the pleasures of tobacco, poker, the strip tease and such other masculine enjoyments as had frequently cost them the evening companionship of husbands, sons and brothers.”

So begins an article in the June 16, 1941 issue of LIFE chronicling the shenanigans that erupt when a group of GOP women get together for an old-school “smoker” (noun: an informal social gathering for men only) for one memorable night.

(see more — LIFE Goes to a GOP Women’s Smoker)

therhumboogie: By llot llov, another cool and quirky interior...

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:13:28 -0800

therhumboogie:

By llot llov, another cool and quirky interior lighting design that also is constructed with knitting, this seems to be a really on trend, flexible way to control your lighting sources.

“The knitted light object Matt promises its user a high level of entertainment. It is made for being moved and played with. Through the use of an environmentally friendly energy saving bulb, there is no heat emission and Matt can be your friend all the way through long, platonic reading nights.”

They do remind me of The Feeler from Pudelskern Design that I’ve posted about before, but I think these have a more playful feel, in a different way. Fantastic stuff!

fer1972: Paper sculpture by Peter Callesen

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:10:49 -0800

fer1972:

Paper sculpture by Peter Callesen

architizer: “Three Cubes Colliding,” an experimental kite made...

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:10:28 -0800

architizer:

“Three Cubes Colliding,” an experimental kite made of carbon fiber, aerospace fabric and 3D-printed connectors that challenges notions of airborne architecture.

icouldmakethat: Green is Universal ReUser’s Guide | Vintage...

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:09:44 -0800

icouldmakethat:

Green is Universal ReUser’s Guide | Vintage Aluminum Lawn Chair Re-Webbed with Western Belts

Aww, I remember these chairs! We had them when I was a kid.