Monday's Photography Inspiration - Frank Horvat

Photography is the art of not pushing the button” – Frank Horvat Frank Horvat is a renowned photographer whose career spans several decades and is marked by a diverse and influential body of work. Born in Abbazia in April 28, 1928, (now Opatija, Croatia), Horvat later moved to Switzerland and then to Milan, Italy, where he began his career as a professional photographer in the early…

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If people of a different subject position than you are expressing concerns regarding a source of difficulty and/or trauma in their lived experiences, and it doesn’t apply to your experience, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. That means you are blessed with a certain type of privilege that allows you not to have to think about or deal with that particular challenge in your daily life. Instead of denying or diminishing the lived reality of others, simply because it doesn’t reflect your own, instead try active listening, keeping an open heart, and practicing empathy. Understand your life isn’t the sole reflection of the human experience. It might not be a part of your life, and that’s fine, how lucky you are, but it is very much a part of someone else’s. 

A LETTER TO MY DOG, EXPLORING THE HUMAN CONDITION by Andrea Gibson

15 Popular Philosophical Films That Will Make You Question Everything! 🔥

#literary #philosophy #reminder #perspective #humancondition #forreal https://www.instagram.com/p/ChfLZThLZkD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Exploring Painting Themes

Exploring Painting Themes, Bartosz Beda 🎨🔍 Explore the artistic journey of Bartosz Beda as he delves into themes like identity, migration, and the human condition. Guided by emotions, his brush uncovers the rich complexities of human existence on canvas.  Read the full article

Ellen Jantzen The Quest for Deep Meaning

Growing from a synthesis of personal experience and external reality, Ellen Jantzen blends photography with digital post-production to evoke a poetic landscape. Each artistic series tracks the unfolding events of her life: her changing sense of place, her connection with Nature, and the poignant disconnection of bereavement. She does not claim to provide an answer to those timeless human questions, but rather to share her own processes of thinking and feeling about them. Her work exists within an empathic space, a space of shared emotional connection. The quest for deep meaning is a journey in which what matters is not the destination, but the time spent with fellow travellers.

Ellen Jantzen discusses the ideas and emotions behind her work at Talking Pictures.

Deities of Egyptian Mythology discuss Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)

INT. COZY ROOM – DAY The room is filled with an array of Egyptian deities. Osiris, Isis, Horus, Thoth, Bastet, and Anubis gather around a table, which is adorned with a teapot, tea cups, and an assortment of cakes. They all seem to be in high spirits, ready for their book club gathering. ISIS, a regal and wise goddess, leads the discussion. ISIS Alright, everyone, let’s get started. Today’s book…

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Void......acrylic on paper..#contemporaryart #drawing #contemporarypainting #artist #expressionism #artcollector #artcurator #humanity #humancondition https://www.instagram.com/p/CPYZTVKDnHx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

'[T]he thicket of mind and flesh, the one on fire with the awareness of death, of your grave-bound life. [A]nd above all, the awareness of the crumbling, meaningless insubstantiality of life lived only by your own lights. [T]hat burden is what … relationship[s] [can help relieve]'

― @lazenby

Source: https://www.tumblr.com/lazenby/693408280158093312/how-do-i-stop-being-so-horny-for-him-when-weve

εἶτα ἡ ἐπιθυμία συλλαβοῦσα τίκτει ἁμαρτίαν, ἡ δὲ ἁμαρτία ἀποτελεσθεῖσα ἀποκύει θάνατον.

Kurt Aland et al., Novum Testamentum Graece, 28th Edition (Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2012), Jas 1:15.

Queens & Kings Can't Buy Time, oil on canvas. Available at judithrhue.etsy.com and judithrhue.com. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #20injanuary #10 #redart #abstractart #shapes #paintingshapes #abstractpainting #judithrhue #abstractcanvasart #redpaint #red painting #lifeandliving #life #temporary #death #dying #human #humancondition #expiration #fragile #contemporary #modern #contemporaryhome #modernhome #unframedart #decoratewithart #originaloilpaintings #oneofakind #uniquehomedecor #bold (at Scottsdale, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnXcXTsvnsi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The idea that we must always be doing something is completely cultural (and completely unhealthy). Notice how we only feel we are doing “something” when that “something” can be externally measured by other people. 

In the “do nothing” state, the brain is super powering itself: it’s completing unconscious tasks or integrating and processing conscious experiences. In the resting state, neural networks can process experiences, conciliate memories, reinforce learning, regulate attention and emotions, and in turn, keep us more productive and effective in our day-to-day work.  “Idleness is not just a vacation, an indulgence or a vice; it is as indispensable to the brain as vitamin D is to the body, and deprived of it we suffer a mental affliction as disfiguring as rickets… The space and quiet that idleness provides is a necessary condition for standing back from life and seeing it as a whole, for making unexpected connections and waiting for the wild summer lightening strikes of inspiration — it is, paradoxically, necessary to getting any work done.” — Tim Kreider  

#twilightzone #humancondition #woke (at Fort Myers, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl8sAZgrlp_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Xenocide 2 Monotype, 20" x 16" #monotype #monotypeprint #printmaking #figurativeart #expressionistmonotype #print #painterlyprint #war #horrorsofwar #humancondition #abstractart expressionism #brooklynartist #brooklynprintmaker #brooklynmonotype https://www.instagram.com/p/ChtEpIkuRCe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

McDowell County in southern West Virginia was at one time the largest producer of coal in WV. Since mines are slowly closing, these small towns are feeling the pain with businesses closing and unemployment. This has put this county on the list of the poorest county in the US. It’s sad and not only does it affects people, it also affects the ability to care for pets. This stray dog looked at me with sad eyes. I stopped and I happened to have some of my dogs food in my truck. I was welcomed with a tail wag! I sat down gave her the food and kept her company for awhile before going further south for a visit with a new friend to make some photos. “When you rub shoulders with the poor it will change your life” Please reach out to people in need in your own area. Thank you! . . . . . #photographingamerica🇺🇸 #photographingamerica #westbygodvirginia #documentaryphotography # #humancondition #usa #withmytamron #sonyalpha #tamronusa #dogsofinstagram (at McDowell County, West Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChsU-FQu81v/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=